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