TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 22, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches' Polls for January 22 and Player of the Week selections for games played January 14-20.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 29.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll
January 22, 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 (12) |
19-1 |
179 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State (5) |
18-2 |
176 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
20-2 |
153 |
3 |
|
4. |
Tallahassee |
18-3 |
125 |
4 |
|
5. |
Central Florida |
15-7 |
108 |
5 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
18-4 |
94 |
7 |
|
7. |
Indian River State |
16-4 |
85 |
6 |
|
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
16-6 |
52 |
8 |
|
9. |
Palm Beach State |
14-6 |
41 |
9 |
|
10. |
Polk State |
10-10 |
9 |
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Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 8, Santa Fe 2, State College of Florida 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Pensacola State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
January 22, 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) |
18-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Gulf Coast State |
15-2 |
144 |
2 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
17-3 |
124 |
3 |
|
4. |
Tallahassee |
19-3 |
105 |
4 |
|
5. |
Florida SouthWestern |
21-2 |
103 |
5 |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
15-7 |
67 |
7 |
|
7. |
Pensacola State |
14-6 |
60 |
6 |
|
8. |
Santa Fe |
12-7 |
41 |
9 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
14-7 |
39 |
10 |
|
10. |
Broward |
13-6 |
33 |
8 |
Also receiving votes: Eastern Florida State 3, Hillsborough 1, Palm Beach State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Eric Vila, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore – Forward
Girona, Spain
- In his only game of the week, he tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds in the Raiders' 75-71 win at No. 12 Tallahassee
- Shot 5-of-8 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line
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.
- In her only game of the week, she tallied 33 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in the Sharks' 87-78 win over Broward
- Shot 10-of-25 from the field, 4-of-9 on threes and 9-of-12 from the free throw line
Other nominees: Shondell Vickers, Florida SouthWestern; Shay Collins, Hillsborough