Kansas City – The Northern State University men's basketball team soared six spots to No. 19 in the final NABC Top-25 Coaches' Poll of the 2018-19 season. Previously ranked at No. 25, the Wolves earned 98 total points with their 26-6 record on the year.
Northern is joined by regional opponents No. 1 Northwest Missouri State and No. 13 Southern Nazarene. The Wolves will open the NCAA Central Region Tournament on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. versus Southeastern Oklahoma from Maryville, Missouri.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(March 12, 2019 – Final Poll) |
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Record |
Points |
Last |
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Northwest Missouri St. (16) |
32-0 |
400 |
1 |
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Indiana, Pa. |
29-2 |
384 |
2 |
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West Texas A&M |
31-3 |
367 |
4 |
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St. Edward's, Texas |
28-3 |
340 |
9 |
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Nova Southeastern, Fla. |
26-3 |
325 |
3 |
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Point Loma, Calif. |
26-4 |
306 |
10 |
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Bellarmine, Ky. |
26-4 |
299 |
11 |
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Findlay, Ohio |
27-4 |
278 |
6 |
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West Liberty, W.Va. |
26-4 |
273 |
5 |
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Queens, N.C. |
28-4 |
266 |
7 |
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Virginia State |
27-4 |
246 |
13 |
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Davenport, Mich. |
27-4 |
219 |
8 |
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Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
28-5 |
202 |
17 |
| 14. |
Colorado School of Mines |
25-5 |
186 |
12 |
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Lewis, Ill. |
24-5 |
158 |
15 |
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Augusta, Ga. |
26-5 |
146 |
24 |
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USC Aiken |
26-5 |
127 |
16 |
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Saint Martin's, Wash. |
24-5 |
108 |
14 |
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Northern State, S.D. |
26-6 |
98 |
25 |
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Saint Anselm, N.H. |
22-5 |
92 |
23 |
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Valdosta State, Ga. |
24-6 |
82 |
18 |
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Daemen, N.Y. |
24-5 |
55 |
19 |
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Seattle Pacific, Wash. |
21-6 |
48 |
NR |
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Catawba, N.C. |
24-7 |
43 |
NR |
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Florida Southern |
24-7 |
32 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Lynn (Fla.) 29, UC San Diego 26, Ashland (Ohio) 23, Cal Poly Pomona 14, Morehouse (Ga.) 10, Walsh (Ohio) 6, Alabama Huntsville 5, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 3, Francis Marion (S.C.) 2, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 1, West Alabama 1.
Dropped out: Cal Poly Pomona (20), Ashland (21), Lynn (22).
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