SEATTLE (Feb. 27) -- Going into the final weekend of the regular season, Seattle Pacific University is ranked No. 19 in the NCAA Division II women's basketball poll and No. 22 in the men's.

The ranking represents a drop of two places for the women, whose 10-game win streak was snapped last week at Central Washington, while the men moved up two spots while extending their streak to nine wins in a row.

In women's play, Seattle Pacific (21-4) can clinch the Pacific West Conference championship Thursday night (Mar. 1) when its hosts Humboldt State. Their final game is at home Saturday (Mar. 3) versus Western Oregon.

The men, also 21-4, can successfully defend their PacWest title by defeating No. 15 Western Washington Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion. A victory for the Vikings would give them the conference crown and perhaps the No. 1 seed in the region.

NCAA tournament bids will be announced Sunday with the top six teams in the region earning berths. The West Regional playoffs for both men and women are Mar. 8-10, and will be hosted by the No. 1 seeds. Regional rankings will be released tomorrow (Feb. 28).

USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL 2000-2001
Week 12 - Feb. 20, 2001-Feb. 27, 2001

Rank    Institution             Record  Points  Previous Rank

1.      Columbus State          25-0    547     1
2.      Emporia State           25-1    526     2
3.      Bentley                 27-2    503     3
4.      Delta State             27-2    492     4
5.      Nebraska-Kearney        24-2    446     7
6.      Northern Kentucky       23-3    424     8
7.      North Dakota            23-3    410     5
8.      Rollins                 24-3    392     6
9.      St.Rose                 22-4    346     11
10.     North Dakota State      23-6    345     9
11.     Michigan Tech           23-3    319     13
12.     Cal Poly Pomona         20-3    296     10
13.     Texas A&M Kingsville    24-5    281     12
14.     Southern Indiana        23-3    278     15
15.     Missouri Western        21-5    227     14
16.     Northern Michigan       21-4    217     16
17.     Pitt-Johnstown          23-3    159     21
18.     Southwest State-MN      23-3    141     25
19.     Seattle Pacific         20-4    138     17
20.     Florida Southern        21-5    127     22
21.     Shippensburg            22-4    112     24
22.     Millersville            21-5    87      18
23.     Bellarmine-KY           19-7    47      19
24.     Kennesaw State          19-7    46      20
25.     Arkansas Tech           20-6    40      NR

Also receiving votes: West Chester (35), Augustana (33), Catawba (31), Francis Marion (22), St. Cloud State (16), Southwest Baptist (14), Pace (12), Central Missouri State (7), Presbyterian (5), Central Arkansas (5), American International (4), USC-Aiken (3), Bloomsburg (3), Fort Valley State (2), Wingate (2), Central Washington (1).

NABC/DIVISION II BULLETIN RANKINGS
Team (Record)
1. Adelphi (26-0)
2. Kentucky Wesleyan (23-3)
3. Southern Indiana (24-2)
4. Southwest State (23-5)
5. St. Michael's (24-3)
6. Queens, N.C. (22-4)
7. Washburn (23-4)
8. Cal State San Bernardino (21-3)
9. Wingate (23-3)
10. South Dakota (21-5)
11. Northeastern State (22-4)
12. St. Anselm (21-6)
13. Northern Kentucky (24-5)
14. Salem International (21-5)
15. Western Washington (23-3)
16. Northwest Missouri State (23-4)
17. South Dakota State (21-5)
18. Winston-Salem State (23-3)
19. Fort Hays State (22-4)
20. Johnson C. Smith (22-4)
21. Massachusetts-Lowell (22-5)
22. Seattle Pacific (21-4)
23. Catawba (22-4)
24. Florida Southern (22-6)
25. Angelo State (20-6)