We're headed to the second of three regional ranking announcements (this Wednesday, folks) before the 64-team national fields are announced on Selection Sunday two weeks from tonight.
For a recap of key criteria the six-member Regional Advisory Committees (RAC) examine before finalizing each week's ranking, go to this link.
A few reminders:
- The top seed in each gender is granted West Regional hosting rights (as long as the host bid meets NCAA requirements and is accepted by the national office).
- The champions of the conference tournaments in the GNAC, PacWest and CCAA earn automatic berths in the regionals. The other five spots in each eight-team regional -- the "at-large" berths -- are determined by the RAC's.
- Selection Sunday is March 4. The announcements will be streamed live at NCAA.com (with social media announcements of the No. 1 seeds in each region preceding the video shows).
This week's rankings will be released by early afternoon Pacific time on Wednesday.
Here's a look at the conference leaders (top six plus ties) in the West through games of Saturday, Feb. 17.
Here's a look at the conference leaders (top six plus ties) in the West through games of Saturday, Feb. 17.
Men's Basketball Standings | |||
GNAC | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Western Oregon | 17-1 | 25-1 | Won 18 |
Western Washington | 15-3 | 20-6 | Won 5 |
Saint Martin's | 13-5 | 20-6 | Won 2 |
Central Washington | 10-8 | 15-10 | Lost 1 |
Seattle Pacific | 10-8 | 15-10 | Won 1 |
Alaska Anchorage | 9-9 | 13-13 | Won 1 |
Northwest Nazarene | 8-10 | 12-12 | Won 1 |
Alaska | 8-10 | 10-14 | Lost 2 |
PacWest | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Dixie State | 15-2 | 18-6 | Won 12 |
Cal Baptist | 16-3 | 23-4 | Won 9 |
Point Loma | 15-4 | 21-7 | Won 7 |
Azusa Pacific | 14-4 | 18-8 | Won 3 |
Concordia-Irvine | 10-7 | 17-9 | Won 1 |
Chaminade | 10-7 | 15-10 | Won 1 |
CCAA | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Cal Poly Pomona | 17-4 | 20-5 | Won 4 |
Chico State | 15-5 | 18-6 | Won 2 |
Cal State San Marcos | 14-6 | 19-7 | Lost 1 |
UC San Diego | 14-6 | 17-9 | Won 1 |
San Francisco State | 12-8 | 16-10 | Lost 1 |
Stanislaus State | 10-10 | 15-11 | Lost 3 |
Women's Basketball Standings | |||
GNAC | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Alaska Anchorage | 17-1 | 24-2 | Won 8 |
Northwest Nazarene | 16-2 | 20-3 | Won 11 |
Seattle Pacific | 13-5 | 19-6 | Won 1 |
Montana State Billings | 11-7 | 18-10 | Lost 1 |
Central Washington | 10-8 | 14-12 | Lost 4 |
Western Washington | 8-10 | 12-14 | Lost 1 |
PacWest | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Hawaii Pacific | 17-1 | 23-2 | Won 19 |
Azusa Pacific | 16-2 | 25-3 | Won 7 |
Cal Baptist | 12-6 | 15-11 | Won 7 |
Dominican | 11-6 | 17-8 | Won 2 |
Concordia-Irvine | 11-6 | 14-9 | Won 4 |
Point Loma | 11-8 | 16-10 | Won 19 |
CCAA | Conf | Overall | Streak |
UC San Diego | 19-1 | 23-3 | Won 8 |
Cal Poly Pomona | 15-6 | 18-8 | Won 3 |
Humboldt State | 13-7 | 14-11 | Lost 1 |
Cal State LA | 13-7 | 14-12 | Won 6 |
Chico State | 12-8 | 14-10 | Won 1 |
Cal State East Bay | 11-10 | 15-12 | Won 2 |