The North Dakota State men's basketball team climbed to 12th in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 released this week.
 
The Bison were ranked 20th in last week's poll. NDSU improved to 18-5 overall and 8-0 in The Summit League with road wins over Denver and Oral Roberts last week.
 
The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.
 
NDSU is 8-0 in Summit League play for the first time in school history, and the Bison are one of only seven teams in Division I to have at least seven road wins this season.
 
The Bison will return to the road to play at South Dakota on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
College Insider Mid-Major Top 25
 
1. Gonzaga
2. Miami (Ohio)
3. Liberty
4. Saint Mary's
5. Belmont
6. Yale
7. High Point
8. Murray State
9. Santa Clara
10. Akron
11. Hawaii
12. North Dakota State
13. UNCW
14. Kent State
15. McNeese
16. Stephen F. Austin
17. Troy
18. ETSU
19. St. Thomas
20. Winthrop
21. UC Irvine
22. UC San Diego
23. Utah Valley
24. Illinois State
25. Portland State