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Kansas Wesleyan Men’s Basketball is ranked No. 19 in the latest edition of the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll released on Wednesday by the NAIA national office.<\/p>\n

The Coyotes moved up from the first receiving votes position to the No. 19 spot based on a 12-1 record after Saturday’s win at Columbia.<\/p>\n

It marks the first Top 25 ranking for the program since the 2007 team was ranked as high as No. 6 in the final NAIA Division II poll of the season.<\/p>\n

The Coyotes are 12-2 overall heading into the holiday break. KWU resumes action on January 1 at Dakota State. KWU returns home on January 5 vs Bethany.<\/p>\n

Thanks to an impressive 13-0 start, Loyola (La.) moved to No. 1 in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Wolfpack received all 20, first-place votes. Carroll (Mont.) and Talladega (Ala.) both jumped two spots to Nos. 2 and 3, while Oklahoma Wesleyan made a five spot jump to No. 4.<\/p>\n

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