Cal State men move up to No. 6
SAN BERNARDINO -- Cal State San Bernardino's men's and women's basketball teams both appear in national polls in the same week for perhaps the first time since the program moved up to NCAA Division II.
The men's team, 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the CCAA, moved up from No. 10 to No.6 this week in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released today. The women's team, 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the CCAA, earned 12 votes in the USA TODAY/ESPN national poll, not quite enough to get it into the top 25. It is the first time since 1997-98 that the women's team has been listed in the national poll.
In addition, another poll called the 2007-08 College Basketball Computer Ratings, coordinated by David Wilson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Computer-Aided Engineering Center, ranks the Coyotes men as co-No. 1 in Division II with a power rating of 706, the same as Drury University, Mo. The poll is located at www.talismanred.com/ratings/hoops
The NCAA Division II Championships Committee West Region poll, the one that counts in terms of seeding teams for the NCAA tournament in March, won't be published until Jan. 24 for the women and Jan. 30 for the men. NABC/DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL
1. Bentley (12-0) 198
2. Grand Valley State (16-0) 194
3. South Dakota (14-0 184
4. Winona State (16-1) 173
5. Rollins (11-1) 164
6. CS San Bernardino (11-1) 160
7. Drury (11-1) 149
8. South Carolina-Aiken (10-1) 131
9. Findlay (12-2) 116
10. West Liberty (9-0) 112
11. Florida Tech (11-0) 106
12. Nebraska-Omaha (11-1) 105
13. Southwestern Oklahoma (11-2)104
14. Pittsburg State (10-1) 91
15. Northern State (14-1) 85
16. Northwest Missouri State (9-2) 79
17. Seattle (8-2) 60
18. Gannnon (12-1) 53
19. Alaska-Anchorage (11-3) 46
20. St. Cloud State (11-3) 43
21. Texas A&M Kingsville (11-2) 36
22. Augusta State (7-3) 33
23. Brigham Young-Hawaii (7-3) 28
24. California (9-2) 22
25. St. Augustine's (8-2) 18
Also receiving votes: Tampa 13; Humboldt State 13, Seattle Pacific 13; Washburn 11; C.W. Post 9; Tarleton State 8; Central Oklahoma 7; Mount Olive 7; Augustana 6; Lenoir-Rhyne 5; North Alabama 5; Assumption 3; Benedict 3; Abilene Christian 2; Southern Indiana 2; Wingate 1.
The men's team, 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the CCAA, moved up from No. 10 to No.6 this week in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released today. The women's team, 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the CCAA, earned 12 votes in the USA TODAY/ESPN national poll, not quite enough to get it into the top 25. It is the first time since 1997-98 that the women's team has been listed in the national poll.
In addition, another poll called the 2007-08 College Basketball Computer Ratings, coordinated by David Wilson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Computer-Aided Engineering Center, ranks the Coyotes men as co-No. 1 in Division II with a power rating of 706, the same as Drury University, Mo. The poll is located at www.talismanred.com/ratings/hoops
The NCAA Division II Championships Committee West Region poll, the one that counts in terms of seeding teams for the NCAA tournament in March, won't be published until Jan. 24 for the women and Jan. 30 for the men. NABC/DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL
1. Bentley (12-0) 198
2. Grand Valley State (16-0) 194
3. South Dakota (14-0 184
4. Winona State (16-1) 173
5. Rollins (11-1) 164
6. CS San Bernardino (11-1) 160
7. Drury (11-1) 149
8. South Carolina-Aiken (10-1) 131
9. Findlay (12-2) 116
10. West Liberty (9-0) 112
11. Florida Tech (11-0) 106
12. Nebraska-Omaha (11-1) 105
13. Southwestern Oklahoma (11-2)104
14. Pittsburg State (10-1) 91
15. Northern State (14-1) 85
16. Northwest Missouri State (9-2) 79
17. Seattle (8-2) 60
18. Gannnon (12-1) 53
19. Alaska-Anchorage (11-3) 46
20. St. Cloud State (11-3) 43
21. Texas A&M Kingsville (11-2) 36
22. Augusta State (7-3) 33
23. Brigham Young-Hawaii (7-3) 28
24. California (9-2) 22
25. St. Augustine's (8-2) 18
Also receiving votes: Tampa 13; Humboldt State 13, Seattle Pacific 13; Washburn 11; C.W. Post 9; Tarleton State 8; Central Oklahoma 7; Mount Olive 7; Augustana 6; Lenoir-Rhyne 5; North Alabama 5; Assumption 3; Benedict 3; Abilene Christian 2; Southern Indiana 2; Wingate 1.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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