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Falcons Men Drop to No. 17 in Men's National Basketball Poll
Loss at WWU causes tumble
February 15, 2005

SEATTLE (Feb. 15) Seattle Pacific University tumbled seven spots to No. 17 in this week's NCAA Division II men's basketball coaches poll.

The Falcons (17-5) dropped from a tie for 10th last week following a 91-87 defeat at Western Washington. The Vikings are now 18th.

At the top of the men's poll, Findlay (Oh.) became the fifth different No. 1 team, replacing Bentley (Ma.). Central Missouri, which Seattle Pacific beat in December, is now No. 6. Hawaii Hilo, which was the No. 1 team in the West Region last week, is No. 14.

Seattle Pacific plays at Alaska Fairbanks Thursday night.

	Team	Record	Points
1.	Findlay (7)	21-2	199
2.	Metropolitan State (1)	20-2	193
3.	West Georgia	20-3	179
4.	Bowie State	20-3	175
5.	Bentley	24-3	170
6.	Central Missouri State	19-4	156
7.	Kennesaw State	19-3	150
8.	Virginia Union	19-3	142
9.	Southern Indiana	19-4	131
10.	Pfeiffer	18-3	120
11.	Texas A&M-Commerce	19-4	112
12.	Minnesota State-Mankato	19-5	100
13.	Pittsburg State	19-4	97
14.	Hawaii-Hilo	22-3	95
15.	Florida Gulf Coast	20-5	93
16.	Nebraska-Omaha	20-4	89
17.	Seattle Pacific	17-5	71
18.	Western Washington	17-4	66
19.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	19-4	52
20.	Fort Lewis	17-4	48
21.	Edinboro	19-4	33
22.	Adelphi	19-4	30
23.	Arkansas-Monticello	18-5	22
24.	Mount Olive	19-3	16
25.	Southern Illinois Edwardsville	19-6	15
Others receiving votes: Indianapolis 11, South Carolina Upstate 8, Washburn 7, St. Anselm 6, South Dakota 5, Cal Poly-Pomona 4, Cal State-San Bernardino 3, Grand Valley State 1, Montevallo 1. All records are through games of Sunday, Feb. 13.