(Dec. 23) -- Top-ranked Washburn remained undefeated last week by knocking off a pair of teams ranked among the top seven in the NABC/Division II rankings and remains atop the new poll as the schedule is paused until Dec. 29 for the NCAA Division II winter break.

The Ichabods moved to 13-0 – one of six remaining undefeated teams in Division II – after beating then-No. 7 Lubbock Christian and No. 4 West Texas A&M at the River City Classic in San Antonio to remain at the top of the rankings.  Second-ranked Daemen also won twice last week to stay unbeaten and stays in the spot behind Washburn, but losses by several teams in the top half of last week’s rankings have shook up the rest of the final poll for the 2025 calendar year.

Palm Beach Atlantic moved up to third, while Nova Southeastern moved up a spot to fourth and Michigan Tech rose four spots to fifth in this week’s rankings.  The next five teams were North Georgia, Anderson, Lubbock Christian, Southern Nazarene and Gannon.

Five new teams have made their way into the rankings for the first time this season – No. 18 West Alabama, No. 22 Adelphi, No. 23 Montana State Billings, No. 24 Eastern New Mexico and 25th-ranked Indiana (Pa.).  Eastern New Mexico is in the national rankings for the first time since Jan. 7, 1996, while Montana State Billings is ranked in the coaches poll for the first time since Dec. 17, 2002.  West Alabama and Indiana (Pa.) were last ranked in the final poll of the 2022-23 season, while Adelphi was ranked over the final six weeks of the 2024-25 season.