MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA Division II poll releasedWednesday.
NIACC (19-2 overall, 8-0 in the ICCAC) topped Ellsworth (81-51) and No. 10 Iowa Central (94-87) in its two games last week.
It’s the second straight week the Lady Trojans have been ranked second behind Johnson County. The Lady Trojans took over the top spot on Dec. 18 and held down the top spot for three straight polls.
NIACC, which has won 13 straight regular season ICCAC contests, returns to action Saturday at DMACC (12-10, 4-4) in a league contest. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
NJCAA Division II women’s poll (Jan. 29, 2014)
Team
Johnson County CC 21-0
NIACC
Kirkwood
Illinois Central 18-3
Highland CC
Owens CC
Mesa CC
Chesapeake College 18-0
Kishwaukee College 17-4
Iowa Central
Lake Michigan College 16-3
St. Clair County CC 15-2
Cincinnati State Technical & CC 13-7
Catawba Valley CC
Guilford Technical and CC 18-3
Kansas City (Kansas) CC 19-4
Kankakee CC
Niagara County CC 21-1
Dean College
Louisburg College 9-4
In the polls
Oct. 28 – Not ranked.
Dec. 4 – Ranked No. 3 with a record of 9-0.
Dec. 11 – Ranked No. 2 with a record of 10-0.
Dec. 18 – Ranked No. 1 with record of 11-0.
Jan. 8 – Ranked No. 1 with a record of 14-1.
Jan. 15 – Ranked No. 1 with a record of 15-1.
Jan. 22 – Ranked No. 2 with a record of 17-2.
Jan. 29 – Ranked No. 2 with a record of 19-2.
NIACC (19-2 overall, 8-0 in ICCAC)
NIACC 100, William Penn JV 54
NIACC 101, Illinois Central 86
NIACC 135, Hibbing CC 33
NIACC 105, Riverland CC 42
NIACC 86, RCTC 51
NIACC 97, DMACC 68
NIACC 91, Kansas City (Kansas) CC 87
NIACC 129, Milwaukee Area Tech 74
NIACC 95, Riverland CC 48
NIACC 117, Grand View JV 61
NIACC 115, Kirkwood 111 (OT)
NIACC 98, Kankakee CC 64
Illinois Central 82, NIACC 81
NIACC 77, Kishwaukee College 66
NIACC 99, Marshalltown 77
NIACC 78, Iowa Lakes 45
NIACC 83, Southeastern 70
Iowa Western 73, NIACC 54
NIACC 104, Southwestern 49
NIACC 81, Ellsworth 51
NIACC 94, Iowa Central 87