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| Men's DII College Top 25, Nov. 1, 2011 |
| Rankings - Men DII College | ||
Playoffs in the Midwest have seen the cream rise, with Whitewater, Northern Illinois, UW-Milwaukee and Ohio, all ranked before the Midwest sweet 16, winning their way to the semifinals. Top-ranked Whitewater did so convincingly, as did NIU. Milwaukee and Ohio scraped by, each with a very close game. Our next ranking will come out right after the conclusion of the Midwest playoffs.
Salisbury and Northern Colorado bolstered their slots in the top five with wins over their toughest league opponents - Georgetown and the Colorado School of Mines, respectively. Utah Valley has concluded its fall campaign with an unblemished record.
Coast Guard fell victim to Holy Cross, breaking the three-way tie for first in New England. The two-way tie, between Boston University and Rhode Island, goes to URI, who beat the Terriers earlier this year.
Central Missouri clinched a spot in the West semifinals Saturday with a 73-17 drubbing of Creighton. The Mules are extremely athletic but don't have the polish of their contemporaries. If they can sharpen and tighten their game by March, they could give UNC or Lindenwood a few problems come spring.
Lindenwood update: the Lions scored their fourth and fifth-consecutive 100-point games since our last Top 25 was published.
1. (1) UW-Whitewater 7-0 Won 124-10 over Loyola, 41-0 over St. Cloud
2. (2) Lindenwood 7-0 Won 104-0 over Missouri S&T, 152-0 over Washington
3. (3) Salisbury 5-0 Won 32-0 over Georgetown
4. (4) Northern Colorado 5-0-1 Won 36-14 over Mines
5. (5) Utah Valley 8-0 Idle
6. (8) Northern Illinois 7-0 Won 29-8 over Grand Valley State, 50-15 over C. Michigan
7. (6) Sierra College Idle
8. (7) Towson 5-1 Won 25-10 over Navy DII, 43-8 over Loyola
9. (9) Mary Washington 3-0-1 Won 36-16 over Richmond
10. (10) Central Missouri 3-0 Won 73-17 over Creighton
11. (15) Rhode Island 6-1 Won 22-5 over Norwich, 37-17 over UNH
12. (14) Boston Univ. 6-1 Won 24-0 over Vermont, 7-0 over Maine
13. (16) UW-Milwaukee 7-0 Won 39-17 over Illinois State, 26-22 over N. Dakota State
14. (Unr.) ECU 2-0 Won 37-10 over NC State
15. (11) Colorado School of the Mines 1-1 Lost 36-14 to Northern Colorado
16. (12) UNC Wilmington 2-1
17. (13) Coast Guard 5-2 Won 32-17 over UNH, lost 24-20 to Holy Cross
18. (18) AIC 5-0 Won 67-0 over St. Michael's
19. (22) Ohio 5-0-1 Won 13-12 over Pitt, 22-10 over W. Virginia
20. (Unr.) Pepperdine 4-0 Beat USC
21. (20) Cal Maritime Idle
22. (21) Bentley 4-1 Won 50-12 over UMass Lowell
23. (Unr.) Vassar 6-1 Won 35-12 over New Paltz
24. (22) Georgetown 4-2 Lost 32-3 to Salisbury, won 37-8 over George Mason
25. (23) North Dakota State 5-1-1 Won 35-17 over Plateville, Lost 26-22 to Milwaukee
Dropped Out: 17. (Unr.) Pitt 5-1 Lost 13-12 to Ohio
25. (Unr.) Xavier 4-1-1 Lost 30-15 to Central Michigan
24. (25) William Paterson 5-2 Lost 27-24 to Fairfield
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