HONOLULU – Hawai'i Pacific University women's basketball team finished the season ranked 14th and 18th in the final Division II women's basketball polls release on Saturday.
The Sharks ended the season 13-1, having their 38-game winning streak snapped by eventual region champion Azusa Pacific 72-58 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II West Regional on March 12.
The loss caused the Sharks to fall from fourth in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll to 14th, still the top team in the West Region ahead of Azusa Pacific (12-5) at No. 16.
But in the Division II Sports Information Directors' poll, HPU fell from second nationally to 18th. The Sharks were ranked second in the region, behind Azusa Pacific at number seven.
National Champion Lubbock Christian (Texas) (23-0) was the unanimous selection for No. 1 in both polls, garnering all 23 first place ballots in the WBCA poll and all 16 first place nods in the D2SIDA poll. Drury (Mo.) (24-2) was second in both polls. Lander (S.C.) (20-2) and Central Missouri (23-5) took the next two spots – with Lander third in the WBCA poll and Central Missouri third in the D2SIDA poll. Charleston (W.Va.) (19-3) was fifth in both polls.
The WBCA went with North Georgia (18-2) sixth, Belmont Abbey (22-3) seventh, Daemen (N.Y.) (14-3) eighth, Nebraska-Kearney (23-4) ninth and Fort Hays State (22-4) 10th.
The D2SIDA listed Belmont Abbey sixth, Azusa Pacific seventh, Daemen eighth, North Georgia ninth and Nebraska-Kearney 10th.
HPU and APU were the only members of the PacWest Conference who were mentioned in the final poll.
HPU, the winners of the PacWest Hawai'i title in 2021 and three straight PacWest Conference championships before that, made their fifth straight NCAA appearance under head coach
Reid Takatsuka who is the winningest active collegiate coach in Hawai'i with a 209-65 record (.763).
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WBCA DIVISION II POLL
Released March 27, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (23) |
23-0 |
575 |
1 |
| 2 |
Drury |
24-2 |
551 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lander |
20-2 |
518 |
5 |
| 4 |
Central Missouri |
23-5 |
491 |
20 |
| 5 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
19-3 |
457 |
8 |
| 6 |
North Georgia |
18-2 |
431 |
3 |
| 7 |
Belmont Abbey |
22-3 |
410 |
13 |
| 8 |
Daemen |
14-3 |
364 |
15 |
| 9 |
Nebraska Kearney |
23-4 |
345 |
9 |
| 10 |
Fort Hays State |
22-4 |
292 |
10 |
| 10 |
Michigan Tech |
20-2 |
292 |
6 |
| 12 |
Minnesota Duluth |
14-2 |
291 |
7 |
| 13 |
Valdosta State |
18-4 |
253 |
12 |
| 14 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
13-1 |
238 |
4 |
| 15 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
18-4 |
237 |
19 |
| 16 |
Azusa Pacific |
12-5 |
229 |
NR |
| 17 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
14-4 |
215 |
11 |
| 18 |
Tusculum |
19-4 |
125 |
23 |
| 19 |
Arkansas Tech |
14-2 |
118 |
21 |
| 20 |
Ashland |
16-9 |
105 |
NR |
| 21 |
Colorado Mines |
17-3 |
97 |
22 |
| 22 |
Union (Tenn.) |
19-6 |
94 |
25 |
| 23 |
Glenville State |
12-4 |
93 |
18 |
| 24 |
Carson-Newman |
15-4 |
92 |
14 |
| 25 |
Tuskegee |
12-2 |
89 |
16 |
Others receiving votes: Gannon (13-1) 82; Barton (13-3) 64; Truman State (17-5) 64; Benedict (12-3) 51; Westminster (Utah) (13-6) 35; Emporia State (18-7) 29; Roberts Wesleyan (12-7) 28; Southeastern Oklahoma State (13-8) 22; Dominican (N.Y.) (12-2) 19; Grand Valley State (14-6) 15; Cedarville (19-6) 12; Tiffin (18-9) 8; Walsh (17-7) 7. Six teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 37 combined points.
D2SIDA POLL
Released March 27, 2021
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (16) |
23-0 |
400 |
1 |
| 2 |
Drury |
24-2 |
384 |
3 |
| 3 |
Central Missouri |
23-5 |
360 |
22 |
| 4 |
Lander |
20-2 |
359 |
7 |
| 5 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
19-3 |
332 |
6 |
| 6 |
Belmont Abbey |
22-3 |
309 |
14 |
| 7 |
Azusa Pacific |
12-5 |
297 |
23 |
| 8 |
Daemen |
14-3 |
263 |
16 |
| 9 |
North Georgia |
18-2 |
249 |
4 |
| 10 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
23-4 |
248 |
9 |
| 11 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
18-4 |
177 |
NR |
| 12 |
Barton |
13-3 |
166 |
21 |
| 13 |
Ashland |
16-9 |
155 |
NR |
| 14 |
Michigan Tech |
20-2 |
154 |
5 |
| 15 |
Fort Hays State |
22-4 |
149 |
8 |
| 16 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
14-2 |
135 |
13 |
| 17 |
Colorado School of Mines |
17-3 |
116 |
11 |
| 18 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
13-1 |
96 |
2 |
| 19 |
Valdosta State |
18-4 |
95 |
17 |
| 20 |
Westminster |
13-6 |
92 |
NR |
| 21 |
Tiffin |
18-9 |
87 |
NR |
| 22 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
14-4 |
82 |
19 |
| 23 |
Glenville State |
12-4 |
71 |
18 |
| T24 |
Dominican (N.Y.) |
12-2 |
70 |
12 |
| T24 |
Truman State |
17-5 |
70 |
20 |
Others receiving votes: Roberts Wesleyan 59, Union (Tenn.) 58, Gannon 56, Western Colorado 29, Tusculum 25, Grand Valley State 20, Georgian Court 14, Walsh 6, Tuskegee 5, Carson-Newman 4, Arkansas Tech 3, Cameron 3, Lee 2.
