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DSU men’s basketball receives recognition votes to NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 poll
March 19, 2012
NAIA DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON NATIONAL POLL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Monday afternoon from the national office, that after making their second-ever trip to NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament on March 7, Dakota State gained more votes recognition to the postseason 'Top 25' national poll.
Dakota State completed a historical 2011-12 men's basketball campaign with an 18-13 overall record; most wins in 20 years when DSU went to the 'Final Four' in 1992 with a 19-16 record. The Trojans also won their first-ever Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) conference tournament, which was hosted in Madison.
DSU dropped an overtime heartbreaker to current-No. 4 McPherson (Kan.) 69-63 in the first-round of the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament's first-round game in Point Lookout, Mo.
The Trojans were 2-1 against ranked teams in their last three games of the season, including upset victories over then-No. 25 Valley City State (N.D.) 82-73 and then-No. 8 Jamestown (N.D.) 80-71 in the A.I.I. conference tournament.
Dakota State had faced ten nationally ranked opponents – of which six of these opponents were ranked in the 'Top 10' during the 2011-12 season.
Oregon Tech claimed the No. 1 ranking after capturing the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship, defeating tournament's top-seed Northwood (Fla.) on March 13.
Below is the final 2011-12 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coaches' Postseason Top 25 Poll as of March 19, 2012:
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL (1st Place Votes) | 2011-12 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Oregon Tech (13) | 34-4 | 343 |
| 2 | 1 | Northwood (Fla.) | 33-4 | 332 |
| 3 | 3 | Davenport (Mich.) | 32-5 | 321 |
| 4 | 5 | McPherson (Kan.) | 33-4 | 310 |
| 5 | 4 | Dordt (Iowa) | 30-5 | 298 |
| 6 | 6 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 30-6 | 288 |
| 7 | 8 | Northwest (Wash.) | 29-5 | 278 |
| 8 | 7 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 28-6 | 260 |
| 9 | 10 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 26-7 | 255 |
| 10 | 12 | Saint Thomas (Fla.) | 23-9 | 235 |
| 11 | 9 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 25-7 | 226 |
| 12 | 11 | Grace (Ind.) | 24-8 | 219 |
| 13 | 14 | Indiana Southeast | 26-8 | 212 |
| 14 | 16 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 24-9 | 209 |
| 15 | 17 | Warner (Fla.) | 24-11 | 188 |
| 16 | 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 21-12 | 185 |
| 17 | 15 | Saint Ambrose (Iowa) | 25-9 | 161 |
| 18 | 19 | Marian (Ind.) | 20-11 | 159 |
| 19 | T23 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 21-13 | 141 |
| 20 | 22 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 22-11 | 136 |
| 21 | 18 | Indiana Tech | 23-8 | 131 |
| 22 | 21 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 25-6 | 101 |
| 23 | 20 | Indiana East | 24-8 | 95 |
| 24 | NR | Daemen (N.Y.) | 20-11 | 80 |
| 25 | 25 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 19-13 | 75 |
| Dropped Out: No. 23 Tennessee Wesleyan | ||||
| Also receiving votes: Eastern Oregon 68, Tennessee Wesleyan 66; Cal Maritime 43; Valley City State (N.D.) 34; William Penn (Iowa) 19; Dakota State 11; Lourdes (Ohio) 5; Ashford (Iowa) 4; Reinhardt (Ga.) 1; Southeastern (Fla.) 1. | ||||
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director
