MSSU Men's basketball earns highest-ever ranking; sit No. 2 - KOAM TV 7
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern men's basketball program has moved up to its highest-ever ranking as the Lions are now ranked second in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Poll.
The Lions were No. 4 in the preseason poll, which was the previous high point for a men's basketball program at Missouri Southern. Southern finished the 1999-2000 season ranked fifth nationally and started the 2000-01 season ranked seventh in the preseason poll.
The Lions have been ranked 41 times in the program's history. The most consecutive weeks Southern spent in the poll is ten-straight weeks, which is its current streak dating back to last year.
The Lions will open up MIAA play Wednesday night against Truman State in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center at 7:30 pm.
The complete poll is listed below.
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1. |
Bellarmine (Ky.) |
5-0 |
200 |
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2. |
Missouri Southern |
6-0 |
188 |
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3. |
Metropolitan State (Colo.) |
5-0 |
174 |
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4. |
Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
6-0 |
171 |
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5. |
Southern Indiana |
4-0 |
158 |
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6. |
Humboldt State (Calif.) |
4-0 |
147 |
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7. |
Alabama-Huntsville |
3-1 |
146 |
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8. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
4-0 |
128 |
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9. |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
4-0 |
127 |
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10. |
Benedict (S.C.) |
2-0 |
119 |
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11. |
Colorado School of Mines |
3-0 |
110 |
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12. |
Georgia Southwestern |
5-0 |
109 |
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13. |
Findlay (Ohio) |
3-1 |
103 |
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14. |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
4-1 |
102 |
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15. |
Arkansas Tech |
3-0 |
85 |
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16. |
Tarleton State (Texas) |
4-1 |
73 |
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17. |
Bowie State (Md.) |
3-1 |
62 |
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18. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
3-1 |
48 |
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19. |
Seattle Pacific (Wash.) |
5-1 |
37 |
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20. |
Winona State (Minn.) |
4-1 |
32 |
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21. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
1-2 |
25 |
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22. |
Florida Southern |
3-1 |
24 |
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23. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
2-0 |
23 |
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24. |
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
6-0 |
22 |
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25. |
Rollins (Fla.) |
4-0 |
21 |
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Others receiving votes: Hillsdale (Mich.) 20, Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 16, Montevallo (Ala.) 16, Northern Kentucky 16, Charleston (W.Va.) 15, Quincy (Ill.) 14, Central Missouri 13, Lewis (Ill.) 13, Bentley (Mass.) 9, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 8, Midwestern State (Texas) 7, Arkansas-Monticello 6, Georgia College & State 6, Western Washington 5, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 2. Dropped out: BYU-Hawaii (3), Central Oklahoma (11), Saint Rose (20), Massachusetts-Lowell (23), Queens, N.C. (25). |
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