SEATTLE (Feb. 15) -- Seattle Pacific University slid back to No. 2 among NCAA Division II West Region men's basketball teams this week.

Western Washington regained the top position in the West following an SPU loss at Alaska Anchorage. The Vikings had been No. 1 for the first three weeks of rankings.

The Falcons (19-3) host the Vikings (19-2) Thursday night at 7:30.

Six of the 10 ranked teams hail from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

West Region - 1. Western Washington 19-2; 2. Seattle Pacific 19-3; 3. Sonoma State 14-6; 4. Cal State Bakersfield 16-5; 5. Chaminade 14-7; 6. Alaska Anchorage 16-9; 7. Humboldt State 13-7; 8. Central Washington 11-10; 9. Alaska Fairbanks 14-8; 10. Seattle 12-10.