Belton, TX - The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball team
dropped a pair of games last week and as a result, the Cru dropped 11
spots in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The UMHB men fell from #4 to #15 in this week's poll and finished with 216 total points. The Cru
is 10 points behind 14th-ranked Centre College. Rochester College
grabbed all 25 first-place votes and 625 total points to hold down the
top spot in the nation in this week's poll. UMHB is the only American
Southwest Conference team to receive votes in this week's poll.
The UMHB men are 11-3 overall and 8-2 in American Southwest
Conference play following road losses to Hardin-Simmons and McMurry
University last week. The Cru has lost back-to-back regular season games
for the first time since February of 2006. The UMHB men return to action
with a pair of home games this week. The Cru will host Howard Payne
University for a 7:30 PM tip-off on Thursday before welcoming Sul Ross
State to the Mayborn Campus Center for a 3:00 PM start on Saturday.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll is selected by a panel of 25 head
coaches, selected media members and sports information directors from across the country.