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 8-0 Sharks remained in their highest ranking in history as they are second in the weekly Division II Sports Information Directors' poll.
In the Women's Basketball Coaches Association weekly poll, HPU moved back up a spot to seventh as the Sharks rolled their winning streak to 33 games.
Lubbock Christian (Texas) (11-0) remained the top ranked team in both polls this week, grabbing 15 of the 16 first place votes in the D2SIDA poll and 21 of the 22 top votes in the WBCA poll.
The Sharks held number two in the D2SIDA poll as the top six spots remained the same. Lander (S.C.) (12-0) is third and Drury (13-1) is fourth with a first-place vote. Charleston (W.Va.) (12-0) is fifth, and Minnesota-Duluth (9-0) is sixth. Grand Valley State (12-1) moved up to seventh, followed by West Texas A&M (14-1) eighth, Valdosta State (Ga.) (16-2) ninth and Glenville State (W.Va.) (8-1) 10th.
In the WBCA poll Lander is second with a first-place vote, followed by Charleston (W.Va.) third, Drury fourth and West Texas A&M fifth. Minnesota-Duluth is sixth, HPU seventh, Fort Hays State (Kan.) (16-2) is eighth, Grand Valley State ninth and Valdosta State (Ga.) (16-2) is 10th.
Only one PacWest Conference team, Azusa Pacific, is receiving votes in the D2SIDA poll. No other PacWest school is mentioned in the WBCA poll.
The Sharks have one contest this week as they host cross-town rival Chaminade for the fourth game in eight days on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at The Shark Tank.
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WBCA DIVISION II POLL
Released Feb. 16, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (21) |
11-0 |
548 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lander (1) |
12-0 |
519 |
2 |
| 3 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
12-0 |
493 |
3 |
| 4 |
Drury |
13-1 |
469 |
4 |
| 5 |
West Texas A&M |
14-1 |
444 |
5 |
| 6 |
Minnesota Duluth |
9-0 |
436 |
6 |
| 7 |
Hawaii Pacific |
8-0 |
386 |
8 |
| 8 |
Fort Hays State |
16-2 |
371 |
9 |
| 9 |
Grand Valley State |
12-1 |
354 |
11 |
| 10 |
Valdosta State |
16-2 |
337 |
10 |
| 11 |
Carson-Newman |
12-1 |
332 |
12 |
| 12 |
Nebraska Kearney |
16-2 |
293 |
13 |
| 13 |
North Georgia |
12-1 |
271 |
16 |
| 14 |
Arkansas Tech |
9-0 |
245 |
18 |
| 15 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
10-2 |
239 |
7 |
| 16 |
Central Missouri |
16-2 |
200 |
20 |
| 17 |
Daemen |
6-1 |
166 |
19 |
| 18 |
Glenville State |
8-1 |
145 |
21 |
| 19 |
Michigan Tech |
12-1 |
140 |
23 |
| 20 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
12-2 |
135 |
15 |
| 21 |
Western Colorado |
11-2 |
134 |
14 |
| 22 |
Gannon |
9-1 |
110 |
22 |
| 23 |
Benedict |
7-0 |
93 |
24 |
| 24 |
Cedarville |
17-3 |
67 |
17 |
| 25 |
Colorado Mines |
13-2 |
65 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Belmont Abbey 49; Emporia State 17; Tusculum 14; Tuskegee 12; American International 10; Notre Dame (Ohio) 10; Union (Tenn.) 8; Truman State 7. Five 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 (15) |
11-0 |
397 |
1 |
| 2 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
8-0 |
377 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lander |
12-0 |
369 |
3 |
| 4 |
Drury (1) |
13-1 |
349 |
4 |
| 5 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
12-0 |
338 |
5 |
| 6 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
9-0 |
326 |
6 |
| 7 |
Grand Valley State |
12-1 |
299 |
8 |
| 8 |
West Texas A&M |
14-1 |
284 |
9 |
| 9 |
Valdosta State |
16-2 |
256 |
11 |
| 10 |
Glenville State |
8-1 |
243 |
10 |
| 11 |
North Georgia |
11-1 |
241 |
12 |
| 12 |
Fort Hays State |
16-2 |
215 |
14 |
| 13 |
Daemen |
6-1 |
201 |
13 |
| 14 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
16-2 |
185 |
15 |
| 15 |
Gannon |
9-1 |
154 |
17 |
| 16 |
Carson-Newman |
12-1 |
139 |
21 |
| 17 |
Colorado School of Mines |
13-2 |
125 |
RV |
| 18 |
Michigan Tech |
12-1 |
121 |
24 |
| 19 |
Central Missouri |
16-2 |
116 |
22 |
| 20 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
7-2 |
86 |
23 |
| 21 |
Western Colorado |
11-2 |
80 |
7 |
| 22 |
Arkansas Tech |
10-0 |
78 |
18 |
| 23 |
Montevallo |
10-3 |
52 |
RV |
| 24 |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
10-2 |
35 |
RV |
| 25 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
10-2 |
26 |
16 |
Others receiving votes: American International 25, Belmont Abbey 23, Union (Tenn.) 19, Truman State 17, Georgian Court 7, Azusa Pacific 5, Cedarville 5, Southwestern Oklahoma State 3, Barton 2, Benedict 2.
