Seawolf men stand 9th in latest NCAA West rankings

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 24) – Coming off a split of its games last week, the Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball team fell one spot to No. 9 in the latest version of the official NCAA Div. II West Region rankings, released Wednesday.

The Seawolves, 16-8 against D-II competition, are one of four Great Northwest Athletic Conference members in the top 10, along with No. 1 Western Oregon (22-2), No. 5 Seattle Pacific (17-6) and No. 10 Alaska Fairbanks (16-7).

California Collegiate Athletic Association rivals Chico State (19-4) and UC San Diego (19-5) are Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.

UAA finds itself in competition with multiple CCAA and Pacific West Conference clubs for the final NCAA berths, with Azusa Pacific (18-6), Cal Poly Pomona (18-6) and Dixie State in the 6-7-8 spots.

The rankings take into account only games played through Feb. 21 and are based solely on a team’s results against Div. II competition.

The regional rankings will be released publicly for the final time on Mar. 2, prior to the GNAC, CCAA and Pac West tournaments. The three conference tournament champions and the five highest ranked teams in then be unveiled with the announcement of the NCAA Tournament field on Mar. 6 at 6 p.m. AST.

UAA has two regular-season games remaining prior to the GNAC Tournament – Thursday at Northwest Nazarene (5:30 p.m. AST) and Saturday at Central Washington (6:30 p.m. AST). With two victories, the Seawolves would secure at least a tie for second place in the final GNAC standings and earn a GNAC Tourney quarterfinal bye with the No. 2 seed.

NCAA Div. II West Region
Men’s Basketball Rankings – Feb. 24, 2016
Rk Team                    vs DII  vs West
1 Western Oregon          22-2    22-2

2 Chico State             19-4    19-4

3 UC San Diego            19-5    18-5

4 California Baptist      20-6    18-6

5 Seattle Pacific         18-7    18-7

6 Azusa Pacific           18-6    17-6

7 Cal Poly Pomona         18-6    16-6

8 Dixie State             15-8    15-8
9 Alaska Anchorage        16-8    15-8

10 Alaska Fairbanks        16-7    16-7

(records through Feb. 21)

 

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Nate Sagan
Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK  99508
(907) 786-1295 / nate@uaa.alaska.edu
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