NAPERVILLE – College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) co-leader Illinois Wesleyan extended its win streak to six games and ultimately moved up two spots to #3 in the new national rankings released by D3hoops.com on Monday.
The Titans (16-2, 8-1 CCIW) jumped past former #1 Wisconsin-Platteville and previous #2 Emory to secure 552 points for the third slot in the poll. Wesleyan was the recipient of 13 first-place votes to become the new #1, while Trine notched 11 first-place votes for the second position.
IWU won two home games last week – an 82-52 decision over Augustana last Wednesday and a 90-68 triumph over Wheaton on Saturday. The Titans will host Carroll Wednesday at 7 p.m. before playing their next three CCIW bouts on the road.
Carthage (14-4, 8-1 CCIW) won twice last week to remain in a first-place tie in the CCIW race and received 10 points in Monday's poll.
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).