KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth time this year and at the NCAA DII level, the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team (20-6, 16-4 NSIC) has received votes in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll which was released Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 18).
 
The Cougars, which have won five of six games, will close the regular season by hosting city rival Augustana on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 pm and Wayne State on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5:30 at the Stewart Center. USF is tied for the overall lead in the NSIC with Northern State at 16-4 and stand two games up in the NSIC South. The Cougars have already clinched a tie for the NSIC South Division title.
 
NABC DII Top 25 Poll (As of games through Feb. 16)
1. Northwest Missouri State (16), 24-1, 400
2. Lincoln Memorial, 25-1, 379
3. West Texas A&M, 25-1, 369
4. UC San Diego, 24-1, 356
5. Florida Southern, 23-2, 336
6. Azusa Pacific, 21-3, 309
7. St. Edward's, 23-2, 302
8. Indiana (Pa.), 21-2, 284
9. Jefferson, 22-2, 265
10. Nova Southeastern, 19-3, 261
11. Bridgeport, 20-2, 255
12. Valdosta State, 20-3, 227
13. Dixie State, 21-4, 208
14. Ferris State, 24-5, 169
15. St. Thomas Aquinas, 20-4, 156
16. West Liberty, 20-4, 150
17. Missouri Southern, 19-5, 145
18. Cal State San Bernardino, 19-5, 97
19. Indianapolis, 19-5, 84
20. Seattle Pacific, 19-5, 75
21. Grand Valley State, 20-5, 66
22. Walsh, 20-4, 58
23. Rogers State, 20-5, 48
24. Missouri- St. Louis, 21-5, 45
25. Cal Poly Pomona, 18-5, 32
  
Others receiving votes: UNC Pembroke 26, Alabama Huntsville 24, Northern State (S.D.) 14, Shippensburg (Pa.) 12, Chico State (Calif.) 9, Point Loma (Calif.) 8, Bellarmine (Ky.) 7, Lee (Tenn.) 7, Southern Indiana 5, Le Moyne (N.Y.) 3, Minnesota Duluth 2, Queens (N.C.) 2, Sioux Falls (S.D.) 2, Black Hills State (S.D.) 1, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 1, Texas A&M-Kingsville 1.

Dropped out: Point Loma (17), UNC Pembroke (T20), Lee (22), Shippensburg (24).