The Bellevue University men's basketball team was ranked No. 14 in the final NAIA top 25 poll released today.
The 2012-13 Bruins advanced to their 11th-straight NAIA National Tournament, finishing with a 24-11 overall record, while sharing the MCAC regular season crown with a 12-4 conference mark.
Bellevue advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NAIA National Tournament for the seventh-straight season, losing to eventual national champion Cardinal Stritch University.
Two of Bellevue's losses this season were to teams ranked in the top 5 in the nation (No. 1 Cardinal Stritch, No. 4 Dordt College). The Bruins defeated second-ranked William Penn University, 82-71, on Dec. 7 in Bellevue.
| RANK | LAST WEEK^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2012 – 13 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (12) | 35-3 | 312 |
| 2 | 1 | William Penn (Iowa) | 34-2 | 302 |
| 3 | 10 | Indiana Southeast | 30-5 | 289 |
| 4 | 11 | Dordt (Iowa) | 28-7 | 274 |
| 5 | 20 | Grace (Ind.) | 24-10 | 271 |
| 6 | 3 | Northwood (Fla.) | 30-4 | 266 |
| 7 | 6 | Indiana Wesleyan | 26-7 | 240 |
| 8 | 7 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 29-6 | 237 |
| 9 | 4 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 24-7 | 234 |
| 10 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 25-10 | 203 |
| 11 | 9 | Davenport (Mich.) | 27-7 | 202 |
| 12 | 17 | Bethel (Ind.) | 25-10 | 197 |
| 13 | 5 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 27-7 | 187 |
| T14 | RV | Dakota State (S.D.) | 24-10 | 173 |
| T14 | 19 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 24-11 | 173 |
| 16 | 12 | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | 27-6 | 156 |
| 17 | 15 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 25-9 | 151 |
| 18 | 25 | Midland (Neb.) | 21-13 | 132 |
| 19 | 22 | York (Neb.) | 24-9 | 130 |
| T20 | 8 | Eastern Oregon | 28-5 | 122 |
| T20 | 21 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 21-12 | 122 |
| 22 | 14 | Madonna (Mich.) | 25-9 | 113 |
| 23 | RV | Cal Maritime | 25-7 | 107 |
| 24 | 13 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 25-8 | 92 |
| T25 | NR | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 23-13 | 72 |
| T25 | 16 | Rochester (Mich.) | 23-5 | 72 |
Others receiving votes: Valley City State (N.D.) 42; Northwest (Wash.) 38; Lourdes (Ohio) 35; Taylor (Ind.) 12; Ave Maria (Fla.) 10; Saint Mary (Kan.) 5; Morningside (Iowa) 4; Hastings (Neb.) 3; Oklahoma Wesleyan 3.
