Statesmen 10th in Current Poll
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–Its two wins last week were unfortunately not impressive enough to some national raters as the William Penn men’s basketball team fell out of a tie for ninth in the NAIA’s eighth Division I rating which was released Tuesday.
The Statesmen (21-5, 14-4 Heart) is now #10 with 161 points, while Biola (Calif.) took sole possession of #9 with 162 points. Fellow Heart foe MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) collected another rung to #16, while Peru State (Neb.) remained 18th. Avila (Mo.) continues to sit in the receiving votes section, unofficially 30th in the NAIA.
LSU Alexandria is #1 again with 219 points and eight first-place votes. Georgetown (Ky.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (last first-place vote), Pikeville (Ky.), and Talladega (Ala.) round out the top five.
William Penn travels to Lamoni Wednesday to face Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action at 7:30 p.m.
NAIA Men’s Basketball Rating #8 – February 16, 2016
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. LSU-Alexandria (8)
2. Georgetown (Ky.)
3. Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho) (1)
4. Pikeville (Ky.)
5. Talladega (Ala.)
6. Hope International (Calif.)
7. Texas Wesleyan
8. Columbia (Mo.)
9. Biola (Calif.)
10. William Penn
11. Langston (Okla.)
12. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
13. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
14. William Carey (Miss.)
15. Carroll (Mont.)
16. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
17. Arizona Christian
18. Peru State (Neb.)
19. Park (Mo.)
19. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
21. Cumberlands (Ky.)
22. William Jessup (Calif.)
23. Westmont (Calif.)
24. Middle Georgia State
25. Oklahoma City
Others receiving votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 37; Xavier (La.) 37; Dillard (La.) 22; Montana Western 20; Avila (Mo.) 17; LSU Shreveport (La.) 8; Voorhees (S.C.) 7; Bethel (Tenn.) 7.
