Men's Basketball Moves up to No. 14 in Mid Major Poll
12/26/2007 5:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
STATESBORO, Ga. --- A win over Asbury before Christmas has vaulted the Georgia Southern men's basketball team to No. 14 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Poll released this week.
The Eagles jump up five spots from last week's No. 19 ranking after defeating Asbury on Dec. 20. AC was ranked 25th in the NAIA Division II Coaches' poll.
Georgia Southern is the only Southern Conference school in the top 25. Davidson and Wofford are both receiving votes.
Up next for GSU is a Dec. 28 meeting with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and a possible clash with Rhode Island, ranked No. 25 in both the Associated Press and Coaches' polls.
| 1 | Butler (24) | 11-1 | 768 | 2 |
| 2 | St. Mary's (3) | 10-1 | 738 | 3 |
| 3 | Gonzaga (4) | 9-3 | 718 | 1 |
| 4 | Creighton | 9-1 | 687 | 4 |
| 5 | George Mason | 8-3 | 611 | 9 |
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 10-0 | 603 | 8 |
| 7 | Holy Cross | 7-2 | 540 | 5 |
| 8 | UC Santa Barbara | 10-2 | 499 | 6 |
| 9 | Akron | 9-2 | 481 | 11 |
| 10 | Kent State | 9-2 | 464 | 15 |
| 11 | VCU | 8-3 | 456 | 14 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 8-4 | 426 | 7 |
| 13 | Valparaiso | 10-2 | 423 | 10 |
| 14 | Georgia Southern | 8-2 | 308 | 19 |
| 15 | Southern Illinois | 5-5 | 296 | 17 |
| 16 | Stephen F. Austin | 9-1 | 295 | 22 |
| 17 | New Orleans | 10-2 | 243 | 16 |
| 18 | Drake | 9-1 | 211 | NR |
| 19 | Texas-Arlington | 8-2 | 206 | 12 |
| 20 | IUPUI | 9-2 | 177 | 24 |
| 21 | Northern Iowa | 8-3 | 141 | 18 |
| 22 | Wright State | 6-3 | 117 | NR |
| 23 | South Alabama | 9-3 | 102 | NR |
| 24 | Siena | 6-3 | 81 | NR |
| 25 | Cal State Fullerton | 6-3 | 75 | 23 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Bradley 54, Missouri State 51, Davidson 47, Miami 46, James Madison 37, Arkansas Little Rock 36, Ohio 19, Illinois State 15, Wagner 15, Winthrop 13, Oral Roberts 12, Cleveland State 10, UNC Wilmington 8, Wofford 8, Illinois-Chicago 7, North Texas 5, Oakland 5, Wisconsin-Green Bay 5, UNC Asheville 4, Rider 3, Wichita State 3, American 2, Niagara 2, Central Arkansas 1, Western Michigan 1.
2007-08 opponents in bold italics
