Central Oklahoma Moves Up In National Polls

Bronchos Now 18th in Coaches' Poll, 21st in Media Poll

The University of Central Oklahoma men's basketball team moved up in the national rankings this week after the Bronchos continued their extensive win streak.

UCO is No. 18 in the NABC Top 25, up four spots from last week when Central debuted at No. 22 in the national poll. The Bronchos are also No. 21 in the D2SIDA Top 25, up three spots from No. 24 a week ago.

SEE THE NABC TOP 25 HERE

SEE THE D2SIDA TOP 25 HERE

Central Oklahoma has won 11 consecutive games for the first time since 2010-11. The Bronchos are 15-2 overall this season and 10-1 in the MIAA. All of UCO's 11 wins in a row have been by double digits and it's the first time in school history any team has won more than six consecutive games by 10 or more points.

UCO is hosting No. 2 Northwest Missouri on Thursday night. The Bearcats are defending NCAA DII national champs and are 16-1 overall this season and 10-0 in the MIAA, setting up Thursday's showdown as a battle for first place in the league standings.

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