SEATTLE (Feb. 22) ­ With four regular season games remaining and a No. 5 West Regiona ranking, Seattle Pacific University appears to be on the verge of a 10th straight trip to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.

The Falcons (19-4) take a 12-game win streak north to Alaska Anchorage Thursday night.

Cal State Bakersfield, Western Washington, Chico State and UC San Diego remained unchanged a positions 1-4 in the West. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference and CCAA each have five teams among the top 10.

The top eight teams in the final poll in March, assuming the GNAC and CCAA regular-season champions are among the top eight, will advance to the playoffs.

West Region - 1. Cal State Bakersfield 21-2; 2. Western Washington 22-1; 3. Chico State 20-3; 4. UC San Diego 19-4; 5. Seattle Pacific 19-4; 6. Cal State L.A. 17-6; 7. Northwest Nazarene 15-8; 8. Cal State Dominguez Hills 13-9; 9. Humboldt State 14-10; 10. Central Washington 13-9.