TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 15, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for January 15 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 7-13.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 22.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 15, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 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. |
Florida SouthWestern (11) |
18-1 |
190 |
1 |
2. |
Northwest Florida State (8) |
17-2 |
188 |
4 |
3. |
Chipola |
18-2 |
160 |
3 |
4. |
Tallahassee |
17-2 |
133 |
2 |
5. |
Central Florida |
14-7 |
104 |
9 |
6. |
Indian River State |
14-4 |
102 |
6 |
7. |
Daytona State |
16-4 |
81 |
5 |
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
15-5 |
78 |
7 |
9. |
Palm Beach State |
13-6 |
38 |
8 |
10. |
Pensacola State |
13-6 |
15 |
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Also receiving votes: Polk State 5, Santa Fe 2, Broward 1, State College of Florida 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Broward.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 15, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 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. |
Northwest Florida State (16) |
17-0 |
160 |
1 |
2. |
Gulf Coast State |
14-2 |
137 |
2 |
3. |
Chipola |
16-2 |
127 |
4 |
4. |
Tallahassee |
18-2 |
115 |
3 |
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
19-2 |
98 |
5 |
6. |
Pensacola State |
14-4 |
78 |
6 |
7. |
Daytona State |
13-7 |
53 |
9 |
8. |
Broward |
13-5 |
52 |
7 |
9. |
Santa Fe |
11-7 |
33 |
8 |
10. |
Miami Dade |
13-7 |
13 |
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Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 7, Eastern Florida State 6.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Eastern Florida State
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
D’Moi Hodge, State College of Florida
Freshman - Guard
Tortola, B.V.I.
- Averaged 30.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.0 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 55.9 percent (19-of-34) from the field, 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the three-point line and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the free throw line
- Helped the Manatees to wins over St. Petersburg and Hillsborough and continue their best start in Suncoast Conference play since the 2012-13 season
- Vied for a triple-double in both games, beginning with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven steals vs. St. Petersburg
- Hit nine threes and scored 43 points – his second 40+ point game of the year – against Hillsborough and also had eight rebounds and six steals
Other nominees: Kimani Binder, Indian River State; Daniel Jones, Pasco-Hernando State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade
Freshman – Guard
Chicago, Ill.
- Averaged 33.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 58.5 percent (20-of-34) from the field, 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the three-point line and 84.6 percent (22-of-26) from the free throw line
- Helped Miami Dade to Southern Conference wins over Palm Beach State and ASA Miami
- Against Palm Beach State, she had 34 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals
- Followed that with 33 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. ASA Miami
Other nominees: ZaNautica Downs, Florida SouthWestern; Melissa Sam, Daytona State; Brooke Worrell, Daytona State