TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 25, 2016) – 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 2016-17 season.
Regular season games begin Tuesday, November 1. The first regular season coaches’ poll will be released Tuesday, November 8.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 25, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2015-16 record, final 2015-16 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 (17) |
27-6 |
187 |
2 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State |
28-4 |
143 |
1 |
|
3. |
Daytona State |
25-7 |
134 |
4 |
|
4. |
Tallahassee |
21-12 |
111 |
5 |
|
5. |
Chipola |
17-13 |
96 |
-- |
|
6. |
Central Florida |
23-8 |
85 |
3 |
|
7. |
Palm Beach State |
24-8 |
75 |
8 |
|
8. |
St. Petersburg |
20-11 |
60 |
6 |
|
9. |
Florida SouthWestern |
-- |
53 |
-- |
|
10. |
Gulf Coast State |
18-12 |
19 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Broward 16, Pensacola State 12, Polk State 7, Florida State College at Jacksonville 3, Hillsborough 3, ASA Miami 2, Santa Fe 2, Indian River State 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
October 25, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, final 2015-16 record, final 2015-16 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) |
32-1 |
159 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
24-5 |
139 |
3 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
15-15 |
105 |
7 |
|
4. |
Northwest Florida State |
22-12 |
98 |
5 |
|
5. |
Palm Beach State |
15-14 |
65 |
-- |
|
6. |
Daytona State |
28-3 |
58 |
2 |
|
7. |
Eastern Florida State |
20-10 |
53 |
4 |
|
8. |
Central Florida |
17-13 |
49 |
10 |
|
9. |
Santa Fe |
15-14 |
30 |
8 |
|
10. |
Broward |
22-7 |
29 |
6 |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 20, St. Petersburg 19, Miami Dade 11, Florida SouthWestern 9, Florida State College at Jacksonville 5, Indian River State 1.