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14-2 Seattle Pacific Men Slide Back to No. 7 Nationally
January 24, 2006

SEATTLE (Jan. 24) The first loss in more than a month prompted Seattle Pacific University to slide four spots to No. 7 in the men's basketball rankings for NCAA Division II this week.

From an all-time high of No. 3 a week ago, the Falcons (14-2) fell after losing at No. 2 Western Washington.

Montevallo (Al.) retained the No. 1 position for a third week in a row, this time earning all eight first-place votes. Besides Seattle Pacific and Western Washington, the only other West Region team to be ranked is Grand Canyon (Az.) at No. 15.

SPU begins a four-game home stand Thursday night against Saint Martin's.

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1.	Montevallo (8 first place votes)	18-1	200
2.	Western Washington	15-1	192
3.	Saint Joseph's	17-1	184
4.	Southwest Baptist	17-1	174
5.	Virginia Union	12-2	164
6.	Fort Hays State	16-1	158
7.	Seattle Pacific	14-2	148
8.	Southern Indiana	19-2	146
9.	Findlay	16-2	134
10.	Barton	12-1	129
11.	Delta State	15-1	114
12.	Alabama-Huntsville	16-2	110
13.	Northern State	15-2	102
14.	Johnson C. Smith	13-3	90
15.	Grand Canyon	15-3	88
16.	Winona State	14-4	80
17.	Minnesota State-Mankato	17-3	58
T18.	Mount Olive	13-3	52
T18.	Northwest Missouri State	15-3	52
20.	Alderson-Broaddus	12-2	50
21.	Grand Valley State	15-3	49
22.	West Virginia State	14-3	37
23.	Stonehill	14-3	24
24.	Saint Rose	15-4	23
25.	Tarleton State	14-4	16

Others receiving votes: SIU Edwardsville 14, Ashland 6, Truman 2, West Liberty State 2, Chaminade 1, Massachusetts-Lowell 1.