USC Aiken Moves Up to Fourth in Latest NABC/Division II Poll
KANSAS CITY – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team moved up four spots this week to No. 4 in the latest NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll.
The Pacers are one of three Peach Belt Conference teams in the top 12 with Augusta State eighth and Montevallo, who was No. 5 last week, now ranked 12th.
Earning their first national ranking of the year at No. 20 on Dec. 4, 2007, USC Aiken has now been ranked in the top 25 in 32 of the last 46 regular season polls.
USC Aiken is currently 6-1 on the 2010-11 season. The Pacers are 2-1 in Peach Belt Conference play after acquiring a 68-61 victory over Columbus State this past Saturday.
USC Aiken will next compete in the 2010 Conoco Phillips and Quality Energy Services USC Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic at the Convocation Center. The tournament features host USC Aiken, Mount Olive, Shaw and Virginia Union.
The Pacers, who will play two games in the event, will commence their action in the 2010 ConocoPhillips and Quality Energy Services USC Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic with a 7:30 p.m. game against Shaw on Thursday, Dec. 16. The Pacers will close out the event in a top 25 battle with No. 23 Virginia Union at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17.
All four of the games in the 2010 ConocoPhillips and Quality Energy Services USC Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic will be able to be followed live on USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com. For more information on the 2010 ConocoPhillips and Quality Energy Services USC Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic, please visit the official tournament website: http://www.pacersports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/tournament
NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (December 14, 2010 – Poll #4)
Record Points Pvs
1. Bellarmine, Ky. (7 first place votes) 7-0 199
2. Findlay, Ohio 8-0 189 2
3. West Liberty, W.Va. (1 first place vote) 8-0 188 4
4. USC Aiken 6-1 166 8
5. Central Washington 8-0 156 12
6. Alabama-Huntsville 9-1 150 9
7. Winona State, Minn. 6-1 149 3
8. Augusta State, Ga. 7-0 148 10
9. Fort Hays State, Kan. 9-1 128 6
10. Hillsdale, Mich. 10-0 114 17
11. Grand Valley State, Mich. 6-1 105 14
12. Montevallo, Ala. 6-1 104 5
13. Central Oklahoma 9-1 103 15
14. Kentucky Wesleyan 5-1 79 18
15. Cal Poly Pomona 2-2 78 16
16. Southern Indiana 7-1 77 20
17. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 6-1 64 19
18. Indiana, Pa. 5-2 55 7
19. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 8-0 52 24
20. Bowie State, Md. 5-1 49 11
21. Incarnate Word, Texas 8-0 38 NR
22. Minnesota State 7-1 27 21
23. Virginia Union 2-0 24 25
24. Midwestern State, Texas 5-1 23 NR
25. Missouri Southern 9-0 22 NR
Others receiving votes: Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 17, Tarleton State (Texas) 17, Bentley (Mass.) 14, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 13, Eckerd (Fla.) 11, Flagler (Fla.) 10, Northern Kentucky 8, Merrimack (Mass.) 7, Drury (Mo.) 4, Tampa (Fla.) 4, California (Pa.) 3, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 2, Valdosta State (Ga.) 2, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 1.
Dropped out: Tarleton State (13), Merrimack (22), Northern Kentucky (23).
Records are through games of Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010.
