KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 24, 2009) -
After a convincing 3-0 start, the Rollins men's basketball team
jumped eight spots to No. 16 in the latest NABC/Division II Coaches
Poll, it was announced Tuesday.
Preseason number one BYU-Hawaii, whose season won't begin until
November 25, remains the top team in the first regular season poll.
Central Missouri is second, followed by Valdosta State, Florida
Southern and Bentley.
Rollins will match up with Central Missouri in the two school's
annual clash in Las Vegas this December. The Tars play a
home-and-home with Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern
in the regular season while Valdosta State stands as a possible
opponent in the NCAA South Region Tournament.
Rollins travels to West Palm Beach on Tuesday, November 24 for a
match-up with Palm Beach Atlantic. Fans can catch all the action
live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
#TARS#
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 24, 2009 - Regular season poll
#1)
Record Points Pvs
1. BYU-Hawaii (8 first place votes) 0-0 200 1
2. Central Missouri 2-0 187 5
3. Valdosta State, Ga. 3-0 179 7
4. Florida Southern 1-0 160 8
5. Bentley, Mass. 3-0 159 9
6. Augusta State, Ga. 2-0 158 10
7. Bellarmine, Ky. 2-1 153 2
8. Southwest Baptist, Mo. 5-1 148 3
9. St. Cloud State, Minn. 2-0 136 11
10. Findlay, Ohio 2-1 120 4
11. Indiana, Pa. 2-0 119 18
12. Metropolitan State, Colo. 2-0 115 12
13. Kutztown, Pa. 1-0 104 16
14. Winona State, Minn. 3-0 94 20
15. Southwest Minnesota State 3-0 87 22
16. Rollins, Fla. 3-0 64 24
17. Cal Poly Pomona 0-1 62 6
18. Grand Valley State, Mich. 1-1 48 13
19. Tusculum, Tenn. 2-1 41 14
20. LeMoyne, N.Y. 3-0 39 NR
21. West Virginia State 2-0 37 NR
22. Humboldt State, Calif. 1-1 29 21
23. Arkansas Tech 3-0 27 NR
24. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 2-0 23 NR
25. Drury, Mo. 2-0 19 NR
Dropped out: Merrimack (15), Central Oklahoma (17), Johnson C.
Smith (19), Delta State (23), Philadelphia (25)
Others receiving votes: Georgia College & State 13, Midwestern
State (Texas) 11, Massachusetts-Lowell 8, Western Washington 8,
Anderson (S.C.) 7, Harding (Ark.) 7, Texas A&M-Commerce 6, Fort
Hays State (Kan.) 5, Indianapolis (Ind.) 5, Alabama-Huntsivlle 4,
Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 3, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 3, Johnson C.
Smith (N.C.) 3, Northern Kentucky 2, Tarleton State (Texas) 2,
Adelphi (N.Y.) 1, Incarnate Word (Texas) 1, Minnesota State 1.
Records are through games of Nov. 22, 2009...previous ranking is
from pre-season poll.
