STATESBORO, Ga. --- Following a 1-1 weekend in Corpus Christi, the Georgia Southern men's basketball team has fallen two spots to No. 16 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll released this week.
The Eagles defeated host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78-69 but lost 85-80 to Rhode Island, currently ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll and No. 23 in the Associated Press poll.
Georgia Southern remains the only Southern Conference member in the top 25. Davidson (58) and Wofford (5) were among the schools receiving votes.
The top three schools of Butler, St. Mary's and Gonzaga remain unchanged from the previous week.
| CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll |
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prv |
| 1 |
Butler (28) |
12-1 |
772 |
1 |
| 2 |
St. Mary's (2) |
12-1 |
745 |
2 |
| 3 |
Gonzaga (1) |
9-4 |
683 |
3 |
| 4 |
George Mason |
9-3 |
661 |
5 |
| 5 |
Creighton |
9-2 |
579 |
4 |
| 6 |
UC Santa Barbara |
11-2 |
547 |
8 |
| 7 |
Sam Houston State |
11-1 |
531 |
7 |
| 8 |
Kent State |
10-2 |
514 |
10 |
| 9 |
Akron |
10-2 |
473 |
9 |
| 10 |
VCU |
8-3 |
460 |
15 |
| 11 |
Stephen F. Austin |
11-1 |
419 |
16 |
| 12 |
Western Kentucky |
9-4 |
388 |
12 |
| 13 |
Holy Cross |
7-3 |
379 |
7 |
| 14 |
New Orleans |
11-2 |
331 |
17 |
| 15 |
Drake |
10-1 |
312 |
18 |
| 16 |
GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
9-3 |
284 |
14 |
| 17 |
Wright State |
8-3 |
261 |
22 |
| 18 |
Valparaiso |
10-3 |
221 |
13 |
| 19 |
Texas-Arlington |
9-2 |
203 |
19 |
| 20 |
Southern Illinois |
6-6 |
202 |
15 |
| 21 |
Northern Iowa |
9-3 |
201 |
21 |
| 22 |
South Alabama |
10-3 |
198 |
23 |
| 23 |
Illinois State |
9-3 |
131 |
NR |
| 24 |
Winthrop |
7-5 |
94 |
NR |
| 25 |
IUPUI |
9-3 |
78 |
20 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESMiami 74, Siena 61,
Davidson 58, Ohio 44, Cal State Fullerton 37, Niagara 23, Bradley 14, James Madison 14, Missouri State 14, Marist 10, North Texas 10, East Tennessee State 9, Central Arkansas 6, Old Dominion 5,
Wofford 5, Rider 4, Arkansas-Little Rock 3, UNC Asheville 3, San Diego 3, Wichita State 3, Cal State Northridge 2, Drexel 2, Illinois Chicago 2, Long Island 2, Cornell 1, Northern Arizona 1, Wagner 1.
2007-08 opponents in bold italics
