HONOLULU – Hawai'i Pacific University women's basketball team moved up and down in the latest Division II women's basketball poll released on Tuesday.
The now 6-0 Sharks climbed moved into their highest ranking in history as they moved up to second in the weekly Division II Sports Information Directors' poll.
But in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association weekly poll, HPU dropped a spot to eighth despite winning their 29th and 30th consecutive games last weekend.
HPU also remained No. 1 in the West Region in the last D2SIDA poll. The official NCAA Division II Regional assessment will start next week.
Lubbock Christian (Texas) (9-0) moved up to number one in both polls this week after the former top team, Drury (Mo.), lost to Lindenwood (Mo.) last week. LCU grabbed 13 of the 16 first place votes in the D2SIDA poll, while gathering 21 of 23 top votes in the WBCA poll.
In the D2SIDA poll, the Sharks obtained a first pace vote in the move to second, ahead of Lander (S.C.) (10-0) in third and Drury (11-1) in fourth. Charleston (W.Va.) (9-0) is fifth, with Minnesota-Duluth (7-0) sixth, Western Colorado (9-1) seventh, Grand Valley State (10-1) eighth, West Texas A&M (12-1) ninth, and Glenville State (W.Va.) (8-1) 10th.
In the WBCA poll Lander is second, followed by Charleston (W.Va.) third, Drury fourth and West Texas A&M fifth. Minnesota-Duluth is sixth, Texas A&M-Commerce (10-1) is seventh, with HPU eighth. Fort Hays State (Kan.) (13-2) is ninth and Valdosta State (Ga.) (14-2) is 10th.
The D2SIDA poll has fellow PacWest member Point Loma ranked 23rd and Concordia Irvine receiving votes. The WBCA poll does not have another PacWest team mentioned.
The Sharks, who are on a 31-game winning streak dating back to last season after beating Chaminade 98-38 on Tuesday night, face CUH two more times this weekend at the Silverswords home in McCabe Gym. On Friday the teams square off at 4:30 p.m., then have a shootout at high noon on Saturday.
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WBCA DIVISION II POLL
Released Feb. 9, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (21) |
9-0 |
572 |
2 |
| 2 |
Lander (1) |
10-0 |
505 |
3 |
| 3 |
Charleston, W.Va. |
9-0 |
496 |
4 |
| 4 |
Drury (1) |
11-1 |
477 |
1 |
| 5 |
West Texas A&M |
12-1 |
435 |
8 |
| 6 |
Minnesota Duluth |
7-0 |
419 |
6 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
10-1 |
410 |
10 |
| 8 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
5-0 |
397 |
7 |
| 9 |
Fort Hays State |
13-2 |
338 |
11 |
| 10 |
Valdosta State |
14-2 |
321 |
5 |
| 11 |
Grand Valley State |
10-1 |
306 |
15 |
| 12 |
Carson-Newman |
10-1 |
293 |
13 |
| 13 |
Nebraska Kearney |
14-2 |
277 |
12 |
| 14 |
Western Colorado |
9-1 |
270 |
14 |
| 15 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
11-1 |
257 |
17 |
| 16 |
North Georgia |
10-1 |
238 |
16 |
| 17 |
Cedarville |
15-2 |
235 |
9 |
| 18 |
Arkansas Tech |
7-0 |
215 |
19 |
| 19 |
Daemen |
6-1 |
188 |
18 |
| 20 |
Central Missouri |
14-2 |
160 |
21 |
| 21 |
Glenville State |
8-1 |
152 |
20 |
| 22 |
Gannon |
7-1 |
95 |
25 |
| 23 |
Michigan Tech |
10-1 |
89 |
NR |
| 24 |
Benedict |
4-0 |
75 |
NR |
| 25 |
Emporia State |
12-3 |
41 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Belmont Abbey 40; Union (Tenn.) 40; Sioux Falls 26; Colorado Mines 21; Notre Dame (Ohio) 20; Truman State 16; Tusculum 13; American International 11. Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 27 combined points.
D2SIDA POLL
Released Feb. 9, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (13) |
9-0 |
396 |
2 |
| 2 |
Hawai'i Pacific (1) |
5-0 |
377 |
3 |
| 3 |
Lander |
10-0 |
365 |
4 |
| 4 |
Drury (2) |
11-1 |
348 |
1 |
| 5 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
9-0 |
341 |
5 |
| 6 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
7-0 |
327 |
7 |
| 7 |
Western Colorado |
9-1 |
297 |
8 |
| 8 |
Grand Valley State |
10-1 |
284 |
T9 |
| 9 |
West Texas A&M |
12-1 |
249 |
T9 |
| 10 |
Glenville State |
8-1 |
238 |
11 |
| 11 |
Valdosta State |
14-2 |
234 |
6 |
| 12 |
North Georgia |
10-1 |
216 |
15 |
| 13 |
Daemen |
6-1 |
210 |
14 |
| 14 |
Fort Hays State |
13-2 |
181 |
25 |
| 15 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
14-2 |
167 |
12 |
| 16 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
10-1 |
165 |
17 |
| 17 |
Gannon |
7-1 |
132 |
20 |
| 18 |
Arkansas Tech |
7-0 |
115 |
18 |
| 19 |
Union (Tenn.) |
11-3 |
107 |
21 |
| 20 |
Cedarville |
15-2 |
100 |
16 |
| 21 |
Carson-Newman |
10-1 |
98 |
22 |
| 22 |
Central Missouri |
14-2 |
86 |
19 |
| 23 |
Point Loma |
5-2 |
36 |
RV |
| 24 |
Michigan Tech |
10-1 |
35 |
NR |
| 25 |
American International |
3-1 |
33 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Colorado Mines 15, Notre Dame (Ohio) 15, Southwestern Oklahoma State 12, Barton 9, Montevallo 6, Georgian Court 3, Benedict 1, Concordia-Irvine 1, Truman State 1.
D2SIDA WEST REGION POLL
Released Feb. 8, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Hawaii Pacific (6) |
5-0 |
36 |
1 |
| 2 |
Point Loma |
5-2 |
28 |
3 |
| 3 |
Concordia-Irvine |
5-3 |
23 |
2 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
3-3 |
19 |
4 |
| 5 |
Seattle Pacific |
5-4 |
12 |
5 |
| 6 |
Fresno Pacific |
3-2 |
5 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Saint Martin's 3.
Note: This is the final public D2SIDA West Region Poll of the season. The official NCAA Division II Regional Rankings begin next week.
