KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third-straight week the Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team sits ranked No. 2 in the nation in the NABC top 25 coaches poll while climbing up one spot to No. 2 in the D2CSC (College Sports Communicators) national poll. The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods are back home in Lee Arena for the first time in 39 days as they will host Missouri Western at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Ichabods improved to 13-0 and 4-0 in the MIAA after picking up a 105-77 win over Emporia State on Jan. 4 in Emporia in the most points scored in the 222-game series.
NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 7, 2025 – Regular Season Poll #7)
Record Points Previous
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (16) 13-0 400 1
2. Washburn, Kan. 13-0 383 2
3. Daemen, N.Y. 12-0 358 3
4. Minot State, N.D. 17-0 346 5
5. Ferris State, Mich. 14-1 345 4
6. Alabama Huntsville 13-1 322 6
7. West Liberty, W.Va. 11-1 300 8
8. DBU, Texas 14-2 275 10
9. Fairmont State, W.Va. 11-1 272 11
10. Lake Superior State, Mich. 12-2 227 14
11. Pace, N.Y. 13-1 224 7
12. Florida Southern 13-2 201 15
13. Findlay, Ohio 12-1 194 17
14. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 9-2 185 9
15. Colorado School of Mines 10-2 183 16
16. Lenoir-Rhyne, N.C. 11-2 170 21
17. Missouri S&T 10-1 161 20
18. Saint Martin's, Wash. 15-2 123 22
19. Valdosta State, Ga. 11-2 88 T25
20. Hillsdale, Mich. 12-2 84 24
21. Coker, S.C. 11-2 49 18
22. MSU Denver, Colo. 10-2 48 NR
23. Southern Nazarene, Okla. 9-1 40 NR
24. Assumption, Mass. 11-2 39 NR
25. Columbus State, Ga. 10-2 32 19
Others receiving votes: Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 25, Gannon (Pa.) 21, Northern Michigan 17, Southwest Minnesota State 14, Chico State (Calif.) 13, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 13, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 11, West Chester (Pa.) 9, West Texas A&M 7, Kentucky Wesleyan 6, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 4, Winona State (Minn.) 3, Adelphi (N.Y.) 2, Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 2, Missouri Western 1.
Dropped out: MSU Moorhead (12), West Texas A&M (13), Cal State San Bernardino (23), Cal Poly Pomona (T25).
Records are through games of Sunday, Jan. 5. Previous ranking was from Dec. 31 poll.
D2CSC MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL - January 7, 2025
Rank School (1st place votes) W-L PTS. Prev.
- Nova Southeastern (14) 350 13-0 1
- Washburn 331 13-0 3
- Ferris State 303 14-1 5
- Daemen 302 12-0 6
- West Liberty 300 11-1 2
- DBU 248 14-2 15
- Minot State 241 17-0 19
- Alabama Huntsville 233 13-1 14
- Gannon 193 12-2 17
- Pace 192 13-1 13
- Saint Martin's 192 15-2 RV
- 12 Fairmont State 167 11-1 10
- Colorado School of Mines 166 10-2 11
- Findlay 160 12-1 RV
- Lenoir-Rhyne 157 11-2 RV
- Lincoln Memorial 114 9-2 16
- Cal State San Bernardino 113 11-4 8
- Lake Superior State 97 12-2 23
- Palm Beach Atlantic 92 11-2 18
- Northern Michigan 85 10-2 RV
- Florida Southern 76 13-2 RV
- Point Loma 70 12-4 22
- Southwest Minnesota State 67 11-3 21
- North Georgia 59 10-4 7
- West Texas A&M 43 9-4 4
Others Receiving Votes:Hillsdale – 42; Southern Nazarene – 21; Lubbock Christian – 17; Minnesota Duluth – 16; West Chester – 14; Adelphi – 14; Missouri S&T – 12; MSU Moorhead – 10; MSU Denver – 9; Missouri Western – 8; Carson-Newman – 7; Coker – 7; Valdosta State – 7; Concordia-St. Paul – 7; Midwestern State – 3; Assumption – 2; Northwest Nazarene – 1; Columbus State – 1; Winona State – 1
