NDSU Men's BB Ranked 9th in College Insider Mid-Major Top 25

The North Dakota State men’s basketball team is ranked ninth in the most recent edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released this week, up two spots from No. 11 in last week’s poll.

NDSU peaked at No. 6 in the Nov. 11 edition of the mid-major poll for the highest rank in school history. The Bison were ranked seventh in the preseason poll this year, 10th in January 2013, and 11th in the final poll of 2009.

The Bison are the only team from The Summit League to be ranked.

NDSU also remains among the top 30 teams in the nation in the latest Rating Percentage Index (RPI) projections. As of Jan. 7, the Bison were ranked No. 22 by RealTime RPI, No. 25 by CBS Sports and No. 27 by ESPN in the various RPI projections. The first official RPI of the season has yet to be released by the NCAA.

NDSU opens Summit League play on the road this week at Fort Wayne on Jan. 9 and IUPUI on Jan. 11.

Complete CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

1.	Wichita State (31)	15-0	775	1	Missouri Valley
2.	Harvard	13-1	727	3	Ivy League
3.	Gonzaga	14-2	697	4	West Coast
4.	Toledo	12-1	684	2	Mid-American
5.	Manhattan	11-2	618	5	Metro Atlantic
6.	Indiana State	11-3	598	6	Missouri Valley
7.	Green Bay	11-3	581	7	Horizon
8.	Princeton	11-2	526	8	Ivy League
9.	North Dakota State	11-4	519	11	Summit
10.	New Mexico State	12-5	473	12	WAC
11.	Saint Mary's	11-4	446	9	West Coast
12.	Stephen F. Austin	13-2	400	16	Southland
13.	Ohio	10-3	378	17	Mid-American
14.	UC Santa Barbara	9-4	342	18	Big West
15.	Missouri State	11-3	303	14	Missouri Valley
16.	Drexel	8-5	290	13	Colonial
17.	Kent State	9-4	274	15	Mid-American
18.	Hawaii	11-3	243	NR	Big West
19.	Pacific	9-5	186	10	West Coast
20.	Eastern Kentucky	10-5	183	19	Ohio Valley
21.	Mercer	11-5	147	20	Atlantic Sun
22.	Northern Colorado	8-3	86	NR	Big Sky
23.	Akron	8-5	81	NR	Mid-American
24.	Drake	10-4	73	23	Missouri Valley
25.	Belmont	10-6	66	24	Ohio Valley