CHARGERS SLIP IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POLLS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/10/19) The Dominican College men's basketball team has slipped in the D2SIDA Polls and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Poll as was announced by both organizations this week.

CHARGERS SLIP IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL POLLS
December 10, 2019

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/10/19) The Dominican College men's basketball team has slipped in the D2SIDA East Region Media Poll and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Poll as was announced by both organizations this week.

Dominican went 1-1 in action last week, suffering a tough 88-86 loss to Felician University and downing Bloomfield College, 96-55 to now stand at 8-1 on the season.

The team's offense currently averages 88.9 points per game, while opponents are averaging 70.9 points per game.  DC has five players that average double digits in points per contest.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d2/nabc-coaches

In the NABC NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Rankings, the Chargers slipped four spots and are now ranked 25th.  DC remains one of now four teams from the East Region in the rankings.  Daemen College moved up three spots into eighth place, while Pace University makes their first apperance at 23.  St. Thomas Aquinas College returns to the rankings at 24 and Dominican rounds out the poll at 25.

This week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll saw Dominican fall two spots into fourth place.  They are one of two teams from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in the rankings as Jefferson is ranked fifth.

D2SIDA Men's Basketball

East Region Media Poll

Week 4 – December 9, 2019

 

 

Rank    School                          Pts.   Record    Prev. 
1. Daemen (6) 60 10-1 1
T2. St. Thomas Aquinas 48 8-1 T3
T2. Pace 48 9-0 5
4. Dominican (N.Y.) 45 8-1 2
5. Jefferson 38 6-1 6
6. Southern New Hamsphire   26 7-2 10
7. Bentley 24 7-2 7
8. St. Anselm 25 5-3 T3
9. Adelphi 8 6-3 8
10. Le Moyne 6 6-4 NR

()-first place votes

Others Receiving Votes: Stonehill – 2 Bridgeport - 2

Dropped Out: Bridgeport - 9

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 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.