KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Hustlin’ Owls moved from No.19 to No. 20 in this week’s NAIA Men’s Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released by the national office today.

Oregon Tech went 6-1 since the last poll with wins over No. 9 Southern Oregon University, Evergreen State, Northwest University, Multnomah, and Walla Walla University and a lone loss to No.25 ranked Warner Pacific.

Southern Oregon moved from No. 9 to No. 23 this week with College of Idaho jumping from No. 12 to No. 8 and Warner Pacific made the biggest move is the poll moving from No. 25 to No. 16. After Oregon Tech at No. 20 the Cascade Conference also had Corban University in the receiving vote’s category.

The Oregon Tech men and women will hit the road this weekend heading to Salem, Oregon to play Corban on Friday night and then at Northwest Christian on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. The Owls will then play at home on Saturday, January 20 against Northwest University for the 9th Annual Pinkout game at 6:00 pm. The First 1,000 fans will receive a free Pinkout T-shirt as the Owls join the fight against Breast Cancer.

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2017-18 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (January 9)

  
    RANK
    LAST TIME^
    SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
    2017-18 RECORD
    TOTAL POINTS
  

    1
    1
    Cornerstone (Mich.) (12)
    17-2
    312
  

    2
    2
    Saint Francis (Ind.)
    16-2
    302
  

    3
    3
    IU East (Ind.)
    16-2
    292
  

    4
    5
    Briar Cliff (Iowa)
    17-2
    281
  

    5
    6
    Indiana Tech
    16-3
    273
  

    6
    8
    Southwestern (Kan.)
    16-2
    247
  

    7
    4
    Indiana Wesleyan
    13-5
    244
  

    8
    12
    College of Idaho
    12-5
    232
  

    9
    10
    Morningside (Iowa)
    13-4
    229
  

    10
    11
    Northwestern (Iowa)
    16-2
    218
  

    11
    14
    Bethel (Ind.)
    15-3
    214
  

    12
    17
    Montreat (N.C.)
    14-1
    206
  

    13
    16
    Spring Arbor (Mich.)
    16-2
    193
  

    14
    18
    St. Thomas (Fla.)
    12-5
    178
  

    15
    7
    Southeastern (Fla.)
    12-4
    162
  

    16
    25
    Warner Pacific (Ore.)
    13-4
    161
  

    17
    21
    Stillman (Ala.)
    12-3
    157
  

    18
    13
    Trinity International (Ill.)
    13-5
    143
  

    19
    20
    Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
    15-5
    136
  

    20
    19
    Oregon Tech
    14-5
    112
  

    21
    NR
    IU Southeast (Ind.)
    11-5
    100
  

    22
    NR
    Mayville State (N.D.)
    11-3
    91
  

    23
    9
    Southern Oregon
    10-6
    86
  

    24
    15
    Union (Ky.)
    10-7
    79
  

    25
    RV
    Keiser (Fla.)
    10-6
    50
  

Others Receiving Votes: Warner (Fla.) 43; Allen (S.C.) 34; Asbury (Ky.) 32; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 28; Michigan-Dearborn 28; Dickinson State (N.D.) 25; Eastern Oregon 21; Concordia (Neb.) 17; Governors State (Ill.) 10; Roosevelt (Ill.) 8; Coastal Georgia 4; Jamestown (N.D.) 4; Madonna (Mich.) 3.

Dropped Out: College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (No. 22); Michigan-Dearborn (No. 23); Taylor (Ind.) (No. 24)

^ Ranking from Dec. 12, 2017 Top 25 Poll

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