INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Hawai'i Pacific University is ranked 10th in the West Region in the first NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Rankings announced today by the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee.
 
The Sharks (18-7, 16-3) had a 17-7 record against Division II teams and a 16-2 against teams within the West Region at the start of the week when the ranking record began. The Sharks 76-53 win at Concordia Irvine on Monday was not reflected in this week's rankings.
 
UC San Diego (22-0 DII, 22-0 West Region) carries the top ranking in the regions, ahead of Northwest Nazarene (21-1, 21-1) in second and Alaska Anchorage (23-1, 22-1) in third. Azusa Pacific (20-4, 20-3) is fourth, with Cal Poly Pomona (20-4, 19-4) fifth.
 
Simon Fraser (16-7, 15-6) is sixth, with Humboldt State (15-6, 15-6) seventh and Dominican (Calif.) (19-4, 19-4) eighth. Cal State San Marcos (13-9, 13-9) is ninth with HPU 10th.
 
The NCAA Division II Regional Rankings are used to select and seed the eight-team NCAA Division II West Regional. The PacWest Conference, Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the California Collegiate Athletic Association all have automatic berths to the tournament for their conference tournament champions. The other five berths to the NCAAs are selected at large via the regional rankings. The rankings will be issued the next two Wednesdays before the NCAA Division II Tournament bracket is revealed on March 10.
 
The Sharks play Thursday at Point Loma at 3:30 p.m. HST (5:30 p.m. PST) and at Biola on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. HST (5:30 p.m. PST).
   
NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEST REGION RANKINGS
Released Feb. 20, 2019
                                               

Rank	School	DII Record	Region Record
1	UC San Diego	22-0	1
2	Northwest Nazarene	21-1	2
3	Alaska Anchorage	23-1	3
4	Azusa Pacific	20-4	4
5	Cal Poly Pomona	20-4	5
6	Simon Fraser	16-7	6
7	Humboldt State	15-6	7
8	Dominican (Calif.)	19-4	8
9	Cal State San Marcos	13-9	9
10	Hawai'i Pacific	17-7	10