LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese Cowboys remained at No. 22 in his week's CollegeInsider Men's Mid-Major Top 25 poll released on Monday afternoon.
 
The Cowboys, 3-1 on the season, went 2-0 in last week's slate of games, capping with an 88-62 blowout win over Louisiana-Lafayette in front of a record home crowd in Townsley Law Arena.
 
Gonzaga tops the poll for the third straight week followed by Saint Mary's, Liberty, Yale and Miami (OH) to round out the top five.
 
Santa Clara, who defeated the Cowboys on Nov. 7, is ranked 10^th and Southland Conference foe New Orleans is ranked 25^th. Next week opponents Murray State and Middle Tennessee are receiving votes as is Stephen F. Austin and Lamar.
 
McNeese will be back in action on Sunday when it goes up against George Washington at the Cayman Islands Classic.
 
The Cowboys will enter that game ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in scoring with a 103.5 average, second only to Will Wade's NC State Wolfpack who is averaging 106.0 ppg.
 
McNeese leads the nation with 54.5 bench points scored per game, led by freshman Larry Johnson who is 10^th individually in scoring with a 24.3 average.
 
The Cowboys are ranked in the top 10 in the country in six other team stat rankings – scoring margin (2^nd, +39.5), field goal percentage (3^rd, 57.3), fastbreak points (5^th, 26.5), assists per game (7^th, 22.0), effective FG percent (8^th, 63.4), and turnovers forced per game (9^th, 19.5).
 
In addition to ranking 10^th in the NCAA in scoring, Johnson leads the nation in free throw shooting, knocking down all 29 of his attempts. He's 14^th with 97 total points scored and is 15^th in field goal shooting at 73.3 percent.
 
Garwey Dual is ranked 40^th in the nation with 23 total assists, 48^th with 5.8 assists per game, and 51^st with a 4.60 assist/turnover ratio.
 
McNeese leads the Southland Conference in 19 team stat categories.
 
CollegeInsider Men's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
1. Gonzaga (4-0)
2. Saint Mary's (4-0)
3. Liberty (3-0)
4. Yale (3-0)
5. Miami, Ohio (3-0)
6. High Point (3-1)
7. Akron (3-1)
8. Northern Iowa (3-0)
9. San Francisco (3-1)
10. Santa Clara (4-0)
11. UCSB (3-0)
12. UC Irvine (3-1)
13. Belmont (3-0)
14. Towson (3-1)
15. UNCW (2-1)
16. Kent State (4-1)
17. Loyola Marymount (5-0)
18. Vermont (4-0)
19. Illinois State (2-2)
20. California Baptist (3-0)
21. Kennesaw State (3-1)
22. McNeese (3-1)
23. New Mexico State (3-0)
24. Buffalo (4-0)
25. New Orleans (3-1)
 
Others Receiving Votes: South Alabama, UT Martin, Marshall, UC San Diego, Hawaii, Murray State, Stephen F. Austin, Troy, Montana, Arkansas State, Iona, Bradley, Jacksonville State, Southern Illinois, Robert Morris, St. Thomas, Youngstown State, Middle Tennessee, Harvard, SIUE, Bowling Green, Grambling, Western Kentucky, UMass, UNC Asheville, Milwaukee, Northern Colorado, Austin Peay, Seattle, Long Island, South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Charleston, Mercyhurst, East Tennessee, Winthrop, Alabama A&M, Siena, Lamar, Little Rock, Ohio, UIC.