2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Valdosta State garnered nine of 16 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team in the nation in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 poll released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.
| Rank | School | Points | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (9) | 390 | 1 | |
| 2 | Angelo St. (4) | 383 | 3 | |
| 3 | North Georgia (3) | 353 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ala.-Huntsville | 319 | 9 | |
| 5 | Hawaii Pacific | 311 | 4 | |
| For the complete NFCA Top 25 poll, click here. | ||||
The Blazers (2-0) held onto the top spot despite being idle on the week. No. 2 Angelo State closed the gap, as it finished just seven points behind Valdosta in the voting this week.
North Georgia (13-2) fell to third in the poll this week after losing its first two games of the season, while Alabama Huntsville (6-0) and Hawaii Pacific (8-2) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
A trio of unbeaten teams moved into the rankings this week, led by Indianapolis which opened the season with a 6-0 weekend including wins against then-No. 6 Wayne State (Mich.) and No. 19 Arkansas-Monticello. Also joining the fray in the second regular-season edition of the poll was Winona State (4-0) at No. 11 and Flagler (16-0) at No. 22.
Making their respective exits from the poll were last week’s No. 21 Armstrong Atlantic, No. 24 Mesa State and No. 25 Emporia State.
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