Men’s Power Rankings
1. South Dakota State (3-2): 90 pts (10) 1st place votes. 2 wins against Iowa State and Bradley keep SDSU as the unanimous first-place team
2. North Dakota State(0-4): 78 pts, LW 2. 0-4 and gained points from last week. A close loss to Kansas will do that
3. Oral Roberts: 69 pts (1-1) 68pts, LW 2. ORU stays put after a close loss to Wichita State this week.
4. Omaha: 60pts (2-4) 55pts, LW 4. Omaha loses points but stays in 4th. Six-game sample size for Omaha.
5. South Dakota (0-3) 42 pts, LW 7. The Yotes tend to do the most moving in our poll. They jump two spots after a close loss to Nebraska.
6. North Dakota: (0-3) 39pts, LW 6. UND stays put but gains momentum after a single-digit loss to Minnesota and a loss to Dixie State.
6. Kansas City: (2-2) 39 pts, LW 5: KC drops one spot as USD moves up into 5 after losses to SEMO and K State.
8. Denver: (1-1) 22pts, LW 7: last week tied for 7 Denver drops after a loss to UC Riverside.
9. Western Illinois: (0-2) 17pts, LW 9: Western Illinois finally got on the court, and although they stay in 9th they did gain points in the eyes of the voters after losses to Iowa and a close loss to Central Michigan.