No. 12 IU Kokomo, (RV) IU Southeast represent RSC in NAIA DII MBB Top 25 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll released Wednesday (Jan. 15) had two teams from the River States Conference represented. No. 12 IU Kokomo and (RV) IU Southeast were mentioned from the league.
IU Kokomo (16-3, 5-0 RSC) moved up one spot from the last poll, which was Dec. 11. The Cougars have been ranked all year and are currently leading the RSC West Division.
IU Southeast (12-6, 5-2 RSC) was just outside of the Top 25 and came in at No. 27 overall in the country. The Grenadiers are once again "receiving votes" as they were in past polls.
The RSC has had a total of four different teams gain mention in the ranking so far this year, including RSC East Division leaders IU East (11-9, 5-1 RSC) and WVU Tech (10-6, 5-1 RSC).
2019-2020 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 – Poll 3 (Jan. 15)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [12] | 18-0 | 312 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-3 | 291 |
| 3 | 5 | College of Idaho | 15-3 | 288 |
| 4 | 6 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 18-1 | 287 |
| 5 | 2 | Oregon Tech | 14-2 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 16-2 | 269 |
| 7 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 16-1 | 254 |
| 8 | 12 | Washington Adventist (Md.) | 15-3 | 230 |
| 8 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 13-4 | 230 |
| 10 | 7 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 15-3 | 224 |
| 11 | 9 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-2 | 222 |
| 12 | 13 | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | 15-3 | 205 |
| 13 | 14 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 14-4 | 182 |
| 14 | 22 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-3 | 161 |
| 15 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 12-4 | 149 |
| 16 | NR | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-4 | 144 |
| 17 | 23 | Mount Marty (S.D.) | 15-4 | 137 |
| 18 | NR | Grace (Ind.) | 13-5 | 136 |
| 19 | RV | Union (Ky.) | 13-5 | 126 |
| 20 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-5 | 116 |
| 21 | 17 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 14-4 | 107 |
| 22 | RV | Madonna (Mich.) | 14-5 | 100 |
| 23 | 25 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 13-4 | 95 |
| 24 | RV | Mayville State (N.D.) | 13-2 | 62 |
| 25 | NR | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 14-5 | 59 |
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Dropped Out: Michigan-Dearborn, Bethel (Kan.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Ave Maria (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: Dordt (Iowa) 47, Indiana Southeast 40, Michigan-Dearborn 39, Northwest (Wash.) 33, Concordia (Neb.) 30, Bethel (Kan.) 25, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 16, Montreat (N.C.) 15, Ave Maria (Fla.) 15, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 11, Bellevue (Neb.) 3