(Feb. 3) --The top five teams in last week’s NABC/Division II men’s basketball poll remained in those positions this week, with Washburn still in the top spot for the seventh week in succession.  The Ichabods survived an overtime game at Fort Hays State last week and added a win at Nebraska-Kearney to improve to 22-0 and remain as one of two undefeated teams in NCAA Division II.

The other unbeaten team is Cal State East Bay, who went on the road itself last week and knocked off Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino to go to 20-0 and stay in the third spot in the rankings behind Washburn and No. 2 Nova Southeastern.  The two spots behind CSU East Bay remain in the hands of Daemen and Anderson.

Gannon moved up to sixth to head the group in the second five, which includes Lubbock Christian, West Liberty, Fairmont State and Oklahoma Baptist.  Eastern New Mexico and Grand Valley State made the two biggest jumps this week, as Eastern New Mexico rose seven spots to No. 11 and Grand Valley State – with wins over ranked Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech teams last week – went up nine spots to No. 14.

New to the rankings this week: Virginia Union returns to the poll at No. 22 and McKendree makes its first appearance ever in the rankings as an NCAA school, as the Bearcats enter the poll at No. 23 on the strength of a winning streak that has reached six games.