Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team can turn its frown way upside down today as Tuesday’s NAIA Division I poll has WPU at #2.

William Penn (18-3, 14-3 Heart), which had its seven-game winning streak snapped last night to rival Grand View, went a perfect 4-0 during the last rating period.  Helped by losses to former #2 Georgetown (Ky.) and #3 Columbia (Mo.), the Statesmen are now second in the fourth poll with 235 points.  It is the program’s highest ranking ever as a member of Division I and it is the highest ranking since also being #2 in Division II on March 20, 2013.

The navy and gold are joined by #15 Grand View and #24 Benedictine as Heart of America Athletic Conference programs inside the top 25, while Mount Mercy (#32) and Graceland (#33) represent the league in the receiving votes section.

Undefeated LSU Alexandria, with 250 points and all 10 first-place votes, tops the poll yet again, while Georgetown, Dalton State (Ga.), and Columbia follow WPU to round out the top five.

William Penn hosts Avila Thursday in Heart action at 7:30 p.m.