Bridgeport Jumps Four Spots To Number 16 In The Nation In This Week's D2SIDA Men's Basketball Media Poll
Purple Knights, Who Also Debuted In NABC National Poll At Number 24, Set To Host LIU Post In Hubbell Gym On Wednesday Night at 7 PM
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's basketball team jumped up four spots to number 16 in the nation after spending two week's at number 20 in this week's D2SIDA Top-25 Media Poll. Last week, the Purple Knights picked up two big road wins over Roberts Wesleyan And Damen to raise their overall mark to 17-4.
The Purple Knights also make their first appearance of the season in this week's NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) NCAA Division II National Poll at number 24. The No. 24 ranking for the Purple Knights in the coaches' top 25 is the team's first appearnce in the poll since Jan. 18, 1993.
This week, head coach Mike Ruane and his team will host LIU Post in Hubbell Gym on Wednesday night and travel to NYIT on Saturday afternoon.
D2SIDA Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll
Jan. 30, 2018
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RANK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
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1 |
Lincoln Memorial (14) |
19-1 |
397 |
2 |
|
2 |
Ferris State (1) |
21-1 |
377 |
3 |
|
3 |
Queens (N.C.) |
20-1 |
358 |
4 |
|
4 |
West Liberty |
18-1 |
350 |
1 |
|
5 |
Western Oregon (1) |
19-1 |
336 |
6 |
|
6 |
Northwest Missouri State |
17-2 |
302 |
8 |
|
7 |
UT-Permian Basin |
18-2 |
292 |
10 |
|
8 |
Morehouse |
18-0 |
279 |
11 |
|
9 |
Findlay |
20-2 |
271 |
12 |
|
10 |
West Texas A&M |
19-2 |
247 |
13 |
|
11 |
Valdosta State |
19-2 |
233 |
14 |
|
12 |
Southern Nazarene |
16-1 |
223 |
15 |
|
13 |
Bellarmine |
18-2 |
214 |
5 |
|
14 |
Northern State (S.D.) |
21-3 |
183 |
7 |
|
15 |
Shippensburg |
15-3 |
152 |
NR |
|
16 |
Bridgeport |
17-4 |
143 |
20 |
|
17 |
Virginia State |
17-2 |
140 |
9 |
|
18 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
16-3 |
137 |
24 |
|
19 |
Dallas Baptist |
17-3 |
110 |
NR |
|
20 |
Barry |
13-4 |
78 |
NR |
|
21 |
Clark Atlanta |
18-1 |
77 |
22 |
|
T-22 |
UNC Pembroke |
15-4 |
54 |
21 |
|
T-22 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
18-3 |
54 |
NR |
|
24 |
Le Moyne |
16-5 |
33 |
NR |
|
T-25 |
West Florida |
18-3 |
23 |
T-17 |
|
T-25 |
Wheeling Jesuit |
15-4 |
23 |
23 |
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Indiana 21, Carson-Newman 19, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 10, Texas A&M-Commerce 9, Minnesota State 7, Dixie State 5, UC-San Diego 5, Fort Lewis 2, Eckerd 2, California Baptist 1
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NABC/Division II Rankings |
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Record |
Points |
Last |
|
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1-Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (14) |
19-1 |
397 |
2 |
|
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2-Queens, N.C. |
20-1 |
380 |
3 |
|
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3-Ferris State, Mich. (1) |
21-1 |
367 |
4 |
|
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4-Western Oregon (1) |
19-1 |
346 |
6 |
|
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5-West Liberty, W.Va. |
18-1 |
340 |
1 |
|
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6-Northwest Missouri State |
17-2 |
319 |
7 |
|
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7-Morehouse, Ga. |
18-0 |
294 |
10 |
|
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8-UT-Permian Basin, Texas |
18-2 |
287 |
9 |
|
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9-Bellarmine, Ky. |
18-2 |
268 |
5 |
|
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10-West Texas A&M |
19-2 |
258 |
11 |
|
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11-Findlay, Ohio |
20-2 |
231 |
13 |
|
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12-Valdosta State, Ga. |
19-2 |
216 |
14 |
|
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13-Virginia State |
17-2 |
193 |
8 |
|
|
14-Southern Nazarene, Okla. |
16-1 |
190 |
16 |
|
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15-Arkansas-Fort Smith |
18-3 |
154 |
17 |
|
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16-Northern State, S.D. |
21-3 |
144 |
12 |
|
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17-Fort Lewis, Colo. |
17-3 |
138 |
21 |
|
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18-Dallas Baptist, Texas |
17-3 |
120 |
22 |
|
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19-Cal Poly Pomona |
16-3 |
115 |
25 |
|
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20-West Florida |
18-3 |
108 |
15 |
|
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21-Clark Atlanta, Ga. |
18-1 |
88 |
NR |
|
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22-Texas A&M-Commerce |
16-4 |
51 |
18 |
|
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23-Shippensburg, Pa. |
15-3 |
34 |
NR |
|
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24-Bridgeport, Conn. |
17-4 |
30 |
NR |
|
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25-Barry, Fla. |
13-4 |
25 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) 24, California Baptist 22, Minnesota State 20, Le Moyne (N.Y.) 13, Central Missouri 9, West Chester (Pa.) 5, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 4, Cal State San Marcos 2, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 2, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 2, UNC Pembroke 2, Claflin (S.C.) 1, Dixie State (Utah) 1.
Records are through games of Jan. 28, 2018. |
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