
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