Box Score KANSAS CITY - Remaining the only unbeaten team in the division, the Freed-Hardeman Lions climbed five spots to No. 6 in the Jan. 14 edition of the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches Poll to tie the program's highest-ever ranking.
FHU (11-0) posted a trio of blowout wins during the week to further help the move upward. The ranking ties the program's highest, which came during the 2001-02 season. The previous high ranking under current head coach Jason Shelton was No. 10 during the 2008-09 season.
It also sets up a top-10 matchup on Saturday when No. 4 Columbia (Mo.) travels to Henderson to face FHU. The Cougars and the Lions are the only American Midwest Conference teams ranked in the poll. Columbia garnered one of 10 first-place votes but still dropped one spot as Cal State San Marcos moved to No. 3.
Pikeville (Ky.) remained No. 1 while Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) held at No. 2.
2013 – 14 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Jan. 14
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2013-14 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Pikeville (Ky.) (9) |
14-1 |
250 |
| 2 |
2 |
SAGU (Texas) |
12-1 |
242 |
| 3 |
4 |
Cal State San Marcos |
19-1 |
232 |
| 4 |
3 |
Columbia (Mo.) (1) |
15-1 |
226 |
| 5 |
6 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
14-3 |
210 |
| 6 |
11 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
11-0 |
209 |
| 7 |
8 |
Arizona Christian |
14-1 |
203 |
| 8 |
7 |
Talladega (Ala.) |
16-2 |
201 |
| 9 |
9 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
9-2 |
185 |
| 10 |
5 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
13-3 |
175 |
| 11 |
12 |
St. Gregory's (Okla.) |
13-1 |
174 |
| 12 |
14 |
Wiley (Texas) |
11-1 |
163 |
| 13 |
19 |
Culver-Stockton (Mo.) |
12-3 |
151 |
| 14 |
23 |
St. Catharine (Ky.) |
10-5 |
136 |
| 15 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
11-4 |
127 |
| T16 |
RV |
Emmanuel (Ga.) |
13-2 |
123 |
| T16 |
17 |
Philander Smith (Ark.) |
12-5 |
123 |
| 18 |
13 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
12-4 |
113 |
| 19 |
RV |
Westminster (Utah) |
11-7 |
105 |
| 20 |
21 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
13-2 |
102 |
| 21 |
18 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
8-4 |
93 |
| T22 |
NR |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
16-4 |
77 |
| T22 |
24 |
Xavier (La.) |
13-4 |
77 |
| 24 |
NR |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
12-2 |
64 |
| 25 |
RV |
Hope International (Calif.) |
12-3 |
52 |
Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 46; Bethel (Tenn.) 46; Rio Grande (Ohio) 34; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 29; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 15; Montana State-Northern 15; LSU Shreveport (La.) 5; Cumberland (Tenn.) 3.
