Lincoln Memorial Ranked No. 6 in NABC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
The Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters earned a No. 6 ranking in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II national poll preseason poll.
LMU closed out the 2022-23 season with a record of 30-5 overall. Catawba also received votes in the preseason poll.
NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Oct. 31, 2023 – Pre-Season Poll)
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Record |
Points |
Previous |
Season Opener |
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1. Northwest Missouri State (10) |
31-3 |
385 |
2 |
Nov. 10 vs. #21 Northern State |
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2. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (5) |
36-0 |
352 |
1 |
Nov. 10 vs. Montevallo |
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3. West Liberty, W. Va. |
33-4 |
333 |
5 |
Nov. 10 vs. Shippensburg |
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4. Indiana, Pa. |
32-2 |
315 |
3 |
Nov. 10 vs. Concord |
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5. Indianapolis, Ind. (1) |
26-5 |
312 |
9 |
Nov 10 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside |
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6. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. |
30-5 |
300 |
12 |
Nov. 3 at Lubbock Christian |
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7. West Texas A&M |
27-7 |
273 |
13 |
Nov. 3 vs. Illinois Springfield |
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8. UNC Pembroke |
26-4 |
269 |
8 |
Nov. 4 vs. #20 Emporia State |
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9. Central Oklahoma |
26-6 |
214 |
11 |
Nov. 4 vs. #25 Mercyhurst |
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10. Augusta, Ga. |
27-6 |
211 |
10 |
Nov. 10 vs. Mount Olive |
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11. Point Loma, Calif. |
29-4 |
200 |
4 |
Nov. 10 vs. Stanislaus State |
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12. Minnesota Duluth |
26-10 |
195 |
NR |
Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma Baptist |
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13. Cal State San Bernardino |
31-4 |
159 |
6 |
Nov. 10 vs. Western Oregon |
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14. Colorado Mesa |
25-6 |
150 |
20 |
Nov. 10 vs. DBU |
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15. Fort Lewis, Colo. |
29-4 |
141 |
7 |
Nov. 10 vs. #19 Angelo State |
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16. Bentley, Mass. |
23-7 |
134 |
25 |
Nov. 4 vs. #18 Colorado School of Mines |
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17. Black Hills State, S.D. |
29-6 |
122 |
21 |
Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma Christian |
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18. Colorado School of Mines |
26-6 |
100 |
14 |
Nov. 4 vs. #16 Bentley |
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19. Angelo State, Texas |
26-7 |
93 |
23 |
Nov. 10 vs. #15 Fort Lewis |
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20. Emporia State, Kan. |
23-9 |
89 |
NR |
Nov. 4 vs. #8 UNC Pembroke |
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21. Northern State, S.D. |
24-7 |
84 |
18 |
Nov. 10 vs. #1 Northwest Missouri State |
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22. Chico State, Calif. |
13-16 |
82 |
NR |
Nov. 10 vs. Azusa Pacific |
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23. Alabama Huntsville |
27-8 |
78 |
NR |
Nov. 10 at Barry |
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24. West Alabama |
27-6 |
65 |
17 |
Nov. 10 vs. Central State |
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25. Mercyhurst, Pa. |
25-6 |
61 |
16 |
Nov. 4 vs. #9 Central Oklahoma |
Others receiving votes: Saint Martin's (Wash.) 49, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 41, Virginia Union 40, USC Aiken 38, North Georgia 37, Southeastern Oklahoma State 21, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 20, Florida Southern 20, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 20, Minnesota State 20, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 15, Fayetteville State (N.C.) 15, Ferris State (Mich.) 15, Ashland (Ohio) 12, Missouri-St. Louis 12, Emmanuel (Ga.) 11, Northern Michigan 10, Saint Anselm (N.H.) 10, Saint Leo (Fla.) 10, Daemen (N.Y.) 9, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 9, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 8, Catawba (N.C.) 7, MSU Moorhead 7, McKendree (Ill.) 6, Miles (Ala.) 5, New Haven (Conn.) 4, Academy of Art (Calif.) 3, Claflin (S.C.) 3, Walsh (Ohio) 3, Illinois Springfield 2, Hillsdale (Mich.) 1.
Records are final from 2022-23 season. Previous ranking was from final ranking of the 2022-23 season.