PIKEVILLE – The University of Pikeville men’s basketball Bears saw their streak of 78 consecutive weeks in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll come to an end this past week.
The Bears were one of three teams to drop out of the rankings. The Bears are now among teams receiving votes with seven.
Mid-South Conference teams ranked include No. 1 and unbeaten Georgetown and Cumberlands is 13th.
Thomas More, Lindsey Wilson and the Bears were among teams receiving votes.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgetown (Ky.) [9] | 21-0 | 219 |
| 2 | 2 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 21-1 | 212 |
| 3 | 6 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 21-1 | 201 |
| 4 | 4 | Westmont (Calif.) | 21-2 | 197 |
| 5 | 12 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 21-1 | 196 |
| 6 | 5 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 19-3 | 180 |
| 7 | 3 | William Penn (Iowa) | 19-3 | 178 |
| 8 | 11 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 19-4 | 166 |
| 9 | 10 | John Brown (Ark.) | 19-3 | 161 |
| 10 | 13 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 19-3 | 155 |
| 11 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 18-4 | 148 |
| 12 | 7 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 17-5 | 139 |
| 13 | 16 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-4 | 135 |
| 13 | 15 | Xavier (La.) | 18-4 | 135 |
| 15 | 22 | SAGU (Texas) | 17-3 | 121 |
| 16 | 17 | Loyola (La.) | 17-5 | 110 |
| 17 | 9 | Carroll (Mont.) | 16-6 | 105 |
| 18 | RV | Tougaloo (Miss.) | 18-4 | 95 |
| 19 | 21 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 15-5 | 85 |
| 20 | 19 | Texas Wesleyan | 16-5 | 80 |
| 21 | NR | William Jessup (Calif.) | 16-7 | 74 |
| 22 | 25 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 16-8 | 71 |
| 22 | 20 | Talladega (Ala.) | 17-5 | 71 |
| 24 | RV | Clarke (Iowa) | 16-7 | 59 |
| 25 | 24 | William Carey (Miss.) | 15-7 | 46 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Arizona Christian, Hope International (Calif.), Pikeville (Ky.)
Others Receiving Votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 37, Arizona Christian 36, Menlo (Calif.) 30, Montana Tech 22, Lyon (Ark.) 9, Thomas More (Ky.) 9, Pikeville (Ky.)7, Bethel (Tenn.) 6, Dillard (La.) 4, Benedictine (Kan.) 4, Park (Mo.) 3.