TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 14, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 14 and Player of the Week selections for games played February 6-12.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 21.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 14, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 men’s basketball coaches, the Region 8 Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Northwest Florida State (18) |
22-2 |
180 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee |
23-4 |
141 |
3 |
|
3. |
Eastern Florida State |
23-4 |
134 |
2 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
23-4 |
124 |
6 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
22-5 |
116 |
4 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
22-5 |
101 |
5 |
|
7. |
Central Florida |
21-6 |
66 |
7 |
|
8. |
St. Petersburg |
20-7 |
60 |
8 |
|
9. |
Chipola |
20-7 |
37 |
9 |
|
10. |
Indian River State |
17-8 |
27 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 14, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by NJCAA Region 8 women’s basketball coaches, the NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Gulf Coast State (11) |
24-2 |
154 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (2) |
22-3 |
143 |
3 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee (1) |
21-4 |
129 |
2 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
20-2 |
117 |
4 |
|
5. |
Santa Fe |
17-7 |
89 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
16-9 |
71 |
8 |
|
7. |
Pensacola State |
17-8 |
63 |
6 |
|
8. |
Broward |
16-5 |
43 |
9 |
|
9. |
Northwest Florida State |
14-9 |
28 |
7 |
|
10. |
Central Florida |
11-14 |
21 |
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Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 11, Florida State College at Jacksonville 9.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Miami Dade.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Travis Weatherington, Palm Beach State
Sophomore – Guard
West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Averaged 21.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 2.0 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the field and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) on three-pointers
- Helped Palm Beach State to a 2-0 week including an upset victory at NJCAA No. 11 Eastern Florida State
- Had 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting (6-of-7 three-pointers) in the win over Eastern Florida State
- Hit 9-of-12 shots (5-of-8 three-pointers) during 23-point effort in win over ASA Miami
Other nominees: Andres Feliz, Northwest Florida State; Jason Burnell, St. Petersburg; Kareem Brewton, Eastern Florida State; Nashad Mackey, Daytona State; Nych Smith, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Arianna Emanuel-Wright, Santa Fe
Sophomore – Guard
Jacksonville, Fla.
- Averaged 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 38.9 percent (19-of-49) from the field, 50.0 percent (10-of-20) on three-pointers and hit five of her ten free throw attempts
- Helped Santa Fe lock up a postseason berth with a 69-66, overtime win against St. Petersburg in which she played all 45 minutes and tallied 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals
- Played all 40 minutes in the Saints’ five-point loss to Hillsborough and knocked down eight three-pointers en route to a 32-point night. Also had six rebounds, two assists and three steals
Other nominees: Amanda Oliver, Florida SouthWestern; Chea Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade; Elaine Field, Indian River State