In the final NABC Top-25 Poll of the regular season, the Northern State University men's basketball team moved into the No. 21 spot. The Wolves hold a 22-6 record on the year, earning 45 points in this week's poll.
Northern is joined by regional opponents No. 1 Northwest Missouri State, No. 17 Rogers State, No. 22 Missouri Southern, (RV) Southern Nazarene.
NABC Top-25 Coaches' Poll
| |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1. Northwest Missouri State |
26-1 |
400 |
1 |
| 2. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
27-1 |
380 |
2 |
| 3. West Texas A&M |
27-1 |
369 |
3 |
| 4. UC San Diego |
26-1 |
355 |
4 |
| 5. Florida Southern |
24-2 |
336 |
5 |
| 6. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
23-3 |
317 |
6 |
| 7. Indiana (Pa.) |
23-2 |
313 |
8 |
| 8. Jefferson (Pa.) |
24-2 |
285 |
9 |
| 9. Valdosta State (Ga.) |
22-3 |
267 |
12 |
| 10. St. Edward's (Texas) |
24-3 |
248 |
7 |
| 11. Ferris State (Mich.) |
26-5 |
217 |
14 |
| 12. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) |
22-4 |
206 |
15 |
| 13. West Liberty (W.Va.) |
22-4 |
199 |
16 |
| 14. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) |
20-4 |
196 |
10 |
| 15. Indianapolis (Ind.) |
21-5 |
174 |
19 |
| 16. Bridgeport (Conn.) |
21-3 |
166 |
11 |
| 17. Rogers State (Okla.) |
22-5 |
134 |
23 |
| 18. Missouri-St. Louis |
23-5 |
122 |
24 |
| 19. UNC Pembroke |
21-5 |
94 |
NR |
| 20. Alabama Huntsville |
21-5 |
84 |
NR |
| 21. Northern State (S.D.) |
22-6 |
45 |
NR |
| 22. Missouri Southern |
19-7 |
38 |
17 |
| 23. Cal State San Bernardino |
20-6 |
37 |
18 |
| 24. Southern Indiana |
21-5 |
32 |
NR |
| 25. Dixie State (Utah) |
21-6 |
31 |
13 |
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Records through games of February 23, 2020. Last ranking is from poll released Feb. 18.
First place votes – Northwest Missouri State (16).
Others receiving votes: Lee (Tenn.) 30, Chico State (Calif.) 24, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 23, Bellarmine (Ky.) 20, Queens (N.C.) 15, Shippensburg (Pa.) 14, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 10, Cal Poly Pomona 6, King (Tenn.) 5, Point Loma (Calif.) 5, Charleston (W.Va.) 4, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 3, Angelo State (Texas) 2, Le Moyne (N.Y.) 2, Augusta (Ga.) 1, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 1.