The Gold Nuggets (10-10, 3-1) have not ranked higher than 19th since Dec. 9 after starting the season at No. 18.
This week they come in at No. 29, receiving 14 polling points.
Top 25 NAIA poll:
1, Freed Hardeman
2. Oklahoma City
3. Campbellsville
4. Westminster (Utah)
5. Langston
6. Bethel (Tenn.)
7. Loyola
8. Oklahoma Baptist
9. Concordia (Calif.)
10. Montana State-Northern
11. Vanguard
12. Shawnee State
13. Lewis-Clark State
14. The Master’s
15. Our Lady of the Lake
16. Westmont
17. Wiley
18. MidAmerica Nazarene
19. Lindsey Wilson
20. Lyon
21. Carroll (Mont.)
22. Great Falls
23. Martin Methodist
24. Columbia (Mo.)
25. Georgetown (Ky.)
Others receiving votes, in order of points:
26. Benedictine (Kan.)
27. Texas Wesleyan
28. Baker
29. Xavier
30. Pikeville
31. Cumberlands
32. Cumberland
33. Wayland Baptist
