UAA women 6th, men 9th in regional poll

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Mar. 2) – The Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball remained No. 6 while the Seawolf men dropped to No. 9 in the latest Division II regional rankings, released Wednesday by the NCAA.

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference holds three of the top nine places in the men’s rankings with No. 1 Central Washington, No. 5 Seattle Pacific and No. 9 UAA. SPU moved up three spots, while the Seawolves (22-8 overall, 16-7 vs. D-II) dropped two places despite a pair of victories last week over Alaska Fairbanks. The rankings, however, include only games played through Sunday, so UAA’s Monday win over Saint Martin’s and No. 8 Cal State-San Bernardino’s home loss Tuesday in its conference tournament are not reflected.

On the women’s side, the GNAC holds three of the top seven places, with Western Washington slipping from first to second, UAA (24-6, 22-5) at No. 6, and Seattle Pacific moving up one spot to No. 7. The Seawolves, who are ranked No. 16 in the national poll, have won three straight, including Monday’s GNAC tourney first-round win over Northwest Nazarene, which is not reflected in the rankings. Cal State-Monterey Bay leapfrogged WWU for the No. 1 position and the inside track to host the regionals should it win the CCAA Tournament title.

 

Following this week’s play, the NCAA selection committee will determine which five teams will join the GNAC (tournament), CCAA (tournament) and PacWest (regular season) champions in the Mar. 11-14 men’s and women’s regional tournaments. Those announcements will be made Sunday evening.

 

Both Seawolf teams are in action tonight in GNAC Tournament semifinal games against Seattle Pacific. The women tip off at 5:15 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m., in a doubleheader at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Tonight’s winners will advance to their respective GNAC tourney title games, with the men’s scheduled for 4 p.m. AST on Friday and the women’s set for Saturday night (time TBD).

 

NCAA Div. II West Region Women’s Basketball Rankings
Mar. 2, 2011

  Rk   Team                                    vs DII      vs West          Conf.

   1.   Cal State Monterey Bay          24-2           24-2       CCAA

   2.   Western Washington               23-2           21-2       GNAC

   3.   Grand Canyon                        23-2           18-2         PWC

   4.   Dixie State                              19-2           18-2         PWC

   5.   Cal Poly Pomona                    22-3           22-3       CCAA

   6.   Alaska Anchorage                22-5           22-4       GNAC

   7.   Seattle Pacific                         19-7           18-7       GNAC

   8.   Cal State San Bernardino        18-6           18-6       CCAA

   9.   UC San Diego                      19-10           19-9       CCAA

10.   Hawaii Pacific                         16-6           13-6         PWC

 

NCAA Div. II West Region Men’s Basketball Rankings
Mar. 2, 2011

  Rk   Team                                    vs DII      vs West          Conf.

   1.   Central Washington                 21-3           21-2       GNAC

   2.   Humboldt State                       21-2           21-2       CCAA

   3.   Cal State Dominguez Hills       19-6           17-6       CCAA

   4.   Dixie State                              16-5           16-4         PWC

   5.   Seattle Pacific                         18-8           18-8       GNAC

   6.   Chaminade                              16-5           16-4         PWC

   7.   Brigham Young-Hawaii           16-5           14-5         PWC

   8.   Cal State-San Bernardino        16-9           16-9       CCAA

   9.   Alaska Anchorage                16-7           15-6       GNAC

10.   San Francisco State                16-8           16-8       CCAA

 

 

Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director

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