HONOLULU – Hawai'i Pacific University now holds the same ranking the two major Division II women's basketball poll released Tuesday.
The 14-1 Sharks held steady at 11th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Poll, while moving up a spot to 11th in the Division II Sports Information Directors' poll. On a 10-game winning streak, the Sharks are ranked in both polls for the fifth consecutive time this season.
The polls still have the same top two teams, but still differ in their positions. Defending national champion Lubbock Christian (Texas) (14-0) is the top team in the D2SIDA poll, while Drury (Mo.) (14-0) is number one by five points in the WBCA poll. Drury has 14 first place votes in the WBCA poll, with LCU having 9. In the D2SIDA Poll, Lubbock Christian has 14 of the 16 first place votes with Drury getting the other two. Both polls have Ashland (Ohio) third.
Fellow PacWest Conference member Azusa Pacific (12-3) is 19th in the WBCA poll and is 23rd in the D2SIDA poll.
The Sharks conclude their six-game homestand on Thursday. Cross-town rival Chaminade in a PacWest Hawai'i Challenge contest that is scheduled to tipoff at 4:30 p.m. at The Shark Tank.
+++ HPU +++
WBCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL
Released Jan. 14, 2020
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Drury (14) |
14-0 |
564 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian (9) |
14-0 |
560 |
2 |
| 3 |
Ashland |
15-0 |
532 |
4 |
| 4 |
Grand Valley State |
14-1 |
456 |
3 |
| 5 |
Virginia Union |
12-1 |
447 |
6 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
15-0 |
444 |
5 |
| 7 |
Alaska Anchorage |
16-1 |
405 |
7 |
| 8 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
14-1 |
404 |
8 |
| 9 |
Lee |
15-1 |
396 |
9 |
| 10 |
North Georgia |
13-1 |
356 |
10 |
| 11 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
14-1 |
352 |
11 |
| 12 |
Adelphi |
16-0 |
333 |
12 |
| 13 |
Fort Hays State |
13-2 |
310 |
13 |
| 14 |
Sioux Falls |
15-2 |
255 |
14 |
| 15 |
Emporia State |
12-2 |
237 |
16 |
| 16 |
Anderson (S.C.) |
12-2 |
213 |
17 |
| 17 |
Westminster (Utah) |
13-2 |
152 |
19 |
| 18 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State |
10-2 |
143 |
21 |
| 19 |
Azusa Pacific |
12-3 |
132 |
20 |
| 20 |
California (Pa.) |
12-3 |
107 |
15 |
| 21 |
Benedict |
13-2 |
93 |
24 |
| 22 |
Bowie State |
14-1 |
85 |
18 |
| 23 |
Walsh |
14-2 |
74 |
25 |
| 24 |
Bentley |
12-3 |
60 |
NR |
| 25 |
West Texas A&M |
14-3 |
54 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Colorado Mesa (13-2) 49; Catawba (12-1) 31; Tampa (10-3) 29; USciences (13-3) 24; Cal State San Marcos (12-3) 23; Delta State (13-1) 23; Notre Dame (Ohio) (13-1) 23; Southwestern Oklahoma State (11-3) 15; Central Oklahoma (12-3) 13; Union (Tenn.) (13-3) 11; Belmont Abbey (13-2) 10; Minnesota Duluth (12-4) 5.
D2SIDA POLL
Released Jan. 14, 2020
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (14) |
14-0 |
395 |
1 |
| 2 |
Drury (2) |
14-0 |
386 |
2 |
| 3 |
Ashland |
15-0 |
369 |
4 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
15-0 |
349 |
5 |
| 5 |
Adelphi |
16-0 |
325 |
6 |
| 6 |
Alaska Anchorage |
16-1 |
307 |
7 |
| 7 |
Lee |
15-1 |
294 |
8 |
| 8 |
Grand Valley State |
14-1 |
283 |
3 |
| 9 |
Virginia Union |
12-1 |
271 |
11 |
| 10 |
North Georgia |
13-1 |
265 |
10 |
| 11 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
14-1 |
233 |
12 |
| 12 |
Sioux Falls |
15-2 |
229 |
13 |
| 13 |
Catawba |
12-1 |
200 |
14 |
| 14 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
14-1 |
191 |
15 |
| 15 |
Delta State |
13-1 |
176 |
16 |
| 16 |
Emporia State |
12-2 |
166 |
16 |
| 17 |
Bowie State |
14-1 |
133 |
9 |
| 18 |
Colorado Mesa |
13-2 |
115 |
21 |
| 19 |
Bentley |
12-3 |
106 |
19 |
| 20 |
Walsh |
14-2 |
91 |
23 |
| 21 |
Union (Tenn.) |
13-3 |
70 |
22 |
| 22 |
Anderson (S.C.) |
12-2 |
60 |
25 |
| 23 |
Azusa Pacific |
12-3 |
46 |
RV |
| 24 |
USciences |
13-3 |
44 |
24 |
| 25 |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
16-1 |
37 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Southeastern Okla. (27), West Texas A&M (12), Charleston (11), UC San Diego (7), Belmont Abbey (3), Westminster (2).
