NIACC women climb to No. 2 in poll
MASON CITY - The NIACC women's basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the second NJCAA Divsion II poll released Tuesday.
NIACC (10-1 overall) was No. 9 in the preseason poll released in October. The Lady Trojans won their first nine games before dropping a 68-54 decision to Northeast CC, a undefeated NJCAA Division I school, on Dec. 1 in Fort Dodge.
Monroe CC (N.Y.) is the top-ranked team with a record o 13-1.
NIACC owns a 99-82 victory over No. 6 Illinois Central and a 98-89 victory over Iowa Western, a NJCAA Division I school.
The last time a NIACC women's team was ranked No. 2 was on Dec. 17, 2014. The Lady Trojans spent seven polls at No. 1 and three polls at No. 2 in the 2013-14 season.
Kirkwood, the defending national champion and preseason No. 1 team, is ranked No. 7 with a record of 7-2. DMACC (9-2) is ranked No. 16 after being No. 15 in the initial poll.
NIACC (10-1) returns to action Dec. 8-9 at the NDSCS Classic in Wapheton, N.D. The Lady Trojans face NDSCS on Dec. 8 and play Dakota-Bottineau on Dec. 9.
NJCAA Division II women's basketball poll
Monroe CC, NIACC, Johnson County, St. Louis, Pima, Illinois Central, Kirkwood, Highland (Kan.), Cape Fear, Owens, Kansas City (Kan.), North Arkansas, Lake Michigan, Labette, Kankakee, DMACC, Moraine Valley, Lakeland CC, Lincoln, Bryant & Stratton (Wisconsin).
RECENT HISTORY IN THE POLLS
2017-18 season
Dec. 5 - 2nd
Oct. 26 - 9th
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
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
