AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State remained 14th in the latest NABC/Division II Coaches Poll, released late Tuesday afternoon from the NABC national headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

The Jaguars are ranked No. 14 in the nation for the second straight week after spending the first three weeks of the season among the top 10.

ASU (4-2) has been out of action since falling 81-74 at Georgia on Monday, Dec. 3 in Athens. The Jaguars return from their 10-day layoff when they host cross-town rival Paine College on Thursday, Dec. 13 in a doubleheader at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The women’s contest begins at 5:30 p.m., with the men’s matchup set to tip off around 7:30 p.m.

The top five remained unchanged, with Bentley (Mass.) leading the way at No. 1, followed by Grand Valley State (Mich.), South Dakota, Rollins (Fla.) and Winona State (Minn.). Cal State-San Bernardino, Drury (Mo.), St. Cloud State (Minn.), Seattle (Wash.) and Southwestern Oklahoma State round out the top 10.

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll
(records are through Sunday, Dec. 9)

                                                    Record         Points             Pvs

1. Bentley (Mass.) (6)                               8-0             198               1
2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (2)                   10-0             192               2
3. South Dakota                                      8-0             182               3
4. Rollins (Fla.)                                    6-0             173               4
5. Winona State (Minn.)                             10-1             167               5
6. Cal State-San Bernardino (1)                      7-0             163               6
7. Drury (Mo.)                                       6-0             147               8
8. St. Cloud State (Minn.)                           8-0             137               12
9. Seattle (Wash.)                                   5-0             129               10
10. Southwestern Oklahoma State                      8-0             109               13
11. BYU-Hawaii                                       3-0             100               16
12. Nebraska-Omaha                                   7-0             99                22
13. Northwest Missouri State                         5-1             98                11
14. AUGUSTA STATE                                    4-2             96                14
15. USC Aiken                                        6-0             94                20
16. Findlay (Ohio)                                   5-2             86                9
17. Pittsburg State (Kan.)                           6-0             52                NR
18. Emporia State (Kan.)                             4-2             50                7
19. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)                          4-1             47                23
20. Mount Olive (N.C.)                               4-1             41                24
21. Central Oklahoma                                 8-2             40                17
22. Virginia Union                                   2-1             39                15
23. West Liberty State (W. Va.)                      8-0             26                NR
24. Florida Tech                                     8-0             23                NR
25. Bellarmine (Ky.)                                 6-1             17                NR

Others receiving votes: Washburn (Kan.) 16, St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 13, West Georgia 10, Central Missouri 7, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 7, Wayne State (Mich.) 7, Indianapolis (Ind.) 6, Morehouse (Ga.) 6,Merrimack (Mass.) 4, Fairmont State (W.Va.) 3, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Georgia College & State 2, Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) 1.

*First-place votes in parentheses