KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team moved up three spots to No. 18 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II poll released Tuesday afternoon.
The Hurricanes are ranked for the third straight week. GSW entered the poll at No. 24 on Dec. 3 and has moved up three spots in each of the last two polls.
GSW and No. 4 Florida Southern are the only D-II schools off to a 10-0 start.
The Hurricanes are one of two Peach Belt Conference members currently ranked in the Top 25. Joining Southwestern is No. 10 Montevallo.
Southwestern has earned a ranking in the national poll in three of the last four seasons while being ranked for a total of 11 weeks.
The Hurricanes are back in action on Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. contest in the Storm Dome against Fort Valley State.
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Record |
Points |
Pvs |
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1. West Liberty, W.Va. (13 first place votes) |
7-0 |
394 |
1 |
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2. Bellarmine, Ky. (2 first place votes) |
7-0 |
380 |
2 |
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3. Drury, Mo. |
7-0 |
356 |
3 |
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4. Florida Southern (1 first place vote) |
10-0 |
348 |
4 |
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5. Western Washington |
7-0 |
334 |
5 |
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6. Metropolitan State, Colo. |
6-1 |
326 |
6 |
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7. Indiana, Pa. |
7-0 |
304 |
7 |
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8. Dixie State, Utah |
7-0 |
283 |
8 |
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9. Southern Indiana |
7-0 |
269 |
9 |
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10. Montevallo, Ala. |
8-0 |
245 |
10 |
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11. Tarleton State, Texas |
7-0 |
235 |
11 |
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12. East Stroudsburg, Pa. |
8-0 |
197 |
12 |
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13. Livingstone, N.C. |
5-0 |
168 |
13 |
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14. Seattle Pacific, Wash. |
9-2 |
166 |
14 |
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15. Findlay, Ohio |
6-1 |
165 |
15 |
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16. Minnesota State |
10-2 |
142 |
17 |
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17. Colorado School of Mines |
8-0 |
136 |
18 |
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18. Georgia Southwestern |
10-0 |
107 |
21 |
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19. Midwestern State, Texas |
6-2 |
90 |
19 |
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20. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
7-1 |
80 |
20 |
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21. Indianapolis, Ind. |
6-0 |
67 |
23 |
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22. Angelo State, Texas |
9-0 |
56 |
NR |
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23. Franklin Pierce, N.H. |
11-1 |
45 |
24 |
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24. North Alabama |
7-2 |
32 |
25 |
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25. Valdosta State, Ga. |
7-0 |
31 |
NR |
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Dropped out: Arkansas-Fort Smith (16), North Carolina-Pembroke (22). |
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Others receiving votes: Arkansas-Fort Smith 28, Chico State (Calif.) 28, Central Missouri 25, Alaska-Anchorage 21, Lewis (Ill.) 18, Delta State (Miss.) 17, Cal State-San Bernardino 16, South Carolina Aiken 16, California Baptist 15, Northeastern State (Okla.) 11, Shepherd (W.Va.) 9, Florida Tech 8, Cal State-L.A. 7, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 5, Winona State (Minn.) 4, St. Mary's (Texas) 3, Wingate (S.C.) 3, North Carolina-Pembroke 1, Truman State (Mo.) 1. |