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CHARGERS BREAK INTO NABC TOP 20 RANKINGS
November 26, 2025

CHARGERS BREAK INTO NABC TOP 20 RANKINGS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/26/25)  The Dominican University New York men's basketball team broke into the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 20 Division II Rankings which were released by the organization yesterday.

Dominican was 3-0 overall at the time the rankings were released and improved to 4-0 with a victory over Holy Family University on November 25th.

The Chargers are one of two teams from the East Region to appear inthe poll as East Coast Conference (ECC) member Daemen Univeristy is ranked third with a 6-0 record.  Northeast-10 Conference member, Adelphi University, received votes.

NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 25, 2025 – Pre-Season Poll)


                                                                  Record    Points   Previous
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (16)                       3-0          400            1
2. Washburn, Kan.                                          6-0          383            2
3. Daemen, N.Y.                                             6-0          363            4
4. Point Loma, Calif.                                       4-0          343            7
5. Lubbock Christian, Texas                             6-0          292           25
6. Missouri S&T                                              2-0          281            8
7. Southern Nazarene, Okla.                           4-0          254           20
8. Alabama Huntsville                                     3-1          252            6
9. Gannon, Pa.                                               3-0          238           22
10. Fairmont State, W.Va.                               3-1          215            5
11. North Georgia                                           4-0          200          NR
12. Michigan Tech                                           5-1          197           13
13. St. Mary's, Texas                                       4-0          193          NR
14. St. Edward's, Texas                                   8-0          163          NR
15. West Texas A&M                                       5-0          155          NR
16. Assumption, Mass.                                    4-0          145          NR
17. West Liberty, W.Va.                                   3-1          142           11
18. Florida Southern                                        4-1          119           15
19. Oklahoma Baptist                                      4-0          104          NR
20. Dominican, N.Y.                                      3-0           84           NR
21. Concordia-St. Paul, Minn.                          3-0           82           NR
22. Grand Valley State, Mich.                           4-0           80           NR
23. Black Hills State, S.D.                                3-1           69           17
24. Miles, Ala.                                                 3-0           55           NR
25. Carson-Newman, Tenn.                             3-0           51           NR

Others receiving votes: Findlay (Ohio) 48, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 37, Minnesota Duluth 37, Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) 30, Anderson (S.C.) 26, Cal Poly Pomona 21, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 19, Cal State Dominguez Hills 16, Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 14, Montana State Billings 12, Drury (Mo.) 11, Angelo State (Texas) 10, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 10, Northern Michigan 10, Rogers State (Ark.) 10, Lake Erie (Ohio) 9, Arkansas Fort Smith 6, Central Washington 4, Georgia Southwestern 3, Virginia Union 3, Adelphi (N.Y.) 2, Columbus State (Ga.) 2.

Dropped out: DBU (3), Southwest Minnesota State (9), Colorado School of Mines (10), Cal State Dominiguez Hills (12), Lincoln Memorial (14), Columbus State (16), Central Washington (18), Lenoir-Rhyne (19), Virginia State (21), Findlay (23), Gannon (24).

Records are through games of Nov. 23, 2025.  The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.