TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 30, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Polls for the upcoming 2017-18 season.
Regular season games begin Wednesday, November 1. The first regular season coaches’ poll will be released Tuesday, November 7.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 30, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2016-17 record, final 2016-17 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 (13) |
29-5 |
204 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State (3) |
31-6 |
180 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola (3) |
22-8 |
154 |
9 |
|
4. |
Tallahassee |
24-7 |
140 |
4 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern (1) |
26-7 |
128 |
8 |
|
6t. |
St. Petersburg (2) |
27-8 |
93 |
5 |
|
6t. |
Palm Beach State |
25-6 |
93 |
6 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
23-8 |
74 |
7 |
|
9. |
Daytona State |
25-7 |
56 |
3 |
|
10. |
Gulf Coast State |
17-12 |
20 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Broward 17, Hillsborough 14, Santa Fe 10, Pensacola State 9, Indian River State 8, Miami Dade 4, Pasco-Hernando State 2, State College of Florida 1, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1, Polk State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 30, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2016-17 record, final 2016-17 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 (15) |
34-2 |
182 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola (4) |
28-5 |
169 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
23-8 |
149 |
3 |
|
4. |
Northwest Florida State |
14-13 |
96 |
-- |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
20-11 |
95 |
5 |
|
6. |
Eastern Florida State |
11-18 |
74 |
-- |
|
7. |
Pensacola State |
18-10 |
66 |
9 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
14-16 |
47 |
8 |
|
9. |
Daytona State |
15-15 |
41 |
-- |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
19-11 |
36 |
6 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 26, St. Petersburg 23, Palm Beach State 22, Broward 8, Florida State College at Jacksonville 6, Indian River State 4, Hillsborough 1.