Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics

Panthers remain No. 16 in national rankings
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Kentucky Wesleyan remained No. 16 in the 10th weekly National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 men's basketball poll today after two 12-point road wins at Lewis, 85-73, and then No. 19 Quincy, 85-77. Arkansas Tech stayed No. 1 for the third straight week.

The Panthers (21-3, 10-2) will host Great Lakes Valley Conference foes Maryville (2-19, 0-12) on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. CT and then Missouri-St. Louis (10-11, 4-8) on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 3:15 p.m. CT.

Other GLVC teams in the poll are No. 2 Southern Indiana, No. 14 Drury and No. 22 Quincy.

This marks the 302nd time, a Division II record, KWC has been in the Top 25 since the ratings started in 1961.
    
    NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Feb. 2, 2010)
    1. Arkansas Tech (8 first place votes) 18-0
    2. Southern Indiana 19-0
    3. Central Missouri 19-1
    4. Minnesota State 19-1
    5. Valdosta State 19-2
    6. Indiana (Pa.) 17-1
    7. Midwestern State 19-1
    8. Fort Hays State 17-2
    9. Seattle Pacific 16-2
    10. Bentley 18-2
    11. Florida Southern 18-2
    12. Augusta State 17-2
    13. Mesa State 17-1
    14. Drury 17-3
    15. Kutztown 16-2
    16. Kentucky Wesleyan 21-3
    17. Rollins 16-3
    18. Western Washington 19-3
    19. Findlay 15-3
    20. East Stroudsburg 18-1
    21. Georgia College & State 16-2
    22. Quincy 17-3
    23. Metropolitan State 16-3
    24. West Liberty 14-1
    25. Augustana (SD) 16-4

    Others receiving votes: Tarleton State 11, Clark Atlanta 9, Alderson-Broaddus 4, St. Cloud State 4, West Virginia State 3, Central Oklahoma 1, Stonehill 1.

    Records are through games of Jan. 31, 2010.