INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men's basketball team is ranked sixth in the initial Midwest Regional rankings, the NCAA released on Wednesday.
 
The Greyhounds were in the top-10 in each of the three regional polls released prior to the NCAA tournament field announcement last season, reaching as high as eighth just before the GLVC Championship Tournament.
 
UIndy has not advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional since 2015-16 when the Hounds bowed out in the semifinal to Ferris State in a nail-biter.
 
The Hounds are 17-7 this season, including a 14-4 record in regional action. As a top-four team in the GLVC with a 10-4 mark, the Greyhounds went 4-0 in November against programs who represent the GLIAC.
 
Sophomore Trevor Lakes leads the team with 14.4 points per game, adding 5.6 boards per contest. Seniors CJ Hardaway and Jesse Kempson are combining for 27.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, while Jimmy King is handing out 6.2 assists each game.
 
Head coach Stan Gouard in his 11th season at UIndy, and recently surpassed 200 career wins as the leader of the Hounds.
 
UIndy hits the road this weekend for games with big regional implications. The Hounds travel to Bellarmine, who tops the region, on Thursday evening before heading to Southern Indiana, ranked fifth, on Saturday.
 

NCAA II MIDWEST REGION POLL
Rank	School	Overall DII     Record	In-Region Record
1	Bellarmine	19-3	19-3
2	Lewis	16-4	16-4
3	Findlay	19-3	19-3
4	Ashland	16-4	16-4
5	Southern Indiana	16-6	15-6
6	UIndy	14-6	14-4
7	Ferris State	15-9	15-9
8	Northern Michigan	15-9	15-9
9	Hillsdale	15-7	15-7
10	Missouri-St. Louis	13-7	13-7