NAIA Basketball Rankings: Davenport, Spring Arbor and Cornerstone in the top 25
November 17, 2012 in NAIA, Rankings
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2012 – 13 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll – (Oct. 23)
| RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2012-13 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Northwood (Fla.) (5) | 34-4 | 332 |
| 2 | 1 | Oregon Tech (6) | 34-4 | 331 |
| 3 | 5 | Dordt (Iowa) (2) | 30-5 | 327 |
| 4 | 16 | Indiana Wesleyan | 21-12 | 311 |
| 5 | 6 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 30-6 | 287 |
| 6 | 13 | Indiana Southeast | 26-8 | 281 |
| 7 | 9 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 26-7 | 267 |
| 8 | 12 | Grace (Ind.) | 24-8 | 256 |
| 9 | RV | Eastern Oregon | 19-11 | 252 |
| 10 | 15 | Warner (Fla.) | 24-11 | 249 |
| 11 | 3 | Davenport (Mich.) | 32-5 | 223 |
| 12 | 22 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 25-6 | 222 |
| 13 | 8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 28-6 | 213 |
| 14 | RV | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 23-9 | 205 |
| 15 | 14 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 24-9 | 190 |
| 16 | NR | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 17-15 | 150 |
| 17 | RV | Tennessee Wesleyan | 24-10 | 145 |
| 18 | 4 | McPherson (Kan.) | 33-4 | 134 |
| 19 | RV | William Penn (Iowa) | 17-15 | 129 |
| 20 | 25 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 19-13 | 128 |
| 21 | NR | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 18-14 | 119 |
| 22 | 23 | Indiana East | 24-8 | 105 |
| 23 | NR | Southern Oregon | 17-13 | 101 |
| 24 | RV | Valley City State (N.D.) | 20-10 | 79 |
| 25 | 21 | Indiana Tech | 23-8 | 64 |
Others receiving votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 62; Taylor (Ind.) 48; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 46; Northwest (Wash.) 39; Jamestown (N.D.) 29; Central Christian (Kan.) 24; Midland (Neb.) 23; Cal Maritime 15; Saint Francis (Ind.) 8; Asbury (Ky.) 7; Madonna (Mich.) 7; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5; Reinhardt (Ga.) 5; Morningside (Iowa) 3.
