CHARGERS RANKED EIGHTH IN NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/20/20) The Dominican College men's basketball team has been ranked eighth in the first NCAA Division II East Region Rankings of the 2019-2020 season.

CHARGERS RANKED EIGHTH IN NCAA EAST REGION RANKINGS
February 20, 2020

Orangeburg, N.Y. (2/20/20)  The Dominican College men's basketball team has been ranked eighth in the first NCAA Division II East Region Rankings of the 2019-2020 season.

The Chargers are currently 19-6 overall and 12-4 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.  DC's next contest will be a road game at Caldwell University.

Dominican has squared off against the top three seeds in the region this season, picking up a win over #2 St. Thomas Aquinas College.

This is the first of three regional rankings to be released which Wednesday by the NCAA to help determine the eight teams that will advance to this year's NCAA East Regional Championship.

 

EAST

      
       

Rank

School

Overall DII Record

In-Region Record

1

Bridgeport

20-2

20-2

2

St. Thomas Aquinas

19-4

19-3

3

Thomas Jefferson University

22-2

22-2

4

Le Moyne

18-7

16-6

5

Saint Anselm

15-8

15-8

6

Stonehill

15-10

14-9

7

Daemen

21-6

18-5

8

Dominican (New York)

19-5

18-4

9

Franklin Pierce

14-8

14-8

10

Adelphi

18-7

18-7

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.