Statesmen Steady in Top 10
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–A top-25 road loss was not too damaging after all for the William Penn men’s basketball team as the NAIA released its sixth Division I rating Tuesday.
The Statesmen (18-4, 11-3 Heart), who fell to now-#17 Peru State (Neb.) last Saturday, are now #7 with 199 points. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) jumps up to #20, while Avila (Mo.) is in the receiving votes section, unofficially 31st in the NAIA.
LSU Alexandria takes over #1 for the first time in school history (245 points, five first-place votes), while Georgetown (Ky.) (four votes), Columbia (Mo.), Pikeville (Ky.) (one first-place vote), and Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) round out the top five.
William Penn is home Wednesday, hosting Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference action at 7:30 p.m. The game also serves as the annual Toilet Paper Game, so get to the gym early for a good seat.
NAIA Men’s Basketball Rating #6 – February 2, 2016
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. LSU-Alexandria (5)
2. Georgetown (Ky.) (4)
3. Columbia (Mo.)
4. Pikeville (Ky.) (1)
5. Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho)
6. Talladega (Ala.)
7. William Penn
8. Hope International (Calif.)
9. Texas Wesleyan
10. Biola (Calif.)
11. Langston (Okla.)
12. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
13. Carroll (Mont.)
14. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
15. Park (Mo.)
16. Westmont (Calif.)
17. Peru State (Neb.)
18. William Carey (Miss.)
19. Campbellsville (Ky.)
20. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
21. Dillard (La.)
22. Arizona Christian
23. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
24. William Jessup (Calif.)
25. Oklahoma City
Others receiving votes: Montana Western 40; Voorhees (S.C.) 33; Cumberlands (Ky.) 29; William Woods (Mo.) 26; Middle Georgia State 24; Avila (Mo.) 11; Bethel (Tenn.) 9; Science & Arts (Okla.) 6; Xavier (La.) 6.
