KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Benedict College men's basketball team jumped into the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) poll, coming in at No. 14 in the first regular-season poll.
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Benedict has started the season 5-0 heading into a key showdown with Augusta College on Tuesday night.
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The Tigers received 149 total points.
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Benedict is the only representative from the SIAC in the top 25 poll, although Clark Atlanta was among the teams receiving votes. Tuesday night's opponent, Augusta, also received votes.
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NABC/Division II Rankings (Nov. 21, 2017 – Poll #1)
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|
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1. |
Northwest Missouri St. (15) |
4-0 |
399 |
1 |
| 2. |
Queens, N.C. (1) |
5-0 |
378 |
2 |
| 3. |
Bellarmine, Ky. |
3-0 |
365 |
3 |
| 4. |
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
3-0 |
352 |
4 |
| 5. |
Ferris State, Mich. |
6-0 |
331 |
10 |
| 6. |
Colorado School of Mines |
4-0 |
321 |
9 |
| 7. |
California Baptist |
4-0 |
298 |
14 |
| 8. |
Barry, Fla. |
2-0 |
286 |
12 |
| 9. |
West Liberty, W.Va. |
4-0 |
274 |
17 |
| 10. |
West Texas A&M |
4-0 |
237 |
21 |
| 11. |
Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. |
4-0 |
218 |
19 |
| 12. |
Christian Brothers, Tenn. |
4-0 |
181 |
NR |
| 13. |
LeMoyne, N.Y. |
4-0 |
174 |
NR |
| 14. |
Benedict, S.C. |
5-0 |
149 |
NR |
| 15. |
Western Oregon |
4-0 |
131 |
NR |
| 16. |
Chico State, Calif. |
2-1 |
128 |
7 |
| 17. |
Bloomfield, N.J. |
4-0 |
116 |
NR |
| 18. |
Findlay, Ohio |
4-1 |
113 |
20 |
| 19. |
Shippensburg, Pa. |
3-1 |
109 |
8 |
| 20. |
Valdosta State, Ga. |
3-0 |
96 |
NR |
| 21. |
UT-Permian Basin |
3-1 |
90 |
11 |
| 22. |
St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y. |
4-2 |
74 |
5 |
| 23. |
Fort Lewis, Colo. |
2-1 |
59 |
16 |
| 24. |
Merrimack, Mass. |
4-1 |
55 |
18 |
| 25. |
Northern State, S.D. |
3-1 |
27 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M-Kingsville 25, Western
Washington 21, Arkansas-Monticello 19, Ashland (Ohio) 17,
UA Fort Smith (Ark.) 17, Bridgeport (Conn.) 15, Clark Atlanta
(Ga.) 15, Dallas Baptist (Texas) 15, Fairmont State (W.Va.)
15, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 12, East Central (Okla.) 11,
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 8, Concordia (Ore.) 7, Virginia State
7, Angelo State (Texas) 6, Kutztown (Pa.) 6, Central Missouri
5, West Georgia 4, Edinboro (Pa.) 2, UNC Pembroke 2,
Augusta (Ga.) 1, Cal State San Marcos 1, Regis (Colo.) 1,
Southwest Minnesota State 1.
Records are through games of Nov. 19, 2017. Last ranking
was from the 2017-18 pre-season poll.
