Harrogate, TN - The National Association of Basketball Coaches released its second rankings of the season on Tuesday, seeing the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters jump nine spots from number 18, to number nine in the country. The Railsplitters have earned a 2-0 record this season with wins over Shorter and Claflin. Lincoln Memorial will travel to Pembroke, NC on Wednesday to take on the UNC-Pembroke Braves, looking to start the season 3-0 ahead of conference play on Nov. 23 against Newberry at home.

NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 19, 2023 – Regular Season Poll #1)

Record - Points - Previous Ranking         
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (16)  5-0  400   2
2. West Texas A&M  4-0  379  3
3. MSU Moorhead (Minn.)  4-0   369   4
4. California (Pa.)   4-0   334    6
5. Washburn (Kan.)   4-0   328  10
6. Minnesota Duluth  3-0    290   13
7. West Liberty (W.Va.) 3-0   274   17
8. DBU (Texas)  5-1   267   5
9. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)   2-0   264  18
10. Cal State San Bernardino  6-1  231   14
11. North Georgia  5-1   216   9
12. Florida Southern  5-1   208   19
13. Ferris State (Mich.)  5-1   194   25
14. Colorado School of Mines  3-1   185   8
15. USC Aiken (S.C.)  3-0   135   NR
16. Saint Martin's (Wash.)    7-0   124   NR
17. Point Loma (Calif.)   4-1    107    NR
18. Southwest Minnesota State  3-0    81   NR
19. MSU Denver (Colo.) 3-0  80  NR
20. Daemen (N.Y.)  3-0   78  NR
21. Hillsdale (Mich.)   4-0  76  NR
22. Lake Superior State (Mich.)  4-1  75  NR
23. Alabama Huntsville  2-1  65  NR
24. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)   5-1  62   NR
25. Findlay (Ohio)  4-0   56    NR

Others receiving votes: St. Edward's (Texas) 47, Gannon (Pa.) 33, Virginia Union 26, Jefferson (Pa.) 24, Upper Iowa 24, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 22, Truman State (Mo.) 20, Western Washington 16, Arkansas Tech 14, Tampa (Fla.) 14, Caldwell (N.J.) 12, Northern Michigan 12, Rogers State (Okla.) 12, Missouri Western 9, Clark Atlanta (Ga.) 6, Pace (N.Y.) 6, Wayne State (Neb.) 6, CSU Pueblo (Colo.) 5, William Jewell (Mo.) 4, New Haven (Conn.) 3, Millersville (Pa.) 2, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 2, UVa-Wise (Va.) 2, Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) 1.

Dropped out: Minnesota State (1), Gannon (7), Charleston (11), Cal State Dominguez Hills (12), Central Washington (15), Fort Hays State (16), Northwest Missouri State (20), Colorado Mesa (21), Fort Lewis (22), Saint Michael's (23), Arkansas Tech (24).

Records are through games of Sunday, Nov. 17.  Previous ranking was from pre-season ranking for the 2024-25 season.