King University Moves Up Four Spots to No. 7 in NABC/Division II Rankings
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The King University Tornado has continued its steady climb up the top 25 of the NABC/Division II Rankings, it was announced today. The Tornado (6-0, 2-0) moved up four spots for the second week in a roll to No. 7 in the latest poll.
NABC/Division II Rankings (Dec. 8 - Poll #3)
| Rank |
Institution |
Record
|
Points
|
Last
|
|
1.
|
West Liberty, W.Va. (16)
|
8-0
|
400
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Augustana, S.D.
|
6-1
|
365
|
3
|
|
3.
|
Western Oregon
|
8-0
|
360
|
4
|
|
4.
|
Minnesota State-Moorhead
|
9-1
|
329
|
6
|
|
5.
|
Cal Poly Pomona
|
8-0
|
325
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Angelo State, Texas
|
8-0
|
302
|
7
|
|
7.
|
King, Tenn.
|
6-0
|
276
|
11
|
|
8.
|
Tarleton State, Texas
|
7-1
|
264
|
9
|
|
9.
|
Southern Connecticut State
|
6-1
|
254
|
2
|
|
10.
|
Fairmont State, W.Va.
|
6-1
|
228
|
8
|
|
11.
|
Rollins, Fla.
|
9-0
|
227
|
17
|
|
12.
|
Midwestern State, Texas
|
7-1
|
216
|
14
|
|
13.
|
Seattle Pacific, Wash.
|
7-1
|
198
|
16
|
|
14.
|
UC San Diego
|
7-0
|
178
|
22
|
|
15.
|
Colorado School of Mines
|
6-1
|
172
|
18
|
|
16.
|
Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.
|
6-1
|
167
|
15
|
|
17.
|
Queens, N.C.
|
7-0
|
151
|
21
|
|
18.
|
Ashland, Ohio
|
7-0
|
113
|
NR
|
|
19.
|
Ferris State, Mich.
|
7-1
|
95
|
13
|
|
20.
|
California Baptist
|
9-2
|
91
|
10
|
|
21.
|
Central Missouri
|
7-1
|
85
|
12
|
|
22.
|
Chico State, Calif.
|
7-1
|
83
|
23
|
|
23.
|
Bellarmine, Ky.
|
6-2
|
81
|
24
|
|
24.
|
Union, Tenn.
|
8-0
|
76
|
NR
|
|
25.
|
Philadelphia, Pa.
|
7-1
|
42
|
25
|
Others receiving votes: Columbus State (Ga.) 14, Northwest Missouri State 13, Kentucky Wesleyan 12, Eckerd (Fla.) 11, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 11, Pittsburg State (Kan.) 9, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 7, Alabama-Huntsville 6, St. Edward’s (Texas) 6, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3, Hillsdale (Mich.) 2, Arkansas Tech 1, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1, Colorado State-Pueblo 1, Concordia-Irvine (Calif.) 1, Indianapolis (Ind.) 1.
Records are through games of Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015.
Dropped out: Alabama-Huntsville (19), UNC Pembroke (20).
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.