MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team moved up to fourth in the NJCAA Division II poll released today.
NIACC, which was ninth in the preseason poll and is 6-3 this season, plays a nonconference contest at Marshalltown tonight.
It is the 26th straight poll that NIACC has been ranked in the top 10. The Lady Trojans have been ranked in the top five in 17 of those 26 polls.
The last time NIACC was not ranked in the top 10 was the 2013-14 preseason poll (Oct. 28, 2013) when the Lady Trojans were not ranked.
Johnson County CC remained No. 1 in the NJCAA Division II poll. Kirkwood (6-3) is ranked seventh after being sixth in the initial rankings.
DMACC (7-2) joined the rankings at No. 13 and Southeastern (9-1) entered the rankings at No. 19.
NJCAA Division II poll
Johnson County CC (10-0), Monroe CC (7-0), Schoolcraft (5-0), NIACC (6-3), Illinois Central (4-3), Owens (6-3), Kirkwood (6-3), Kansas City (Kansas) (8-0), Guilford Tech (6-1), Pima (5-2), Kankakee (5-0), Highland (9-1), DMACC (7-2), Lake Michigan (3-2), Cincinnati State (4-2), Danville Area (8-2), Bryant & Stratton (6-1), North Arkansas (7-2), Southeastern (9-1), Niagra County (11-1).
NIACC women’s 2015-16 season (6-3 overall)
NIACC 76, NDSCS 51
NIACC 98, Williston State College 77
NIACC 84, Illinois Central 76 (OT)
NIACC 87, Lake Land College 73
Illinois Central 86, NIACC 75
Parkland College 84, NIACC 71
NIACC 83, RCTC 61
State Fair CC 83, NIACC 81
NIACC 131, Kennedy King College 71
