King University Moves Up Four Spots to No. 11 in NABC/Division II Rankings
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The King University Tornado continued its surge up the top 25 of the NABC/Division II Rankings, it was announced today. The Tornado (5-0, 1-0) moved up four spots to No. 11 in the latest poll.
NABC/Division II Rankings (Dec. 1 - Poll #2)
Rank |
Institution |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
1.
|
West Liberty, W.Va. (15)
|
5-0
|
399
|
2
|
2.
|
Southern Conn. State
|
4-0
|
362
|
7
|
3.
|
Augustana, S.D.
|
4-1
|
331
|
6
|
4.
|
Western Oregon
|
6-0
|
328
|
10
|
5.
|
Cal Poly Pomona
|
6-0
|
310
|
12
|
6.
|
Minnesota State-Moorhead
|
6-1
|
305
|
9
|
7.
|
Angelo State, Texas
|
7-0
|
303
|
13
|
8.
|
Fairmont State, W.Va. (1)
|
5-0
|
263
|
14
|
9.
|
Tarleton State, Texas
|
5-1
|
256
|
1
|
10.
|
California Baptist
|
8-1
|
241
|
4
|
11.
|
King, Tenn.
|
5-0
|
240
|
15
|
12.
|
Central Missouri
|
6-0
|
221
|
16
|
13.
|
Ferris State, Mich.
|
6-0
|
210
|
18
|
14.
|
Midwestern State, Texas
|
5-1
|
146
|
11
|
15.
|
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.
|
4-1
|
130
|
17
|
16.
|
Seattle Pacific, Wash.
|
5-1
|
119
|
23
|
17.
|
Rollins, Fla.
|
7-0
|
111
|
24
|
18.
|
Colorado School of Mines
|
5-1
|
106
|
21
|
19.
|
Alabama-Huntsville
|
3-1
|
101
|
19
|
20.
|
UNC Pembroke
|
5-1
|
95
|
20
|
21.
|
Queens, N.C.
|
5-0
|
94
|
22
|
22.
|
UC San Diego
|
5-0
|
93
|
NR
|
23.
|
Chico State, Calif.
|
4-1
|
76
|
8
|
24.
|
Bellarmine, Ky.
|
4-2
|
67
|
3
|
25.
|
Philadelphia, Pa.
|
6-1
|
30
|
25
|
Others receiving votes: Ashland (Ohio) 26, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 23, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 22, Union (Tenn.) 20, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 19, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 18, Barry (Fla.) 16, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 15, Kentucky Wesleyan 14, Columbus State (Ga.) 13, Drury (Mo.) 12, Northwest Missouri State 12, Colorado State-Pueblo 10, West Chester (Pa.) 9, Central Washington 7, Delta State (Miss.) 6, Pittsburg State (Kan.) 6, Western Washington 6, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 4, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 2, Morehouse (Ga.) 2, Arkansas-Fort Smith 1, Concord (W.Va.) 1, St. Edward's (Texas) 1.
Records are through games of Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015.
Dropped out: Drury (5).
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 12 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-Mcrae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College and Southern Wesleyan University are currently completing the NCAA Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.