NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Regional Rankings
The Holy Family University Women's Basketball was ranked fifth in the East Region in the second installment of the NCAA Regional Rankings that were released on Wednesday.
The NCAA Regional Rankings ultimately determine the eight teams from each of the eight regions that qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
There will be one more installment of the rankings released next Wednesday, before the NCAA Tournament Field is announced on ncaa.com on Sunday, March 7.
The NCAA East Region features the 30 teams from Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), East Coast Conference (ECC) and Northeast 10 (NE10).
Topping the rankings was the NE10's Bentley, who is 12th in the most recent Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Poll.
They were followed by fellow NE10 members Southern Connecticut State and Assumption in second and third, while Daemen - who is ranked 15th in the WBCA Poll – was fourth.
The NE10's American International, CACC's Felician and the ECC's Mercy were sixth, seventh and eighth, with NE10's Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's rounding out the top 10.
NCAA Division II East Region Rankings
1. Bentley
2. Southern Connecticut State
3. Assumption
4. Daemen
5. Holy Family
6. American International
7. Felician
8. Mercy
9. Saint Anselm
10. Saint Michael's