The North Dakota State men's basketball team climbed to ninth in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 released this week.
 
The Bison were ranked 12th in last week's poll. NDSU improved to 19-5 overall and 9-0 in The Summit League with a road victory over South Dakota last Saturday.
 
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 9-0 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 eight road wins this season.
 
The Bison host Denver on Thursday and Omaha on Saturday this week at the Scheels Center.
 
College Insider Mid-Major Top 25
 
1. Gonzaga
2. Miami (OH)
3. Liberty
4. Belmont
5. Saint Mary's
6. Akron
7. Santa Clara
8. High Point
9. North Dakota State
10. Yale
11. UNCW
12. Hawaii
13. UC Irvine
14. Murray State
15. McNeese
16. Stephen F. Austin
17. Kent State
18. Winthrop
19. ETSU
20. Troy
21. St. Thomas
22. Utah Valley
23. Wright State
24. UC Santa Barbara
25. Portland State