Barry University men's basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the College Sports Information Directors of America NCAA Division II media poll and No. 11 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released Tuesday.
Barry (8-1) remained No. 10 in the D2SIDA media poll, earning the national respect of the collegiate SIDs, despite a five-point loss to then-No. 12 Indianapolis on Dec. 16. The Buccaneers fell three spots in the coaches poll.
The Bucs will take their Top 10 ranking into Lakeland, Florida, for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off at Florida Southern in a return to Sunshine State Conference play. Florida Southern (11-0) is No. 1 in the media poll and No. 2 in the coaches poll.
West Liberty (W. Va.) occupies the No. 1 spot in the NABC poll, and No. 2 in the D2SIDA rankings. Indianapolis is now ranked No. 7/8 in the two polls.
Barry's next home game is 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 against Palm Beach Atlantic.
2014-15 DII Media Poll Sponsored by D2SIDA (Dec. 30) | ||||
Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Votes | Previous Ranking |
1 | Florida Southern (5) | 11-0 | 339 | 1 |
2 | West Liberty (W. Va.) (9) | 9-0 | 336 | 2 |
3 | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 12-0 | 308 | 5 |
4 | Bellarmine (Ky.) | 8-1 | 301 | 4 |
5 | Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) | 11-0 | 286 | 8 |
6 | Tarleton State (Texas) | 10-0 | 285 | 7 |
7 | Central Missouri | 11-1 | 264 | 3 |
8 | Indianapolis | 9-0 | 247 | 12 |
9 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 12-1 | 210 | T14 |
10 | Barry (Fla.) | 8-1 | 199 | 10 |
11 | Augustana (S.D.) | 11-1 | 182 | 21 |
12 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 14-1 | 172 | 13 |
13 | Colorado Mines | 9-0 | 170 | 17 |
14 | Saint Anselm (N.H.) | 8-1 | 160 | 19 |
15 | California Baptist | 10-1 | 156 | 22 |
16 | Landers (S.C.) | 10-0 | 137 | RV |
17 | BYU Hawaii | 8-1 | 88 | 11 |
18 | Lake Superior State (Mich.) | 9-1 | 76 | RV |
19 | Angelo State | 11-1 | 70 | 23 |
20 | Southern Connecticut State | 9-3 | 69 | T14 |
T21 | Mount Olive (N.C.) | 11-1 | 64 | 6 |
T21 | UNC Pembroke | 10-1 | 64 | NR |
23 | Minnesota State | 9-2 | 57 | 9 |
24 | Metropolitan State (Colo.) | 9-2 | 52 | 24 |
25 | Glenville State (W.Va.) | 8-2 | 44 | 25 |
Also receiving votes: Central Oklahoma 41, Missouri-St. Louis 30, Lynn (Fla.) 30, Indiana (Pa.) 18, Newberry (S.C.) 17, St. Edward's (Texas) 17, Drury (Mo.) 17, Ferris State (Mich.) 16, Lewis (Ill.) 12, Saint Michael's (Vt.) 8, Northern State (S.D.) 7, Texas A&M-Commerce 4, Southern Indiana 4, Western Oregon 2 | ||||
NABC/Division II Rankings | ||||
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1. | West Liberty, W.Va. (13) | 9-0 | 397 | 1 |
2. | Florida Southern (3) | 11-0 | 387 | 2 |
3. | Colo.-Colorado Springs | 12-0 | 361 | 4 |
4. | Tarleton State, Texas | 10-0 | 353 | 5 |
5. | Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. | 11-0 | 326 | 6 |
6. | Bellarmine, Ky. | 8-1 | 314 | 7 |
7. | Indianapolis, Ind. | 9-0 | 310 | 9 |
8. | Central Missouri | 11-1 | 262 | 3 |
9. | Colorado School of Mines | 9-0 | 232 | 17 |
10. | Metropolitan State, Colo. | 9-2 | 230 | 14 |
11. | Barry, Fla. | 8-1 | 227 | 8 |
12. | California Baptist | 10-1 | 224 | 16 |
13. | Augustana, S.D. | 11-1 | 198 | 18 |
14. | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 14-1 | 192 | 19 |
15. | Azusa Pacific, Calif. | 12-1 | 152 | 22 |
16. | Minnesota State | 9-2 | 137 | 10 |
17. | St. Edward’s, Texas | 10-0 | 130 | 25 |
18. | Mount Olive, N.C. | 11-1 | 120 | 13 |
19. | Drury, Mo. | 7-2 | 93 | 12 |
20. | Indiana, Pa. | 10-2 | 89 | 24 |
21. | BYU-Hawaii | 8-1 | 77 | 15 |
22. | Angelo State, Texas | 11-1 | 67 | NR |
23. | Lewis, Ill. | 8-1 | 38 | NR |
24. | Lake Superior State, Mich. | 9-1 | 36 | NR |
25. | Lander, S.C. | 10-0 | 32 | NR |
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Others receiving votes: Southern Connecticut State 31, Newberry (S.C.) 25, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 23, Sonoma State (Calif.) 19, Central Oklahoma 15, UNC Pembroke 14, Texas A&M-Commerce 13, Wisconsin-Parkside 13, Alabama-Huntsville 11, Western Oregon 11, Ferris State (Mich.) 7, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 7, Cal Poly Pomona 6, Colorado Mesa 6, Northwest Missouri State 5, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 4, Midwestern State (Texas) 2, Northern State (S.D.) 1, Saint Michael’s (Vt.) 1.
Records are through games of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. | ||||