SEATTLE (Feb. 14) ­ Seattle Pacific University rose to No. 4 in this week's NCAA Division II West Region rankings for men's basketball.

The Falcons (15-8), who had been No. 5 entering last week, split a pair of games. They play only once this week, Saturday at Saint Martin's.

There is a new No. 1 team in the West. Humboldt State supplanted Cal State San Bernardino. Cal Poly Pomona is third. The top seed will have the right to host the regional tournament in March.

Four Great Northwest Athletic Conference teams are among those receiving consideration. Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks, both due to visit SPU next week, are fifth and eighth, respectively.

The weekly poll will eventually help determine which six at-large teams join the GNAC and CCAA regular-season champions, in the eight-team regional.

NCAA West Regional - 1. Humboldt State (16-3); 2. Cal State San Bernardino (15-4); 3. Cal Poly Pomona (14-5); 4. Seattle Pacific (13-8); 5. Alaska Anchorage (13-4); 6. BYU-Hawaii (17-7); 7. Grand Canyon (13-6); ); 8. Alaska Fairbanks (11-6); 9. Chaminade (8-5); 10. Seattle (12-8). Note : Records listed are versus Division II opponents.