MONMOUTH, Ore. – The NCAA Division II West Regional begins today and runs through Monday’s championship game. There are eight teams participating in the single-elimination regional. The winner advances to the national quarterfinals in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Eight teams were selected from each of the following eight regions for the 64-team tournament: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West. The winners of each of the eight regionals will advance on to the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight, which will be held March 21-24, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Here’s a quick look at the eight teams in this weekend’s West Regional:
No. 1 seed Western Oregon Wolves
Overall Record: 29-1
Conference Record: 19-1 (GNAC Season Champions)
Invitation: Automatic Qualifier (GNAC Tournament Champions)
Team Offense: 84.1
Team Defense: 66.9
BennettRank RPI: 91.22 (14th)
Record against Regional Field: 6-0
NOTES: Longest winning streak in the nation (22 games).
No. 2 seed Dixie State Trailblazers
Overall Record: 23-6
Conference Record: 18-2 (PacWest Season Champions)
Invitation: Automatic Qualifier (PacWest Tournament Champions)
Team Offense: 77.9
Team Defense: 68.8
BennettRank RPI: 87.05 (35th)
Record Against Regional Field: 5-4
NOTES: 17-game winning streak.
No. 3 seed California Baptist Lancers
Overall Record: 25-5
Conference Record: 17-7 (Finished 2nd in PacWest)
Invitation: At-Large (Lost to Dixie State in PacWest Conference Championship)
Team Offense: 81.9
Team Defense: 67.4
BennettRank RPI: 86.80 (37th)
Record Against Regional Field: 7-3
No. 4 seed Cal Poly-Pomona Broncos
Overall Record: 23-6
|Conference Record: 18-4 (CCAA Season Champions)
Invitation: At-Large (Lost to UC-San Diego in CCAA Conference Championship)
Team Offense: 70.0
Team Defense: 61.8
BennettRank RPI: 84.13 (57th)
Record Against Regional Field: 2-2
No. 5 seed St. Martin’s Saints
Overall Record: 24-7
Conference Record: 15-5 (Finished 3rd in GNAC)
Invitation: At-Large (Lost to Western Oregon in GNAC Conference Championship)
Team Offense: 78.7
Team Defense: 71.6|
BennettRank RPI: 81.41 (89th)
Record Against Regional Field: 1-4
No. 6 seed UC-San Diego Tritons
Overall Record: 21-10
Conference Record: 15-7 (Finished tied for 3rd in CCAA)
Invitation: Automatic Qualifier (CCAA Tournament Champions)
Team Offense: 72.3
Team Defense: 67.5
BennettRank RPI: 83.19 (70th)
Record Against Regional Field: 2-4
No. 7 seed Azusa Pacific Cougars
Overall Record: 20-10
Conference Record: 15-5 (Finished tied for 3rd in the PacWest)
Invitation: At-Large (Lost to Cal Baptist in Conference Semis)
Team Offense: 75.8
Team Defense: 70.6
BennettRank RPI: 82.42 (78th)
Record Against Regional Field: 4-5
No. 8 seed Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions
Overall Record: 21-9
Conference Record: 15-5 (Finished tied for 3rd in PacWest)
Invitation: At-Large (Lost to Concordia in Conference Quarters)
Team Offense: 73.8
Team Defense: 64.3
BennettRank RPI: 83.70 (60th)
Record Against Regional Field: 2-7
NCAA West Regional Schedule (All games at WOU’s New PE Building, times are Pacific Time)
Noon – No. 6 UC San Diego (21-10) vs. No. 3 Cal Baptist (25-5)
2:30 p.m. – No. 7 Azusa Pacific (20-10) vs. No. 2 Dixie State (23-6)
5 p.m. – No. 5 St. Martin’s (24-7) vs. No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona (23-6)
7:30 p.m. – No. 8 Point Loma (21-9) vs. No. 1 Western Oregon (29-1)
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