NIACC men move up to 7th in latest poll
MASON CITY - The NIACC men's basketball team moved up a spot to No. 7 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday.
NIACC (21-3 overall, 10-1 ICCAC) was No. 8 in the Feb. 12 poll and gained a pair of wins last week (121-101 over Little Priest Tribal College and 109-53 over the Graceland University JV 53).
The No. 7 ranking is the highest for the Trojans since they were No. 3 in the Dec. 4, 2012 poll.
Potomac State is ranked No. 1 and Schoolcraft is ranked No. 2. Kirkwood is No. 8 in this week's poll.
NIACC, which has won nine straight games, returns to action Thursday at Iowa Lakes in an ICCAC contest. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.
NJCAA Division II poll (Feb. 20, 2019)
Potomac State, Schoolcraft, South Suburban, Highland (Kan.), Parkland, Beaver County, NIACC, Kirkwood, Johnson County, Erie, Morris, St. Clair County, Pima, Milwaukee Area Tech, Mott, Edison State, Cuyahoga, DCTC, Frederick, Scottsdale.
NIACC's 2018-19 season (21-3 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 54
NIACC 119, Iowa Lakes 110
NIACC 96, Southwestern 83
NIACC 95, Iowa Central 82
NIACC 95, Kirkwood 81
NIACC 121, Little Priest Tribal College 101
NIACC 109, Graceland University JV 53
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
Feb. 5 - 12th
Feb. 12 - 8th
Feb. 20 - 7th