LACEY, Wash. – After beginning the season 4-0, including a upset against formerly ranked Cal State San Marcos, the Saint Martin's men's basketball team earned themselves a ranking of 19th in the nation in the NABC Coaches Poll and 22nd in the D2SIDA D-II Media Poll.
 
The NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Men's Basketball Division II Coaches Poll is a poll that is voted on by Division II coaches across the nation. The weekly coaches poll is released on Tuesdays and is conducted by 16 members of the NABC, two representing each of the eight NCAA Division II regions.
 
After sitting just outside of the top-25 and receiving votes in the first week of the poll, SMU sits at 19th in the nation in week two.
 
The D2SIDA (Division 2 Sports Information Directors of America) Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll is a poll that is conducted by Division II athletic communication professionals across the nation. The regional poll is released every Monday, followed by the national poll every Tuesday. Each region has six representatives (two per conference) that comprise the regional poll. The national poll has 16 voters - 2 from each region.
 
After receiving votes in week one of the national poll, SMU moved up to 22nd in week two. In the regional poll the Saints were sitting at third in week one and moved up one place to second, with one first place vote, in the week two poll.
 
The Saints look to improve their position further with a power matchup this Friday against Academy of Art (5-1, 0-0), who sits just behind SMU at #3 in the D2SIDA West Region Poll. Live stats and video available on smusaints.com.