NIACC women's basketball team ranked 17th in latest poll
MASON CITY - The NIACC women's basketball team is ranked No. 17 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Tuesday.
NIACC (6-5 overall) split a pair of games last weekend in the Kansas City area. The Lady Trojans topped MCC-Penn Valley 87-73 and dropped a 88-72 decision to No. 5 Johnson County CC.
Kirkwood (12-0) is ranked No. 1 and DMACC (10-2) is ranked No. 10.
It is the eighth straight poll that has included NIACC as the Lady Trojans were ranked in the final four polls of the 2015-16 season and have been ranked in the first four polls of the 2016-17 season.
NIACC returns to action Dec. 28 against No. 15 Kalamazoo Valley (6-1) in the opening round of the Illinois Central tournament in East Peoria, Ill.
NJCAA Division II poll
Kirkwood, Pima Owens, Highland (Kan.), Johnson County, Louisburg, Kankakee, North Arkansas, Monroe CC, DMACC, Kansas City (Kansas), Parkland, Cecil, Guilford Tech, Kalamazoo Valley, Cape Fear, NIACC, Lake Land, Illinois Central, Garrett.
RECENT HISTORY IN THE POLLS
2016-17 SEASON
Dec. 20 - 17th
Dec. 13 - 16th
Dec. 6 - 9th
Oct. 25 - 14th
2015-16 SEASON
March 7 - 13th
Feb. 24 - 13th
Feb. 18 - 17th
Feb. 10 - 19th
Feb. 3 - Not ranked
Jan. 27 - Not ranked
Jan. 21 - Not ranked
Jan. 13 - Not ranked
Jan. 6 - Not ranked
Dec. 16 - 5th
Dec. 9 - 4th
Dec. 2 - 4th
Oct. 27 - 9th
2014-15 SEASON
March 4 - 5th
Feb. 25 - 6th
Feb. 18 - 6th
Feb. 11 - 5th
Feb. 4 - 8th
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.