Bearcat basketball ranked No. 1 in the nation

Weeks Ranked No. 1 (NABC Top 25)

The Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the nation in this week's NABC Division II Top 25 Poll. It is the third straight season that Northwest has reached the No. 1 ranking in the nation.Northwest is 21-0 and is the only remaining undefeated team in the country.It marks the 18th time in school history that Northwest has been ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NABC poll.Northwest was first ranked No. 1 on Jan. 13, 2004. The Bearcats were ranked No. 1 for nine weeks during the 2016-17 season, which saw Northwest finish 35-1 and capture the program's first national title. Northwest was ranked No. 1 in the opening six weeks of the 2017-18 season.The Bearcats will play a pair of road games this week with matchups at Lindenwood (Thurs., 7:30 p.m.) and at Lincoln (Sat., 3:30 p.m.).Jan. 13, 2004Dec. 13, 2016Dec. 27, 2016Jan. 3, 2017Jan. 10, 2017Jan. 17, 2017Jan. 24, 2017Jan. 31, 2017Feb. 7, 2017Feb. 14, 2017March 7, 2017Nov. 21, 2017Nov. 28, 2017Dec. 5, 2017Dec. 12, 2017Dec. 26, 2017Jan. 2, 2018Feb. 5, 2019