Senior Point Guard helps to cut down the net after the Roadrunners wrapped up the regular season championship.
Montgomery, AL – The Dalton State (26-3) basketball team was ranked number five in the NAIA D-I Top-25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
Going into this week’s Southern States Athletic Conference basketball tournament at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex, the Roadrunners are on a nine game winning streak that ended Saturday with the SSAC regular season championship.
Martin Methodist (25-4) competed the regular season second in the SSAC and they are now ranked ninth in the land.
Dalton State and Martin Methodist received first round byes.
The tournament begins Wednesday.
Auburn Montgomery and Belhaven tip-off at 11:45 a.m. CST (12:34 p.m. EST). The winner plays Martin Methodist on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. CST.
Blue Mountain and Brewton-Parker square off at 3:15 p.m. CST (4:15 p.m. EST) Wednesday. The Roadrunners will play the winner of that game Thursday at 6:15 p.m. CST.
Click here to see the brackets: http://www.ssacsports.com/d/2014-15/SSAC_MBB_Bracket.pdf
Wednesday, March 4 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex Opening Round Time: Game 1 | Video No. 7 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) vs. No. 10 Belhaven (Miss.), 11:45 a.m. Game 2 | Video No. 8 Blue Mountain (Miss.) vs. No. 9 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex Quarterfinals Time: Game 3 No. 3 Bethel (Tenn.) vs. No. 6 Loyola (La.) 10:45 a.m. Game 4 Winner of Game 1 vs. No. 2 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 2:15 p.m. Game 5 Winner of Game 2 vs. No. 1 Dalton State (Ga.) 6:15 p.m. Game 6 No. 4 Faulkner (Ala.) vs. No. 5 William Carey (Miss.) 9:45 p.m.
Friday, March 6 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex Semifinals Time: Game 7 Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 3:30 p.m. Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 | Cramton Bowl Multiplex Championship Time Championship Game: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 6:30 p.m.
Games will be available on the Southern States Athletic Conference website. WYYU-FM in Dalton - Mixx 104.5 FM, will not be able to carry Thursday’s game. They do plan to carry the Friday and Saturday games should Dalton State continue winning.
2014 – 15 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 3
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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2014-15 RECORD
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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1
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Talladega (Ala.) (10)
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26-3
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250
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2
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T4
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Hope International (Calif.)
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26-2
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237
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3
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T4
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Cal State San Marcos
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26-3
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235
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4
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2
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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25-3
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226
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5
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6
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Dalton State (Ga.)
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26-3
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217
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6
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3
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Pikeville (Ky.)
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25-4
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215
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T7
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8
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Concordia (Calif.)
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24-6
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197
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T7
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9
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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25-5
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197
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9
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10
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Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
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25-4
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182
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|
10
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15
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LSU Alexandria
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21-3
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167
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11
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7
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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24-6
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165
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12
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13
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Columbia (Mo.)
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25-5
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160
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13
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14
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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24-5
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154
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14
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12
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Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
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21-9
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148
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15
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11
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Montana Western
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21-8
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143
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16
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19
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Benedictine (Kan.)
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23-7
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130
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17
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17
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Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
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23-4
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129
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18
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21
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Xavier (La.)
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22-8
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109
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19
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18
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Arizona Christian
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23-7
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106
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20
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22
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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23-7
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95
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21
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20
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Westmont (Calif.)
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20-9
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90
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22
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16
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Evangel (Mo.)
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18-11
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84
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23
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23
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Oklahoma City
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16-7
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77
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24
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24
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SAGU (Texas)
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21-9
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52
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25
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RV
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LSU Shreveport (La.)
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21-9
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39
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Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (Tenn.) 38; Cumberlands (Ky.) 37; Wiley (Texas) 36; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 31; Philander Smith (Ark.) 20; Missouri Valley 17; Faulkner (Ala.) 15.