TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 28, 2020) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Polls for January 27 and Player of the Week selections for games played through January 20-26.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 4.
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NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 27, 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 (18) |
23-1 |
180 |
1 |
|
2. |
Gulf Coast State |
18-4 |
160 |
4 |
|
3. |
Tallahassee |
19-4 |
134 |
3 |
|
4. |
Indian River State |
16-6 |
115 |
5 |
|
5. |
Central Florida |
19-5 |
113 |
2 |
|
6. |
State College of Florida |
18-6 |
83 |
6 |
|
7. |
Chipola |
15-7 |
63 |
9 |
|
8. |
Polk State |
16-6 |
58 |
8 |
|
9 |
Pensacola State |
14-8 |
50 |
7 |
|
10t. |
Broward |
12-6 |
15 |
10 |
|
10t. |
Eastern Florida State |
15-9 |
15 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 3.
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll
January 27, 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 (13) |
17-2 |
157 |
2 |
|
2. |
Chipola (3) |
19-3 |
144 |
1 |
|
3. |
Northwest Florida State |
18-4 |
125 |
3 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
19-5 |
118 |
4 |
|
5. |
Eastern Florida State |
18-5 |
96 |
5 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
13-10 |
50 |
10 |
|
7t. |
Daytona State |
14-9 |
48 |
6 |
|
7t. |
Pensacola State |
14-9 |
48 |
7 |
|
7t. |
Santa Fe |
13-10 |
48 |
-- |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
10-9 |
30 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 9, St. Petersburg 4.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8t Miami Dade, No. 8t St. Petersburg.
NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Keon Ellis, Florida SouthWestern
So. - G
Eustis, Fla.
- Averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.0 blocks in two games
- Shot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the field, 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from three and 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the free throw line
- Led FSW to Suncoast Conference victories over St. Petersburg and Hillsborough
- Had games of 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists vs. St. Petersburg and 29 points, eight rebounds, four steals and four blocks vs. Hillsborough
Other nominees: Jai Clark, Indian River State; Damerius Wash, Daytona State
NJCAA Region 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Jordyn Neal, Pensacola State
Fr. - G
North Little Rock, Ark.
- Led Pensacola State to an upset of No. 3 Gulf Coast State in the Pirates’ lone game of the week
- Tallied 26 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Shot 8-of-11 from the field, 5-of-6 from three, 5-of-6 from the free throw line
Other nominees: Kaiya Burnett, Pensacola State; Izzy Allen, Palm Beach State; Milan Schimmel, Eastern Florida State; Za’Nautica Downs, Florida SouthWestern; Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade; Ana Nikulochkina, Tallahassee