Indianapolis, Ind. – Three East Coast
Conference women's basketball teams have been ranked in the latest
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball East Region poll released on
Wednesday afternoon.
After four ECC teams were included last week, there was a little
shakeup in the polls this week with two of the original four
falling out and one new team joining the mix.
University of the District of Columbia is the highest rated ECC
squad once again, maintaining their No. 4 ranking. The defending
ECC Champions have clinched a first round bye and at least a share
of the ECC Regular Season Championship. The Firebirds have now won
12 games in a row to move their record to 23-3 (16-2 ECC) on the
year. UDC is attempting to earn their third NCAA Tournament bid in
the four seasons.
Queens College jumps four spots this week to No. 5 in the poll. The
Knights have won three straight and now have a 19-6 (14-4 ECC) mark
on the season. Queens, who is looking to make their first NCAA
Tournament appearance since the 2008-2009 season, is one of two
teams who is still alive for the second bye in the upcoming ECC
Championship.
The other team who is still in the running to receive a bye into
the ECC Championship semifinals, is Roberts Wesleyan who makes
their debut in the poll at No. 10. Roberts Wesleyan is in their
first season as a full Division II member and eligible to make the
conference and NCAA tournaments. The Redhawks become the first-ever
team from Roberts to make an NCAA East Region poll on the heels of
a five-game winning streak to bring their record to 19-5 (14-4 ECC)
for the 2014-15 campaign.
After being included in the poll a week ago, NYIT (No. 6) and LIU
Post (No. 10) have fallen out this week.
After tying for the lead a week ago, the Northeast 10 Conference
has the most teams in the poll with four. The ECC and the Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference both have three teams in the
poll.
The regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through
March 4. The top eight teams (three conference tournament champions
and five at-large berths) in the poll after the conference
championships will earn bids to the Division II Women's Basketball
Tournament.
| School | Overall Record | In-Region Record |
| 1. New Haven | 22-3 | 22-3 |
| 2. Stonehill | 21-3 | 21-3 |
| 3. Adelphi | 24-3 | 23-3 |
| 4. District of Columbia | 23-3 | 23-3 |
| 5. Queens | 17-6 | 17-6 |
| 6. Franklin Pierce | 16-9 | 16-9 |
| 7. USciences | 18-6 | 16-6 |
| 8. Bloomfield | 17-8 | 17-8 |
| 9. Philadelphia U. | 19-6 | 19-6 |
| 10. Roberts Wesleyan | 15-5 | 15-5 |
