Falcon Men Move Up to 4th in West Region
February 12, 2003

SEATTLE (Feb. 12) - Postseason hopes for the Seattle Pacific University men's basketball team got an added boost Wednesday as the Falcons moved up to fourth in the NCAA Division II West Regional poll.

It represents the best rating of the season for the Falcons (12-7), who have won six of their last seven. They go on the road this week, beginning Thursday night at Alaska Fairbanks, which is eighth in the region. Last week SPU was No. 5.

The regional ratings determine the eight teams which will receive NCAA postseason berths next month.

Cal State San Bernardino remains No. 1 in the West for the second week in a row, ahead of Humboldt State. BYU Hawaii is No. 3.

NCAA Division II West Regional Poll
1. Cal State San Bernardino (15-4); 2. Humboldt State (18-2); 3. Brigham Young-Hawaii (12-2); 4. Seattle Pacific (12-7); 5. Cal Poly Pomona (14-5); 6. Hawaii-Hilo (13-6); 7. Sonoma State (13-6); 8. Alaska Fairbanks (15-5); 9. Cal State Bakersfield (14-5); 10. Hawaii Pacific (13-6).