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Seattle Pacific Men Earn Highest National Ranking in 12 Years
December 6, 2005

SEATTLE (Dec. 6) – Moving up six more spots, Seattle Pacific University has its highest national men’s basketball ranking in nearly 12 years at No. 5 in this week’s NABC Coaches Poll for NCAA Division II.

The Falcons (5-0), who were 11th last week, are off to their best start in seven seasons after beating Hawaii Pacific, 69-54. Not since it was No. 4 in January of 1994 has SPU been rated so high.

Montevallo of Alabama held on to the No. 1 position but three other teams fell out of the top 10. Western Washington rose to No. 4.

Seattle Pacific is idle until visiting Nevada, ranked No. 17 in the AP Div. I rankings, Dec. 13.

	Team	Record	Points
1.	Montevallo (7 first place votes)	6-0	199
2.	Tarleton State	6-1	189
3.	Virginia Union	2-1	184
4.	Western Washington	5-1	169
5.	Seattle Pacific	5-0	161
6.	South Dakota	5-0	153
7.	Northern State	8-0	141
8.	Saint Joseph's	6-0	139
9.	Central Missouri State	7-0	132
10.	Southern Indiana	7-1	113
11.	Catawba	8-0	105
12.	Barton	5-0	83
13.	Florida Southern	6-0	80
14.	Metropolitan State (1)	3-2	74
15.	Winona State	5-1	69
16.	Mount Olive	4-1	66
17.	Lynn	4-2	63
18.	West Virginia State	5-1	60
19.	Grand Valley State	5-1	58
20.	Emporia State	6-2	52
21.	Bentley	4-2	44
22.	West Liberty State	7-0	40
23.	Holy Family	5-1	25
24.	Southwest Baptist	8-0	22
25.	Pfeiffer	6-1	20

Others receiving votes: Saint Rose 19, Alaska-Anchorage 15, Alaska-Fairbanks 14, Southern New Hampshire 14, Ashland 13, Florida Gulf Coast 11, Fort Hays State 11, Alabama-Huntsville 9, Nebraska-Kearney 9, Seattle 8, St. Michael's 6, Cal State-Bakersfield 5, Texas A&M-Commerce 5, Columbus State 4, Findlay 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 3, Mesa State 3, Central Oklahoma 2, Cal Poly Pomona 1, Cal State-San Bernardino 1, Harding 1, Northern Michigan 1.