TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 16, 2019) – 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 2019-20 season.
Regular season games begin Friday, November 1. The first regular season coaches’ poll will be released Monday, November 11.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 15, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2018-19 record, final 2018-29 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 (7) |
30-3 |
154 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State (1) |
28-8 |
135 |
4 |
|
3t. |
Chipola (2) |
27-5 |
126 |
3 |
|
3t. |
Daytona State (2) |
25-7 |
126 |
5 |
|
5. |
Tallahassee (1) |
22-7 |
104 |
7 |
|
6. |
Northwest Florida State |
28-5 |
90 |
2 |
|
7. |
Central Florida |
19-13 |
50 |
8 |
|
8. |
Broward |
16-12 |
45 |
-- |
|
9. |
Polk State |
14-17 |
40 |
-- |
|
10. |
St. Petersburg |
16-15 |
22 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 13, State College of Florida 12, Miami Dade 7, Indian River State 6, Santa Fe 6, Pensacola State 4, Palm Beach State 3, ASA Miami 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 15, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2018-19 record, final 2018-19 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 (17) |
27-5 |
170 |
1 |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State |
26-6 |
150 |
2 |
|
3. |
Florida SouthWestern |
30-4 |
125 |
5 |
|
4. |
Chipola |
22-6 |
106 |
4 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
21-10 |
93 |
9 |
|
6. |
Tallahassee |
25-5 |
63 |
3 |
|
7. |
Eastern Florida State |
14-15 |
61 |
-- |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
14-14 |
59 |
10 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
22-9 |
33 |
7 |
|
10 |
St. Petersburg |
14-16 |
26 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Broward 17, Santa Fe 17, Hillsborough 6, Central Florida 5, Palm Beach State 1.