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Seattle Pacific Men Slide Yet Remain in Top 15 of National Basketball Poll
February 1, 2005

SEATTLE (Feb. 1) A shakeup in the top echelon of NCAA Division II men's basketball affected Seattle Pacific University as the Falcons were among five teams to drop from the top 10 in this week's rankings.

A week after rising to No. 8, SPU slid five spots to No. 13 following a two-point loss at Western Oregon. The Falcons (15-4) rebounded to soundly beat Humboldt State two days later.

At the top of the men's poll, Minnesota State-Mankato replaced Virginia Union. Only one other West Region team is in the top 25; Hawaii Hilo, which defeated the Falcons Nov. 26, is No. 16.

Seattle Pacific hosts Saint Martin's Wednesday night at 7.

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1.	Minnesota State-Mankato	19-2	193 (2)
2.	Bentley	21-2	182 (5)
3.	Findlay	17-2	181 (1)
4.	West Georgia	17-2	174
5.	Fort Lewis	15-2	156
6.	Texas A&M-Commerce	17-3	147
7.	Metropolitan State	16-2	142
8.	South Carolina Upstate	15-3	139
8.	Virginia Union	15-2	139
10.	Edinboro	17-2	130
11.	Southern Illinois Edwardsville	17-4	107
12.	Kennesaw State	15-3	104
13.	Seattle Pacific	15-4	98
14.	Central Missouri State	15-4	95
15.	Florida Gulf Coast	18-4	91
16.	Hawaii-Hilo	18-2	74
17.	Bowie State	15-3	63
18.	Nebraska-Omaha	17-3	59
19.	Southern Indiana	15-4	54
20.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	16-3	51
21.	Pfeiffer	12-3	34
22.	Washburn	17-4	29
23.	Saint Anselm	17-4	21
24.	South Dakota	16-4	18
25.	North Dakota	18-5	15
Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas 14, Pittsburg State 14, Indiana (Pa.) 13, Arkansas-Monticello 10, Valdosta State 9, Grand Valley State 8, Western Washington 8, Shippensburg 7, Cal State-San Bernardino 5, Gannon 5, Lynn 4, Michigan Tech 4, Ferris State 3, Southern New Hampshire 1, Winston-Salem State 1.