TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (December 19, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches' Polls for December 19 and Player of the Week selections for games played December 11-17.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 9.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll
December 19, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017-18 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 (16) |
14-0 |
178 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State (2) |
13-1 |
163 |
2 |
|
3. |
Florida SouthWestern |
12-1 |
139 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
12-1 |
127 |
4 |
|
5. |
Tallahassee |
11-3 |
92 |
5 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
11-3 |
83 |
6 |
|
7. |
Chipola |
9-3 |
81 |
7 |
|
8. |
Indian River State |
12-4 |
49 |
8 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
12-3 |
39 |
9 |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
10-5 |
19 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 7, St. Petersburg 3, Pensacola State 3, Palm Beach State 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
December 19, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017-18 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) |
11-0 |
146 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (3) |
12-0 |
134 |
2 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
12-0 |
122 |
3 |
|
4. |
Pensacola State |
16-0 |
106 |
4 |
|
5. |
Chipola |
10-3 |
86 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
13-3 |
78 |
6 |
|
7. |
Eastern Florida State |
9-2 |
64 |
7 |
|
8. |
Daytona State |
10-6 |
37 |
8 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
9-5 |
30 |
-- |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
7-7 |
11 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Hillsborough 6, St. Petersburg 5.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Hillsborough, No. 10 St. Petersburg.
NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern
Sophomore – Forward
Griffith, Ind.
- In his only game of the week, he tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in the Bucs' 89-75 win over Indian River State
- Shot 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from the floor, 3-of-6 (50.0 percent) from long distance and 1-of-2 from the free throw line
Other nominees: None
NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Jas Hill, Tallahassee
Sophomore – Guard
Mobile, Ala.
- Averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 48.8 percent (20-of-41) from the floor, 46.2 percent (12-of-26) on three-pointers and hit all seven of her free throw attempts
- Led Tallahassee to a 2-0 week, extending the Eagles' best start in school history to 12-0
- Scored 25 points in just 23 minutes against ASA Miami then tied the school's single-game record with eight three-pointers (and also broke the school's all-time mark for three-pointers) en route to a 34-point effort against Palm Beach State. She also had nine rebounds and a career-high nine assists against the Panthers.
Other nominees: Savannah Clark, Miami Dade; Cheah Rael-Whitsitt, Miami Dade; Ganette Chism, Miami Dade; Kionna Jeter, Gulf Coast State; Trinity Baptiste, Northwest Florida State; Kezia Holmes, Florida SouthWestern