NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Kutztown University jumped up two spots and cracked the top 10 in the National Tenpins Coaches Association Top 20 Poll for December 2012.
KU is 34-12 overall on the year and most recently went 10-2 to finish third at the Red Flash Invitational, hosted by Saint Francis (Pa.). The Golden Bears were ranked 12 in the season's first poll.
Central Missouri tops the poll, climbing from No. 5 to the top spot and garnering 16 first place votes. Maryland-Eastern Shore dropped one spot to second, garnering the final eight first place votes. Vanderbilt, Sam Houston State and Fairleigh Dickinson round out the top five, respectively.
Kutztown is the third highest ranked team out of the Northeast Conference. FDU ranks fifth, while Adelphi checks in at No. 8. KU's 34 wins is tied with AU for third in college bowling, behind only Sam Houston State (46) and Central Arkansas (41).
The Golden Bears have been led this season by
Brooke Bower (Camp Hill, PA/Cedar Cliff), with a season average of 206.182.
Christine Gordon (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) is hovering just under the 200 mark with a 2012-13 average of 196.192.
KU is idle for winter break until returning for the Terrier New Year Knockdown on January 19-20 hosted by Saint Francis (N.Y.) in Brooklyn, N.Y. After that, the Golden Bears return home for the KU Invitational on January 25-27.
2012-13 NTCA DECEMBER NATIONAL POLL
|
Rank |
Institution |
1st Place Votes |
Points |
PR |
|
1. |
University of Central Missouri |
16 |
683 |
5 |
|
2. |
Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore |
8 |
659 |
1 |
|
3. |
Vanderbilt University |
|
546 |
4 |
|
4. |
Sam Houston State University |
|
510 |
8 |
|
5. |
Fairleigh Dickinson University |
|
498 |
3 |
|
6. |
University of Nebraska |
|
452 |
6 |
|
7. |
Arkansas State University |
|
448 |
2 |
|
8. |
Adelphi University |
|
346 |
15 |
|
9. |
University of Wisconsin Whitewater |
|
332 |
14 |
|
10. |
Kutztown University |
|
279 |
12 |
|
11. |
Saint Francis University |
|
260 |
19 |
|
12. |
Sacred Heart University |
|
222 |
7 |
|
13. |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
168 |
10 |
|
14. |
Norfolk State University |
|
152 |
11 |
|
15. |
Valparaiso University |
|
136 |
9 |
|
16. |
Long Island University |
|
102 |
NR |
|
17. |
New Jersey City University |
|
76 |
13 |
|
18. |
Saint Francis College |
|
65 |
NR |
|
19. |
Bethune-Cookman University |
|
34 |
17 |
|
20. |
Alabama State University |
|
30 |
NR |
Also receiving points:
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ; McKendree University, Lebanon, IL; North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC; Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL; Delaware State University, Dover, DE; Ursuline University, Pepper Pike, OH; Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC; Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX;
Point system:
NTCA voters rank the top 20 teams on their ballot. Each position has a designated point value, ranging from 32 points for first place and one point for twentieth place. To be ranked teams need to equal or surpass the minimum vote criteria, which is one vote for every eight ballots submitted. In this poll, three votes were necessary. The actual ranking position is determined by using the adjusted point standings, which lists in priority order the total points a school has accumulated after the highest and lowest votes are dropped.
The specific point values are: 1st place = 32 points, 2nd = 29, 3rd = 27, 4th = 25, 5th = 23, 6th = 21, 7th = 19, 8th = 17, 9th = 15, 10th = 13, 11th = 11, 12th = 9, 13th = 8, 14th = 7, 15th = 6, 16th = 5, 17th = 4, 18th = 3, 19th = 2, 20th = 1.
