Jaguars Jump To No. 6 In Nation

ASU appears in national rankings for 36th consecutive week
Web Posted 11/24/09


AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State jumped four spots up to No. 6 in the
initial NABC/Coaches Poll of the 2009-10 season.

The Jaguars, who were ranked No. 10 in the NABC preseason poll, are off
to a 2-0 start to the season following Saturday's 68-58 non-conference
victory over Benedict in Columbia, S.C.

With the ranking, ASU has now appeared in the top 25 for a
school-record 36 consecutive weeks, dating back to the 2006-07
campaign. The Jaguars have been ranked among the nation's top 10 in 16
of the last 17 polls.

ASU travels to metro-Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 25 to take on
NAIA-power Life University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m., in
Marietta, Ga.







NABC/Coaches Poll
(as of Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009)
Record Pts. Pvs.
1. BYU-Hawaii (8) 0-0 200 1
2. Central Missouri 2-0 187 5
3. Valdosta State (Ga.) 3-0 179 7
4. Florida Southern 1-0 160 8
5. Bentley (Mass.) 3-0 159 9
6. AUGUSTA STATE 2-0 158 10
7. Bellarmine (Ky.) 2-1 153 2
8. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 5-1 148 3
9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 2-0 136 11
10. Findlay (Ohio) 2-1 120 4
11. Indiana (Pa.) 2-0 119 18
12. Metropolitan State (Colo.) 2-0 115 12
13. Kutztown (Pa.) 1-0 104 16
14. Winona State (Minn.) 3-0 94 20
15. Southwest Minnesota State 3-0 87 22
16. Rollins (Fla.) 3-0 64 24
17. Cal Poly Pomona 0-1 62 6
18. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 1-1 48 13
19. Tusculum (Tenn.) 2-1 41 14
20. LeMoyne (N.Y.) 3-0 39 NR
21. West Virginia State 2-0 37 NR
22. Humboldt State (Calif.) 1-1 29 21
23. Arkansas Tech 3-0 27 NR
24. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 2-0 23 NR
25. Drury (Mo.) 2-0 19 NRDropped out: Merrimack (15), Central
Oklahoma (17), Johnson C. Smith (19), Delta State (23), Philadelphia
(25)
Others receiving votes: Georgia College & State 13, Midwestern State
(Texas) 11, Massachusetts-Lowell 8,
Western Washington 8, Anderson (S.C.) 7, Harding (Ark.) 7, Texas
A&M-Commerce 6, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 5,
Indianapolis (Ind.) 5, Alabama-Huntsville 4, Christian Brothers (Tenn.)
3, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 3,
Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 3, Northern Kentucky 2, Tarleton State (Texas)
2, Adelphi (N.Y.) 1, Incarnate Word
(Texas) 1, Minnesota State 1.
*Records are through games of Nov. 22, 2009 -- previous ranking is from
preseason poll.


--------------------------------------
Robbie McKinlay

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