SEATTLE (Feb. 13) -- With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, Seattle Pacific University finds its women's basketball team in a precarious position with regard to making the NCAA Division II tournament.

The Falcons fell two spots to No. 7 in this week's West Region rankings by the NCAA. Only the top six teams will move on to the playoffs.

SPU (17-5) lost at Western Washington last week and hosts Alaska Fairbanks Thursday night at Brougham Pavilion, where three of the final five games will be played. Central Washington, which visits Seattle Pacific Mar. 2., improved to No. 5 in the region while Western is No. 3.

In the men's regional rankings, Seattle Pacific remained No. 3 behind Cal State San Bernardino and Humboldt State, which comes to the pavilion Mar. 2.

Women's West
1. Cal Poly Pomona 18-3
2. Cal State Bakersfield 18-3
3. Western Washington 18-4
4. Montana State-Billings 18-3
5. Central Washington 17-4
6. Sonoma State 16-5
7. Seattle Pacific 17-5
8. UC Davis 14-7
9. Cal State Chico 13-8
10. Western Oregon 13-8

Men's West
1. Cal State San Bernardino 20-1
2. Humboldt State 20-1
3. Seattle Pacific 20-2
4. Montana State - Billings 19-3
5. Cal State Bakersfield 18-3
6. Hawaii Pacific 14-6
7. Hawaii-Hilo 16-6
8. Western Washington 16-6
9. Cal Poly Pomona 14-7
10. Brigham Young-Hawaii 13-8