Seattle Pacific University maintained its position of No. 20 in the NCAA Division II women's basketball coaches poll this week. The Falcons (14-3) have won three in a row going into Thursday's home game with Seattle University at 5:30 p.m.

Two of the three opponents to defeat SPU this season, Western Washington and Central Washington, are ranked Nos. 23 and 24, respectively.

The Seattle Pacific men's team (13-14) remained out of the rankings for the fourth week in a row, despite having won 11 of its last 13 games. SPU hosts Hawaii Pacific Thursday at 7:30.

USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL 2000-2001
Week 8 - Jan. 24, 2001-Jan.31, 2001

Rank    Institution             Record  Points  Previous Rank

1.      Columbus State          17-0    600     1
2.      Nebraska-Kearney        18-0    571     2
3.      North Dakota            18-1    551     3
4.      Emporia State           16-1    525     5
5.      Bentley                 19-2    493     6
6.      Delta State             18-2    476     7
7.      Northern Kentucky       15-2    446     4
8.      North Dakota State      19-3    439     9
9.      Rollins                 17-2    406     10
10.     Texas A&M Kingsville    19-2    388     11
11.     Northern Michigan       13-2    330     12
12.     St. Rose                14-3    313     8
13.     Cal Poly Pomona         13-2    300     13
14.     Kennesaw State          15-3    290     14
15.     Michigan Tech           15-3    255     15
16.     Missouri Western        14-3    206     19
17.     Millersville            15-2    198     17
18.     Bellarmine -KY          14-3    194     18
19.     Southern Indiana        14-3    170     16
20.     Seattle Pacific         14-3    158     20
21.     Arkansas Tech           13-4    115     23
22.     Shippensburg            16-2    98      24
23.     Western Washington      13-4    65      21
24.     Central Washington      13-4    37      22
25.     West Texas A&M          13-5    36      25

Also receiving votes:West Chester (22), Florida Southern (19), St. Cloud State (18), Pace (16), Central Arkansas (14) Central Missouri State (10), Pitt-Johnstown (10), Southwest State-MN (10), Presbyterian (5), Tampa (3), Francis Marion (3), Angelo State (3), USC-Aiken (2), Winston-Salem (1), Augustana (1), Gannon-PA (1).