MASON CITY – The NIACC men’s basketball team is ranked No. 20 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday.
The Trojans (14-5 overall, 6-3 in the ICCAC) picked up a pair of wins last week over Western Iowa Tech (73-70) and the Waldorf University Junior Varsity (117-84).
It is the first time the Trojans have been ranked since the Jan. 18, 2022 poll when they were also 20th.
North Central Missouri College (18-0) is ranked No. 1. Kirkwood (18-1) is ranked second.
DMACC (18-2) is ranked sixth and Ellsworth (15-5) is ranked 12th.
NIACC returns to action Wednesday in an ICCAC contest at Southwestern CC. Game time in Creston is slated for 7:30 p.m.
NJCAA Division II rankings (Jan. 21, 2025) – North Central Missouri College, Kirkwood, Davidson-Davie CC, Macomb CC, Pima CC, DMACC, Parkland College, Kalamazoo Valley CC, Florida State College (Jacksonville), Johnson County CC, Waubonsee CC, Ellsworth CC, Monroe CC, St. Clair County CC, SUNY Niagara, Montgomery College (Md.), Howard CC, Bay College, Mid Michigan College, NIACC, Madison College, Bryant & Stratton (Wis.), Henry Ford College, Southeast Arkansas College, Orange County CC.