The Montana Tech men's and women's basketball teams continue to make strides on the court and in the latest coaches' poll as the men are back in the top 10 and the women are receiving votes.

MEN - #9

Brayden Koch. Photo: godiggers.com/5518 Designs
Brayden Koch. Photo: godiggers.com/5518 Designs
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The Oredigger men are back to their winning ways after a 55-63 setback in their conference opener on the road at Rocky Mountain College.  They have won their last 6 and sit alone on top of the Frontier Conference standings at 6-1 with an 18-2 overall record.  The men are ranked #9 in the latest poll, available at naia.org.

RANKLAST TIMEINSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]RECORDFINAL POINTS
12Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [16]19-2508
24LSU Alexandria (La.) [3]18-1485
31Georgetown (Ky.)19-1483
45College of Idaho18-2457
57The Master's (Calif.)18-3426
68Baker (Kan.)19-1410
710Bethel (Ind.)17-3407
812Dordt (Iowa)20-1392
911Montana Tech18-2374
106Arizona Christian17-4363
1113Dalton State (Ga.)17-2350
1214Grace (Ind.)16-4313
13RVConcordia (Neb.)17-4276
1422William Woods (Mo.)17-2266
1522Florida Memorial16-4264
163Northwestern (Iowa)18-3232
17RVCumberlands (Ky.)15-5194
188Langston (Okla.)15-5193
1918Huntington (Ind.)15-5192
2017Central Baptist (Ark.)16-4187
2116Pikeville (Ky.)18-4160
2220Hope International (Calif.)18-3156
2324Ave Maria (Fla.)16-5146
24RVOregon Tech15-4140
25RVSt. Francis (Ill.)17-2100

Dropped from Top 25: Keiser (Fla.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Rio Grande (Ohio)

Receiving Votes: Life (Ga.) 69, Keiser (Fla.) 62, Saint Francis (Ind.) 47, Oklahoma Wesleyan 31, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 31, Nelson (Texas) 27, Indiana Tech 23, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 19, Mobile (Ala.) 17, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 14, Graceland (Iowa) 10, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) 9, Indiana Wesleyan 5, Morningside (Iowa) 4, Columbia International (S.C.) 4

WOMEN - RECEIVING VOTES

Aubree Rademacher. Photo: godiggers.com/5518 Designs
Aubree Rademacher. Photo: godiggers.com/5518 Designs
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On the women's side, Coach Jeff Graham's squad is receiving votes nationally which speaks loudly for a program that struggled for wins upon his hiring.  Here is the women's poll.

RANKLAST TIMEINSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]RECORDSFINAL POINTS
11Dordt (Iowa) [20]21-0540
22Indiana Wesleyan20-0517
33Campbellsville (Ky.)19-0508
44Southern Oregon19-0486
55Briar Cliff (Iowa)17-3451
66Dakota State (S.D.)16-3436
78Georgetown (Ky.)17-2423
87Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)18-3358
911Rio Grande (Ohio)17-3339
1016Cumberlands (Ky.)18-3338
1114MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)19-2336
129Bethel (Tenn.)17-4333
1313Arizona Christian19-2321
1410Saint Francis (Ind.)18-2309
1517Marian (Ind.)15-5272
1615Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)17-4263
1712Wayland Baptist (Texas)18-2221
1821Xavier (La.)18-0205
19RVLangston (Okla.)19-1188
2022Carroll (Mont.)13-7156
21RVWilliam Carey (Miss.)18-0147
2218Mid-America Christian (Okla.)18-3143
23RVOregon Tech15-4124
2419Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)16-4117
2523Providence (Mont.)12-6114

Dropped from the Top 25: Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Jamestown (N.D.), Hastings (Neb.)

Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 96, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 74, Florida Memorial 68, Jamestown (N.D.) 60, Hastings (Neb.) 57, Governors State (Ill.) 41, Columbia (Mo.) 32, Grand View (Iowa) 26, Milligan (Tenn.) 20, Cumberland (Tenn.) 15, St. Francis (Ill.) 12, Northwestern (Iowa) 10, Kansas Wesleyan 9, LSU Shreveport (La.) 8, Montana Tech 8, Shawnee State (Ohio) 7, The Master's (Calif.) 5, Benedictine (Kan.) 4, Southeastern (Fla.) 4, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 3, IU South Bend (Ind.) 3, IU Northwest (Ind.) 2, Mayville State (N.D.) 2

Poll Methodology:

  • The poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) voted on the poll.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter votes the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.

Both squads will be at Carroll College Thursday evening and will return home Saturday for an afternoon doubleheader against Montana-Western.

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