Despite a three-game losing streak and falling below .500, Mercer's men didn't fall out of the CollegeInsider.com mid-major poll. The Bears head to the road ranked No. 19, one spot behind Utah State, last year's opponent in the CIT title game.
The poll:
|
1. |
Creighton (26) |
6-0 |
768 |
1 |
Missouri Valley |
|
2. |
Gonzaga (5) |
6-0 |
750 |
2 |
West Coast |
|
3. |
Ohio |
5-0 |
690 |
3 |
Mid-American |
|
4. |
Murray State |
4-1 |
639 |
4 |
Ohio Valley |
|
5. |
Belmont |
5-1 |
591 |
5 |
Ohio Valley |
|
6. |
Illinois State |
5-1 |
552 |
6 |
Missouri Valley |
|
7. |
Bucknell |
5-1 |
541 |
7 |
Patriot |
|
8. |
Lehigh |
4-2 |
532 |
8 |
Patriot |
|
9. |
Wichita State |
6-0 |
479 |
11 |
Missouri Valley |
|
10. |
Middle Tennessee |
4-1 |
458 |
11 |
Sun Belt |
|
11. |
BYU |
4-2 |
444 |
13 |
West Coast |
|
12. |
Saint Mary's |
4-2 |
408 |
10 |
West Coast |
|
13. |
South Dakota State |
4-2 |
353 |
14 |
Summit |
|
14. |
Northern Iowa |
3-3 |
351 |
9 |
Missouri Valley |
|
15. |
Davidson |
3-3 |
334 |
16 |
Southern |
|
16. |
Valparaiso |
5-1 |
326 |
22 |
Horizon |
|
17. |
Akron |
3-2 |
293 |
18 |
Mid-American |
|
18. |
Utah State |
3-1 |
213 |
20 |
WAC |
|
19. |
Mercer |
3-3 |
187 |
19 |
Atlantic Sun |
|
20. |
Drexel |
2-4 |
132 |
15 |
Colonial |
|
21. |
Loyola MD |
5-1 |
116 |
NR |
Metro Atlantic |
|
22. |
North Texas |
3-3 |
109 |
21 |
Sun Belt |
|
23. |
Cal State Northridge |
6-1 |
107 |
23 |
Big West |
|
24. |
Santa Clara |
5-0 |
84 |
NR |
West Coast |
|
25. |
Pacific |
3-3 |
56 |
NR |
Big West |
|
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Hawaii 55, Kent State 51, George Mason 43, Wright State 39, Stephen F. Austin 36, Eastern Kentucky 32, Bradley 27, Iona 27, Cal Poly 25, Southern Illinois 23, Louisiana Tech 22, North Dakota State 22, South Alabama 20, Long Beach State 15, Albany 14, Cleveland State 13, College of Charleston 13, Western Michigan 12, Montana 10, Oral Roberts 10, Fairfield 9, Harvard 9, Saint Peter's 8, Arkansas State 7, Northeastern 5, Niagara 4, Columbia 3, Vermont 2, Youngstown State 2, Bryant 1, Elon 1, Stony Brook 1, UT-Arlington 1. |




