AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State moved up to No. 10 in the latest NABC/Division II Coaches Poll, released late Tuesday afternoon from the NABC national headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

The ranking marks the ninth consecutive week this season in which the Jags have appeared in the national poll. They are one of two Peach Belt Conference teams to appear in the poll, with USC Aiken just ahead of the Jaguars at No. 9.

With the ranking, ASU has appeared in the national rankings for an entire calendar year. The Jags are one of only seven teams in the current national rankings able to stake that claim.

Votes for the national poll are due into the NABC national headquarters on Monday and do not reflect ASU’s 75-71 loss to North Georgia Monday night in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The Jags began the season ranked sixth before moving as high as No. 5. After spending two weeks at No. 14, they improved to No. 12 in the last national poll prior to the holidays. ASU dropped to No. 22 after a loss at Tampa, then moved back inside the top 20 to 18th and then improved to 13th last week.

NABC/Coaches Poll
(records are through Sunday, January 27)

                                          Rec.     Pts.      Pvs.

1. Bentley (Mass.) (5)                     18-0      197       1
2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (3)          22-0      195       2
3. Winona State (Minn.)                    22-1      184       3
4. South Dakota                            16-1      166       6
5. Alaska-Anchorage                        16-3      164       9
6. West Liberty State (W.Va.)              15-1      158       10
7. Drury (Mo.)                             15-2      149       4
8. Northern State (S.D.)                   18-2      138       7
9. USC Aiken                               15-2      133       5
10. AUGUSTA STATE                          13-3      123       13
11. Findlay (Ohio)                         16-3      113       11
12. Southwestern Oklahoma State            15-3      112       12
13. Cal State-San Bernardino               15-3      111       18
14. Rollins (Fla.)                         15-3      105       8
15. Gannon (Pa.)                           17-2      95        15
16. LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.)                   15-2      73        19
17. Tarleton State (Texas)                 16-2      70        20
18. Mount Olive (N.C.)                     14-3      52        24
19. Abilene Christian (Texas)              15-3      48        14
20. Nebraska-Omaha                         16-3      42        16
21. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)                13-4      40        21
22. Florida Southern                       15-5      32        22
23. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)             13-3      21        NR
24. Seattle Pacific (Wash.)                13-3      16        NR
25. Fort Lewis (Colo.)                     15-3      10        NR

Others receiving votes: Virginia Union 8, Indianapolis (Ind.) 4, Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) 2, Indiana (Pa.) 2, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C) 2, Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 2, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.), 1, West Georgia 1.

*First-place votes in parentheses