The West Texas A&M Buffaloes are ranked in a tie for 24th in this week’s NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Division II Coaches’ Poll, as released by the NABC today. The Buffaloes (22-5), won two games this past week against Incarnate Word (81-71) and at Eastern New Mexico (74-54) to conclude the regular season and move back into the rankings. This marks the sixth week this season for the Buffs to have been nationally ranked this season. WT was ranked five times, previously, this season, falling from the rankings on Feb. 8 and again on Feb. 22. This marks the first season in which the Buffs have been ranked multiple times since the 1997-98 season, when they appeared in the rankings 10 times. Since joining the Division II ranks, the Buffs have been in the national rankings a total of 34 times, dating back to the 1986-87 season. Their highest ranking was fifth, which they attained most recently on Feb. 16, 1998, while their highest end-of-season ranking was ninth at the conclusion of the 1997-98 season. In addition to the Buffs, two additional Lone Star Conference teams are among the Top-25, including seventh-ranked Central Oklahoma and 15th-ranked Tarleton State. The 24th-ranked Buffaloes open LSC Basketball Championship play this Thursday, March 3, when they face Cameron. Tip-off at Bartlesville, Oklahoma’s Bruin Field House is set for 12 p.m. CST.
CANYON, TEXAS --
NABC Division II Coaches’ Poll - March 1, 2011:
1. West Liberty (W. Va.) 26-0
2. Bellermine (Ky.) 25-2
3. Humboldt State 24-2
4. Alabama-Huntsville 25-3
5. Augusta State (Ga.) 25-3
6. Minnesota State 23-3
7. Central Oklahoma 25-3
8. Missouri Southern 23-3
9. Findlay (Ohio) 23-3
10. Central Washington 23-3
11. Southern Indiana 23-4
12. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 24-2
13. Arkansas Tech 22-4
14. Mary (N.D.) 22-4
15. Tarleton State 22-4
16. Bowie State (Md.) 22-4
17. Harding (Ark.) 22-4
18. Colorado School of Mines 22-4
19. Fort Hays State 22-6
20. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 20-6
21. Rollins 22-6
22. Bentley (Mass.) 20-6
23. Ferris State 20-6
24. West Texas A&M 22-5
tie- Benedict (S.C.) 20-6
