KANSAS CITY, MO. -  The most recent NABC Division II national rankings were released Tuesday and the Texan basketball team came in at No. 5.

Tarleton dropped two spots from third to fifth after the loss at Incarnate Word last Saturday.  The Texans still remain the highets ranked team in the region though and will look to rebound against Arlington Baptist on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.

Bellarmine remained at No. 1, followed by West Liberty, Winona St. and Colorado School of Mines.  Midwestern St. is the only other ranked LSC team and comes in this week at No. 9.

For more information regarding the 2011-12 Texan basketball season, check out TarletonSports.com.