William Penn Enters Heart Tourney at #2 in NAIA
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team will look for the league title sweep to remain #2 in the nation as the sixth NAIA Division I poll was released Tuesday.
William Penn (27-3) is again second nationally with 242 points. The navy and gold, who have won nine games in a row, will await the winner of Tuesday’s night’s Baker-Peru State play-in round matchup to see who it plays in Thursday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference Quarterfinal game in Oskaloosa (7 p.m.).
William Penn is joined by fellow Heart programs Grand View (#22) and Benedictine (#24) inside the top 25.
LSU Alexandria enters conference tournament action still undefeated at 29-0; it is #1 with 250 points and all 10 first-place votes. Dalton State (Ga.), Carroll (Mont.), and Hope International (Calif.) follow WPU to round out the top five.
NAIA Men’s Basketball Rating #6 – February 28, 2017
(Number in parentheses in first-place votes)
1. LSU Alexandria (10)
2. William Penn
3. Dalton State (Ga.)
4. Carroll (Mont.)
5. Hope International (Calif.)
6. Columbia (Mo.)
7. Biola (Calif.)
8. Pikeville (Ky.)
9. Texas Wesleyan
10. Dillard (La.)
10. Montana Western
12. Georgetown (Ky.)
13. William Carey (Miss.)
14. The Master’s (Calif.)
15. LSU Shreveport (La.)
16. SAGU (Texas)
17. Park (Mo.)
18. Westmont (Calif.)
19. Talladega (Ala.)
20. Life (Ga.)
21. Cumberlands (Ky.)
22. Langston (Okla.)
22. Grand View
24. Benedictine (Kan.)
25. Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
Others receiving votes: Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 51; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 38; Wiley (Texas) 30; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 24; William Woods (Mo.) 20; Oklahoma City 12; Loyola (La.) 10; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4.
