Oilers Ranked 13th in NABC Poll

The University of Findlay men's basketball team is ranked 13th in the nation this week as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released their poll on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

The Oilers were ranked 16th in the last poll before claiming three wins last week.  The Oilers came away with an 86-58 win over Notre Dame (Ohio), defeated Lake Superior State by an 85-63 margin and were victorious over Northwood by a score of 84-72.

This week the Oilers will hit the road for the first time this regular season to take on Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan.  The Oilers will play the Huskies on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and then face the Wildcats on Saturday at 1 p.m.

NCAA Division II Poll

1.  West Liberty, W.Va. (12 first place votes) 6-0
2.  Washburn, Kan. (1 first place vote) 6-0
3.  Metropolitan State, Colo. (1 first place vote) 5-0
4.  Alabama-Huntsville (1 first place vote) 7-1
5.  Bellarmine, Ky. (1 first place vote) 5-0
6.  Western Washington 6-0
7.  Southern Indiana 4-0
8.  Seattle Pacific, Wash. 7-1
9.  Cal Poly Pomona 6-0
10. Barton, N.C. 7-0
11. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 6-0
12. Northwest Missouri State 6-0
13. Findlay, Ohio 4-1
14. St. Cloud State, Minn. 4-0
15. Franklin Pierce, N.H. 5-1
16. Kentucky Wesleyan 4-0
17. Indianapolis, Ind. 6-0
18. Winona State, Minn. 6-2
19. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 4-1
20. Minnesota State 5-0
21. Augusta State, Ga. 4-0
22. Indiana, Pa. 5-1
23. North Alabama 7-0
24. Assumption, Mass. 7-0
25. West Texas A&M 7-1