COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13TH

 Thanks to popular demand, Balladeer’s Blog has resumed examining the rankings in the NCCAA and USCAA on top of the other divisions of college  basketball  covered here. The Cal Baptist University Lancers (logo at left) retain the top spot in the NCCAA-1 poll. The Ohio Christian University Trailblazers, whose conference tournament tips off on Thursday, are ranked 4th in the NCCAA-2 poll. Now a look at the top teams in all the divisions:

NAIA-1- 1. Shorter Hawks … 2. Oklahoma Baptist University Bison … 3. Robert Morris (IL) Eagles … 4. Southern Polytechnic Running Hornets 

NAIA-2- 1. Oregon Tech Hustlin’ Owls … 2. Northwood (FL) Seahawks … 3. Davenport Panthers … 4. Dordt College Defenders 

NCAA D3- 1. Hope Flying Dutchmen … 2. Amherst Lord Jeffs (up from 6) … 3. MIT Engineers … 4. Middlebury Panthers (down from 2) 

NCAA D2- 1. Bellarmine Knights (defending champs) … 2. West Liberty Hilltoppers … 3. Winona State Warriors … 4. Colorado Mines Orediggers (love that name) 

NJCAA-1 – 1. South Plains College Texans … 2. Northwest Florida Raiders … 3. Vincennes Trailblazers … 4. College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles 

NJCAA-3 – 1. Sullivan College Generals … 2. Herkimer Generals (yes, 2 Generals teams in a row) … 3. Davidson Storm … 4. CLC- Brainerd Raiders

NCCAA-1 – 1. Cal Baptist Lancers … 2. Azusa Pacific Cougars … 3. Dallas Baptist University Patriots … 4. SAGU Lions 

NCCAA-2 – 1. Grace Bible College Tigers … 2. Valley Forge Christian College Patriots … 3. Kuyper  Cougars … 4. Ohio Christian University Trailblazers 

USCAA-1 – 1. Rochester Warriors … 2. Southern Virginia University Knights … 3. Belleville Lynx … 4. Ave Maria Gyrenes 

USCAA-2 – 1. Eastern Maine Eagles … 2. Beaver Lions … 3. Central Penn Silver Knights … 4. Andrews Cardinals