Statesmen at #10 Entering League Tourney
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is back in the top 10 as the NAIA’s 10th Division I rating was released Tuesday.
The Statesmen (24-6, 17-5 Heart), who collected a share of the conference regular-season crown, climbed one slot to #10 with 152 points. Fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference foe MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) is now #11, while Peru State (Neb.) improves to #16.
LSU Alexandria remains #1 with 219 points and all nine first-place votes. Georgetown (Ky.) is second, while Biola (Calif.), Talladega (Ala.), and Pikeville (Ky.) round out the top five.
William Penn is the third seed this week and will host #6 seed Benedictine Wednesday in the Heart Tournament Quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
NAIA Men’s Basketball Rating #10 – March 1, 2016
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. LSU-Alexandria (9)
2. Georgetown (Ky.)
3. Biola (Calif.)
4. Talladega (Ala.)
5. Pikeville (Ky.)
6. Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho)
7. Hope International (Calif.)
8. Texas Wesleyan
9. Columbia (Mo.)
10. William Penn
11. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
11. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
13. Langston (Okla.)
14. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
15. Arizona Christian
16. Peru State (Neb.)
17. William Carey (Miss.)
18. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
19. Park (Mo.)
20. Carroll (Mont.)
21. Cumberlands (Ky.)
22. Oklahoma City
23. Montana Western
24. William Jessup (Calif.)
25. Dillard (La.)
Others receiving votes: Westmont (Calif.) 35; LSU Shreveport (La.) 33; Campbellsville (Ky.) 30; Xavier (La.) 22; SAGU (Texas) 21; Dalton State (Ga.) 17.
