SEVEN teams moved in this week’s power rankings! The rankings below reflect games played from January 9th through January 15th. If you would like to become a voter, please message our Twitter account (@reachsummitpodw). Leave a comment with your thoughts!
1. South Dakota (50 points). The Yotes continue their dominance with two road wins over Omaha and Denver. Last Week: 1
2. South Dakota State (45 points). Same road trip for the Jackrabbits as they also defeat Omaha and Denver in convincing fashion. Last Week 2
3. North Dakota (37 points). UND makes the jump from 7th last week after two big road wins over Western Illinois and St. Thomas Last Week: 7
4. Oral Roberts (31 points). The Golden Eagles also make a huge jump from 9th last week! Oral Roberts continued to roll with a pair of wins over Denver and Kansas City. Last week: 9
T-5. St. Thomas (27 points). The Tommies split their games last week and drop a spot. They defeated NDSU on Thursday before falling to UND on Saturday. Last Week: T-4
T-5. North Dakota State (27 points). The Bison split a pair of home games, defeating Denver 74-68 and falling to Omaha 54-68. Last Week: 6
7. Kansas City (23 points). The voters have KC all over the place this week after splitting their two games; defeating Omaha and losing to Oral Roberts. Last Week: T-4
8. Western Illinois (19 points). A pair of home losses against UND and NDSU drops the Leathernecks from 3rd to 8th this week. Last week: 3
9. Omaha (11 points). A trio of home losses against Kansas City, SDSU and USD keeps the Mavs at 9th this week. Last week: 8
10. Denver (5 points). Denver also dropped three home games last week to Oral Roberts, SDSU and USD. Last week: 10