Sports Bob has the story on the rising profile of the UNCA men’s basketball team:
For the first time in school history the Bulldogs on Monday received a vote in the AP poll. Asheville, 18-4 overall, obviously caught the attention of one voter impressed with the Bulldogs’ stunning 71-56 victory over perennial Big South power Winthrop.
There are 31 conferences in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. Of those, only eight still have teams that are unbeaten in conference play. That’s the other thing Asheville has in common with the nation’s top-ranked teams. The Bulldogs are 7-0 halfway through its Big South schedule.
Duke (19-1, 7-0 ACC) and Memphis (21-0, 7-0 Conference USA) hold a similar distinction in their respective leagues.