Blue Hawks enter top 25 for first time this season

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The Dickinson State men’s basketball team is in the NAIA Division II top 25 for the first time this season, entering Monday’s poll in the No. 23 spot.

The Blue Hawks (12-7) are off to a 5-0 start in the Dakota Athletic Conference and have won four in a row.

DSU visits South Dakota Mines on Friday and then travels to Spearfish, S.D., to face No. 3-ranked Black Hills State (16-3, 5-0 DAC) on Saturday night.

NAIA Division II Record Pts Pvs

1. Walsh (Ohio) (16) 18-0 436 1

2. Oklahoma Wesleyan 17-1 422 3

3. Black Hills State 16-3 393 6

4. Briar Cliff (Iowa) 18-3 373 7

5. Northwood (Fla.) 15-2 370 10

6. Cornerstone (Mich.) 17-3 365 2

7. Oregon Tech 19-2 361 8

8. Bellevue (Neb.) 15-3 346 9

9. Indiana Wesleyan 18-3 337 11

10. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 17-2 332 4

11. Eastern Oregon 15-3 281 12

12. St. Francis (Ind.) 16-5 279 5

13. Iowa Wesleyan 14-1 274 16

14. Davenport (Mich.) 17-3 259 16

15. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 15-5 243 19

16. Grace (Ind.) 14-6 218 21

17. Malone (Ohio) 13-6 210 20

18. Northwest (Wash.) 13-5 184 14

19. College Ozarks (Mo.) 12-6 182 18

20. Huntington (Ind.) 15-5 154 24

21. Northwestern (Iowa) 15-5 153 22

21. Indiana Southeast 10-8 147 15

23. Dickinson State 12-7 125 RV

24. Bryan (Tenn.) 12-6 83 23

25. Dakota Wesleyan 15-6 80 25

Notables receiving votes: Jamestown College 27; Dordt College (Iowa) 1.

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