KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team has dropped to No. 22 in the latest release of the NABC Division II Top 25 Poll.
 
UAM (16-4, 5-2 GSC) started the past week victorious in a Top 25 Showdown with No. 22 Arkansas Tech with a final score of 56-53 in Monticello.
 
However, the Weevils could not out last Southern Arkansas two days later, falling on the road 48-46 on a buzzer-beating shot by SAU’s Channin Harden.
 
This is the ninth consecutive week UAM has been ranked in the Top 25 and the third time the Weevils have been in the 20-25 range. UAM reached as high as No. 5 in the last week of December.
 
UAM and No. 10 Christian Brothers are the only two GSC teams represented in this week’s poll. The two teams square off this Thursday, February 5 in Memphis, Tenn. CBU leads the GSC-West Division with a 6-1 record in league games and is the only other team to defeat the Weevils in GSC play this season with a 68-64 decision on January 10 in Monticello.
 
Three other GSC teams received votes in this week’s poll. Valdosta State (Ga.) received four, Delta State (Miss.) received three and North Alabama received two.

NABC/Division II Men’s Basketball Rankings
(Feb. 3, 2009)

 #          Name                                                              Overall                  Pts                     Pvs
1.         Findlay, Ohio (8 first place votes)                 18-0                    200                       1
2.         LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y.                                         16-0                    192                       2
3.         Central Oklahoma                                           18-2                    183                       3
4.        BYU-Hawaii                                                       14-1                    177                       4
5.         Gannon, Pa.                                                     16-2                    167                       6
6.         Southwest Baptist, Mo.                                   16-3                    150                       9
7.         Northern Kentucky                                           16-4                    132                      11
8.        Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va.                             16-2                    128                       5
9.         South Carolina Aiken                                      14-4                    126                      14
10.      Christian Brothers, Tenn.                              17-3                    115                      17
11.      Augusta State, Ga.                                          14-4                    111                       7
12.      Central Missouri                                              17-3                    106                      18
13.      Bellarmine, Ky.                                                 16-3                    102                       8
14.      Benedict, S.C.                                                  15-2                     87                       21
15.      Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga.                        15-3                     77                       12
16.      Southern Indiana                                             19-4                     71                       19
17.      Georgia College & State                                15-2                     69                       24
18.      Claflin, S.C.                                                       16-2                     68                       15
19.      Winona State, Minn.                                        17-5                     38                       20
20.      Florida Southern                                              19-4                     37                       NR
21.      Minnesota State                                               18-5                     36                       13
22.      Arkansas-Monticello                                     16-4                     35                       16
23.      Bentley, Mass.                                                  18-4                     28                       NR
24.      Stonehill, Mass.                                               16-4                     22                       10
25.      Catawba, N.C.                                                  13-5                     20                       25 

Others receiving votes: Western Washington 19, Virginia Union 18, Angelo State (Texas) 15, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 15, Rollins (Fla.) 10, Barton (N.C.) 9, Massachusetts-Lowell 9, St. Edward’s (Texas) 9, Kutztown (Pa.) 5,  Valdosta State (Ga.) 4, Delta State (Miss.) 3, North Alabama 2, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 2, Northern State (S.D.) 1, West Liberty State (W.Va.) 1.

Records are through games of Feb. 1, 2009.