Bridgeport Men's Basketball Moves Up One Spot In Each National NCAA Division II Poll
Purple Knights Host Molloy For Senior Night Tomorrow At 7:00 PM
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's basketball team moved up one spot in each of the NCAA Division II national polls this week, as the Purple Knights are ranked 14 in the D2SIDA Top-25 Media Poll, and they moved to number 17 in the country in the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Top-25.
This week, head Coach Mike Ruane and his team, winners of a school-record 13 straight contests and with a 22-4 overall record, will play host to Molloy College tomorrow night 7:00 p.m. for Senior Night in Hubbell Gym before closing out the 2017-18 regular season at Queens (N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon.
D2SIDA Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll
Feb. 20, 2018
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RK |
SCHOOL Record Pts. Prev. |
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1 |
Lincoln Memorial (14) |
25-1 |
397 |
1 |
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2 |
Ferris State (1) |
27-1 |
376 |
2 |
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3 |
Queens (N.C.) |
25-1 |
363 |
3 |
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4 |
West Liberty |
24-1 |
350 |
4 |
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5 |
Western Oregon (1) |
25-1 |
343 |
5 |
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6 |
West Texas A&M |
24-2 |
316 |
7 |
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7 |
Bellarmine |
24-2 |
296 |
8 |
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8 |
Valdosta State |
25-2 |
290 |
9 |
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9 |
UT-Permian Basin |
22-3 |
255 |
11 |
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10 |
Northern State (S.D.) |
25-3 |
238 |
12 |
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11 |
Findlay |
24-3 |
232 |
13 |
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12 |
Northwest Missouri State |
22-3 |
223 |
6 |
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13 |
Morehouse |
23-1 |
220 |
14 |
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14 |
Bridgeport |
22-4 |
179 |
15 |
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15 |
Virginia State |
21-3 |
169 |
16 |
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16 |
Southern Nazarene |
22-2 |
166 |
10 |
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17 |
West Florida |
24-3 |
158 |
17 |
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18 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
23-4 |
132 |
20 |
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19 |
Le Moyne |
20-5 |
91 |
22 |
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20 |
Clark Atlanta |
21-3 |
72 |
23 |
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21 |
Dixie State |
18-6 |
68 |
24 |
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22 |
California Baptist |
22-4 |
54 |
25 |
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23 |
UNC Pembroke |
21-5 |
53 |
18 |
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24 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
20-5 |
39 |
NR |
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25 |
Fort Lewis |
21-4 |
33 |
19 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Shippensburg 26, Clayton State 16, Wheeling Jesuit 7, Lake Superior State 5, Chico State 3, Barry 2, Western Washington 2, Dallas Baptist 2, Westminster 1, Regis 1, Missouri Southern State 1, Fairmont State 1.
NABC/Division II Rankings
(Feb. 20, 2018 – Poll #13)
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RANK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
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1 |
Lincoln Memorial (14) |
25-1 |
398 |
1 |
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2 |
Queens (N.C.) |
25-1 |
380 |
2 |
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3 |
Ferris State (1) |
27-1 |
368 |
3 |
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4 |
Western Oregon (1) |
25-1 |
355 |
4 |
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5 |
West Liberty |
24-1 |
337 |
5 |
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6 |
Bellarmine |
24-2 |
319 |
7 |
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7 |
West Texas A&M |
24-2 |
304 |
8 |
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8 |
Valdosta State |
25-2 |
285 |
9 |
|
9 |
Morehouse |
22-1 |
259 |
11 |
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10 |
Northwest Missouri State |
22-3 |
253 |
6 |
|
11 |
Northern State (S.D.) |
27-3 |
237 |
12 |
|
12 |
UT-Permian Basin |
22-3 |
225 |
13 |
|
13 |
Southern Nazarene |
21-2 |
194 |
10 |
|
14 |
Findlay |
24-3 |
193 |
15 |
|
15 |
West Florida |
24-3 |
182 |
16 |
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16 |
Virginia State |
21-3 |
160 |
17 |
|
17 |
Bridgeport |
22-4 |
136 |
18 |
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18 |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
23-4 |
115 |
19 |
|
19 |
California Baptist |
22-4 |
109 |
20 |
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20 |
Clark Atlanta |
21-3 |
99 |
21 |
|
21 |
Fort Lewis |
21-4 |
77 |
14 |
|
22 |
Le Moyne |
21-5 |
68 |
25 |
|
23 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
20-5 |
46 |
NR |
|
24 |
Dallas Baptist |
21-5 |
30 |
NR |
|
25 |
Wheeling Jesuit |
21-5 |
18 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Shippensburg 10, West Chester 10, Dixie State 7, Carson-Newman 6, UNC Pembroke 6, Point Loma 5, Regis 4, Chico State 2, Claflin 2, Clayton State 1, Saint Martin's 1.
Dropped out: Shippensburg (22), West Chester (23), UNC Pembroke (24).