(Dec. 2) -- Nova Southeastern, Washburn and Daemen held onto the top three positions in the new NABC/Division II rankings, but losses last week suffered by two teams in the top 10 has brought about a shift in the remainder of the rankings.

The loss by No. 4 Point Loma to Seattle Pacific, which dropped the Sea Lions to No. 12, allows Lubbock Christian to rise a spot to fourth, as well as Missouri S&T to No. 5 and Southern Nazarene to sixth.  Meanwhile last week’s ninth-ranked team, Gannon, lost earlier in the week to Lake Superior State to drop the Knights into the second 10 as well.

As a result, North Georgia jumped to seventh thanks in part to a win over then-No. 25 Carson-Newman and is followed in the top 10 by Alabama Huntsville, St. Mary’s and Fairmont State.

Two new teams joined the rankings this week, as undefeated Anderson joins the top 25 for the first time since 2012 at No. 24 and is followed by a fellow 6-0 squad in Palm Beach Atlantic to give the Sunshine State Conference a third team in the rankings.  The Lone Star Conference has four teams among the top 13 in this week’s poll with a combined record of 27-0.