D3hoops.com Top 25

MADISON, N.J. – On the heels of a Landmark Conference title, the Drew University men's basketball has jumped nine spots to No. 16 in the latest D3hoops.com Top-25 poll.
 
The Rangers (24-3) defeated Susquehanna 97-81 in the Landmark Conference semifinals on Thursday before topping Catholic 85-70 in the conference final this past Saturday, playing in front of a packed Baldwin Gym crowd in both games. One week earlier, the team earned the first-ever national ranking in Drew men's basketball history when it was voted 25th by the website.
 
Drew will now make its NCAA Division III Championship debut in men's basketball when it plays Mary Washington at Ramapo College on Friday at 3:45 p.m. in the opening round. The winner of the game will take on either Ramapo or Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the second round.
 
The Rangers have won a school- and Landmark Conference-record 16 games in a row and have established a team record for victories in a season. The squad also went 18-0 in Landmark Conference play to become the first men's basketball team in conference history to post an undefeated regular season.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors, and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.