The undefeated UW-Platteville men's basketball team moved up to third in the national D3hoops.com poll.
The 7-0 Pioneers are off to their best start since 1999-2000, when they won their first nine.
UWP faces the last team that beat the Pioneers when they face UW-Eau Claire Wednesday at 7 p.m. on Bo Ryan Court. The Blugolds stunned the Pioneers 84-80 last year in a WIAC first-round playoff game. Because of the large crowd anticipated for the rematch, University officials are urging students to come early to ensure a seat. UW-Platteville students are admitted free with their IDs, and the student section fills on a first-come, first-served basis. The Blugolds are 4-2 this season and also 1-0 in WIAC play.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and has been published weekly since 1998.
The full men's basketball D3hoops.com Top 25, through games of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008:
| # | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1 | Washington U. (24) | 7-0 | 624 | 1 |
| 2 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 6-0 | 585 | 4 |
| 3 | UW-Platteville (1) | 7-0 | 568 | 5 |
| 4 | St. Thomas | 5-0 | 550 | 6 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 6-1 | 479 | 2 |
| 6 | UW-Stevens Point | 5-1 | 463 | 7 |
| 7 | Elmhurst | 6-0 | 451 | 8 |
| 8 | Amherst | 6-0 | 430 | 10 |
| 9 | Augustana | 4-2 | 399 | 3 |
| 10 | Capital | 6-0 | 371 | 12 |
| 11 | Buena Vista | 6-1 | 355 | 11 |
| 12 | Ursinus | 5-1 | 340 | 21 |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon | 6-0 | 291 | 19 |
| 14 | St. Mary's (Md.) | 7-0 | 281 | 18 |
| 15 | Gettysburg | 4-1 | 275 | 9 |
| 16 | Elms | 8-0 | 257 | 16 |
| 17 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3-2 | 145 | 13 |
| 18 | Centre | 5-1 | 144 | 23 |
| 19 | Worcester Polytech | 6-1 | 118 | 17 |
| 20 | Whitworth | 6-1 | 112 | 15 |
| 21 | Puget Sound | 5-2 | 106 | 14 |
| 22 | Ithaca | 6-0 | 91 | — |
| 23 | Richard Stockton | 7-1 | 84 | — |
| 24 | Mass-Dartmouth | 5-1 | 79 | 20 |
| 25 | Trinity (Texas) | 6-1 | 71 | — |
Dropped out: No. 22 Transylvania, No. 24 North Carolina Wesleyan, No. 25 Rhode Island College
Others receiving votes: North Carolina Wesleyan 53, Rhode Island College 53, Texas-Dallas 47, Salem State 43, Lawrence 35, UW-La Crosse 29, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 20, Transylvania 19, DeSales 18, Bowdoin 16, Loras 16, Middlebury 13, Brandeis 12, Roanoke 12, Bluffton 10, Gordon 9, Carthage 8, Mary Hardin-Baylor 8, William Paterson 8, Coast Guard 7, Bethel 6, Carleton 6, Millikin 3, Widener 3, Maryville (Tenn.) 1, Potsdam State 1.