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Bulldogs Ranked 22nd in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll

02.13.2017 | Men's Basketball

Feb. 13 Poll (Click Link to Access)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's basketball team is ranked 22nd in the latest CollegeInsider.com Men's Basketball Mid-Major Top-25.

The Bulldogs have received votes in the Mid-Major Top-25 on 12 different occasions this season, but the Monday, Feb. 13, edition of the poll marks the first time this year that Asheville has cracked the top-25.

Last week, the Bulldogs were just one spot out of the poll at what would be No. 26.

Asheville (20-7, 12-2 Big South Conference) is one of two Big South Conference teams in the latest poll as Winthrop is just behind the Bulldogs at No. 24.

The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic.

The Bulldogs have beaten numerous teams that were either ranked at the time or are currently ranked in the Mid-Major Top-25 for example in Siena, Elon, Furman and Winthrop.
 
Based on the latest poll, one of the biggest wins of the season for the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs is over Furman, who is currently ranked 12th in the Mid-Major Poll. The Bulldogs picked up a 64-58 road win over the Paladins in Greenville, S.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.

UNC Asheville's 104-101 double overtime win over current 24th-ranked and league foe Winthrop on Thursday, Feb. 9, at Kimmel Arena is also obviously a huge win for the Bulldogs in numerous ways.

Winners of seven straight and currently tied for first place in the Big South Conference, UNC Asheville next welcomes Presbyterian to Kimmel Arena for a 7 p.m. Big South Conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 15. It is the second-to-last home regular-season game of the year for the Bulldogs. 
 
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