Without even playing a game, the Virginia Union University men's basketball team moved up two spots to #23 in the latest NABC/Division II Bulletin Rankings, released on December 14 by the NCAA.
VUU is 23rd in the nation while CIAA rival, Bowie State University, dropped to #20.
VUU is 2-0, with a 73-66 win over California (Pa.) on November 27 and a 66-46 rout of Virginia State University on December 4.
Bellarmine University holds down the top spot while Findlay (Ohio) is second.
VUU is slated to play in the Conoco Phillips USC-Aiken Pre-Holiday Classic on December 16 and 17. The Panthers play Mount Olive College on December 16 and then play fourth-ranked South Carolina-Aiken on December 17.
Record Points Pvs
1. Bellarmine, Ky. (7 first place votes) 7-0 199 1
2. Findlay, Ohio 8-0 189 2
3. West Liberty, W.Va. (1 first place vote) 8-0 188 4
4. South Carolina Aiken 6-1 166 8
5. Central Washington 8-0 156 12
6. Alabama-Huntsville 9-1 150 9
7. Winona State, Minn. 6-1 149 3
8. Augusta State, Ga. 7-0 148 10
9. Fort Hays State, Kan. 9-1 128 6
10. Hillsdale, Mich. 10-0 114 17
11. Grand Valley State, Mich. 6-1 105 14
12. Montevallo, Ala. 6-1 104 5
13. Central Oklahoma 9-1 103 15
14. Kentucky Wesleyan 5-1 79 18
15. Cal Poly Pomona 2-2 78 16
16. Southern Indiana 7-1 77 20
17. Cal State-Dominguez Hills 6-1 64 19
18. Indiana, Pa. 5-2 55 7
19. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 8-0 52 24
20. Bowie State, Md. 5-1 49 11
21. Incarnate Word, Texas 8-0 38 NR
22. Minnesota State 7-1 27 21
23. Virginia Union 2-0 24 25
24. Midwestern State, Texas 5-1 23 NR
25. Missouri Southern 9-0 22 NR
