TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 21, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 21 and Player of the Week selections for games played February 13-19.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 28.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 21, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 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. |
Northwest Florida State (17) |
24-2 |
170 |
1 |
|
2. |
Eastern Florida State |
25-4 |
150 |
3 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
24-5 |
121 |
2 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
23-6 |
100 |
7 |
|
5. |
Daytona State |
22-6 |
93 |
5 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
22-7 |
84 |
8 |
|
7. |
Palm Beach State |
24-5 |
80 |
4 |
|
8. |
Florida SouthWestern |
23-6 |
70 |
6 |
|
9. |
Chipola |
21-7 |
46 |
9 |
|
10. |
Broward |
15-12 |
9 |
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Also receiving votes: Indian River State 7.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Indian River State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 21, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016-17 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. |
Gulf Coast State (16) |
26-2 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
23-3 |
143 |
2 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
21-6 |
123 |
3 |
|
4. |
Palm Beach State |
21-2 |
117 |
4 |
|
5. |
Santa Fe |
17-9 |
79 |
5 |
|
6. |
Florida SouthWestern |
17-10 |
72 |
6 |
|
7. |
Pensacola State |
18-8 |
61 |
7 |
|
8. |
Broward |
18-5 |
50 |
8 |
|
9. |
Central Florida |
13-14 |
36 |
10 |
|
10. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville |
15-13 |
18 |
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Also receiving votes: Northwest Florida State 13, Miami Dade 4.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Northwest Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nashad Mackey, Daytona State
Sophomore – G/F
Nassau, Bahamas
- Averaged 17.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
- Shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the field and 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from the free throw line
- Ran his streak of consecutive double-doubles with nine with two more against Mid-Florida Conference foes
- Posted 19 points and 11 rebounds against Central Florida and 15 points and 17 rebounds against Santa Fe
Other nominees: Jaron Cornish, Broward; Ivan Gandia, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Trudy Walker, Eastern Florida State
Sophomore – Forward
Ft. Pierce, Fla.
- Averaged 16.5 points, 22.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games during the voting period
- Shot 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the field
- Posted consecutive double-doubles in Southern Conference games against Broward and Indian River State
- After an 11-point, 22-rebound effort against Broward, she had 22 points (11-of-18 shooting) and 22 rebounds in a 91-52 win over Indian River State
Other nominees: Nicole Jimenez, Broward; Jamaria Williams, Miami Dade