The Charleston men's basketball team is ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2002, coming in at No. 23.

The Cougars received 116 votes after lurking in the receiving votes column for most of the young season.

Charleston's 14-1 start is the best since the institution joined the NCAA in 1991 and the best by a CAA team since Richmond began the year 16-1 in 1985-86. The Cougars have won 13 straight contests, good for the nation's third best winning percentage (93.3).

Pat Kelsey's squad currently sits at 49 in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball NET. The Cougars lead the CAA in scoring offense (80.47 ppg), offensive rebounds per game (13.40 rpg) and 3-point field goals made (10.13 pg)

Charleston is the first CAA team in the AP Top 25 since Navy was ranked No. 18 in January 1987. George Mason cracked the coaches top 25 poll in the 2005-06 season.

Charleston returns to action on Wednesday when the Cougars travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, to take on first year league member North Carolina A&T before returning home to take on defending CAA Champion Delaware on Saturday. Both games will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.