Three MIAA Squads in Top Four of Men's Rankings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Central Missouri stays put at No. 1 in the South Central region, Fort Hays State remains No. 3 and Nebraska-Omaha moves up to No. 4 in this week's Division II men's basketball regional rankings, released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee.

Southwest Baptist holds steady at No. 7, and Missouri Western stands pat at No. 9 as the MIAA continues to be represented by five schools in the rankings.

The top 10 teams in each region are listed below for each of the eight regions.  The regional rankings will be released every Wednesday through March 3, 2010.  Selections will take place via a Web cast selection show on NCAA.com, Sunday, March 7 at approximately 9:30 p.m.

The following top 10 teams in each region, with records through Sunday, February 21, were included in this week's regional rankings:

ATLANTIC
1.  West Liberty 22-1 22-1
2. Indiana (Pennsylvania) 20-2 20-2
3. Saint Augustine's 22-4 22-4
4. West Virginia State  22-3 20-2
5. East Stroudsburg 18-4 18-4
6. Fairmont State 16-4 16-4
7. Alderson-Broaddus 19-5 19-5
8. Kutztown 19-5 19-5
9. Mansfield 15-8 14-7
10. Mercyhurst 15-8 15-8

EAST
1. Stonehill 22-4 21-4
2. Bentley 22-4 22-4
3. Philadelphia U. 22-6 21-6
4. Merrimack 17-7 17-7
5. Le Moyne 17-8 17-8
6. Saint Anselm 17-9 17-9
7. Bloomfield 19-6 19-5
8. Felician 19-6 19-6
9. Bridgeport 20-7 20-7
10. C.W. Post 18-5 17-4

CENTRAL
1. Minnesota State Mankato  20-2 19-2
2. Mesa State 17-4 15-3
3. Augustana (South Dakota) 16-5 16-5
4. St. Cloud State 17-4 17-4
5. Metro State 15-6 15-6
6. New Mexico Highlands 13-8 13-8
7. Fort Lewis 15-7 15-7
8. Mary 12-11 12-11
9. Colorado Mines 13-8 13-8
10. Winona State 13-8 13-8

MIDWEST
1. Kentucky Wesleyan 22-3 19-2
2. Drury 18-5 18-5
3. Grand Valley State 18-5 18-5
4. Findlay 16-6 16-6
5. Quincy 17-6 16-6
6. Central State (Ohio) 14-5 14-4
7. Bellarmine 18-7 17-7
8. St. Joseph's (Indiana) 15-9 15-8
9. Rockhurst 13-9 13-9
10. Lewis 12-11 12-10

SOUTH
1. Arkansas Tech 21-0 21-0
2. Valdosta State 18-3 18-3
3. Florida Southern 17-3 15-3
4. Rollins 16-4 15-3
5. Clark Atlanta 20-4 20-4
6. Delta State 15-5 15-5
7. Alabama-Huntsville 16-5 14-5
8. Eckerd 13-8 12-8
9. Barry 12-8 9-8
10. Tuskegee 15-8 15-8

SOUTH CENTRAL
1. Central Missouri 20-1 18-1
2. Midwestern State 20-2 20-2
3. Fort Hays State 16-4 16-4
4. Nebraska-Omaha 15-7 15-7
5. Central Oklahoma 19-4 19-4
6. Tarleton State 18-5 18-5
7. Southwest Baptist 16-9 15-9
8. Northeastern State 15-7 15-7
9. Missouri Western 13-10 13-9
10. West Texas A&M 14-11 14-11

SOUTHEAST
1. Augusta State 22-2 22-2
2. Mount Olive 21-5 21-5
3. Georgia College 18-4 18-4
4. Catawba 16-8 15-7
5. Limestone 17-7 17-7
6. Lincoln Memorial 14-7 11-7
7. Anderson (SC) 18-6 18-6
8. Francis Marion 12-6 12-6
9. Montevallo 17-5 17-5
10. S.C. Aiken 13-9 13-9

WEST
1. Seattle Pacific 19-3 19-3
2. Western Washington 19-5 18-4
3. Cal Poly Pomona 16-4 16-4
4. Humboldt State 19-5 19-5
5. Dixie State 16-5 16-5
6. BYU-Hawaii  14-4 12-4
7. Central Washington 13-6 13-5
8. Cal State San B'dino 15-5 15-5
9. Alaska Anchorage 10-6 10-6
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills 14-9 14-9