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CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The Valley City State University men’s basketball team moved up four spots to No. 12 in this week’s NAIA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Tuesday afternoon.

The Vikings are coming off a 2-0 week that included a 75-69 victory over rival University of Jamestown. VCSU is now 16-4 overall and 4-0 in the North Star Athletic Association.

The No. 12 ranking is believed to be the highest ranking in VCSU men’s basketball history. In 2007-08, VCSU was also ranked as high as No. 12. Through 20 games, this year’s team has matched the 16-4 start of the 2007-08 squad.

The North Star Athletic Association has two teams ranked in the Top 25 this week. VCSU is the top NSAA team at No. 12. Bellevue University is ranked No. 20. Other NSAA teams did not receive votes this week.

Davenport (Mich.) is the top ranked team for the second straight week. St. Francis (Ill.) is ranked No. 2, and is followed by Saint Francis (Ind.), Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Indiana Wesleyan to round out the Top 5.

Valley City State has nine regular season games remaining, all of which are NSAA conference games. The Vikings play at the University of Jamestown on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and then go to Presentation College on Saturday, Jan. 23.