KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Upper Iowa men's basketball (8-1) earned the No. 24 ranking in Tuesday's National Association of Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) poll. UIU received 44 total points in the poll. 

This is the first time in over a year that the Peacocks have been ranked within the top 25. UIU was last ranked No. 25 on Dec. 10, 2024. This marks the first time that Upper Iowa has been ranked under first-year head coach Casey Kasperbauer. 

Missouri S&T (7-1, 2-1 GLVC) is the only other GLVC team that's included in the NABC poll. The Miners moved up to No. 10 after being ranked No. 12 last week. On Dec. 6, the Peacocks handed S&T its first loss of the season. 

Upper Iowa concludes 2025 by matching up with Roosevelt (Ill.) (0-6) on Friday at 3 p.m. UIU last beat the Lakers, 88-76, in the Midwest Region Crossover on Nov. 15.

NABC Division II Coaches Poll (Dec. 16, 2025 – Regular Season Poll #4)

         Record Points  Previous

1. Washburn (Kan.)    11-0  400   2

2. Daemen (N.Y.)      12-0  384   3

3. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 10-0  359   5

4. West Texas A&M   10-0  342   8

5. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)   6-1    337   1

6. Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.)  9-0    293   17

7. Lubbock Christian (Texas)  9-1    265   4

8. Fairmont State (W.Va.)       7-1    259   9

9. Michigan Tech       9-1    246   11

10. Missouri S&T       7-1    240   12

11. North Georgia      8-1    223   6

12. West Liberty (W.Va.)        6-1    220   13

13. St. Mary's (Texas) 7-1    186   7

14. Anderson (S.C.)   8-0    185   18

15. Gannon (Pa.)       7-1    172   15

16. St. Edward's (Texas)        11-1  156   14

17. Black Hills State (S.D.)     9-1    150   19

18. Miles (Ala.)  8-0    128   20

19. Cal State East Bay   8-0    118   24

20. Arkansas Fort Smith 8-0    104   25

21. Assumption (Mass.) 7-1    92     22

22. Point Loma (Calif.)   8-2    66     10

23. Oklahoma Baptist 9-1    59     23

24. Upper Iowa  8-1    44     NR

25. Florida Southern  9-2    38     16