KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The defending Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champion Royals cracked the top-25 of the NABC/Division II men's basketball pre-season coaches poll. Queens University of Charlotte ranked even higher at No. 15 on the Basketball Times list.

The Royals are one of ten teams not ranked last year to make the NABC list, and they are the only team out of Conference Carolinas to be recognized on either list.

Queens has an exhibition game this Saturday at Clemson University at 7 pm. They will then open their regular season at Limestone College in the Conference Carolinas/ SAC Challenge. Queens will face Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday, November 11 at 5:30 pm and Wingate University on Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 pm.

Both list are below. Records and previous rankings are final from the 2010-11 season. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, November 29.

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Nov. 1, 2011 - Pre-Season Poll)
Record Points Pvs

1. Bellarmine, Ky. (8 first place votes) 33-2 200 2
2. Alabama-Huntsville 29-5 187 7
3. BYU-Hawaii 22-9 179 NR
4. Missouri Southern 26-5 166 9
5. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 27-3 153 10
6. West Liberty, W.Va. 33-1 142 1
7. Findlay, Ohio 24-4 130 NR
8. Tarleton State, Texas 24-6 124 17
9. Bowie State, Md. 23-6 121 19
10. Metropolitan State, Colo. 22-8 118 NR
11. Central Oklahoma 30-4 112 4
12. Southern Indiana 24-6 105 12
13. Benedict, S.C. 21-8 100 24
14. Humboldt State, Calif. 26-4 73 6
15. Kentucky Wesleyan 19-10 72 NR
16. Augustana, S.D. 18-9 69 NR
17. Alaska-Anchorage 24-10 68 NR
18. Colorado School of Mines 25-6 61 20
19. Indiana, Pa. 26-6 57 21
20. Saint Rose, N.Y. 22-9 50 NR
21. Georgia Southwestern 20-9 48 NR
22. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 20-10 40 NR
23. Massachusetts-Lowell 20-10 28 NR
24. Arkansas Tech 25-6 22 14
25. Queens, N.C. 21-8 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Winona State (Minn.) 18, LIU-C.W. Post (N.Y.) 17,
Limestone (S.C.) 15, Hillsdale (Mich.) 11, Central Missouri 10, Montevallo
(Ala.) 10, Rollins (Fla.) 10, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 8, Bentley (Mass.)
7, Cal Poly Pomona 7, Grand Valley State (Mich.) 7, West Texas A&M 7,
Clayton State (Ga.), Florida Southern 5, Northern Kentucky 5, Drury (Mo.) 4,
Harding (Ark.) 4, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 3, Bloomfield (N.J.) 2.


Basketball Times: NCAA Division II Top 20

1.        Bellarmine, Ky. (33-2)
2.        Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (27-3)
3.        West Liberty, W. Va. (33-1)
4.        Alabama-Huntsville (29-5)
5.        BYU-Hawaii (22-9)
6.        Benedict, S.C. (21-8)
7.        Missouri Southern State (26-5)
8.        Augustana, S.D. (18-9)
9.        Metropolitan State, Colo. (22-8)
10.    UMass.-Lowell (20-10)
11.    Bowie State, N.C. (23-6)
12.    Saint Rose, N.Y. (22-9)
13.    Findlay, O. (24-4)
14.    Georgia Southwestern (20-9)
15.    Queens, N.C. (21-8)
16.    Clayton State, Ga. (19-10)
17.    Montevallo, Ala. (19-11)
18.    Humboldt State. Calif. (26-4)
19.    Kentucky Wesleyan (19-10)
20.    Central Oklahoma (30-4)