The Peacock men's basketball team dropped to No. 19 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division II Top 25 with 95 points and No. 23 with 54 points in the D2SIDA Division II Media Poll after losing a five-point game at Winona State University on Sunday afternoon. In the last edition of each poll, Upper Iowa was ranked No. 13 in the NABC poll and No. 16 in the D2SIDA poll.

After Sunday's loss, Upper Iowa is 12-2 overall and 6-2 in the Northern Sun Conference; UIU stands in first place in the NSIC South Division and second overall in the conference.
 
The ranking this week marks the fourth time that UIU has been in the top 25 for the NABC poll and second time in the D2SIDA poll.
 
The Bulldogs of the University of Minnesota Duluth, a fellow NSIC-member, joins Upper Iowa in the rankings at No. 5 in the NABC poll and No. 6 in the D2SIDA poll. Augustana is receiving votes in both Top 25 polls with 18 points toward the NABC rankings and 8 points in the D2SIDA release.
 
D2SIDA also releases a Division II Media Top 25 Poll and regional polls. UIU is ranked fourth in the Central Region after being ranked third last week.
 
Upper Iowa heads north on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8 to challenge the University of Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State University before returning home to Dorman Memorial Gymnasium. UIU will host St. Cloud State University and the No. 5/6 University of Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 14-15.