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Tigers Move to No. 13 in Final Rankings

Tigers Move to No. 13 in Final Rankings

Mitchell, S.D. - The Tigers received 300 total points and are on the bubble of reaching the Top 10. In the GPAC, Dordt is the No. 1 team with 10 first-place votes and 524 points, while Southern Oregon is No. 2 with 7 first-place votes and 518 points. Dakota Wesleyan is currently on a 5-game hot streak, most recently knocking off No. 1 Dordt on Saturday night in overtime, 76-66. The Tigers are 18-4 in league play and will host Doane tonight for a GPAC Quarterfinals game.

Dakota Wesleyan is one of four GPAC teams either ranked in the poll or receiving votes. Dordt holds onto the No. 1 spot, while Briar Cliff is at No. 5 and Hastings at No. 18.

Full NAIA Poll

RANK LAST TIME INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Dordt (Iowa) [10] 26-2 524
2 3 Southern Oregon [7] 28-0 518
3 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) [3] 24-2 507
4 2 Indiana Wesleyan 26-2 503
5 6 Cumberlands (Ky.) 24-4 444
5 5 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 24-4 444
7 7 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 24-4 413
8 8 Dakota State (S.D.) 22-2 409
9 9 Saint Francis (Ind.) 22-6 388
10 10 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 27-2 375
11 11 Georgetown (Ky.) 20-7 334
12 12 Marian (Ind.) 22-6 327
13 16 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 23-5 300
14 13 Arizona Christian (Ariz.) 24-4 271
15 17 William Carey (Miss.) 25-0 253
16 14 Bethel (Tenn.) 20-7 244
17 20 Langston (Okla.) 26-2 201
18 24 Hastings (Neb.) 22-6 200
19 15 Rio Grande (Ohio) 23-5 174
20 18 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24-3 163
21 25 Providence (Mont.) 20-7 151
22 21 Xavier (La.) 26-2 136
23 22 Oregon Tech 22-6 134
24 23 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 23-5 116
25 RV Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 23-5 93
25 RV LSU Shreveport (La.) 24-3 93

Dropped from the Top 25: Carroll (Mont.) 

Receiving Votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 92, Carroll (Mont.) 88, Florida Memorial 75, Shawnee State (Ohio) 59, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 57, Indiana Tech 54, Grand View (Iowa) 32, Milligan (Tenn.) 18, Northwestern (Iowa) 16, Governors State (Ill.) 15, Columbia (Mo.) 14, Southeastern (Fla.) 5, Montana Tech 5, St. Francis (Ill.) 4