KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For just the second time ever, the UIndy men's basketball team earned the No. 1 ranking in the NABC/Division II Top 25 poll, released Tuesday. The Greyhounds (15-0, 7-0 GLVC) joined their 1996-97 counterparts as the only teams in program history to grab the top spot in the weekly coaches poll.
Last week's win over then-No.-4 Bellarmine coupled with a loss by formerly top-ranked West Liberty helped the Hounds leapfrog two spots to No. 1, passing fellow unbeaten Lincoln Memorial in the process. LMU received two more first-place votes than UIndy – nine to the Hounds' seven – but the Railsplitters remained in second for the second straight week.
UIndy's recent victory against Bellarmine was its third versus a ranked opponent this season. Its perfect 15-0 mark is second in the program annals to the 1996-97 team's 18 wins to start the season.
Meanwhile, Bellarmine dropped just three spots to No. 7 in this week's rankings, keeping two GLVC teams in the top 10. Wisconsin-Parkside, who is tied with the Hounds for the GLVC East Division lead, climbed three rungs to No. 19.
UIndy hosts divisional foes McKendree and Illinois Springfield this week. The McKendree tip is set for 7:45 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 22.
NABC/DIVISION II COACHES POLL (1st-place votes)
| TEAM | REC. | PTS. | PREV. |
| 1. | Indianapolis, Ind. (7) | 15-0 | 391 | 3 |
| 2. | Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (9) | 16-0 | 387 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida Southern | 15-1 | 356 | 6 |
| 4. | Barry, Fla. | 13-1 | 333 | 7 |
| 5. | West Liberty, W.Va. | 14-1 | 328 | 1 |
| 6. | Augustana, S.D. | 17-1 | 314 | 9 |
| 7. | Bellarmine, Ky. | 13-2 | 290 | 4 |
| 8. | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 20-1 | 286 | 12 |
| 9. | Colorado School of Mines | 14-1 | 282 | 5 |
| 10. | California Baptist | 14-1 | 260 | 11 |
| 11. | Angelo State, Texas | 15-1 | 241 | 14 |
| 12. | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 15-2 | 210 | 8 |
| 13. | UNC Pembroke | 16-1 | 193 | 15 |
| 14. | Metropolitan State, Colo. | 14-3 | 169 | 17 |
| 15. | Tarleton State, Texas | 14-2 | 150 | 10 |
| 16. | Mount Olive, N.C. | 15-2 | 147 | 20 |
| 17. | Azusa Pacific, Calif. | 15-2 | 136 | 13 |
| 18. | Ferris State, Mich. | 14-2 | 131 | 19 |
| 19. | Wisconsin-Parkside | 14-1 | 129 | 22 |
| 20. | Minnesota State | 14-3 | 101 | 21 |
| 21. | BYU-Hawaii | 12-2 | 73 | 24 |
| 22. | Central Missouri | 15-3 | 53 | 25 |
| 23. | Midwestern State, Texas | 15-3 | 51 | NR |
| 24. | Lynn, Fla. | 12-2 | 48 | NR |
| 25. | Indiana, Pa. | 15-3 | 40 | 16 |
Dropped out: Newberry (20), St. Edward's (23).
Other receiving votes: St. Edward's (Texas) 24, King (Tenn.) 18, Western Oregon 10, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 9, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 8, Texas A&M-Commerce 8, American International (Mass.) 7, Northern State (S.D.) 4, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 4, Alabama-Huntsville 3, Southern Connecticut State 3, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 1, Newberry (S.C.) 1, Northwest Missouri State 1.
