Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team was ranked #10 in the East Region in the first NCAA Division II poll of the season, released on Wednesday, February 16. STAC currently sits at 20-4 and 13-1 in East Coach Conference competition, having just completed a perfect 4-0 week, with wins over Molloy College and Queens College.
STAC has earned bids to NCAA Divison II Men's Basketball Tournament in each of the previous six seasons and stands as the reigning, defending East Coast Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions.
In the East Region, the Tournament Champions of the ECC, Northeast-10 (NE-10), and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) each earn an automatic bid to the NCAAs, with the other five bids offered to the remaining top-ranked teams on an "at-large" basis.
St. Thomas Aquinas heads to Western New York for a showdown with Daemen College on Friday, February 18 (7:30 p.m.). The contest between the Spartans and Wildcats at Lumsden Gymnasium has both NCAA Regional Rankings and ECC Standings implications. STAC will also visit D'Youville College on Sunday, February 20 (3:00 p.m.).
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball East Region Rankings
- Bentley (17-3)
- Saint Anselm (13-7)
- Adelphi (17-6)
- Franklin Pierce (12-7)
- Daemen (17-6)
- Dominican (16-5)
- Southern New Hampshire (12-9)
- Pace (15-8)
- New Haven (14-7)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (20-4)