SEATTLE (Feb. 28) ­ Oddly, after extending its win streak to three games the Seattle Pacific University slipped one spot to No. 4 in the women's basketball rankings for the West Region of NCAA Division II.

In the final rating prior to Sunday's tournament selection announcement, the Falcons (18-7) gave ground to Alaska Anchorage, their rival for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference crown. UC San Diego and Chico State remain steady and Nos. 1 and 2.

SPU visits Northwest Nazarene Thursday night at Seattle University Saturday to conclude the regular season.

Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene are also ranked this week at the No. 9 and No. 10 positions, but would have to move up into the top eight to qualify for the playoffs. The Vikings tumbled four spots from No. 5 after losing twice.

On Saturday night, the NCAA regional selection committee will select which six at-large teams join the CCAA and GNAC regular-season champions in the playoffs. SPU currently leads Alaska Anchorage by one game in the race for the conference's automatic berth.

The final field of eight teams will be unveiled Sunday night during a broadband broadcast at NCAASports.com. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. with the announcement of the men's pairings. The women's pairings will follow after a brief intermission.

NCAA West Regional - 1. UC San Diego (20-3), 2. Chico State (19-3); 3. Alaska Anchorage (17-4); 4. Seattle Pacific (14-6); 5. Cal State Dominguez Hills (14-7); 6. Sonoma State (13-9); 7. Cal State San Bernardino (15-8); 8. Humboldt State (15-7); 9. Western Washington (14-8); 10. Northwest Nazarene (13-9). Note: Records listed are versus Division II opponents.