TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 21, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for November 21 and Player of the Week selections for games played November 13-19.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released November 28.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 21, 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 (19) |
7-0 |
199 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
6-0 |
164 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
6-0 |
160 |
3 |
|
4. |
Eastern Florida State |
7-1 |
138 |
4 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
7-0 |
127 |
5 |
|
6. |
Central Florida |
5-0 |
105 |
6 |
|
7. |
Indian River State |
7-1 |
53 |
9 |
|
8. |
Daytona State |
6-2 |
44 |
8 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
6-1 |
39 |
10 |
|
10. |
St. Petersburg |
5-2 |
29 |
7 |
Also receiving votes: Santa Fe 22, Miami Dade 17.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
November 21, 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 (12) |
3-0 |
154 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (1) |
5-0 |
141 |
2 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State (2) |
6-0 |
137 |
3 |
|
4. |
Pensacola State |
6-0 |
110 |
4 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
5-2 |
92 |
5 |
|
6. |
Chipola |
3-2 |
75 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
4-2 |
65 |
8 |
|
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
4-1 |
52 |
10 |
|
9. |
Santa Fe |
4-2 |
28 |
7 |
|
10. |
Hillsborough |
5-2 |
16 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 6, Indian River State 3, Palm Beach State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 St. Petersburg
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Ahmed Ali, Eastern Florida State
Sophomore – Guard
Toronto, ONT, Canada
- Averaged 20.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.7 steals in three games during the voting period
- Shot 50.0 percent (20-of-40) from the field, 50.0 percent (13-of-26) from the three-point line and hit all seven of his free throw attempts
- Helped Eastern Florida State to a 3-0 record last week
- Scored a career-high 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting (7-of-13 three-pointers) in a 110-67 win over State College of Florida
- In the win over Polk State, he dished out seven assists
Other nominees: Tremell Murphy, Florida SouthWestern; Darius Sawyer, ASA Miami; Ronald Taylor, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Adley Elician, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Tina Stephens, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – Forward
Palmetto, Fla.
- In her lone game of the week, she posted a double-double – 24 points and 10 rebounds – to go along with one assist, four steals and two blocks
- Shot 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the floor and 80.0 percent (4-of-5) from the free throw line
- Led Florida SouthWestern to a 96-74 win over Miami Dade
Other nominees: Skyler Snider, Daytona State; Georgia Gayle, Northwest Florida State; Ganette Chism, Miami Dade; Eletra Graham, Hillsborough; Taylor Jones, Palm Beach State; Naterria Luster, Pensacola State; Alexandra Obouh Fegue, Eastern Florida State