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Seattle Pacific Women Slip to 15th in Poll
February 12, 2002

SEATTLE (Feb. 12) -- Seattle Pacific University slipped four spots to No. 15 in this week's NCAA Division II women's basketball poll.

The Falcons (9-4, 17-5) put a 17-game home winning streak on the line Thursday when they host Alaska Fairbanks in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game.

Seattle Pacific remains the top-ranked GNAC team nationally as Western Washington slid to 19th. Cal Poly Pomona reclaimed the nation's No. 1 spot and Cal State Bakersfield is No. 14 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.

Rank	Institution	Record	Points	Last Week
1.	California Poly Pomona (19)	18-3	592	3
2.	Missouri Western (5)	20-2	564	1
3.	North Dakota	18-4	538	5
4.	Arkansas Tech	17-3	504	9
5.	Northern Kentucky	18-4	443	10
6.	Bloomsburg	19-3	430	2
7.	South Dakota State	20-5	428	4
8.	St. Mary's (TX)	22-1	418	14
9.	Mars Hill	18-2	411	6
10.	Mesa State	20-2	383	15
11.	Southern Indiana	19-5	354	7
12.	Central Arkansas	19-3	319	20
13.	Lake Superior State	18-2	311	19
14.	Cal State-Bakersfield	18-3	243	21
15.	Seattle Pacific	17-5	216	11
16.	Gannon	18-5	214	8
17.	Delta State	17-5	198	13
18.	Rollins	18-4	190	12
19.	Western Washington	18-4	180	16
20.	American International	20-2	158	23
21.	Nebraska-Kearney	19-3	138	25
22.	USC-Aiken	17-4	133	22
23.	North Dakota State	15-7	95	17
24.	Adelphi	21-2	86	18
25.	Southeastern Oklahoma State	19-3	56	NR

Dropped Out: Shippensburg (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Montana State-Billings 50; Glenville State 27; West Liberty State 27; Assumption 17; Cameron 15; North Carolina Central 15; Central Missouri 14; Central Washington 11; Washburn 11; Shippensburg 6; West Alabama 2; Bentley 1; Fayetteville State 1; Holy Family 1.