February 11, 2009
USI remains third in regional ranking
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 13th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team remained third in the Midwest Regional poll. The Screaming Eagles followed the University of Findlay, which is first nationally and regionally, and Bellarmine University, which fell to 18th nationally in the latest top 25 poll.
In addition to USI and Bellarmine, the GLVC is represented by Northern Kentucky University (fourth), Rockhurst (fifth), Kentucky Wesleyan College (seventh), and Lewis University (ninth). Joining Findlay from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was Lake Superior State University (sixth), Grand Valley State University (eighth), and Hillsdale College (10th).
NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Ranking
1. Findlay
2. Bellarmine
3. Southern Indiana
4. Northern Kentucky
5. Rockhurst
6. Lake Superior State
7. Kentucky Wesleyan
8. Grand Valley State
9. Lewis
10. Hillsdale
Ray Simmons, USI Sports Information