Below is a look at your men's and women's basketball standings leaders across the three conferences that comprise the West Region in NCAA Division II. The listings comprise the top six teams (plus ties).
While nothing has changed at the very top in either the GNAC, PacWest or CCAA, only the PacWest women's postseason tourney field is set as the regular season enters its final week.
The GNAC will announce its men's and women's six-team brackets at the conclusion of play Saturday night. Stay tuned to the conference website, gnacsports.com, for the announcement of the bracket and first-round pairings.
The second official West Region rankings will be revealed Wednesday on ncaa.com at these links: Men I Women.
Here is how the initial regional rankings looked when released Wednesday, Feb. 19:
Men: 1) UC San Diego; 2) Azusa Pacific; 3) Cal Poly Pomona; 4) Chico State; 5) Cal State San Bernardino; 6) Seattle Pacific; 7) Point Loma; 8) Western Oregon; 9) Western Washington; 10) Concordia Irvine.
Women: 1) Hawaii Pacific; 2) UC San Diego; 3) Alaska Anchorage; 4) Cal State San Marcos; 5) Northwest Nazarene; 6) Azusa Pacific; 7) Western Washington; 8) Cal Poly Pomona; 9) Simon Fraser; 10) Concordia Irvine.
Standings below are through games of Saturday, Feb. 22.
Men's Basketball Standings | |||
GNAC | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Seattle Pacific | 16-2 | 20-6 | Lost 1 |
Western Washington | 12-6 | 17-9 | Won 3 |
Northwest Nazarene | 12-6 | 15-8 | Won 3 |
Western Oregon | 11-7 | 17-7 | Lost 1 |
Alaska Anchorage | 11-7 | 18-11 | Won 4 |
Alaska | 10-8 | 11-15 | Won 1 |
PacWest | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Azusa Pacific | 18-2 | 23-3 | Won 18 |
Point Loma | 16-4 | 20-6 | Won 3 |
Concordia Irvine | 14-6 | 20-9 | Lost 1 |
Chaminade | 13-7 | 15-10 | Lost 2 |
Biola | 11-9 | 15-1 | Won 2 |
Hawaii Hilo | 9-11 | 11-13 | Lost 2 |
Academy of Art | 9-11 | 11-16 | Won 1 |
CCAA | Conf | Overall | Streak |
UC San Diego | 20-1 | 26-1 | Won 18 |
Cal State San Bernardino | 15-5 | 20-6 | Won 1 |
Chico State | 15-5 | 20-6 | Won 3 |
Cal Poly Pomona | 15-5 | 19-6 | Won 1 |
Cal State East Bay | 11-9 | 15-11 | Won 1 |
Stanislaus State | 11-10 | 15-11 | Lost 1 |
Women's Basketball Standings | |||
GNAC | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Alaska Anchorage | 17-1 | 27-2 | Won 9 |
Northwest Nazarene | 15-3 | 20-6 | Won 5 |
Western Washington | 12-6 | 18-8 | Lost 1 |
Simon Fraser | 12-6 | 17-11 | Won 1 |
Central Washington | 11-7 | 16-10 | Won 2 |
Saint Martin's | 9-9 | 14-11 | Won 5 |
Montana State Billings | 9-9 | 14-13 | Won 1 |
PacWest | Conf | Overall | Streak |
Hawaii Pacific | 20-0 | 25-1 | Won 21 |
Azusa Pacific | 16-4 | 22-4 | Won 4 |
Concordia Irvine | 14-6 | 16-11 | Won 2 |
Biola | 13-7 | 17-9 | Won 1 |
Point Loma | 12-8 | 16-10 | Won 2 |
Fresno Pacific | 12-8 | 15-11 | Won 2 |
CCAA | Conf | Overall | Streak |
UC San Diego | 18-3 | 22-4 | Won 14 |
Cal State San Marcos | 17-4 | 22-4 | Won 8 |
Cal Poly Pomona | 13-7 | 17-9 | Won 2 |
Cal State East Bay | 12-8 | 16-10 | Lost 2 |
Chico State | 12-8 | 16-10 | Won 4 |
Stanislaus State | 12-9 | 14-12 | Won 2 |