KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third time this year and at the NCAA DII level, the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team (19-5, 15-3 NSIC) has received votes in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll which was released Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 11). The Cougars, which have won five straight games, including a sweep at home of Northern State and MSU Moorhead, jumped their vote total for four to 22 votes in balloting this week. 

If the poll was extended out, USF would be ranked 28th, up from 34th a week ago, in NCAA DII. The Cougars also jumped to 5th in the D2SIDA Central Region DII poll which was move of three spots. The Cougars, directed by Head Coach Chris Johnson, will face a road test this week as they travel to face Winona State on Friday, Feb. 14 before battling Upper Iowa in Fayette, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 15.

NABC DII Top 25 Poll (As of games through Feb. 9)
1. Northwest Missouri State (16), 22-1, 400
2. Lincoln Memorial, 23-1, 380
3. West Texas A&M, 23-1, 368
4. UC San Diego, 23-1, 356
5. Nova Southeastern, 18-2, 333
6. Florida Southern, 21-2, 322
7. Azusa Pacific, 18-3, 294
8. St. Edward's, 21-2, 289
9. Indiana (Pa.), 19-2, 273
10. Jefferson, 20-2, 257
11. Bridgeport, 19-2, 248
12. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), 19-3, 224
13. Valdosta State, 18-3, 205
14. Missouri Southern, 18-4, 171
15. Dixie State, 19-4, 158
16. Cal State San Bernardino, 19-4, 147
17. Point Loma, 17-4, 123
18. Grand Valley State, 19-4, 86
19. Walsh, 20-3, 83
T-20. Missouri-St. Louis, 20-4, 78
T-20. UNC Pembroke, 18-4, 78
22. Lee, 18-4, 54
23. Ferris State, 22-5, 53
24. Shippensburg, 19-4, 50
25. West Liberty, 18-4, 41
  
Others receiving votes: Bellarmine 35, Indianapolis 25, Sioux Falls 22, Chico State 14, Cal Poly Pomona 8, King 8, Pittsburgh-Johnstown 8, DBU 5, Seattle Pacific 3, Alabama Huntsville 2, Angelo State 1, Rogers State 1.
Dropped out: Bellarmine (12), Alabama Huntsville (21), Chico State (24), Charleston (WV) (25).

Central Region Poll – Week 8 (Feb. 10)               
1. Northwest Missouri State (6), 22-1, 60
2. Missouri Southern, 18-4, 54
3. Southeastern Oklahoma, 17-6, 40
4. Southern Nazarene, 18-6, 39
5. Sioux Falls, 19-5, 33
6. Rogers State, 18-5, 33
7. Minnesota Duluth, 18-6, 30
8. Northern State, 18-6, 23
9. East Central, 16-6, 9
10. Henderson State, 15-7, 8
 RV – Upper Iowa – 2, Winona State (1)