AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State dropped from No. 12 to No. 22 in the nation in the latest NABC/Coaches poll, released Tuesday afternoon from the NABC headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

The ranking marks the sixth straight week this season in which the Jaguars have appeared in the national rankings. The Jags are one of two Peach Belt Conference teams to appear in the poll. USC Aiken jumped into the top 10, landing at No. 8 on the strength of its 10-1 start.

ASU began the season ranked sixth before moving as high as No. 5. After spending two weeks at No. 14, the Jags improved to No. 12 in the last national poll prior to the holidays.

Since returning from the Christmas break, ASU lost 89-75 at Tampa on Saturday, Dec. 29 before bouncing back with a 70-60 Peach Belt Conference victory over Clayton State on Saturday, Jan. 5 in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The Jaguars take a 7-3 overall record and a 2-1 mark in league play to Pembroke, N.C., on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. conference matchup with UNC Pembroke.

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll
(records are through Sunday, Jan. 6)

						  Record   Points     Pvs

1. Bentley (Mass.) (6)                             12-0      198       1
2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (2)                  16-0      194       2
3. South Dakota                                    14-0      184       3
4. Winona State (Minn.)                            16-1      173       5
5. Rollins (Fla.)                                  11-1      164       4
6. Cal State-San Bernardino                        11-1      160       10
7. Drury (Mo.)                                     11-1      149       6
8. USC Aiken                                       10-1      131       13
9. Findlay (Ohio)                                  12-2      116       15
10. West Liberty State (W.Va.)                      9-0      112        19
11. Florida Tech                                   11-0      106        20
12. Nebraska-Omaha                                 11-1      105        19
13. Southwestern Oklahoma State                    11-2      104        8
14. Pittsburg State (Kan.)                         10-1       91        16
15. Northern State (S.D.)                          14-1       85        24
16. Northwest Missouri State                        9-2       79        11
17. Seattle (Wash.)                                 8-2       60        7
18. Gannon (Pa.)                                   12-1       53        NR
19. Alaska-Anchorage                               11-3       46        NR
20. St. Cloud State (Minn.)                        11-3       43        14
21. Texas A&M-Kingsville                           11-2       36        NR
22. AUGUSTA STATE                                   7-3       33        12
23. BYU-Hawaii                                      7-3       28        9
24. California (Pa.)                                9-2       22        NR
25. St. Augustine’s (N.C).                          8-2       18        NR

Others receiving votes: Tampa (Fla.) 15, Humboldt State (Calif.) 13, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 13, Washburn (Kan.) 11, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 9, Tarleton State (Texas) 8, Central Oklahoma 7, Mount Olive (N.C.) 7, Augustana (S.D.) 6, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5, North Alabama 5, Assumption (Mass.) 3, Benedict (S.C.) 3, Abilene Christian (Texas) 2, Southern Indiana 2, Wingate (N.C.) 1.
*First-place votes in parentheses