KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team retained the top spot in the nation in the latest NABC Top 25 Coaches poll that was released today. The Ichabods received 15 of the 16 first-place votes in this week's rankings. The Ichabods moved to 17-0 and 8-0 in the MIAA after defeating Newman 121-73 on Jan. 18 and Emporia State 88-73 on Jan. 15 last week.
The Ichabods will hit the road for a pair of games starting with Northwest Missouri on Wednesday in Maryville, Mo. for their second game with the Bearcats in 11 days followed by a Jan. 25 contest at Missouri Western. Washburn will next be in action in Lee Arena with three-straight games including Fort Hays State (Jan. 30), Nebraska-Kearney (Feb. 1) and Central Missouri (Feb. 8).
The top-ranking places the Ichabods in the top five for the eighth-straight week for the first time in program history and the Ichabods also remained in the top spot for the second-consecutive week for the first time in NCAA history. The Ichabods are off to their best start to begin the season at 17-0 since starting the 2003-04 season 16-0 en route to the MIAA regular season championship. The Ichabod record for the most wins to start the season is 19 coming in the 1992-93 season.
The Ichabods are one of two undefeated teams remaining in the NCAA Division II ranks joining No. 2 Daemen (14-0).
NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 21, 2025 – Regular Season Poll #9)
Record Points Previous
1. Washburn, Kan. (15) 17-0 399 1
2. Daemen, N.Y. (1) 16-0 383 2
3. Nova Southeastern, Fla. 16-1 369 3
4. Alabama Huntsville 16-1 352 5
5. Findlay, Ohio 16-1 331 9
6. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 13-2 306 11
7. Colorado School of Mines 14-2 287 12
8. Ferris State, Mich. 17-2 271 4
9. Missouri S&T 13-1 266 15
10. Fairmont State, W.Va. 14-2 248 13
11. Valdosta State, Ga. 15-2 220 18
12. DBU, Texas 17-3 209 16
13. MSU Denver, Colo. 14-2 204 19
14. Lake Superior State, Mich. 15-3 181 6
15. Southwest Minnesota State 15-3 140 22
16. West Liberty, W.Va. 13-3 120 10
17. Chico State, Calif. 14-2 115 NR
18. Lenoir-Rhyne, N.C. 14-3 112 24
19. Columbus State, Ga. 14-2 111 25
20. Florida Southern 15-4 97 8
21. Pace, N.Y. 15-3 93 7
22. Gannon, Pa. 15-3 62 21
23. Minot State, N.D. 18-3 70 14
24. Hillsdale, Mich. 15-3 56 20
25. Southern Nazarene, Okla. 12-2 29 NR
Others receiving votes: Cal State Dominguez Hills 24, Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 23, Point Loma (Calif.) 23, Adelphi (N.Y.) 21, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 21, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 13, Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 10, Minnesota Duluth 10, Saint Martin's (Wash.) 9, St. Mary's (Texas) 7, Midwestern State (Texas) 6, USC Beaufort (S.C.) 2, West Chester (Pa.) 1.
Dropped out: Saint Martin's (17), Palm Beach Atlantic (23).
