KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UIndy men's basketball team will enter the NCAA Midwest Regional ranked No. 15 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) poll, released on Tuesday.
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The Hounds are now 24-6 and saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end last Saturday in the GLVC semifinal.
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UIndy earned the top seed and hosting rights to the upcoming Midwest Regional, which will be held at Nicoson Hall from March 14-17. The Greyhounds will tip off with eighth-seeded Walsh on Saturday evening at 5 p.m.
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Ferris State (16) and Missouri-St. Louis (19) rank inside the top 20, while fellow Midwest programs Truman and Michigan Tech are receiving votes.
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Junior
Trevor Lakes leads the team with 15.7 ppg, while senior
Jimmy King is handing out a conference-best 6.7 apg.
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NCAA DII Coaches Poll
| RK |
SCHOOL (first-place votes) |
REC |
PTS |
PREV |
| 1 |
Northwest Missouri State (16) |
31-1 |
400 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lincoln Memorial |
32-1 |
381 |
2 |
| 3 |
West Texas A&M |
32-1 |
368 |
3 |
| 4 |
UC San Diego |
30-1 |
355 |
4 |
| 5 |
Florida Southern |
29-2 |
336 |
5 |
| 6 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
28-2 |
320 |
7 |
| 7 |
West Liberty (W. Va.) |
27-4 |
299 |
11 |
| 8 |
Azusa Pacific |
25-4 |
270 |
6 |
| 9 |
St. Edward's (Texas) |
27-4 |
264 |
9 |
| 10 |
Valdosta State |
26-4 |
245 |
8 |
| 11 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
25-5 |
226 |
18 |
| 12 |
Alabama Huntsville |
26-5 |
213 |
19 |
| 13 |
Bridgeport |
24-4 |
184 |
14 |
| 14 |
Jefferson (Pa.) |
27-4 |
175 |
12 |
| 15 |
UIndy |
24-6 |
161 |
13 |
| 16 |
Ferris State |
27-6 |
156 |
10 |
| 17 |
Northern State (S.D.) |
26-6 |
153 |
21 |
| 18 |
Rogers State (S.D.) |
24-6 |
113 |
15 |
| 19 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
27-6 |
102 |
16 |
| 20 |
Nova Southeastern |
23-6 |
97 |
20 |
| 21 |
Missouri Southern |
23-8 |
89 |
21 |
| 22 |
UNC Pembroke |
24-6 |
73 |
17 |
| 23 |
Queens (N.C.) |
24-7 |
44 |
T-25 |
| 24 |
Point Loma (Calif.) |
24-6 |
39 |
NR |
| 25 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
23-7 |
30 |
NR |
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