Daemen Jumps To #10 In D2SIDA National Media Poll

Second National Ranking In As Many Days For Wildcats

11/20/2019 8:42:00 AM

By: By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

AMHERST, N.Y. - Daemen College has moved to No. 10 in the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America Men's Basketball national media poll which was released late Tuesday afternoon. It marks the second national ranking of the week for the Wildcats who also moved from No. 22 to No. 17 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches top-25 poll yesterday.

Daemen, which was ranked No. 18 in the D2SIDA preseason national poll, has now been ranked in 11 of the last 12 polls released by D2SIDA, dating back to last Jan. 8. This week's No. 10 ranking matches their furthest ascent in the poll which was achieved last Feb. 19. Combined with the NABC poll, Daemen has been a nationally-ranked team in 20 of the last 21 national polls.

Daemen improved to 6-1 on the season with an 89-79 come-from-behind win over visiting Le Moyne College last evening. The Wildcats have won six straight games, including five that have featured second-half comebacks. Their last three wins have been especially impressive as they've knocked off defending Atlantic Region champion Mercyhurst University, nationally-ranked West Liberty University and a Le Moyne team that's averaged 22 wins over the last three seasons.

The Wildcats return to action this Saturday, Nov. 23 with their first-ever game at KeyBank Center in downtown Buffalo. Daemen will welcome Wilmington University to the downtown venue that has hosted men's NCAA tournament games (Division I) six times since its opening in 1996. The Daemen-Wilmington game (noon tip-off) will be followed by area Division I teams from Canisius College and St. Bonaventure University who take the floor at 2:30. Tickets remain on sale for the doubleheader at daemenwildcats.com/keybanktix (use password "WILDCATS").

Daemen College features the only NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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