The Denver Pioneers went 1-1 last week and dropped to No. 25 in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. That was a four-spot tumble by the Pioneers, who lost in overtime to the North Texas Mean Green in overtime, 75-74, on Saturday. Alzee Williams' tip-in at the buzzer gave the Mean Green the hard fought victory.
The Pioneers are now in a three-way tie for first place in the Sun Belt West, though the 15-5 record has them second best overall in the conference. The Pioneers will play Arkansas State and Arkansas-Little Rock this week.
The Murray State Racers remain atop the Mid-Major poll with a 20-0 record, which has them hovering around the top 10 in the AP and Coaches polls. Sun Belt leader Middle Tennessee State and its 19-2 record are currently at No. 5 in the poll. The Pioneers will play them on Feb. 4 in a nationally televised ESPN broadcast.
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| 1. | Murray State (31) | 20-0 | 775 | 1 | Ohio Valley | |
| 2. | Creighton | 18-2 | 733 | 2 | Missouri Valley | |
| 3. | Saint Mary's | 19-2 | 692 | 3 | West Coast | |
| 4. | Harvard | 16-2 | 675 | 4 | Ivy League | |
| 5. | Middle Tennessee | 19-2 | 640 | 5 | Sun Belt | |
| 6. | Gonzaga | 16-3 | 627 | 6 | West Coast | |
| 7. | Wichita State | 17-3 | 598 | 7 | Missouri Valley | |
| 8. | Iona | 15-4 | 544 | 8 | Metro Atlantic | |
| 9. | Long Beach State | 14-6 | 499 | 11 | Big West | |
| 10. | Cleveland State | 17-4 | 486 | 10 | Horizon | |
| 11. | Davidson | 14-4 | 444 | 12 | Southern | |
| 12. | BYU | 17-5 | 413 | 9 | West Coast | |
| 13. | Oral Roberts | 18-4 | 409 | 16 | Summit | |
| 14. | George Mason | 15-5 | 377 | 14 | Colonial Athletic | |
| 15. | Weber State | 15-3 | 362 | 15 | Big Sky | |
| 16. | Ohio | 15-4 | 297 | 17 | Mid-American | |
| 17. | VCU | 15-5 | 288 | 19 | Colonial Athletic | |
| 18. | Belmont | 13-7 | 191 | 18 | Atlantic Sun | |
| 19. | UT-Arlington | 15-5 | 142 | 25 | Southland | |
| 20. | Drexel | 14-5 | 141 | NR | Colonial Athletic | |
| 21. | Long Island | 14-6 | 115 | NR | Northeast | |
| 22. | Kent State | 12-6 | 107 | 13 | Mid-American | |
| 23. | Norfolk State | 15-5 | 106 | NR | Mid-Eastern Athletic | |
| 24. | Wagner | 15-4 | 94 | 20 | Northeast | |
| 25. | Denver | 15-5 | 66 | 21 | Sun Belt |
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