USC Aiken Ranked 13th in Latest NABC/Division II Poll

KANSAS CITY – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team is ranked 13th in the latest NABC/Division II Men's Basketball Poll.

The Pacers are one of three Peach Belt Conference teams in the top 13 with Augusta State fifth and Montevallo now ranked ninth.

Earning their first national ranking of the year at No. 20 on Dec. 4, 2007, USC Aiken has now been ranked in the top 25 in 33 of the last 47 regular season polls.

USC Aiken is currently 7-2 on the 2010-11 season. The Pacers are 2-1 in Peach Belt Conference play.

The Pacers had been ranked fourth in last week's regular season poll, but after a 1-1 week at the 2010 ConocoPhillips and Quality Energy Services USC Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic at the Convocation Center the Pacers fell to 13th. USC Aiken's lone win last week was against then No. 23 Virginia Union.

USC Aiken will next welcome Mars Hill to the Convocation Center for a 7:30 p.m. game on Thursday, Dec. 30.

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (December 21, 2010 – Poll #5)

Record Points Pvs

1. Bellarmine, Ky. (7 first place votes) 8-0 199 1

2. Findlay, Ohio 10-0 189 2

3. West Liberty, W.Va. (1 first place vote) 9-0 188 3

4. Alabama-Huntsville 11-1 170 6

5. Augusta State, Ga. 9-0 165 8

6. Fort Hays State, Kan. 10-1 158 9

7. Hillsdale, Mich. 11-0 152 10

8. Grand Valley State, Mich. 9-1 138 11

9. Montevallo, Ala. 7-1 130 12

10. Kentucky Wesleyan 7-1 117 14

11. Central Washington 9-1 112 5

12. Southern Indiana 7-1 96 16

13. USC Aiken 7-2 87 4

14. Incarnate Word, Texas 10-0 86 21

15. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 7-1 76 17

16. Minnesota State 9-1 74 22

17. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 9-0 72 19

18. Indiana, Pa. 6-2 71 18

19. Missouri Southern 9-0 62 25

20. Winona State, Minn. 7-2 52 7

21. Midwestern State, Texas 7-1 44 24

22. Central Oklahoma 10-2 32 13

23. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 10-2 28 NR

24. (tie) Bentley, Mass. 8-2 17 NR

24. (tie) Eckerd, Fla. 10-1 17 NR

Others receiving votes: Merrimack (Mass.) 12, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 10, Clarion (Pa.) 8, Shaw (N.C.) 6, Tampa (Fla.) 6, West Texas A&M 5, Colorado School of Mines 4, Drury (Mo.) 4, Rollins (Fla.) 3, Valdosta State (Ga.) 3, Cal Poly Pomona 2, Harding (Ark.) 2, Northern Kentucky 2, American International (Mass.) 1.

Dropped out: Cal Poly Pomona (15), Bowie State (20), Virginia Union (23).

Records are through games of Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010.  The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.