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.