Upper Iowa men's basketball has been tabbed in the first edition of the NCAA Regional Rankings, released on Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA committee. The Peacocks are one of ten teams under consideration in the Midwest Region, joined by fellow GLVC members University of Indianapolis and William Jewell.
The Peacocks are in second place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference with an 11-5 league record and 16-8 overall mark. They rank first in the nation in turnovers per game, only committing 7.7 per contest. UIU is slotted 13
th in NCAA DII in points per game with 87.7.
UIU men's basketball has four games remaining in the regular season. They host their final homestand this weekend against Quincy on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. and Illinois Springfield on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Peacocks will hit the road next weekend to face Drury and Southwest Baptist.
The top eight teams in the region will advance to the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament from March 16-17, 19. Automatic bids are granted to the winners of the GLVC, GMAC, GLIAC postseason tournaments, with the remaining five spots awarded on an at-large basis. The NCAA men's basketball selection show will be streamed online on Sunday, March 10, at 10 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.
The first set of regional rankings of the season from the NCAA are sorted in alphabetical order. The rankings will also be released on Feb. 28 and March 6. The NCAA National Championships will take place from March 26-30 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
MIDWEST REGION
| School |
Overall DII Record |
In-Region Record |
| Ashland |
13-8 |
13-8 |
| Ferris St. |
15-6 |
15-6 |
| Hillsdale |
14-8 |
14-8 |
| Ky. Wesleyan |
15-6 |
15-6 |
| Lake Superior St. |
16-5 |
15-5 |
| Northern Mich. |
16-7 |
15-6 |
| UIndy |
17-7 |
16-6 |
| Upper Iowa |
15-8 |
15-8 |
| Walsh |
15-5 |
14-5 |
| William Jewell |
15-8 |
15-8 |
