Harrogate, TN - The Lincoln Memorial men's basketball team has been ranked 18th in the nation by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Railsplitters rose to No. 9 in last week's rankings after starting the season 2-0, but fell to 18th following a loss to UNC-Pembroke. Lincoln Memorial was ranked 18th in the NABC preseason poll as well. The Railsplitters take to the road for a match up with Mars Hill on Tuesday night with tip-off slated for 7:30 PM in Mars Hill, NC.

COMPLETE RANKINGS:

NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 26, 2024 – Regular Season Poll #2)

            Record Points  Previous         
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (16) 7-0       400       1
2. West Texas A&M       6-0       384       2
3. Washburn (Kan.)       6-0       362       5
4. Minnesota Duluth      5-0       340       6
5. West Liberty (W.Va.) 5-0       334       7
6. DBU (Texas) 6-1       299       8
7. Cal State San Bernardino       6-1       257       10
8. MSU Moorhead (Minn.)         5-1       256       3
9. Ferris State (Mich.)    7-1       253       13
10. California (Pa.)        6-1       239       4
11. USC Aiken (S.C.)    4-0       228       15
12. North Georgia         6-1       223       11
13. Point Loma (Calif.)  6-1       195       17
14. Daemen (N.Y.)        4-0       179       20
15. Colorado School of Mines    3-1       154       14
16. Lake Superior State (Mich.) 6-1       131       22
17. Saint Martin's (Wash.)         8-1       126       16
18. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)     2-1       125       9
19. Alabama Huntsville  4-1       97        23
20. Fairmont State (W.Va.)        4-0       96        NR
21. Pace (N.Y.) 6-0       74        NR
22. Southwest Minnesota State  4-1       57        18
23. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.)    5-0       56        NR
24. Florida Southern      5-2       51        12
25. Upper Iowa 5-1       38        NR

Others receiving votes: Hillsdale (Mich.) 37, Caldwell (N.J.) 36, Tampa (Fla.) 30, Missouri Western 25, Wayne State (Neb.) 20, Minot State (N.D.) 15, Truman State (Mo.) 13, MSU Denver (Colo.) 12, Coker (S.C.) 11, Western Washington 11, Augustana (S.D.) 6, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 6, Gannon (Pa.) 6, USC Beaufort (S.C.) 4, Biola (Calif.) 3, Findlay (Ohio) 3, Mars Hill (N.C.) 3, Barton (N.C.) 2, Union (Tenn.) 2, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 1, Lee (Tenn.) 1, Rogers State (Okla.) 1, Southern Connecticut State 1, Valdosta State (Ga.) 1.

Dropped out: MSU Denver (19), Hillsdale (21), Carson-Newman (24), Findlay (25).

Records are through games of Sunday, Nov. 24.  Previous ranking was from Nov. 19 poll.