CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M is now ranked second in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 after a pair of road wins over Cameron last weekend. The Buffs are one of three teams from the Lone Star Conference represented in the Top 10.

Northwest Missouri State is the new No. 1 in the nation after receiving 15 of the 16 first-place votes. The Bearcats are 19-1 overall and have won 14 straight games. The Buffs are ranked second, the highest ranking in program history, with 370 points followed by Truman State, Mercyhurst and Colorado Mesa. Lubbock Christian moved up three spots to sixth with Colorado School of Mines, Northern State, Hillsdale and Texas A&M-Kingsville rounding out the Top 10. DBU dropped to 18^th following a road loss to UAFS. 

WT is scheduled to play No. 6 LCU on Thursday, Feb. 24, in Lubbock followed by a game in Canyon on Saturday, Feb. 26. A full preview of the games will be posted on GoBuffsGo.com on Wednesday afternoon.