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Complete USI NCAA II Tournament Game Notes
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team rose six spots to 14th in the final NABC/Division II Top 25 poll of 2013-14. The Screaming Eagles, who won their 12th Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and earned the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division II Tournament , started the year at 18th in the preseason poll and were ranked as high as eighth during the year.
USI starts NCAA II Midwest Regional action Saturday at noon when it plays Michigan Tech University. The Eagles are the third seed in the tournament, while Huskies are the seventh seed and received votes for the top 25.
In addition to USI and Michigan Tech, the Midwest Regional features top-seeded and eighth-ranked Drury University; second-seeded and 12th-ranked University of Indianapolis; fourth-seeded and 21st –ranked University of Findlay; fifth-seeded and 25th-ranked Lake Superior State University; and eighth-seeded and 22
nd–ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Sixth-seeded Bellarmine University joined Michigan Tech in receiving votes for the top 25.
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NABC Division II Coaches Poll (March 11, 2014 – Poll #16 -- Final) |
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Record |
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1. Metropolitan State, Colo. (16 first place votes) |
28-1 |
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2. East Stroudsburg, Pa. |
28-1 |
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3. Tarleton State, Texas |
27-2 |
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4. Southern Connecticut State |
27-2 |
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5. South Carolina Aiken |
29-3 |
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6. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
27-2 |
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7. West Liberty, W.Va. |
26-3 |
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8. Drury, Mo. |
25-3 |
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9. Minnesota State |
29-4 |
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10. Florida Southern |
26-4 |
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11. Seattle Pacific, Wash. |
26-5 |
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12. Indianapolis, Ind. |
23-4 |
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13. Colorado School of Mines |
24-4 |
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14. Southern Indiana |
25-5 |
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15. Indiana (Pa.) |
23-4 |
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16. Cal State-San Bernardino |
23-4 |
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17. California Baptist |
24-3 |
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18. Montevallo, Ala. |
24-5 |
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19. Missouri Southern |
24-5 |
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20. Central Missouri |
24-5 |
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21. Findlay, Ohio |
24-5 |
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22. Wisconsin-Parkside |
23-6 |
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23. Midwestern State, Texas |
22-7 |
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24. Cal Poly Pomona |
21-6 |
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25. Lake Superior State, Mich. |
26-5 |
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Others receiving votes: Delta State (Miss.) 27, Philadelphia (Pa.) 16, Lewis (Ill.) 11, Charleston (W.Va.) 8, Winona State (Minn.) 8, Chico State (Calif.) 7, Livingstone (N.C.) 7, Bellarmine (Ky,.) 5, Dixie State (Utah) 4, Michigan Tech 4, Saint Leo (Fla.) 4, Arkansas-Fort Smith 3, North Alabama 3, Cal State-Stanislaus 2, Texas A&M International 1. |
