INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Hawai'i Pacific University remained 10th in the West Region in the secibd NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Rankings announced today by the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee.
The Sharks (19-8, 17-4) had a 19-8 record against Division II teams and an 18-8 against teams within the West Region at the start of the week when the ranking record began. All HPU games are included this week.
None of the rankings changed this week. UC San Diego (24-0 DII, 24-0 West Region) carries the top ranking in the region, ahead of Northwest Nazarene (24-1, 24-1) in second and Alaska Anchorage (25-1, 24-1) in third. Azusa Pacific (22-4, 22-3) is fourth, with Cal Poly Pomona (21-4, 20-4) fifth.
Simon Fraser (17-8, 16-7) is sixth, with Humboldt State (17-6, 17-6) seventh and Dominican (Calif.) (20-4, 20-4) eighth. Cal State San Marcos (15-9, 15-9) 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. There is one more ranking issued next Wednesday before the NCAA Division II Tournament bracket is revealed on March 10.
The Sharks close out regular season play on Saturday afternoon with senior day. HPU hosts Notre Dame de Namur at Moanalua High School Gymnasium, with tipoff scheduled for 1 p.m.
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NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEST REGION RANKINGS
Released Feb. 20, 2019
| Rank |
School |
DII Record |
Region Record |
| 1 |
UC San Diego |
24-0 |
24-0 |
| 2 |
Northwest Nazarene |
24-1 |
24-1 |
| 3 |
Alaska Anchorage |
25-1 |
24-1 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
22-4 |
22-3 |
| 5 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
21-4 |
20-4 |
| 6 |
Simon Fraser |
17-8 |
16-7 |
| 7 |
Humboldt State |
17-6 |
17-6 |
| 8 |
Dominican (Calif.) |
20-4 |
20-4 |
| 9 |
Cal State San Marcos |
15-9 |
15-9 |
| 10 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
19-8 |
18-8 |
