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Falcon Men Start NCAA Tourney at No. 10 Nationally
March 9, 2006

SEATTLE (Mar. 8) On the eve of its opening game of the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, Seattle Pacific University has moved back into the top 10 in the national coaches poll.

The Falcons (22-5) moved up seven spots from No. 17 after winning their final two regular season games to take the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship. They are seeded No. 1 in the West Regional, which begins Friday at Brougham Pavilion. SPU plays Central Washington in the first round.

Western Washington, the region's No. 2 seed, dropped to No. 16 in the nation. No other regional competitors are among the top 25.

The champion of the West will meet the South winner. Mississippi's Delta State, the No. 1 team in the nation, is the top seed and host in the South Regional.

	Team	Record	Points
1.	Delta State (8 first place votes)	29-1	200
2.	Saint Joseph's	30-2	192
3.	Virginia Union	25-3	184
4.	Grand Valley State	27-3	171
5.	Winona State	26-4	166
6.	Southwest Baptist	26-4	156
7.	Montevallo	26-4	147
8.	Fort Hays State	26-3	141
9.	Barton	25-3	137
10.	Seattle Pacific	22-5	128
11.	Findlay	25-4	114
12.	Stonehill	23-6	92
13.	Tarleton State	24-6	91
14.	Minnesota State-Mankato	23-6	88
15.	Northern State	25-5	84
16.	Western Washington	21-6	77
17.	Southern Indiana	25-6	73
18.	Shippensburg	24-6	53
19.	Alderson-Broaddus	22-6	51
20.	Armstrong Atlantic State	23-7	49
21.	Alabama-Huntsville	22-7	39
22.	West Virginia State	26-6	38
23.	Saint Anselm	23-7	32
24.	Central Missouri State	23-7	28
25.	Mount Olive	24-6	15

Others receiving votes: Columbus State 12, SIU Edwardsville 11, Johnson C. Smith 8, Rollins 5, Bentley 4, Quincy 4, Cal State-Bakersfield 3, Chaminade 2, West Texas A&M 2, Ashland 1, Bryant 1, Nebraska-Kearney 1.