TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 14, 2020) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for January 13 and Player of the Week selections for games played through January 6-12.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 21.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 13, 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) |
19-1 |
187 |
1 |
|
2. |
Tallahassee (2) |
18-2 |
172 |
2 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
18-3 |
149 |
3 |
|
4. |
State College of Florida |
17-4 |
126 |
6 |
|
5. |
Pensacola State |
13-6 |
90 |
-- |
|
6. |
Indian River State |
13-6 |
77 |
10 |
|
7. |
Gulf Coast State |
14-4 |
75 |
5 |
|
8t. |
Chipola |
13-6 |
55 |
7 |
|
8t. |
Polk State |
13-5 |
55 |
8 |
|
10. |
Broward |
11-4 |
34 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 14, Northwest Florida State 5, Daytona State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 4 Miami Dade, No. 9 Northwest Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 13, 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. |
Gulf Coast State (16) |
15-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. |
Chipola |
18-1 |
142 |
3 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
16-3 |
125 |
2 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
15-5 |
115 |
4 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
15-4 |
97 |
5 |
|
6. |
St. Petersburg |
16-5 |
73 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
12-7 |
66 |
7 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
12-8 |
31 |
9t |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
10-7 |
26 |
8 |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
9-7 |
16 |
9t |
Also receiving votes: Palm Beach State 13, Santa Fe 6, Central Florida 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Miles Coleman, Indian River State
So. - G
Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
- Averaged 28.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 51.4 percent (19-of-37) from the field, 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from three and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the free throw line
- Led Indian River State to Southern Conference wins over Palm Beach State and ASA Miami
- After a 25-point, 8-rebound effort against Palm Beach State, he tallied 32 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals against ASA Miami
Other nominees: De’Lazarus Keys, Florida SouthWestern; Brian Dugazon, Eastern Florida State; Edoardo Del Cadia, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Za’Nautica Downs, Florida SouthWestern
So. - G
Moultrie, Ga.
- Averaged 37.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games during the voting period
- Shot 50.9 percent (28-of-55) from the field, 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from three and 80.0 percent (8-of-10) from the free throw line
- Led FSW to a pair of wins against Region 8 foes Hillsborough and Daytona State
- In the win against Hillsborough, she scored a school-record 41 points on 16-of-24 shooting (7-of-11 threes)
- Posted a double-double (29 points, 10 rebounds) in the win at FSW
Other nominees: Ahmari Young, Miami Dade; Simone Lett, Florida SouthWestern