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Truman Is 6th In The Preseason NABC Top 25 Poll 

October 26, 2021 7:45PM CDT
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Truman Is 6th In The Preseason NABC Top 25 Poll 
Alpha Media Moberly, Missouri

Truman State is ranked 6th in the NABC Men’s Basketball Preseason Top 25 Poll released this week. The Bulldogs finished last season 20-3 overall and were ranked #1 in the Midwest Region. The ‘Dogs were Regional Champions after defeating Michigan Tech in the Final; advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 1998-99 season.

The Bulldogs are the only GLVC team ranked in the top 25, but Southern Indiana and Missouri-St. Louis received votes. Topping the poll is reigning national champion Northwest Missouri State, who earned 15 of 16 first place votes. Rounding out the top five are Flagler, West Texas A&M, Colorado Mesa (who earned one first place vote, and finished the regular season ranked number one in the final NABC poll), and Colorado School of Mines.

Here is the complete poll:

Record       Points        Last
1. Northwest Missouri State     28-2  397   4
2. Flagler (Fla.)                        18-3  349   8
3. West Texas A&M                  19-3  317   5
4. Colorado Mesa                     21-2  299   1
5. Colorado School of Mines    18-3  281   6
6. Truman State (Mo.)               20-3  258   7
7. Hillsdale (Mich.)                    21-3  214   9
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)    14-2  212   11
9. Lubbock Christian (Texas)     18-3  203   10
10. Valdosta State (Ga.)            17-5  199   14
11. Washburn (Kan.)                  20-7  191   17
12. Mercyhurst (Pa.)                  12-1  177   3
13. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)     23-6* 168   NR

  1. West Liberty (W.Va.)            18-5  165   18
    15. Northern State (S.D.)           19-2  148   2
    16. Queens (N.C.)                      16-6  157   22
    17. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)      19-4  149   13
    18. Indiana (Pa.)                         28-2** 123   NR
    19. DBU (Texas)                         17-5  120   16
    20. Alabama Huntsville               15-4  98     12
    21. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)          10-3  86     NR
    22. Fairmont State (W.Va.)          15-5  78     20
    23. Florida Southern                     7-5    74     NR
    24. Point Loma (Calif.)                  8-3    68     24
    25. Charleston (W.Va.)                14-4  62     15

    Records from 2020-21 season, unless noted.
    Last ranking is from poll of March 9, 2021.

*Did not play in 2020-21; record from 2019-20 season.
*Went 2-1 in 2020-21 season; listed record from 2019-20.

First place votes – Northwest Missouri State (15), Colorado Mesa (1).
Others receiving votes: MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 47, Southern Indiana 46, Oklahoma Baptist 45, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 43, Findlay (Ohio) 40, Lee (Tenn.) 35, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 35, Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 28, Fayetteville State (N.C.) 26, Chico State (Calif.) 24, Cal Poly Pomona 21, Daemen (N.Y.) 19, Emmanuel (Ga.) 19, Saint Leo (Fla.) 17, Augusta (Ga.) 15, Jefferson (Pa.) 13, Angelo State (Texas) 12, Southern Arkansas 12, Stonehill (Mass.) 12, Morehouse (Ga.) 10, Hawai’i Hilo 9, Wayne State (Neb.) 9, Missouri-St. Louis 8, St. Edward’s (Texas) 8, Ashland (Ohio) 7, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 7, Georgia Southwestern 6, Missouri Western 6, Adelphi (N.Y.) 5, Arkansas Monticello 5, Augustana (S.D.) 5, Texas A&M-Kingsville 5, Cal State San Bernardino 4, West Georgia 4, Barry (Fla.) 1, Miles (Ala.) 1.