WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's basketball team climbed five spots to 16th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 National Poll (Jan. 26).
The Pioneers are 18-1 overall and 7-0 in New Jersey Athletic Conference play, most recently defeating Rutgers-Camden by a 57-44 score Jan. 23 for William Paterson's school-record 16th straight victory. The Pioneers currently lead the NJAC's North Division standings and are the only team that is still unbeaten in conference play. A week ago, William Paterson made its 2009-10 season debut in the D3hoops.com Poll and was ranked 21st nationally.
The Pioneer men join the Pioneer women, who are ranked ninth by D3hoops.com this week, making William Paterson one of six Division III schools to currently have both of its basketball programs rated among the top 25 in the country (Amherst, Illinois Wesleyan, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater and Washington University, Mo.).
The Pioneers will visit New Jersey City Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 8:00 p.m.
D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Poll (Jan. 26)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Record Points Previous Ranking
1 UW-Stevens Point (25) 17-1 625 1
2 Guilford 16-1 598 2
3 Washington U. 14-2 547 4
4 Williams 17-1 532 5
5 UW-Whitewater 15-2 516 6
6 St. Thomas 15-2 473 9
7 Virginia Wesleyan 16-2 441 12
8 Middlebury 16-1 432 10
9 Randolph-Macon 15-2 425 3
10 Anderson 17-1 394 11
11 Eastern Mennonite 14-2 353 7
12 St. Norbert 14-1 346 13
13 Chapman 16-2 311 14
14 MIT 16-2 303 8
15 Whitworth 15-2 275 18
16 William Paterson 18-1 214 21
17 Franklin and Marshall 14-3 208 19
18 Amherst 12-3 183 20
19 Texas-Dallas 13-3 150 22
20 Brandeis 12-3 141 15
21 Illinois Wesleyan 14-3 132 17
22 Mississippi College 14-2 120 23
23 St. Mary's (Md.) 14-3 114 16
24 Wooster 13-4 85 25
25 Medaille 17-1 82 24
