The Lancaster Bible men's basketball team continued re-writing the school's history books on Monday as the Chargers earned their first-ever top 25 ranking in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The Chargers are ranked 22nd in the latest weekly poll and are one of just six unbeaten teams remaining in NCAA Division III.

Lancaster Bible received 80 votes and ranks ahead of St. Norbert (#23), Scranton (#24) and North Central (Ill.) (#25). The Chargers won twice last week as they defeated Penn College on Thursday, 109-52 and took down Penn St. Abington on Saturday, 108-60. Lancaster Bible ranks first in the country in scoring margin at +25.7 and the Chargers are averaging 99.7 points per game, which is fifth in country. 

Lancaster Bible's 50.7 shooting percentage (369-of-726) is the third-best mark in NCAA Division III, while the team's 18.8 assists per game are fifth in the country.

Lancaster Bible is the first North Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball member to be ranked during the regular season. Other schools, most recently Morrisville State, have been ranked in the preseason poll or postseason poll, but the Chargers are the first team to accomplish the feat during the regular season.

The Chargers return to the court on Friday when they head to New York to face Cazenovia at 5:30 p.m. Lancaster Bible will remain in New York for a Saturday showdown with Morrisville State in Morrisville, N.Y. Tip-off for Saturday's contest is 1 p.m.

The complete D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll can be found HERE.

A profile of Lancaster Bible's season, featured on the front page of D3hoops.com, can be found HERE.