Last week was difficult for Incarnate Word's men's basketball team but the Cardinals managed to hang on to a slot in the nation's top 25 teams as judged by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The latest poll has the Cardinals slotted in at number 21 after being 16th a week ago. UIW first broke into the top 25 in mid-December and have been listed for seven consecutive weeks. The highest ranking came January 4 when Incarnate Word was number nine.
In the past seven days the Cardinals, because of bad weather conditions, played but one game.
The other Lone Star Conference team voted into the rankings is Central Oklahoma which is number eight with a season mark of 19-2. One of those losses was to Incarnate Word the first week of December.
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (February 8, 2011 – Poll #11)
Record Points Pvs
1. West Liberty, W.Va. (8 first place votes) 20-0 200 1
2. Bellarmine, Ky. 21-1 192 2
3. Findlay, Ohio 19-1 178 4
4. Alabama-Huntsville 20-2 174 5
5. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 20-0 164 6
6. Southern Indiana 20-2 160 7
7. Augusta State, Ga. 20-2 15 1 3
8. Central Oklahoma 19-2 145 9
9. Minnesota State 19-2 136 10
10. Central Washington 18-2 135 11
11. Missouri Southern 18-2 119 12
12. Fort Hays State, Kan. 19-3 107 13
13. Humboldt State, Calif. 18-2 95 14
14. Arkansas Tech 17-3 94 15
15. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 17-3 93 8
16. Georgia Southwestern 16-4 78 18
17. Harding, Ark. 17-3 69 20
18. Northern Kentucky 18-4 58 24
19. Mercyhurst, Pa. 17-3 53 25
20. Hillsdale, Mich. 17-3 45 23
21. Incarnate Word, Texas 15-4 44 16
22. Grand Valley State, Mich. 16-5 26 17
23. Rollins, Fla. 18-4 18 NR
24. Tampa, Fla. 18-4 16 21
25. Bowie State, Md. 17-3 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Colorado School of Mines 9, Indianapolis (Ind.) 8, West Texas A&M 8, Bentley (Mass.) 6, Mary (N.D.) 3, Wayne State (Mich.) 3, Stonehill (Mass.) 1.
Dropped out: West Texas A&M (19), Indianapolis (22).
