ASU Remains Among Top Ten

ASU Remains Among Top Ten
Jaguars host UNCP in conference tilt Wednesday evening
Web Posted 1/6/09


AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men's basketball squad slipped three
spots Tuesday in the first national ranking of 2009, but remained in
the top 10 when the Jaguars landed at No. 10 in the sixth NABC poll of
the regular season.

With the ranking, ASU has now appeared in the top 10 of the national
poll for a school-record 10 consecutive weeks, dating back to last
season, and has been ranked among the top 25 for a school-record 26
consecutive weeks, dating back to the 2006-07 campaign.

The Jags are coming off arguably the biggest regular-season win in
school history on Monday, Jan. 5. ASU knocked off previously
second-ranked USC Aiken 87-76 in Christenberry Fieldhouse behind a
career-high 33 points from junior guard Ben Madgen.

The victory over the Pacers, which did not factor into this week's poll
voting, marked the highest-ranked opponent the Jags have ever defeated.
Previously, the highest-ranked opponent ASU had beaten was No. 4 Alaska
Anchorage in the semifinals of the Elite Eight last March in
Springfield, Mass.

ASU earned the highest ranking in school history on Tuesday, Dec. 9
when the Jags moved up to No. 3 in the nation.

Losses by six of the top 11 teams from the last poll of 2008 caused a
significant shakeup. Findlay retained its No. 1 ranking into the New
Year, but the rest of the top five has a new look.

The next poll will be released Jan. 13.

NABC Coaches Poll
(as of January 6, 2009)
Record Points Pvs
1. Findlay (Ohio) (7) 10-0 199 1
2. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) (1) 11-0 193 3
3. C.W. Post (N.Y.) 9-0 181 6
4. Central Oklahoma 11-2 159 8
5. Bellarmine (Ky.) 12-0 155 13
6. Minnesota State 13-2 154 9
7. Gannon (Pa.) 9-1 130 4
8. Southern Indiana 14-2 115 18
9. BYU-Hawaii 6-1 111 12
10. AUGUSTA STATE 7-2 110 7
11. USC Aiken 7-2 108 2
12. Missouri Southern 14-1 100 10
13. Saint Martin's (Wash.) 12-2 99 15
14. Arkansas-Monticello 10-2 97 5
15. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 8-2 73 16
16. Clayton State (Ga.) 9-0 72 T25
17. Arkansas Tech 10-2 64 20
18. Valdosta State (Ga.) 12-2 63 T25
19. Northern Kentucky 9-3 53 17
20. Kentucky Wesleyan 9-2 43 11
21. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 11-0 34 NR
22. Northern State (N.D.) 11-2 33 19
23. Catawba 9-3 30 14
24. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 10-2 22 NR
25. Benedict 5-1 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Lynn (Fla.) 19, Central Missouri 18, Claflin
(S.C.) 18, Angelo State (Texas) 17, Merrimack (Mass.) 15, Armstrong
Atlantic State (Ga.) 13, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 12, Delta State
(Miss.) 11, Edinboro (Pa.) 11, Central Washington 10, Dallas Baptist
(Texas) 10, Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) 9, Augustana (S.D.) 4, Saint
Anselm (N.H.) 4, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 3, Elizabeth City State (N.C.) 2,
North Alabama 2, Ashland (Ohio) 1, Harding (Ark.) 1, Stonehill (Mass.)
1.

Records are through games of Jan. 4, 2009.


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Robbie McKinlay

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Augusta State University
706-729-2449
South Atlantic Regional Champions 2008
National Finalists 2008