KANSAS CITY, Kan. (December 1, 2010) - Winners
of its last four, the Rollins men's basketball team jumped two
spots to No. 13 in the latest NABC Division II Coaches Poll.
Cal Poly Pomona leads the rankings while Findlay and Bellarmine
are tied for second. Winona State and South Carolina Aiken complete
the top-five.
Rollins is the only Sunshine State Conference school in the poll
with Florida Southern falling out after sitting at No. 21 last
week. Eckerd received one vote. Alabama-Huntsville at No. 6 and
Arkansas Tech at No. 21 also represent the South Region.
The Tars Dec. 16 opponent, Central Washington, enters the poll
for the first time, coming in at No. 24.
Rollins will meet Palm Beach Atlantic on the road in its next
contest on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The Sailfish are 5-2 on the
season, which includes a win over Stetson on Nov. 26.
Due to the Tars men's soccer NCAA semifinal match also on
Thursday, Rollins basketball will not be broadcast on 91.5 FM,
WPRK. Fans can still catch all the action online through the Tars
Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.
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Record Points Pvs
1. Cal Poly Pomona (8 first place votes) 1-0 200 1
2. (tie) Findlay, Ohio 5-0 185 2
2. (tie) Bellarmine, Ky. 3-0 185 3
4. Winona State, Minn. 3-0 174 5
5. South Carolina Aiken 4-0 163 7
6. Alabama-Huntsville 6-0 162 8
7. West Liberty, W.Va. 5-0 151 9
8. Central Oklahoma 7-0 146 10
9. Indiana, Pa. 3-1 126 12
10. Montevallo, Ala. 4-0 108 13
11. Kentucky Wesleyan 5-0 105 16
12. Central Missouri 5-1 100 14
13. Rollins, Fla. 5-1 90 15
14. Fort Hays State, Kan. 6-0 87 18
15. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 5-0 76 19
16. Grand Valley State, Mich. 3-1 75 4
17. Tarleton State, Texas 4-1 74 6
18. Augusta State, Ga. 4-0 72 20
19. Bowie State, Md. 4-0 64 23
20. Northern Kentucky 4-0 48 25
21. Arkansas Tech 4-1 29 22
22. Southern Indiana 4-0 19 NR
23. Chaminade 5-2 17 NR
24. Central Washington 3-0 15 NR
25. Hillsdale, Mich. 6-0 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Armstrong Atlantic
State (Ga.) 12, Merrimack (Mass.) 12, Metropolitan State (Colo.)
10, Minnesota State 11, Virginia Union 10, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)
8, Ferris State (Mich.) 7, Bentley (Mass.) 6, Pittsburgh-Johnstown
(Pa.) 6, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 6, Midwestern State (Texas) 5,
Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 4, Stonehill (Mass.) 4, Eckerd (Fla.) 1,
Quincy (Ill.) 1, Saint Rose (N.Y.) 1.
Dropped out: Metropolitan State (11), Clark
Atlanta (17), Florida Southern (21), Ferris State (24).
Records are through games of Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.
