(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The Central Missouri Mules dropped two spots this week to No. 20 in the NABC Division II Men’s Basketball Poll released on Tuesday afternoon. The Mules will open NCAA-II Central Region play as the No. 3 seed on Saturday at noon.
The Mules (24-6) garnered 83 points in the poll to come in at No. 20. Florida Southern (30-1) held down the top spot in the poll for the fifth week in a row with 400 points and all 16 first-place votes. Central Region top-seed Augustana moved up four spots to No. 2 and was followed by Bellarmine at No. 3, another Central Region foe Minnesota State-Moorhead in fourth and West Liberty rounding out the top five.
Three teams that make up the Central Regional are ranked in the top 25 with three other schools; Northwest Missouri State, Minnesota State and Northern State, receiving votes.
The Central Regional will be hosted by Augustana at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota beginning on Saturday.
The Mules (24-6) garnered 83 points in the poll to come in at No. 20. Florida Southern (30-1) held down the top spot in the poll for the fifth week in a row with 400 points and all 16 first-place votes. Central Region top-seed Augustana moved up four spots to No. 2 and was followed by Bellarmine at No. 3, another Central Region foe Minnesota State-Moorhead in fourth and West Liberty rounding out the top five.
Three teams that make up the Central Regional are ranked in the top 25 with three other schools; Northwest Missouri State, Minnesota State and Northern State, receiving votes.
The Central Regional will be hosted by Augustana at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota beginning on Saturday.
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