Three ODAC Teams Ranked Nationally

Randolph-Macon and Hampden-Sydney Ranked in Top 10; VWC Receives Votes

Salem, Va. – The Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College are ranked #4 in the most recent d3hoops.com NCAA Division III men’s basketball poll.  Hampden-Sydney falls from the number-five spot to #8 after falling to Emory & Henry on the road.  Virginia Wesleyan dropped out of the top 25, but is still receiving votes.

            The Yellow Jackets from Randolph-Macon (16-1, 10-1 ODAC) are led by sophomore Justin Wansley (Richmond, Va./Henrico) with 14.8 points per game and senior Kurt Bergmann (Fallsington, Pa./Pennsbury) with 13.2 per contest.  Bergmann also averages a team-best 7.9 rebounds per outing.  Junior guard Justin Moyer (Landisville Pa./Hempfield) is 56-for-59 from the charity stripe this season.

Hampden-Sydney (14-2, 7-2 ODAC) has five players averaging double figures with Jeff Monroe (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) and Brandon Randall (Williamsburg, Va./Bruton) leading the way with 17.2 and 12.8 points, respectively.  Other Tigers averaging ten or more are Brian Gunn (Danville, Va./George Washington) with 10.8 points, Jason Holman (Amelia, Va./Amelia County) with 10.6 points and Mike Thompson (New Market, Md./Linganore) with 10.5.  Thompson is also bringing down 9.1 boards per contest, a league best, while Gunn is second in the ODAC with 73 assists.

            The Marlins from Virginia Wesleyan (13-4, 7-4 ODAC) received four votes in this week’s poll.  David Doino (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) continues to pace the Marlins with a team-best 15.6 points per game.  He also remains the leader from behind the arc, shooting 46.3%; good enough for second in the conference.  Others averaging double figures are junior Peter Warren (Winchester, Va./Handley) with 12.7, freshman Brandon Adair (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) with 11.9 and sophomore Marques Fitch (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) with 10.5 points per game.

The complete national poll is as follows:

D3hoops.com Division III Poll

1. Rochester
2. Williams
3. Amherst
4. Randolph-Macon
5. Hanover
6. Buena Vista
7. Wooster
8. Hampden-Sydney
9. UW-Whitewater
10. Lawrence
11. Trinity (Conn.)
12. Wheaton (Ill.)
13. Hope
14. UW-Stevens Point
15. Franklin & Marshall
16. John Carroll
17. DeSales
18. Trinity (Texas)
19. Maryville (Tenn.)
20. Gustavus Adolphus
21. Wittenberg
22. Gwynedd-Mercy
23. Otterbein
24. Keene State
25. Puget Sound

Others Receiving Votes:  Rowan – 33, Salem State – 28, Penn State-Behrend – 22, Kean – 15, Plymouth State – 15, Hamilton – 13, Wartburg – 12, Augustana – 10, Grinnell – 9, Whitworth – 7, UW-Oshkosh – 7, King’s – 5, Mount Union – 4, Union – 4, Virginia Wesleyan – 4 , Occidental – 3, Susquehanna – 1, Catholic – 1.