NIACC men move to No. 12 in latest poll
MASON CITY - The NIACC men's basketball team is No. 12 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday.
NIACC (17-3 overall, 7-1 ICCAC) was No. 14 in the Jan. 29 poll and gained a pair of ICCAC home wins last week (119-110 over Iowa Lakes and 96-83 over Southwestern).
The No. 12 ranking is the highest for the Trojans since they were No. 3 in the Dec. 4, 2012 poll.
Kirkwood is ranked No. 1 and Potomac State is No. 2.
NIACC returns to action Wednesday at Iowa Central. The Trojans host No. 1 Kirkwood on Saturday.
NJCAA Division II poll (Feb. 5, 2019)
Kirkwood, Potomac State, Schoolcraft, South Suburban, Johnson County, Highland (Kan.), Parkland, Mott, Beaver County, Erie, Pima, NIACC, Milwaukee Area Tech, Morris, Scottsdale, Frederick, Illinois Central, St. Clair County, Edison State, Cuyahoga.
NIACC's 2018-19 season (15-3 overall)
DCTC 91, NIACC 80
NIACC 97, Bay College 77
Iowa Western 100, NIACC 76
NIACC 78, Marshalltown CC 73
NIACC 99, RCTC 67
NIACC 94, Southeastern CC 86
NIACC 109, Wartburg College JV 77
NIACC 101, DCTC 65
NIACC 105, Northeast CC 71
NIACC 108, Luther College JV 70
NIACC 104, Southwestern 81
NIACC 125, Mount Mercy JV 98
NIACC 86, Iowa Central 75
NIACC 106, DMACC 100
Kirkwood 83, NIACC 65
NIACC 108, St. Ambrose JV 72
NIACC 110, Little Priest Tribal College 85
NIACC 86, Ellsworth 74
NIACC 119, Iowa Lakes 110
NIACC 96, Southwestern 83
NIACC MEN IN THE POLLS (2018-19)
Dec. 11 - 19th
Dec. 18 - 14th
Jan. 8 - 14th
Jan. 15 - 15th
Jan. 23 - 17th
Jan. 29 - 14th