TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 11, 2020) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for February 10 and Player of the Week selections for games played through February 3-9.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 18.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 10, 2020
The NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019-20 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 (17) |
26-1 |
179 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (1) |
23-4 |
160 |
3 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
22-5 |
136 |
4 |
|
4. |
Gulf Coast State |
20-5 |
128 |
5 |
|
5. |
Indian River State |
18-7 |
110 |
5 |
|
6. |
Polk State |
19-7 |
92 |
6 |
|
7. |
Broward |
15-7 |
49 |
9 |
|
8. |
Eastern Florida State |
17-10 |
45 |
7 |
|
9 |
Chipola |
16-9 |
37 |
8 |
|
10. |
Pensacola State |
15-10 |
26 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: State College of Florida 20, Florida State Collage-Jacksonville 2, Miami Dade 2.
Dropped from poll: No. 10 State College of Florida.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
February 10, 2020
The NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019-20 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 (7) |
21-4 |
151 |
3 |
|
2. |
Chipola (8) |
21-4 |
148 |
2 |
|
3. |
Gulf Coast State |
18-4 |
125 |
1 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
22-5 |
119 |
4 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
20-6 |
95 |
5 |
|
6. |
Santa Fe |
16-10 |
60 |
8 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
16-9 |
59 |
6 |
|
8. |
Palm Beach State |
15-11 |
49 |
7 |
|
9. |
Tallahassee |
12-11 |
42 |
9 |
|
10. |
Pensacola State |
14-12 |
15 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 6, Indian River State 6.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Jermaine Marshall, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. - F
Birmingham, Ala.
- Averaged 16.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 2.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from the field, 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from three and hit all six of his free throw attempts
- Led Florida SouthWestern to a pair of wins to clinch the Suncoast Conference Championship
- Recorded double-doubles in both games – 11 points and 12 rebounds vs. Polk State, and 22 points and 12 rebounds vs. St. Petersburg
Other nominees: Keon Ellis, Florida SouthWestern; Walyn Napper, Central Florida; Johnny Brown, Florida State College at Jacksonville
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Chanaya Pinto, Northwest Florida State
Fr. - F
Maputo, Mozambique
- Averaged 22.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 50.0 percent (14-of-28) from the field, 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from three and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from three
- Led Northwest Florida State to Panhandle Conference wins over Pensacola State and Gulf Coast State
- Had a double-double – 20 points and 11 rebounds – against Pensacola State; followed that up with 25 points and nine boards against Gulf Coast State
Other nominees: Rayven Peeples, Northwest Florida State; Aleisha Curry, Santa Fe; Nairimar Vargas-Reyes, Florida SouthWestern; Za’Nautica Downs, Florida SouthWestern; Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade