The Wolves of Western Oregon are trending upward in this week's power rankings.
NCAA.com presents a weekly edition of DII Men's basketball power rankings. Here is this week's top-16 teams with their records through Jan. 26.
| Rank | School | Record | Comments | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustana | 17-1 | Senior Dan Jansen scored 31 and 10 rebs in Saturday win | 1 |
| 2 | Fairmont State | 17-1 | Won past two games in OT; 4-0 in OT | 2 |
| 3 | Minn. St.-Moorhead | 19-2 | 13-1 in the NSIC; middle of 4 straight road games | 6 |
| 4 | Wheeling Jesuit | 18-1 | 23-pt win in MEC showdown against West Liberty | 8 |
| 5 | Western Oregon | 16-2 | Beat Alaska-Anchorage by 10 on Thursday | 9 |
| 6 | Lincoln Memorial | 16-2 | Shot 62% in 49-pt victory on Saturday | 12 |
| 7 | Saint Anslem | 16-2 | Junior Chris Braley career-high 15 rebs in 30-pt win on Thursday | 15 |
| 8 | West Liberty | 16-2 | Snapped 2-game losing streak with six-point win on Monday | 4 |
| 9 | Angelo State | 15-3 | Needed OT to give Midwestern State its first LSC loss | 11 |
| 10 | Midwestern State | 16-2 | Had its 13-game winning streak broken with OT loss | 3 |
| 11 | Eckerd | 17-2 | Two players scored season-high in pts in win on Saturday | 5 |
| 12 | UC San Diego | 15-3 | Won its past two games by 23 and 24 points | 16 |
| 13 | Bellarmine | 15-3 | Rebounded from three-point OT road loss with four-point win | 7 |
| 14 | Queens (N.C.) | 15-2 | Out-rebounded its opponent 42-21 in Mondayâs win | 14 |
| 15 | Cal Poly Pomona | 15-3 | Shot 54 percent in win that ended a two-game losing streak | NR |
| 16 | West Chester | 16-2 | 8-0 on the road after win at Lock Haven | NR |
