Box Score Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's basketball team, winners of seven of its last eight games, maintained its No. 25 ranking in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, it was released on Monday afternoon.
The Paladins improved to 10-3 with an 82-55 win over UVA-Wise on Monday that followed a 75-62 triumph over Colonial Athletic Association member Northeastern in the consolation game of the UCF Holiday Classic last Thursday in Orlando, Fla.
The poll, in its 12th year of existence, includes teams from the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South Big West, Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt and West Coast conferences. A panel of 31 coaches from the included conferences vote in the weekly poll.
Furman made its first appearance ever in the Mid-Major Top 25 on December 27, following the Paladins' 91-75 victory over Southeastern Conference foe South Carolina. The win marked Furman's fifth straight victory.
The Paladins host SoCon rival College of Charleston, ranked No. 18 in the latest Mid-Major Poll, on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Timmons Arena.
Team Record Pts. Previous
1. Cleveland State (25) 15-1 762 1
2. St. Mary's (1) 12-2 731 3
3. Wichita State (3) 11-2 713 4
4. Gonzaga (1) 10-5 682 5
5. Butler (1) 10-4 653 6
6. Old Dominion 9-3 602 2
7. Missouri State 10-3 588 8
8. Drexel 9-2 521 9
9. North Texas 13-2 518 10
10. George Mason 9-3 495 7
11. Portland 12-3 446 12
12. VCU 9-4 412 16
13. Coastal Carolina 12-2 389 14
14. Montana 10-4 299 18
15. Harvard 9-3 291 19
16. Oakland 9-8 255 21
17. Creighton 10-4 236 17
18. College of Charleston 9-5 222 14
19. Kent State 9-5 183 11
20. Vermont 9-3 152 20
21. Belmont 10-3 149 22
22. Murray State 9-4 146 23
23. James Madison 10-3 98 NR
24. Princeton 10-4 82 24
25. Furman 9-3 69 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Northern Iowa 63, Fairfield 48, Iona 44, Hampton 27, South Dakota State 26, Jacksonville 25, Stephen F. Austin 24, Valparaiso 22, Quinnipiac 20, Loyola Chicago 15, IPFW 14, Buffalo 13, Ohio 11, American 9, Morehead State 7, Florida Atlantic 5, Liberty 4, Ball State 3, Sam Houston State 1.
VOTING PANEL: Jesse Agel (Brown), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's), Milan Brown (Holy Cross), Will Brown (Albany), Rick Byrd (Belmont), Dave Calloway (Monmouth), Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee), Billy Donlon (Wright State), James Fox (Davidson), Tyler Geving (Portland State), Mike Gillian (Longwood), Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan), Dick Hunsaker (Utah Valley), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Danny Kaspar (Stephen F. Austin), Kerry Keating (Santa Clara), Billy Kennedy (Murray State), Jim Larranaga (George Mason), Mike Lonergan (Vermont), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Greg McDermott (Creighton), Tom Moore (Quinnipiac), Gregg Nibert (Presbyterian), Jimmy Patsos (Loyola MD), Buzz Peterson (UNC Wilmington), Vann Pettaway (Alabama A&M), Clifford Reed, Jr. (Bethune Cookman), John Shulman (Chattanooga), Brad Stevens (Butler), Gary Stewart (UC Davis), Ernie Zeigler (Central Michigan)
