Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches released this morning the NCAA Division II Preseason Poll. The Northern State University men's basketball team lands at No. 15 in the preseason rankings, earning 135 total points.
Northern went 26-7 a season ago and finished the year ranked No. 19 in the nation. The Wolves are the lone NSIC institution in the mix of the top-25, however they are joined by three regional opponents in No. 1 Northwest Missouri State, No. 9 Southern Nazarene, and No. 10 Missouri Southern.
NABC Preseason Top-25 Poll
|
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1. Northwest Missouri State |
38-0 |
400 |
1 |
| 2. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
29-4 |
375 |
5 |
| 3. Bellarmine (Ky.) |
28-5 |
353 |
7 |
| 4. West Liberty (W.Va.) |
28-5 |
305 |
9 |
| 5. UC San Diego |
26-8 |
294 |
NR |
| 6. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
20-9 |
278 |
NR |
| 7. West Texas A&M |
34-4 |
266 |
3 |
| 8. Queens (N.C.) |
31-5 |
247 |
10 |
| 9. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
29-6 |
239 |
13 |
| 10. Missouri Southern |
25-8 |
220 |
NR |
| 11. Indiana (Pa.) |
30-3 |
213 |
2 |
| 12. Valdosta State (Ga.) |
24-7 |
203 |
21 |
| 13. Augusta (Ga.) |
28-6 |
162 |
16 |
| 14. Colorado School of Mines |
25-6 |
144 |
14 |
| 15. Northern State (S.D.) |
26-7 |
135 |
19 |
| 16. Alabama Huntsville |
24-8 |
127 |
NR |
| 17. Findlay (Ohio) |
28-5 |
120 |
8 |
| 18. Southern Indiana |
26-9 |
109 |
NR |
| 19. Ashland (Ohio) |
23-7 |
102 |
NR |
| 20. St. Edward's (Texas) |
30-4 |
83 |
4 |
| 21. Saint Anselm (N.H.) |
26-6 |
68 |
20 |
| 22. Daemen (N.Y.) |
24-6 |
63 |
22 |
| 23. Concordia (Calif.) |
23-11 |
60 |
NR |
| 24. Tarleton State (Texas) |
21-10 |
46 |
NR |
| 25. Morehouse (Ga.) |
20-5 |
39 |
NR |
Records final from 2018-19 season. Last ranking is from final ranking of 2018-19 season.
Others receiving votes: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 38, Cal Poly Pomona 38, Jefferson (Pa.) 38, Augustana (S.D.) 36, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 36, USC Aiken 31, Florida Southern 30, Bowie State (Md.) 28, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 26, Bentley (Mass.) 25, Washburn (Kan.) 25, Davenport (Mich.) 22, Barry (Fla.) 19, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 18, New Haven (Conn.) 17, Catawba (N.C.) 15, Southeastern Oklahoma State 14, Minnesota State 13, UNC Pembroke 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, Point Loma (Calif.) 9, Western Oregon 8, Cal State East Bay 6, Fort Hays State (Texas) 6, Chaminade (Hawai'i) 5, Emmanuel (Ga.) 5, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 4, Bridgeport (Conn.) 3, Lynn (Fla.) 2, Western Washington 2, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 1, Dixie State (Utah) 1, Indianapolis (Ind.) 1, Saint Martin's (Wash.) 1, Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1.
