MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s basketball team moved up to No. 3 in the NJCAA Division II poll Tuesday.
NIACC was No. 11 in the Nov. 13 poll and moved to No. 5 in the Nov. 20 poll.
Mott Community College (Flint, Mich.) is ranked No. 1 with a record of 4-0. Louisburg College (North Carolina) is 8-0 and ranked No. 2.
DMACC (8-2) is ranked No. 11.
NIACC (9-1 overall) routed the Luther College junior varsity 90-58 Monday night in Decorah. Chris Davis led the Trojans with 27 points and David Humphries scored 16 points.
NIACC’s lone loss came at the hands of Marshalltown (86-63) on Nov. 6. Marshalltown (10-0) is receiving votes in the NJCAA Division I poll.
NIACC, which has won eight games in a row, returns to action next Tuesday at Rochester Community Technical College (2-1). The Trojans open ICCAC play at Kirkwood (5-3) on Dec. 7.
See complete poll at http://njcaa.org/sports_polls.cfm?category=Polls&sid=5&divid=2&slid=2
NIACC’S SEASON TO DATE
Trojans 89, Dakota Wesleyan JV 67
Marshalltown 86, Trojans 63
Trojans 91, Riverland 79
Trojans 82, Illinois Valley 54
Trojans 86, Hibbing CC 63
Trojans 90, Waldorf JV 54
Trojans 113, Quakerdale Promise 97
Trojans 102, Milwaukee Tech 80
Trojans 97, Riverland 57
Trojans 90, Luther JV 58
