BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb is ranked No. 25 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25, released Monday by CollegeInsider.com.

In its ninth season, the mid-major poll is comprised of teams from the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Sun Belt and West Coast conferences.

Gardner-Webb (4-2) was ranked No. 24 in last week's poll, marking the program's first appearance in the mid-major top-25 since January, 2002 – when the ‘Dogs got off to a 10-4 start that included wins over Colorado State, Furman and Ivy League tri-champion Yale.

GWU, which leads the A-Sun in scoring at 77.7 points per game and in field goal percentage defense – has used a balanced effort so far in 2007-2008. Grayson Flittner (19.3 ppg), Thomas Sanders (16.7 ppg, 10.8 rpg) and Aaron Linn (12.8 ppg) have paced the squad to date. Both Linn (11/12) and Flittner (11/19) have earned A-Sun Player of the Week honors so far this season.

Gardner-Webb, which just finished a stretch of four games in just five days, faces another daunting week. The Runnin' Bulldogs will battle UConn on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn., and will trek to face No. 22 Clemson on Saturday. GWU and UConn also played last Thursday (Nov. 15), with the Huskies taking a 78-66 win in Madison Square Garden.

CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 (Nov. 19)
1. Gonzaga (3-0)
2. Southern Illinois (1-0)
3. Butler (3-0)
4. Davidson (1-1)
5. George Mason (3-0)
6. Western Kentucky (3-0)
7. Winthrop (3-0)
8. Creighton (2-0)
9. St. Mary's (3-0)
10. VCU (2-2)
11. Missouri State (2-1)
12. Old Dominion (2-1)
13. Holy Cross (3-0)
14. Drexel (3-0)
15. Bradley (2-1)
16. Austin Peay (1-1)
17. Akron (2-1)
18. Miami (1-0)
19. Northern Iowa (4-0)
20. Cal State Fullerton (3-0)
21. Sam Houston State (2-0)
22. UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
23. New Orleans (2-0)
24. Siena (2-2)
25. Gardner-Webb (4-2)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Loyola MD 81, UNC Greensboro 80, Belmont 71, Ohio University 47, Illinois State 43, North Texas 40, Montana 34, Bucknell 33, Appalachian State 25, Colgate 25, Kent State 24, Cleveland State 23, Eastern Kentucky 23, James Madison 23, Wichita State 23, Pacific 21, Mercer 20, Tennessee Tech 17, Rhode Island 16, Weber State 16, Bowling Green 15, Cornell 15, Georgia Southern 13, Niagara 13, Morgan State 12, Albany 11, Santa Clara 11, South Alabama 10, Vermont 10, Wright State 10, Boston University 7, Portland State 6, Western Michigan 6, Texas-Arlington 5, UNC Asheville 4, Valparaiso 3, Alabama State 1, IUPUI 1.