MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team moved up a spot to eighth in this week’s NJCAA Division II poll.
The Lady Trojans (15-4 overall, 4-1 in the ICCAC) topped Iowa Lakes, Ellsworth and the William Penn junior varsity last week.
It’s the 19th consecutive poll that the NIACC women have been ranked in the top 10. This season, the Lady Trojans have been ranked as high as No. 2 as they spent three weeks in that spot in December.
Ranked ahead of NIACC in this week’s poll are (in order) Johnson County CC (21-0), Parkland College (19-1), Owens CC (20-1), Kirkwood (17-4), Illinois Central (21-2), Monroe CC (16-1) and Kansas City (Kansas) CC (19-2).
NIACC, which has won five straight games, return to action Wednesday night at Southwestern in an ICCAC contest.
NJCAA Division II poll
Johnson County CC (21-0)
Parkland College (19-1)
Owens CC (20-1)
Kirkwood CC (17-4)
Illinois Central College (21-2)
Monroe CC (16-1)
Kansas City (Kansas) CC (19-2)
NIACC (15-4)
Kalamazoo Valley CC (17-2)
Highland CC (18-2)
Mesa CC (14-6)
Guilford Technical CC (14-3)
South Suburban College (18-6)
Louisburg College (12-4)
North Arkansas College (15-5)
Cincinnati State Tech and CC (13-7)
Lackawanna College (16-1)
John Wood CC (15-5)
Black Hawk College-East (17-4)
Southeast CC (12-6)
NIACC’S 2014-15 SEASON (15-4 overall, 4-1 in ICCAC)
NIACC 87, Illinois Central 79
NIACC 107, Milwaukee Area Tech 66
Iowa Western 62, NIACC 52
NIACC 101, Grand View JV 69
NIACC 75, RCTC 45
NIACC 90, Rock Valley CC 71
NIACC 92, NDSCS 84
NIACC 80, Wartburg College JV 51
NIACC 82, Marshalltown CC 78
NIACC 87, Riverland CC 59
Cincinnati State Tech and CC 66, NIACC 59
Illinois Central 89, NIACC 72
NIACC 94, Pima CC 63
Kirkwood 73, NIACC 71
NIACC 95, DMACC 87
NIACC 106, Iowa Central 90
NIACC 68, Iowa Lakes 56
NIACC 96, Ellsworth 61
NIACC 102, William Penn JV 61
IN THE POLLS
2014-15 SEASON
Jan. 28 – 8th
Jan. 22 – 9th
Jan. 14 – 10th
Jan. 7 – 7th
Dec. 17 – 2nd
Dec. 10 – 2nd
Dec. 3 – 2nd
Oct. 28 – 7th
2013-14 SEASON
Feb. 26 – 1st
Feb. 19 – 1st
Feb. 12 – 1st
Feb. 5 – 1st
Jan. 29 – 2nd
Jan. 22 – 2nd
Jan. 15 – 1st
Jan. 8 – 1st
Dec. 18 – 1st
Dec. 11 – 2nd
Dec. 4 – 3rd
Oct. 28 – Not ranked.
Meanwhile, the NIACC women’s indoor track and field team is ranked 14th Wednesday in the initial NJCAA poll compiled by the USTFCCA.
The NIACC men’s indoor team is ranked 17th.
Iowa Central is No. 1 in both the women’s and men’s rankings. The Iowa Western women are ranked fourth and the Iowa Western men are ranked sixth.
The NIACC women’s and men’s teams return to action Friday at the Jack Jennett Invitational at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on the Northern Iowa campus.
NJCAA men’s rankings
Iowa Central; South Plains; Central Arizona; Western Texas; Colby CC; Iowa Western; Coffeyville CC; ASA College; SUNY Delhi; Monroe CC; Barton County CC; Cloud County CC; Vincennes; Mesa CC; Cowley County CC; Butler CC; NIACC; Meridian CC; Essex County; Hinds CC; Arkansas Baptist; Paradise Valley CC; Garden City CC; Macomb CC; Southwestern CC.
NJCAA women’s rankings
Iowa Central; South Plains; Coffeyville; Iowa Western; New Mexico JC; Western Texas; Central Arizona; ASA College; Barton County CC; Vincennes; Essex Cunty; Pima CC; Mohawk Valley CC; NIACC; Macomb CC; Paradise Valley CC; Monroe; Cowley County CC; Mesa CC; Cloud County CC; Gillette; Garden City CC; Clarendon; Hutchinson CC; College of DuPage.
