National Collegiate Athletic Association

Polls

POLLS: February 10, 1997

Division II Men's Basketball

The top 20 NCAA Division II men's basketball teams through January 27 as selected by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Indianapolis (17-0) -- 160
2. Fort Hays St. (17-1) -- 152
3. Cal St. Bakersfield (16-3) -- 144
4. West Ga. (14-2) -- 136
5. Southern Conn. St. (16-1) -- 128
6. Central Okla. (17-2) -- 120
7. Georgia Col. (14-3) -- 112
8. Salem-Teikyo (15-1) -- 104
9. New Hamp. Col. (15-1) -- 96
10. Mont. St.-Billings (15-2) -- 88
11. Mansfield (17-2) -- 80
12. Northern Ky. (18-2) -- 70
13. South Dak. St. (15-3) -- 66
14. Alabama A&M (13-3) -- 56
15. Presbyterian (14-4) -- 47
16. Washburn (13-6) -- 41
17. Wheeling Jesuit (15-1) -- 32
18. Bryant (13-3) -- 16
19. Grand Canyon (15-3) -- 11
20. Tex. A&M-Commerce (14-4) -- 9

Division II Women's Basketball
The USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division II women's basketball teams through January 26, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Dak. St. (18-0) -- 600
2. St. Rose (18-0) -- 575
3. Abilene Christian (18-1) -- 547
4. West Tex. A&M (17-1) -- 519
5. Southern Ind. (16-1) -- 487
6. North Dak. (16-2) -- 481
7. Neb.-Kearney (17-1) -- 432
8. UC Davis (16-2) -- 423
9. Stonehill (15-2) -- 378
10. Northern Mich. (17-2) -- 365
11. South Dak. St. (14-4) -- 345
12. Oakland (16-3) -- 326
13. Shippensburg (15-3) -- 313
14. Augustana (S.D.) (15-3) -- 296
15. Northern Colo. (13-4) -- 239
16. Kennesaw St. (15-1) -- 206
17. Seattle Pacific (15-2) -- 190
18. Bentley (13-4) -- 176
19. Delta St. (12-4) -- 168
20. Michigan Tech (14-4) -- 147
21. Metropolitan St. (14-3) -- 126
22. Bowie St. (15-1) -- 111
23. Minn.-Duluth (13-5) -- 86
24. Longwood (16-1) -- 77
25. Florida Tech (16-2) -- 52

Division III Men's Basketball
The top NCAA Division III men's basketball teams in each region through January 28 as selected by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
Northeast: 1. Williams, 12-2; 2. Colby, 12-2; 3. Western Connecticut State, 15-2; 4. Amherst, 11-2; 5. (tie) Connecticut College, 11-3, and Salem State, 12-1; 7. Springfield, 11-2; 8. Plymouth State, 10-5.
East: 1. Rochester Institute of Technology, 13-0; 2. St. Lawrence, 12-2; 3. Oneonta State, 11-2; 4. Hamilton, 8-3; 5. Buffalo State, 9-5; 6. St. John Fisher, 10-3; 7. Rochester, 10-5; 8. (tie) Potsdam State, 8-5, and Brockport State, 8-4.
Middle Atlantic: 1. Lycoming, 13-2; 2. (tie) Alvernia, 13-3, and Wilkes, 12-2; 4. Widener, 13-4; 5. Johns Hopkins, 11-4; 6. Goucher, 12-4; 7. Salisbury State, 12-3; 8. Moravian, 11-5.
Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 16-0; 2. William Paterson, 14-2; 3. Richard Stockton, 10-5; 4. Jersey City State, 11-5; 5. New York University, 12-4; 6. Staten Island, 11-3; 7. Merchant Marine, 11-3; 8. (tie) Mount St. Mary (New York), 11-4, and York (New York), 11-4.
South: 1. Roanoke, 14-1; 2. Sewanee (University of the South), 11-3; 3. (tie) Bridgewater (Virginia), 14-4, and Maryville (Tennessee), 12-3; 5. Hendrix, 14-3; 6. (tie) Christopher Newport, 11-4, and Rust, 12-4.
Great Lakes: 1. Hope, 15-2; 2. (tie) John Carroll, 14-2, and Wittenberg, 13-3; 4. Wooster, 14-3; 5. Ohio Northern, 11-4; 6. Mount Union, 12-4; 7. Calvin, 9-5; 8. Denison, 12-4.
Midwest: 1. Illinois Wesleyan, 16-1; 2. Wabash, 15-2; 3. Chicago, 12-4; 4. Washington (Missouri), 12-4; 5. Elmhurst, 11-5; 6. Rose-Hulman, 12-5; 7. Lawrence, 13-1; 8. (tie) Manchester, 11-5, and Wheaton (Illinois), 11-3.
West: 1. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 16-0; 2. Wisconsin-Platteville, 14-1; 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 13-2; 4. Pomona-Pitzer, 12-4; 5. Nebraska Wesleyan, 11-4; 6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 12-4; 7. Buena Vista, 11-4; 8. Gustavus Adolphus, 11-4.

Men's Gymnastics
The top 20 NCAA men's gymnastics teams through January 28, based on the teams' highest single scores as provided by GymInfo:
1. California -- 228.15
2. Michigan St. -- 227.75
3. Oklahoma -- 226.85
4. Ohio St. -- 226.65
4. Nebraska -- 226.65
6. Illinois -- 224.50
7. Penn St. -- 224.40
8. Iowa -- 221.85
9. Brigham Young -- 221.60
10. Massachusetts -- 221.20
11. New Mexico -- 220.70
12. Ill.-Chicago -- 216.60
13. Navy -- 216.25
14. Michigan -- 216.00
15. Temple -- 215.20
16. Army -- 213.00
17. William & Mary -- 210.80
18. James Madison -- 203.80
19. San Jose St. -- 201.50
20. Springfield -- 194.15

Women's Gymnastics
The top 20 NCAA women's gymnastics teams through January 28, based on the teams' season averages as reported by GymInfo.
1. Georgia -- 196.385
2. Utah -- 195.880
3. Alabama -- 195.400
4. West Va. -- 194.360
5. UCLA -- 194.322
6. Washington -- 193.890
7. Nebraska -- 193.803
8. LSU -- 193.797
9. Oregon St. -- 193.617
10. Michigan -- 193.457
11. Utah St. -- 193.310
12. Florida -- 193.273
13. Stanford -- 192.840
14. Arizona -- 192.397
15. Michigan St. -- 192.317
16. Minnesota -- 192.240
17. Kentucky -- 191.990
18. Denver -- 191.773
19. Penn St. -- 191.765
20. Towson St. -- 191.757

Division I Men's Ice Hockey
The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through January 27, selected in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Michigan (23-1-3) -- 100
2. North Dak. (17-7-2) -- 84
3. Minnesota (18-8-0) -- 70
4. New Hampshire (19-6-0) -- 61
5. Boston U. (13-6-5) -- 55
6. Michigan St. (15-7-3) -- 48
7. Clarkson (15-7-0) -- 38
8. Lake Superior St. (16-9-4) -- 27
9. Vermont (15-6-1) -- 19
10. Miami (Ohio) (19-9-0) -- 12

Division II Men's Ice Hockey
The top five NCAA Division II men's ice hockey teams through January 28 as selected by the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Ala.-Huntsville (15-3-0) -- 30
2. Bemidji St. (17-4-2) -- 23
3. Mercyhurst (13-5-2) -- 19
4. St. Anselm (13-2-0) -- 12
5. Bentley (11-7-0) -- 6

Division III Men's Ice Hockey
The top 10 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey teams in each region through January 28 as selected by the NCAA Divisions II and III Men's Ice Hockey Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
West
1. St. Norbert (18-3-1) -- 50
2. St. John's (Minn.) (14-3-0) -- 45
3. Wis.-Superior (13-5-2) -- 38
4. Wis.-Stevens Point (12-7-2) -- 37
5. Wis.-River Falls (13-6-0) -- 29
6. St. Thomas (Minn.) (13-6-0) -- 26
7. St. Mary's (Minn.) (9-8-0) -- 19
8. Gustavus Adolphus (9-8-0) -- 16
9. Wis.-Eau Claire (8-10-1) -- 9
10. Augsburg (8-8-1) -- 6
East
1. Plattsburgh St. (13-4-1) -- 50
2. Rochester Inst. (11-3-2) -- 41
3. Norwich (13-2-0) -- 40
4. Hamilton (11-3-1) -- 38
5. Middlebury (11-5-0) -- 31
6. Elmira (11-5-2) -- 25
7. Colby (10-4-1) -- 20
8. Amherst (11-4-0) -- 15
9. Fredonia St. (8-6-1) -- 10
10. Williams (8-7-0) -- 5

Division II Women's Softball
The preseason top 20 NCAA Division II women's softball teams as selected by the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee, with points:
1. Kennesaw State, 154; 2. Wisconsin-Parkside, 147; 3. UC Davis, 144; 4. Nebraska-Omaha, 141; 5. Nebraska-Kearney, 125; 6. American International, 123; 7. California (Pennsylvania), 116; 8. Florida Southern, 104; 9. South Dakota State, 95; 10. Humboldt State, 90; 11. Barry, 70; 12. Bloomsburg, 65; 13. Ashland, 62; 14. Merrimack, 60; 15. Cal State Bakersfield, 51; 16. Emporia State, 46; 17. Augustana (South Dakota), 24; 18. Coker, 22; 19. Central Missouri State, 13; 20. Sonoma State, 8.

Division II Men's Indoor Track
The top 15 NCAA Division II men's indoor track teams through January 26 as determined by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ranking:
1. Abilene Christian, 187.6; 2. Central Missouri State, 176.5; 3. Albany (New York), 168.9; 4. Saginaw Valley, 167.7; 5. East Stroudsburg, 146.6; 6. Lewis, 138.7; 7. Shippensburg, 132.4; 8. Emporia, 127.2; 9. Northern State, 123.6; 10. Millersville, 123.2; 11. Grand Valley State, 120.8; 12. Massachusetts-Lowell, 110.3; 13. Pittsburg State, 99.8; 14. St. Joseph's (Indiana), 69.4; 15. Slippery Rock, 57.4.
Division II Women's Indoor Track
The top 15 NCAA Division II women's indoor track teams through January 26 as determined by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ranking:
1. Albany (New York), 143.0; 2. Saginaw Valley, 142.0; 3. Nebraska-Omaha, 141.6; 4. Emporia State, 134.9; 5. Abilene Christian, 132.1; 6. Lewis, 120.6; 7. Massachusetts-Lowell, 104.2; 8. Central Missouri State, 101.4; 9. East Stroudsburg, 95.4; 10. Shippensburg, 93.0; 11. Pittsburg State, 90.1; 12. (tie) Northern State and Slippery Rock, 80.2; 14. Minnesota-Duluth, 75.3; 15. Missouri-Rolla, 68.0.

Men's Volleyball
The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 15 NCAA men's volleyball teams through January 27, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Stanford (2-0) -- 240
2. UCLA (1-1) -- 198
3. Hawaii (3-1) -- 196
4. Penn St. (6-1) -- 191
5. Brigham Young (2-0) -- 183
6. Long Beach St. (4-0) -- 176
7. Pepperdine (2-2) -- 130
8. Ball St. (3-0) -- 102
9. Cal St. Northridge (4-1) -- 100
10. UC Santa Barb. (1-2) -- 83
11. Lewis (4-1) -- 81
12. Loyola Marymount (1-1) -- 71
13. Pacific (Cal.) (3-0) -- 53
14. Ohio St. (6-2) -- 51
15. Southern Cal (2-2) -- 42

Division III Men's Volleyball
The top 10 NCAA Division III men's volleyball teams through January 28 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Juniata (6-1) -- 126
2. UC San Diego (1-3) -- 106
3. N.J. Inst. of Tech. (1-1) -- 100
4. Springfield (3-0) -- 99
5. La Verne (0-2) -- 79
6. Vassar (3-0) -- 73
7. New York U. (1-1) -- 49
8. East. Mennonite (1-4) -- 41
9. Roger Williams (2-1) -- 17
10. New Paltz St. (N/A) -- 9

Division I Wrestling
The InterMat top 25 NCAA Division I wrestling teams through January 29 as selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and Amateur Wrestling News, with points:
1. Oklahoma State, 300; 2. Iowa, 288; 3. Minnesota, 275; 4. Penn State, 262; 5. Illinois, 249; 6. Michigan State, 236; 7. Iowa State, 229; 8. Edinboro, 222; 9. Rider, 202; 10. Arizona State, 177; 11. (tie) Michigan and Nebraska, 158; 13. Cal State Bakersfield, 144; 14. Lock Haven, 139; 15. Pennsylvania, 135; 16. Oklahoma, 133; 17. Fresno State, 121; 18. Oregon State, 101; 19. Indiana, 81; 20. Cornell, 77; 21. Purdue, 61; 22. Oregon, 49; 23. Clarion, 31; 24. North Carolina, 23; 25. Pittsburgh, 19.

NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Regional Rankings
The top eight teams in each region in the weekly 1996-97 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III mens basketball poll, conducted by the NCAA Division III Mens Basketball Committee.

Northeast Region
1. Williams (Mass.) (14-2)
2. Colby (Maine) (14-2)
3. Amherst (Mass.) (13-2)
4. Salem State (Mass.) (14-1)
5. Springfield (Mass.) (14-2)
6. Tie -- Connecticut College (12-4)
Western Connecticut State (16-3)
8. Massachusetts - Dartmouth (11-6)

East Region
1. Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) (15-1)
2. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) (14-2)
3. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) (13-3)
4. Tie -- Ithaca (N.Y.) (12-4)
Oneonta State (N.Y.) (12-4)
6. Rochester (N.Y.) (11-6)
7. Buffalo State (N.Y.) (10-6)
8. Hamilton (N.Y.) (8-7)

Middle Atlantic Region
1. Wilkes (Pa.) (14-2)
2. Tie -- Alvernia (Pa.) (16-3)
Lycoming (Pa.) (15-3)
4. Widener (Pa.) (14-5)
5. Johns Hopkins (Md.) (13-5)
6. Goucher (Md.) (14-4)
7. Salisbury State (Md.) (14-3)
8. Drew (N.J.) (12-5)

Atlantic Region
1. Rowan (N.J.) (18-0)
2. William Paterson (N.J.) (16-2)
3. Richard Stockton (N.J.) (12-5)
4. New York University (15-4)
5. Tie -- Jersey City St. (N.J.) (12-6)
Staten Island (N.Y.) (14-3)
7. Mount St. Mary (N.Y.) (13-4)
8. York (N.Y.) (12-4)

South Region
1. Maryville (Tenn.) (14-3)
2. Roanoke (Va.) (14-4)
3. Tie -- Bridgewater (Va.) (15-4)
Sewanee (University of the South) (Tenn.) (12-4)
5. Hendrix (Ark.) (16-3)
6. Hampden-Sydney (Va.) (14-5)
7. Christopher Newport (Va.) (12-5)
8. Stillman (Ala.) (13-5)

Great Lakes Region
1. Hope (Mich.) (16-2)
2. Wittenberg (Ohio) (16-3)
3. Tie -- John Carroll (Ohio) (15-3)
Ohio Northern (13-4)
5. Mount Union (Ohio) (14-4)
6. Wooster (Ohio) (15-4)
7. Denison (Ohio) (14-4)
8. Calvin (Mich.) (10-6)

Midwest Region
1. Illinois Wesleyan (17-1)
2. Wabash (Ind.) (17-2)
3. Chicago (Ill.) (14-4)
4. Washington (Mo.) (14-4)
5. Elmhurst (Ill.) (13-5)
6. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) (13-6)
7. Lawrence (Wis.) (15-1)
8. Tie -- Manchester (Ind.) (12-6)
Wheaton (Ill.) (13-3)

West Region

1. Wisconsin-Whitewater (17-0)
2. Wisconsin-Platteville (17-1)
3. Pomona Pitzer (Calif.) (14-4)
4. Nebraska Wesleyan (13-4)
5. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (13-5)
6. Buena Vista (Iowa) (13-4)
7. Wisconsin-Oshkosh (13-4)
8. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) (12-4)