Once again, SEVEN teams moved in our latest power rankings! The rankings below reflect games played from January 24th through January 29th. If you would like to become a voter, please message our Twitter account (@reachsummitpodw). Leave a comment with your thoughts!
1. South Dakota (70 points). The Yotes continued their winning streak last week with road wins over NDSU and UND. They defeated the Bison 78-59 and then fought off UND 88-72. Last Week: 1
2. South Dakota State (63 points). The Jackrabbits continued their impressive winning streak on the road, defeating UND 75-49 and NDSU 76-60. Last Week 2
3. North Dakota (54 points). Despite a pair of losses last week, UND remained number three this week. They lost to SDSU 49-75 and USD 72-88. Last Week: 3
4. Kansas City (50 points). Kansas City climbs up to number 4 this week after two big road wins. They defeated Denver 72-54 and Omaha 68-65 in OT. Last week: 6
5. Oral Roberts (41 points). Oral Roberts falls a spot after splitting their two games last week. They defeated Omaha 64-55 and lost to Denver 69-64 in OT. Last Week: 4
6. North Dakota State (34 points). The Bison lost both of their games last week to the SD schools; losing 59-78 to USD and 60-76 to SDSU. Last Week: 5
7. Western Illinois (30 points). WIU jumps a spot this week after winning their only game last week, defeating St. Thomas 82-67. Last Week: 8
T-8. St. Thomas (17 points). The Tommies lose their 7-spot to WIU after losing to them at home 67-82. Last week: 7
T-8. Denver (17 points). The Pioneers split their road games last week, losing to Kansas City 54-72 and defeating Omaha 68-65 in OT: 10
10. Omaha (9 points). Omaha dropped a couple of road games last week and fell to last place. They lost to Oral Roberts 55-64, and Kansas City 65-68 in OT. Last week: 9