By NoontimeSports.com | @NoontimeNation
Babson College becomes our biggest mover this week, checking in second overall following a trio of impressive wins last week against Amherst College (No. 6), Salem State, and Tufts University (No. 10).
The Beavers, who captured this past weekend’s New England Big 4 Challenge, matched their program’s best start to a season with their ninth consecutive victory.
Babson is off until the end of the month when they face Eastern Connecticut in the Trinity Holiday Invitational.
Colby College also moved-up this week, checking-in third overall following their ninth-straight win this past weekend against Colby-Sawyer. The Mules are one of two undefeated teams in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and will certainly be a team to watch once the calendar turns to 2020.
Finally, we welcomed Albertus Magnus to this week’s poll – the Falcons have won eight-straight contests after starting their current campaign with an opening day loss to the University of Lynchburg.
The Falcons visit St. Lawrence University on Saturday before enjoying a few weeks off for the holidays.
New England D-III Basketball Men’s Top 10 Week Five Poll| Monday, December 9th, 2019
| 1. Middlebury College | 9-0, 0-0 NESCAC | Last Week: No. 1 |
| 2. Babson College | 9-0, 0-0 NEWMAC | Last Week: No. 8 |
| 3. Colby College | 9-0, 0-0 NESCAC | Last Week: No. 5 |
| 4. Springfield College | 7-0, 0-0 NEWMAC | Last Week: No. 7 |
| 5. Hamilton College | 8-1, 0-0 NESCAC | Last Week: No. 2 |
| 6. Amherst College | 4-2, 0-0 NESCAC | Last Week: No. 6 |
| 7. Albertus Magnus | 8-1, 0-0 GNAC | Last Week: Not Ranked |
| 8. Nichols College | 6-1, 1-0 CCC | Last Week: No. 3 |
| 9. WPI | 8-2, 0-0 NEWMAC | Last Week: No. 9 |
| 10. Tufts University | 6-2, 0-0 NESCAC | Last Week: No. 4 |
ON THE RISE: Brandeis University, Emmanuel College, Rhode Island College, and UMass Dartmouth
Previous Polls: Preseason Poll |Week One| Week Two | Week Three| Week Four
