Click here for this week's rankings, courtesy of NCAA.com.
NOTE: Records listed are against NCAA Division II opponents only, including the in-region record. All records listed are limited to games played through February 16, 2020.
Atlantic: Indiana (Pa.)-(21-2) is the team to beat here, with the Crimson Hawks lone losses coming to current No. 2 Glenville State (19-4) as well as to current No. 8 California (Pa.)-(17-7). As this post is being typed, the No. 1 seed is IUP's to lose at this point.
Central: This is a wide-open region, with Central Missouri (18-4), Sioux Falls (21-5) Minnesota-Duluth (21-5), Sioux Falls (23-4), and Emporia State occupying the top four spots. Don't be surprised if the battle for the top spot comes down to the final results of the conference tournaments in early March.
East: Adelphi (23-2) has become one of the biggest surprises of the 2019-2020 season so far, rising to the top of the Northeast 10 Conference Southwest Division after struggling to a 15-13 overall mark in 2018-2019. The road to the Elite Eight in this region could very well go through Garden City, N.Y. as things stand at this moment.
Midwest: This is a very loaded region as of right now, as five teams: Drury, Ashland, Grand Valley State, Walsh, and Kentucky Wesleyan have combined for just five losses against D-II opponents, with Drury and Ashland going undefeated. It's too bad that only one of these teams can advance to the Elite Eight, though.
South Central: At 24-0 going into this week's action, Texas A&M-Commerce is the obvious favorite here. But defending national champion Lubbock Christian, as well as West Texas A&M, could give the Lady Buffs a serious run for their money before the dust settles at the end of the regionals.
South: Lee (22-1) has been the class of a traditionally solid Gulf South Conference, with the Lady Flames only loss coming to Valdosta State on December 17, 2019. Potential dark horses in this region are Union at No. 2, Tampa at No.3, Delta State at No. 4, and Benedict at No. 5, among other teams.
Southeast: Despite seeing their 16-game winning streak end at the hands of fellow Peach Belt Conference foe North Georgia (20-3) on February 15, Lander (20-4) still managed to land the No. 1 ranking here, for now. However, No. 3 Belmont Abbey, at 23-2, is a team to pay attention to going down the stretch.
West: Another strong region filled with intrigue, there are five teams with at least 20 wins going into this weekend action, led by No. 1 Hawai'i Pacific (23-1), No. 2 UC San Diego (20-4), No. 3 Alaska-Anchorage (23-2), No. 4 Cal State-San Marcos (20-4), and No. 6 Azusa Pacific (20-4).
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