SEATTLE (Feb. 21) -- Both the Seattle Pacific University women's and men's basketball teams held firm in this week's NCAA Division II West Regional rankings. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the SPU women are No. 2 and the men No. 3. The top six teams in the region will receive playoff invitations Mar. 4.

The Falcon men host No. 5 Humboldt State Thursday at 7 in Brougham Pavilion. Meanwhile, the women's team plays at Saint Martin's Thursday.

Women's West Region Rankings
1. Cal Poly Pomona (19-2)
2. Seattle Pacific (20-3)
3. Cal State Bakersfield (17-6)
4. Western Washington (16-7)
5. Central Washington (17-6)
6. Alaska Fairbanks (16-7)
7. Cal State Stanislaus (16-7)
8. UC Davis (15-8)

Men's West Region Rankings
1. Cal State San Bernardino (20-2)
2. Western Washington (21-3)
3. Seattle Pacific (19-4)
4. Cal State Bakersfield (17-6)
5. Humboldt State (19-5)
6. Alaska Anchorage (17-7)
7. Cal Poly Pomona (16-7)
8. Central Washington (14-9)
9. Hawaii-Hilo (15-10)
10. UC Davis (14-9)