Both of Seattle Pacific University's basketball teams find themselves in excellent position for NCAA Division II playoff bids as the season enters the final three weeks. The Falcon women remained second in the West Region behind Cal Poly Pomona in this week's rankings. Meanwhile, the SPU men moved up two positions to No. 3. The region's top six teams earn tournament bids next month.

The women's team (11-3, 18-3) leads the Pacific West Conference and has won seven in a row going into Thursday night's game at Alaska Fairbanks. The Nanooks are currently sixth in the West.

A five-game homestand for the men (10-3, 17-4) begins Thursday night at 7 when Saint Martin's visits. The Falcons have won five straight and nine of the last 10 games. Two of the four teams to defeat SPU this season are Cal State San Bernardino and Western Washington, which are ranked 1-2 in the region. Central Washington, which visits Brougham Pavilion Saturday, is sixth.

MEN'S NCAA WEST REGIONAL POLL (Feb. 14):
1. Cal State-San Bernardino;
2. Western Washington;
3. Seattle Pacific;
4. Humboldt State;
5. Cal State Bakersfield;
6. Central Washington;
7. Alaska Anchorage;
8. Cal Poly Pomona;
9. Montana State-Billings;
10. UC Davis.

WOMEN'S NCAA WEST REGIONAL POLL (Feb. 14): -
1. Cal Poly Pomona;
2. Seattle Pacific;
3. Western Washington;
4. Cal State Bakersfield;
5. Central Washington;
6. Alaska Fairbanks;
7. CSU Los Angeles;
8. CSU Stanislaus.