BIG 12 MEN
Scores & Stats
March 5 college results
March 5
| Conf | All | |
| Kansas | 14-3 | 26-4 |
| Kansas State | 14-3 | 25-5 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-4 | 22-6 |
| Oklahoma | 10-6 | 19-9 |
| Iowa State | 9-7 | 19-10 |
| Baylor | 8-9 | 17-13 |
| West Virginia | 6-10 | 13-16 |
| Texas | 6-11 | 14-16 |
| Texas Tech | 3-14 | 10-18 |
| Texas Christian | 1-16 | 10-20 |
Tuesday’s result
Kansas State 79, TCU 68
Today’s games
Okla. State at Iowa State, 6 p.m.
West Virginia at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
Thursday-Friday
No games scheduled
BIG 12 WOMEN
FINAL STANDINGS
| Conf | All | |
| Baylor | 18-0 | 29-1 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 21-7 |
| Oklahoma | 11-7 | 21-9 |
| Texas Tech | 11-7 | 21-9 |
| Oklahoma State | 9-9 | 20-9 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 17-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 17-12 |
| Kansas State | 5-13 | 14-16 |
| Texas | 5-13 | 12-17 |
| Texas Christian | 2-16 | 9-20 |
Tuesday’s results
Kansas 74, Texas Christian 67
Texas 58, West Virginia 45
Today-Thursday
No games scheduled
Friday-Monday
Big 12 tournament
SEC MEN
| Conf | All | |
| Florida | 13-3 | 23-5 |
| Kentucky | 11-5 | 20-9 |
| Missouri | 11-6 | 22-8 |
| Mississippi | 11-6 | 22-8 |
| Alabama | 11-6 | 19-11 |
| Tennessee | 9-7 | 17-11 |
| Arkansas | 9-8 | 18-12 |
| LSU | 8-8 | 17-10 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 14-15 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 17-12 |
| Vanderbilt | 7-9 | 13-15 |
| South Carolina | 3-13 | 13-16 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 9-20 |
| Mississippi State | 3-13 | 8-20 |
Tuesday’s results
Missouri 93, Arkansas 63
Mississippi 87, Alabama 83
Today’s games
Mississippi State at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Florida, 7 p.m.
LSU at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Auburn, 8 p.m.
SEC WOMEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
In Duluth, Ga.; at Gwinnett Center
Today’s game
Mississippi State vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Vanderbilt vs. Missouri, 5 p.m.
Arkansas vs. Florida, 11 a.m.
South Carolina vs. Mississippi St./Alabama winner, 1:30 p.m.
LSU vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m.
MO. VALLEY MEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
In St. Louis
Thursday’s games
Bradley vs. Drake, 6:05 p.m.
Missouri St. vs. S. Illinois, 8:35 p.m.
Friday’s games
Creighton vs. Bradley/Drake winner, 12:05 p.m.
Evansville vs. Ind. State, 2:35 p.m.
Wichita St. vs. Missouri St./S. Illinois winner, 6:05 p.m.
N. Iowa vs. Illinois State, 8:35 p.m.
MO. VALLEY WOMEN
Today
No games scheduled
Thursday’s games
Illinois State at Bradley, 6 p.m.
Indiana State at Northern Iowa, 7 p.m.
Evansville at Creighton, 7:05 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Drake, 7:05 p.m.
SUMMIT MEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
In Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday’s games
S. Dakota State vs. IUPUI, 6 p.m.
W.Illinois vs. S. Dakota, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Oakland vs. IPFW, 6 p.m.
N. Dakota St. vs. UMKC, 8:30 p.m.
SUMMIT WOMEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
In Sioux Falls, S.D.
Saturday’s games
IUPUI vs. UMKC, 2:30 p.m.
South Dakota St. vs. Oakland, noon
Sunday’s games
IPFW vs. Western Illinois, noon
South Dakota vs. N.D. State, 2:30 p.m.
HEART OF AMERICA MEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Tuesday’s championship
Evangel 88, MidAmerica Nazarene 81
HEART OF AMERICA WOMEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Tuesday’s championship
MidAmerica Nazarene 77, Central Methodist 71
MIAA MEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s games
At Municipal Auditorium
Fort Hays State vs. Missouri Southern, noon
Northeastern State vs. NW Missouri, 2:15 p.m.
Central Missouri vs. Pittsburg State, 6 p.m.
Washburn vs. Central Oklahoma, 8:15 p.m.
Friday’s games
At Municipal Auditorium
Washburn vs. NW Missouri/Missouri Southern, noon
Emporia State vs. SW Baptist/Truman, 2:15 p.m.
Central Missouri vs. Missouri Western/Pittsburg State, 6 p.m.
Northeastern State vs. Lincoln/Fort Hays State, 8:15 p.m.
MIAA WOMEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Tuesday’s results
Truman State 65, Southwest Baptist 56
NW Missouri 77, Missouri Southern 72
Fort Hays State 70, Lincoln 57
Missouri Western 71, Pittsburg State 67
Friday’s games
At Municipal Auditorium
Washburn vs. NW Missouri, noon
Emporia State vs. Truman St., 2:15 p.m.
Central Missouri vs. Missouri Western, 6 p.m.
Northeastern State vs. Fort Hays State, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
At Municipal Auditorium
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday’s games
At Municipal Auditorium
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m.
GREAT LAKES VALLEY MEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s games
In Evansville, Ind.
Bellarmine vs. Maryville, noon
Indianapolis vs. Drury, 2:30 p.m.
Ky. Wesleyan vs. Wis.Parkside, 6 p.m.
Lewis vs. Southern Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
GREAT LAKES VALLEY WOMEN
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Friday’s games
In Evansville, Ind.
Indianapolis vs. Ky. Wesleyan, noon
William Jewell vs. Maryville, 2:30 p.m.
Missouri S&T vs. Lewis, 6 p.m.
Wis.-Parkside vs. Quincy, 8:30 p.m.
MISSOURI-KANSAS MEN
Tuesday’s result
AMC championship
Columbia 77, Park 63
Saturday’s game
NJCAA District 13 Championship
North Arkansas College at MCC-Penn Valley, TBA
MISSOURI-KANSAS WOMEN
Tuesday’s result
Region VI D-II NJCAA tournament
Semifinals
Johnson County 116, Hesston 37
Saturday’s game
Region VI D-II NJCAA Championship
In Park City
At Hartman Arena
Johnson County vs. Highland, 1 p.m.
AROUND THE NATION
EAST
Indiana (Pa.) 89, Edinboro 87, OT
Marquette 60, Rutgers 54
Ohio 72, Buffalo 69
Providence 76, Seton Hall 66
Slippery Rock 62, Gannon 58, OT
SOUTH
Boston College 68, Clemson 61
Duke 85, Virginia Tech 57
Marshall 88, Southern Miss. 84
MIDWEST
Akron 72, Miami (Ohio) 58
Ball St. 89, W. Michigan 85
Cent. Michigan 61, E. Michigan 59
Columbia (Mo.) 77, Park 63
Iowa 63, Illinois 55
Kansas St. 79, TCU 68
Kent St. 69, Bowling Green 61
Missouri 93, Arkansas 63
Notre Dame 66, St. John’s 40
Ohio St. 67, Indiana 58
Toledo 70, N. Illinois 46
TOURNAMENTS
Big South Conference
First Round
Campbell 81, Presbyterian 73, OT
Liberty 78, Coastal Carolina 61
Longwood 87, UNC Asheville 72
Winthrop 60, Radford 58, OT
Horizon League
First Round
Green Bay 62, Milwaukee 46
Ill.-Chicago 82, Cleveland St. 59
Youngstown St. 62, Loyola of Chicago 60
Tuesday’s summaries
TOP 25 MEN
NO. 14 OHIO STATE 67
NO. 2 INDIANA 58
Ohio State (22-7): Thomas 6-17 5-6 18, Thompson 4-5 0-0 9, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Craft 7-10 1-1 15, Smith, Jr. 2-9 1-3 5, Scott 2-5 4-6 8, Ross 2-5 0-0 4, Ravenel 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 27-59 11-16 67.
Indiana (25-5): Watford 4-10 2-2 12, Zeller 5-9 7-8 17, Hulls 3-6 0-0 8, Oladipo 3-6 0-0 7, Ferrell 3-10 1-1 7, Sheehey 1-6 0-2 2, Creek 1-2 0-0 3, Abell 0-1 0-0 0, Elston 0-1 0-0 0, Hollowell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-53 10-13 58. Half: Ohio State 28-25. Att: 17,472.
NO. 3 DUKE 85
VIRGINIA TECH 57
Virginia Tech (13-17): Raines 0-2 0-0 0, Eddie 3-10 4-4 13, Barksdale 3-8 0-0 6, Brown 1-5 0-2 3, Green 10-19 4-6 25, Van Zegeren 2-3 0-1 4, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0, Rankin 2-3 0-0 4, Donlon 0-0 0-0 0, Beyer 1-1 0-0 2, Racer 0-0 0-0 0, Johnston 0-2 0-0 0, Wood 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 8-13 57.
Duke (26-4): Mas. Plumlee 4-10 6-8 14, Kelly 6-12 4-4 18, Cook 6-10 0-0 14, Sulaimon 2-4 0-0 5, Curry 6-11 3-4 20, Thornton 2-4 0-0 6, Murphy 1-1 0-0 2, Hairston 2-5 0-0 4, Jefferson 1-1 0-0 2, Mar. Plumlee 0-0 0-0 0, Zafirovski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 13-16 85. Half: Duke 38-35. Att: 9,314.
NO. 15 MARQUETTE 60
RUTGERS 54
Marquette (22-7): Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Otule 0-3 0-2 0, Cadougan 3-4 4-7 10, Blue 8-16 5-5 22, Lockett 2-3 1-4 5, J. Wilson 4-10 0-0 10, Mayo 0-2 0-0 0, D. Wilson 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor, Jr. 3-5 0-0 7, Gardner 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 22-48 12-20 60.
Rutgers (13-15): Johnson 3-4 0-1 6, Judge 2-2 0-0 4, Seagears 4-12 0-0 10, Mack 4-10 1-3 11, Poole 2-6 0-0 4, Miller 2-3 1-3 5, Kone 0-0 0-0 0, Randall 4-5 0-0 8, Jack 2-8 2-2 6. Totals 23-50 4-9 54. Half: Rutgers 31-21. Att: 5,021.
NO. 24 NOTRE DAME 66
ST. JOHN’S 40
St. John’s (16-13): Sampson 5-15 2-2 12, Obekpa 1-2 0-0 2, Branch 1-7 0-0 2, Greene IV 5-14 0-2 10, Pointer 2-6 2-2 7, Bourgault 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Garrett 2-4 1-1 5, Lipscomb 0-0 0-0 0, Balamou 1-4 0-0 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Ndiaye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-56 5-7 40.
Notre Dame (23-7): Knight 3-4 1-2 7, Cooley 5-7 2-3 12, Atkins 6-12 0-0 15, Grant 7-16 2-2 21, Connaughton 3-9 2-2 8, Biedscheid 0-2 0-0 0, Auguste 1-3 1-2 3, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Sherman 0-1 0-0 0, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 8-11 66. Half: St. John’s 26-22. Att: 9,149.
NO. 25 MEMPHIS 56
UTEP 54
Memphis (26-4): Thomas 4-14 2-3 11, Goodwin 1-4 2-4 4, Jackson 3-9 1-2 8, Stephens 2-3 0-0 5, Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 6-9 1-2 15, Black 4-4 1-2 9, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 7-13 56.
UTEP (16-13): Lang 4-8 2-2 10, Bohannon 1-6 1-3 3, J. Washburn 6-9 7-7 19, Streeter 3-8 0-2 7, Tucker 1-6 0-0 3, Cooper 2-4 1-3 6, Mc. Moore 1-3 0-0 2, C. Washburn 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 19-45 13-19 54. Half: Tied 22-22. Att: 11,581.
BIG 12 WOMEN
KANSAS 74
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 67
Texas Christian (9-20): Hamilton 6-13 0-0 12, Lovings 6-10 0-0 12, Ventress 5-10 1-1 14, Cole 5-10 0-2 15, Medley 2-11 0-0 5, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Gross 2-6 1-2 6, Breaux 0-3 1-2 1, Prince 1-2 0-0 2, Colbert 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 3-7 67.
Kansas (17-12): Davis 9-12 9-12 27, Gardner 2-11 0-0 4, Goodrich 1-12 0-0 2, Engelman 4-11 3-4 14, Hawkins 4-10 5-5 15, Harper 2-2 2-2 8, Boyd 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 2-3 4. Totals 23-60 21-26 74. Half: Kansas 37-36. Att: 2,017.
SEC MEN
MISSISSIPPI 87
ALABAMA 83
Alabama (19-11): Gueye 0-2 0-0 0, Lacey 7-15 0-0 19, Releford 5-9 3-3 16, Randolph 3-6 1-2 9, Cooper 5-14 1-1 12, Jacobs 7-13 4-5 18, Steele 0-0 0-0 0, Pollard 0-2 0-0 0, Obasohan 2-5 4-5 9. Totals 29-66 13-16 83.
Mississippi (22-8): Buckner 2-5 0-2 4, Holloway 4-4 1-1 9, Williams 4-7 0-1 8, Henderson 6-13 9-11 24, Summers 2-4 10-14 14, Millinghaus 4-7 0-0 11, White 5-9 6-6 17, Brutus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-49 26-35 87. Half: Mississippi 37-25. Att: 5,913.
MISSOURI-KANSAS MEN
COLUMBIA 77
PARK 63
Park: Rowe 6, Woodhouse 1, Enloe 0, Van Oostrum 2, Wilder 16, Johnson 3, Lewis 6, Brown 17, Griffin 10, Kotsanos 2. Totals 20-52 16-20 63.
Columbia: Murrell 9, Dressler 20, Griffin 14, Dilworth 7, Sutton 5, Crowder 6, Stanciel 0, Bowman 0, Rockers 12, Walker 4, Payne 0. Totals 31-68 7-15 77. Half: Columbia 43-33.
MISSOURI-KANSAS WOMEN
FORT HAYS STATE 70
LINCOLN 57
Lincoln: Walker 22, Booker 5, Sims 5, Mitchell 4, Johnson 0, Price 15, Jefferson 5, Wright 1, Neel 0, Rhoiney 0. Totals 21-50 6-10 57.
Fort Hays State: Lehman 22, Edwards 13, Keyser 9, Brown 6, Sorenson 4, Chandler 5, Bohuslavsky 5, Ingalsbe 4, Shaw 2, Nelson 0. Totals 24-60 18-29 70. Half: Fort Hays State 39-28. Att: 1,077.
JOHNSON COUNTY 116
HESSTON 37
Hesston: Wheeler 0, Miller 2, Christenson 8, Ladwig 2, Davis 9, Glover 3, Smith 0, Lester 4, Lowry 4, Young 4, Cockrum 1, Satoh 0, Coats 0, Manier 0. Totals 12-62 10-14 37.
Johnson County: Harden 22, Hutt 8, O’Neal 16, Robinson 9, Brisbane 11, Gee 8, McDowell 9, Short 9, Kendall 18, Douvier 6. Totals 40-53 23-33 116. Half: Johnson County 51-22.
MISSOURI WESTERN 71
PITTSBURG STATE 67
Missouri Western: Griswold 19, Howard 11, Bell 11, Dever 9, S. Lewis 0, Lawrence 9, White 5, Clouser 4, Saxen 3, J. Lewis 0, Schoonover 0. Totals 23-56 16-24 71.
Pittsburg State: Jeronimus 25, Brown 11, Roberts 6, Hesser 4, Bordewick 4, Devers 11, Gafford 6, Westhoff 0, Willis 0, Brugman 0. Totals 22-37 21-38 67. Half: Missouri Western 42-32. Att: 1,492.
NW MISSOURI 77
MISSOURI SOUTHERN 72
NW Missouri: Nelson 21, Stevens 8, Schechinger 10, Mathews 14, Marnin 6, Scott 0, Thayer 6, Boeh 12. Totals 25-49 20-28 77.
Missouri Southern: Rice 26, Clay 6, Hartzog 6, Singleton 8, Soyez 2, Sharp 5, Jones 8, Mosley 11. Totals 23-56 22-30 72. Half: NW Missouri 39-29. Att: 1,252.
TRUMAN 65
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 56
Southwest Baptist: Zelenka 16, Prince 13, Pitts 6, Dukes 12, Duncan 3, Lansdown 0, Spani 0, Magana 0, Lucy 6. Totals 24-60 5-7 56.
Truman: Szafarowicz 2, Gloor 5, Conway 16, Norton 9, McHenry 21, Briggs 3, Sharpe 9, Strait 0, Redd 0. Totals 21-46 18-26 65. Half: Truman 27-23. Att: 489.
ALL-SEC WOMEN’S TEAM
(voted on by coaches)
First team: Jasmine Hassell, Georgia; A’dia Mathies, Kentucky; DeNesha Stallworth, Kentucky; Theresa Plaisance, LSU; Ieasia Walker, South Carolina; Bashaara Graves, Tennessee; Meighan Simmons, Tennessee; Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M; Tiffany Clarke, Vanderbilt.
Second team: Bri Kulas, Missouri
All-freshman team: Lianna Doty, Missouri
Co-players of the year: A’dia Mathies, Kentucky, and Meighan Simmons, Tennessee
Freshman of the year: Bashaara Graves, Tennessee
Co-sixth women of the year: Sarah Watkins, Arkansas, and Morgan Eye, Missouri
Defensive player of the year: Ieasia Walker, South Carolina
Scholar-athlete of the year: Blanche Alverson, Auburn
Coach of the year: Holly Warlick, Tennessee
Top 25 poll
NABC/Division II men’s poll
Through Mar. 5; first place vote in parentheses
| Rec. | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. West Liberty (13) | 30-1 | 397 | 1 |
| 2. Western Washington (3) | 26-1 | 386 | 3 |
| 3. Seattle Pacific | 23-3 | 357 | 4 |
| 4. Metropolitan State | 24-2 | 351 | 2 |
| 5. Cal Poly Pomona | 24-2 | 344 | 5 |
| 6. Ala.-Huntsville | 22-4 | 320 | 6 |
| 7. Minn. St.-Mankato | 24-4 | 306 | 7 |
| 8. Drury | 22-4 | 290 | 8 |
| 9. Saint Anslem | 22-4 | 272 | 9 |
| 10. Fla. Southern | 21-5 | 241 | 14 |
| 11. Lincoln Memorial | 22-4 | 228 | 12 |
| 12. Bellarmine | 21-6 | 217 | 15 |
| 13. Indiana (Pa.) | 21-5 | 181 | 16 |
| 14. Winston-Salem State | 21-6 | 174 | 10 |
| 15. Benedict | 23-6 | 169 | 18 |
| 16. Saint Leo | 20-6 | 160 | 11 |
| 17. Wis.-Parkside | 19-7 | 140 | 13 |
| 18. So. Indiana | 20-6 | 131 | 19 |
| 19. East Stroudsburg | 21-5 | 111 | 20 |
| 20. Dominican | 22-5 | 81 | 23 |
| 21. Augustana | 21-7 | 61 | 25 |
| 22. Fort Lewis | 19-6 | 46 | 17 |
| 23. Winona State | 24-7 | 44 | 21 |
| 24. Michigan Tech | 19-7 | 41 | NR |
| 25. Eckard | 19-6 | 30 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dixie State, 26, Adams State, 20, Fairmont State 16, North Carolina-Pembroke 15, Gannon (Pa.) 9, Grand Canyon 9, Franklin Pierce 7, Barton 4, Kentucky Wesleyan 4, Newman (Kan.) 4, Wayne State 4, Findlay 1, Fort Hays State 1, Harding 1, Livingstone 1.
Baseball
Kansas State 10, Niagara 2
Tampa 14, Rockhurst 4
Softball
Rockhurst 2, Fayetteville State 1
Rockhurst 6, Wheeling Jesuit 5, 8 inn.
Women’s golf
JULI INKSTER
SPARTAN INVITATIONAL
In San Jose, Calif.
At Almaden CC, par 72
Top teams: 1. Stanford, 878; 2. Washington, 889; T3. California, 897; T3. NC State, 897; 5. UC Davis, 903; 11. Kansas State, 927.
Top individuals: 1. Stackhouse, SF, 212; 2. DeGuzman, SJST, 218; T3. Lee, UCI, 220; T3. Suh, CAL, 220; T23. Eliasson, KSU, 228.
Women’s tennis
Johnson County 5, Missouri Western 4.
Saint Leo 9, Rockhurst 0. No. 1 singles: Pesenti, SLW, d. Schelble, RU, 6-2, 6-4. No. 1 doubles: Helgesson/Benkirane, SLW, d. Vrugteveen/de Groot, RU, 8-6.
Top 25 polls
NABC/Division II men’s poll
Through Mar. 5; first place vote in parentheses
| Rec. | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. West Liberty (13) | 30-1 | 397 | 1 |
| 2. Western Washington (3) | 26-1 | 386 | 3 |
| 3. Seattle Pacific | 23-3 | 357 | 4 |
| 4. Metropolitan State | 24-2 | 351 | 2 |
| 5. Cal Poly Pomona | 24-2 | 344 | 5 |
| 6. Ala.-Huntsville | 22-4 | 320 | 6 |
| 7. Minn. St.-Mankato | 24-4 | 306 | 7 |
| 8. Drury | 22-4 | 290 | 8 |
| 9. Saint Anslem | 22-4 | 272 | 9 |
| 10. Fla. Southern | 21-5 | 241 | 14 |
| 11. Lincoln Memorial | 22-4 | 228 | 12 |
| 12. Bellarmine | 21-6 | 217 | 15 |
| 13. Indiana (Pa.) | 21-5 | 181 | 16 |
| 14. Winston-Salem State | 21-6 | 174 | 10 |
| 15. Benedict | 23-6 | 169 | 18 |
| 16. Saint Leo | 20-6 | 160 | 11 |
| 17. Wis.-Parkside | 19-7 | 140 | 13 |
| 18. So. Indiana | 20-6 | 131 | 19 |
| 19. East Stroudsburg | 21-5 | 111 | 20 |
| 20. Dominican | 22-5 | 81 | 23 |
| 21. Augustana | 21-7 | 61 | 25 |
| 22. Fort Lewis | 19-6 | 46 | 17 |
| 23. Winona State | 24-7 | 44 | 21 |
| 24. Michigan Tech | 19-7 | 41 | NR |
| 25. Eckard | 19-6 | 30 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dixie State, 26, Adams State, 20, Fairmont State 16, North Carolina-Pembroke 15, Gannon (Pa.) 9, Grand Canyon 9, Franklin Pierce 7, Barton 4, Kentucky Wesleyan 4, Newman (Kan.) 4, Wayne State 4, Findlay 1, Fort Hays State 1, Harding 1, Livingstone 1.
NAIA men’s basketball poll
Through Feb. 26; first place vote in parentheses
| Rec. | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Columbia (11) | 30-0 | 281 | 1 |
| 2. Lee (Tenn.) | 28-1 | 272 | 2 |
| 3. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 26-3 | 263 | 4 |
| 4. John Brown (Ark.) | 25-5 | 244 | 3 |
| 5. Lewis-Clark State | 26-4 | 242 | 5 |
| 6. SAGU (Texas) | 26-3 | 238 | 7 |
| 7. Cal State San Marcos | 23-5 | 223 | 6 |
| 8. Oklahoma Baptist | 24-6 | 221 | 9 |
| 9. Evangel (Mo.) | 22-5 | 199 | 10 |
| 10. Pikeville (Ky.) | 23-5 | 195 | 12 |
| 11. Westmont (Calif.) | 24-6 | 194 | 8 |
| 12. William Carey (Miss.) | 23-4 | 193 | 11 |
| 13. Xavier (La.) | 24-6 | 160 | 16 |
| 14. Emmanuel (Ga.) | 26-3 | 156 | 17 |
| 15. Montana Western | 21-8 | 151 | 22 |
| 16. Georgetown (Ky.) | 21-7 | 149 | T13 |
| 17. Hope International | 24-6 | 131 | 18 |
| 18. Martin Methodist | 20-9 | 123 | 24 |
| 19. Faulkner (Ala.) | 25-5 | 110 | 21 |
| 20. Mont. St.-Northern | 22-8 | 91 | T13 |
| 21. LSU Shreveport | 21-6 | 89 | 19 |
| 22. Culver-Stockton | 22-7 | 79 | 25 |
| 23. Philander Smith | 21-8 | 79 | 23 |
| 24. Arizona Christian | 18-8 | 78 | NR |
| 25. Bethel (Tenn.) | 24-6 | 69 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Concordia (Calif.) 62; Westminster (Utah) 47; Science & Arts (Okla.) 37; St. Thomas (Texas) 33; MidAmerica Nazarene 29; Robert Morris (Ill.) 13; Campbellsville (Ky.) 6; Park 6.




