Barry University men’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in this week’s NCAA Division II College Sports Information Directors media poll, released Tuesday. The Buccaneers are No. 4 in this week’s National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division II poll.
Barry (13-1, 5-0 Sunshine State Conference) earned 351 points in the media poll, moving up two spots. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) took over the top spot with 387 points and nine first-place votes. Indianapolis is No. 2 with 386 points and six first-place votes. Augustana (S.D.) received the other first-place vote, and is No. 5 behind Florida Southern.
The Buccaneers moved up three spots in the coaches poll. They are behind No. 1 Indianapolis, No. 2 Lincoln Memorial and No. 3 Florida Southern. Indianapolis and Lincoln Memorial are the lone remaining unbeaten teams in the country.
Barry received 333 points in the coaches poll. Indianapolis collected 391 points and seven first-place votes. Lincoln Memorial earned nine first-place votes and 387 points. Florida Southern picked up 356 points. West Liberty (W. Va.) dropped out of the top spot to No. 5, following a loss last week.
Barry will play at No. 16/24 Lynn (12-2, 5-0 SSC) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Boca Raton.
2014-15 DII Media Poll Sponsored by D2SIDA (Jan. 20) | |||||||||
Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Votes | Previous Ranking | |||||
1 | Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (9) | 16-0 | 387 | 3 | |||||
2 | Indianapolis (Ind.) (6) | 15-0 | 386 | 4 | |||||
3 | Barry (Fla.) | 13-1 | 351 | 5 | |||||
4 | Florida Southern | 15-1 | 330 | 6 | |||||
5 | Augustana (S.D.) (1) | 17-1 | 324 | 7 | |||||
6 | West Liberty (W.Va.) | 14-1 | 318 | 1 | |||||
7 | Bellarmine (Ky.) | 13-2 | 317 | 2 | |||||
8 | Angelo State (Texas) | 15-1 | 294 | 10 | |||||
9 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 20-1 | 267 | 11 | |||||
10 | California Baptist | 14-1 | 254 | 13 | |||||
11 | Colorado Mines | 14-1 | 252 | 8 | |||||
12 | UNC Pembroke | 16-1 | 218 | 14 | |||||
13 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 15-2 | 209 | 9 | |||||
14 | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 15-2 | 177 | 12 | |||||
15 | Ferris State (Mich.) | 14-2 | 170 | 16 | |||||
16 | Lynn (Fla.) | 12-2 | 145 | 20 | |||||
17 | Minnesota State | 14-3 | 136 | 18 | |||||
18 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 14-1 | 91 | 23 | |||||
19 | BYU Hawaii | 11-2 | 84 | RV | |||||
20 | Midwestern State (Texas) | 15-3 | 78 | 24 | |||||
21 | King (Tenn.) | 14-2 | 72 | RV | |||||
22 | Southern Connecticut State | 13-4 | 69 | 19 | |||||
23 | Central Missouri | 15-3 | 47 | RV | |||||
24 | Glenville State (W.Va.) | 12-4 | 46 | 21 | |||||
25 | Metropolitan State (Colo.) | 14-3 | 39 | RV | |||||
Also receiving votes: Tarleton State (Texas) 32, Mount Olive (N.C.) 22, American International (Mass.) 18, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 17, Charleston (W.Va.) 8, Alabama-Huntsville 8, Point Loma (Calif.) 8, Texas A&M-Commerce 8, University of the Sciences (Pa.) 7, Lander (S.C.) 5, Drury (Mo.) 2, Columbus State (Ga.) 2, Northwest Missouri 2. | |||||||||
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1. | Indianapolis, Ind. (7) | 15-0 | 391 | 3 |
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2. | Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (9) | 16-0 | 387 | 2 |
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3. | Florida Southern | 15-1 | 356 | 6 |
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4. | Barry, Fla. | 13-1 | 333 | 7 |
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5. | West Liberty, W.Va. | 14-1 | 328 | 1 |
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6. | Augustana, S.D. | 17-1 | 314 | 9 |
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7. | Bellarmine, Ky. | 13-2 | 290 | 4 |
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8. | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 20-1 | 286 | 12 |
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9. | Colorado School of Mines | 14-1 | 282 | 5 |
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10. | California Baptist | 14-1 | 260 | 11 |
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11. | Angelo State, Texas | 15-1 | 241 | 14 |
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12. | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 15-2 | 210 | 8 |
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13. | UNC Pembroke | 16-1 | 193 | 15 |
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14. | Metropolitan State, Colo. | 14-3 | 169 | 17 |
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15. | Tarleton State, Texas | 14-2 | 150 | 10 |
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16. | Mount Olive, N.C. | 15-2 | 147 | 20 |
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17. | Azusa Pacific, Calif. | 15-2 | 136 | 13 |
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18. | Ferris State, Mich. | 14-2 | 131 | 19 |
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19. | Wisconsin-Parkside | 14-1 | 129 | 22 |
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20. | Minnesota State | 14-3 | 101 | 21 |
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21. | BYU-Hawaii | 12-2 | 73 | 24 |
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22. | Central Missouri | 15-3 | 53 | 25 |
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23. | Midwestern State, Texas | 15-3 | 51 | NR |
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24. | Lynn, Fla. | 12-2 | 48 | NR |
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25. | Indiana, Pa. | 15-3 | 40 | 16 |
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Others receiving votes: St. Edward’s (Texas) 24, King (Tenn.) 18, Western Oregon 10, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 9, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 8, Texas A&M-Commerce 8, American International (Mass.) 7, Northern State (S.D.) 4, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 4, Alabama-Huntsville 3, Southern Connecticut State 3, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 1, Newberry (S.C.) 1, Northwest Missouri State 1.
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. |
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