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Eagles Climb Into NABC Men's Basketball National Poll
January 11, 2006
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The Ashland University basketball team has been included in the NCAA Division II Top 25 for the first time this season.

The Eagles, who have won six consecutive games, are ranked 25th in this week’s NABC Top 25 poll. AU has won 10 of its last 11 games and is 12-3, 4-1 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. This is the first time the Eagles have been ranked in the Top 25 since the 2002-03 season. AU was 17th in December of that season.

Ashland is one of three GLIAC teams that appear in this week’s poll. Findlay is 11th and Grand Valley State is 24th. AU is one of eight teams making its debut in the national poll this season.

The Eagles play their next four games on the road. Thursday (Jan. 12) the Eagles visit Wayne State and on Saturday (Jan. 14), AU will call on Hillsdale.

  Team Record Points
1. Montevallo (7 first place votes) 14-1 192
2. Western Washington 11-1 191
3. Southern Indiana 16-1 185
4. Seattle Pacific (1) 11-1 173
5. Saint Joseph's 13-1 154
6. Northern State 12-1 148
7. Southwest Baptist 14-1 141
8. Virginia Union 8-2 140
9. Fort Hays State 12-1 135
10. Stonehill 11-1 116
11. Findlay 12-2 102
12. West Virginia State 10-2 93
T13. Alabama-Huntsville 12-2 90
T13. Barton 8-1 90
15. Delta State 11-1 83
16. Truman State 13-2 73
17. Central Missouri State 13-2 58
18. Johnson C. Smith 9-3 50
19. Grand Canyon 12-3 46
20. Massachusetts-Lowell 11-3 45
21. Mount Olive 9-3 40
22. Minnesota State-Mankato 13-3 33
23. Winona State 10-4 29
24. Grand Valley State 11-3 27
25. Ashland 12-3 25

Others receiving votes: Lynn 19, Pittsburgh-Johnstown 18, Alderson-Broaddus 13, Catawba 12, South Carolina Upstate 11, West Georgia 10, Armstrong Atlantic State 9, Bowie State 8, Northeastern State 7, Saint Anselm 6, Hawaii-Hilo 5, West Liberty State 5, Montana State-Billings 3, Tarleton State 3, Presbyterian 2, Concordia-St. Paul 1, Philadelphia 1.