WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's (22-2, 11-1 NJAC) and women's (23-1, 11-1 NJAC) basketball teams remained in the top 10 of the Division III national rankings Feb. 16, as the Pioneer men were eighth in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, and the Pioneer women were tied for seventh in the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll and eighth in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.

William Paterson is one of three Division III schools to currently have both of its basketball programs rated among the top 25 in the country by D3hoops.com, and one of two to have both squads ranked in the top 10 (Washington Univ., No. 1 Men, No. 6 Women; Carthage, No. 20 Men, No. 10 Women).

The Pioneer men saw their school-record 20-game win streak come to an end with a 55-46 loss at Rutgers-Newark Feb. 15. William Paterson has clinched the overall top seed, and a first-round bye, for the upcoming New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament and will host a semifinal contest Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7:00 p.m. If the Pioneers win they will host the championship game Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2:00 p.m.

The Pioneer women most recently earned a 58-42 victory at Rutgers-Newark Feb. 15. William Paterson has won nine straight and has secured the North Division's top seed for the NJAC Tournament. The Pioneers will host a semifinal contest Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:00 p.m.

William Paterson will finish regular-season play with a home doubleheader against New Jersey City Wednesday, Feb. 17 (women at 6:00 p.m., men at 8:00 p.m.) as the Pioneers will celebrate Senior Night at the Rec Center. 

D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Poll (Feb. 16)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Record Points Previous Ranking
1 Washington U. (13) 20-2 609 3
2 Williams (12) 23-1 603 2
3 St. Thomas 21-2 563 4
4 Guilford 20-2 528 1
5 UW-Stevens Point 20-3 511 6
6 Middlebury 21-2 449 7
7 Whitworth 21-2 430 8
8 William Paterson 22-1 428 10
9 UW-Whitewater 19-4 423 9
10 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3 404 5
11 MIT 21-2 378 11
12 Eastern Mennonite 18-3 345 16
13 Chapman 22-2 330 12
14 St. Norbert 20-2 296 14
15 Franklin and Marshall 20-3 282 15
16 Randolph-Macon 19-4 274 17
17 St. Mary's (Md.) 18-3 233 17
18 Anderson 20-3 193 13
19 Texas-Dallas 18-4 183 20
20 Carthage 18-5 129 23
21 Wooster 18-5 101 19
22 Cabrini 20-2 90 24
23 St. John Fisher 19-4 75 25
24 Medaille 21-2 57 —
25 John Carroll 17-5 49 — 

USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Poll (Feb. 16)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Previous Ranking Record Points
1 Amherst College (Mass.) - 7 1 24-0 175
2 Kean University (N.J.) 2 24-1 164
3 Illinois Wesleyan University 3 22-1 159
4 Hope College (Mich.) 4 22-1 157
5 George Fox University (Ore.) 5 21-2 150
6 Washington University (Mo.) 6 20-2 137
T7 Marymount University (Va.) 8 22-1 130
T7 William Paterson University (N.J.) 7 23-1 130
9 Christopher Newport University (Va.) 9 23-0 116
T10 Calvin College (Mich.) T11 20-3 105
T10 Moravian College (Pa.) T11 20-2 105
12 Carthage College (Wis.) 13 20-3 103
13 Thomas More College (Ky.) T14 21-2 93
14 University of Scranton (Pa.) 16 20-3 78
15 University of Puget Sound (Wash.) 17 20-3 75
16 DePauw University (Ind.) 19 20-3 65
17 Messiah College (Pa.) 10 19-3 61
18 Louisiana College (La.) 22 19-2 42
T19 Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) 23 21-2 41
T19 Tufts University (Mass.) T14 19-4 41
21 Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) 20 20-3 37
22 Mount Union College (Ohio) T25 20-3 34
23 State University of NY at Farmingdale T25 22-0 23
24 University of Chicago (Ill.) NR 17-5 18
25 University of Mary Washington (Va.) NR 18-3 12

D3hoops.com Women's Basketball Poll (Feb. 16)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Record Points Previous Ranking
1 Amherst (21) 24-0 617 1
2 Kean (3) 23-1 595 2
3 Illinois Wesleyan (1) 22-1 568 3
4 Hope 22-1 556 4
5 George Fox 21-2 514 5
6 Washington U. 20-2 465 7
7 Marymount 21-1 459 6
8 William Paterson 22-1 445 8
9 Moravian 20-2 389 10
10 Carthage 20-3 385 11
11 Calvin 20-3 370 12
12 Christopher Newport 23-0 342 15
13 Scranton 20-3 328 14
14 Thomas More 21-2 314 16
15 Puget Sound 20-3 265 17
16 Messiah 19-3 213 9
17 DePauw 20-3 195 19
18 Lebanon Valley 21-2 185 25
19 Louisiana College 19-2 142 21
20 Tufts 19-4 140 13
21 Farmingdale State 22-0 132 22
22 Washington and Jefferson 20-3 90 23
23 Mary Washington 18-3 81 24
24 Gettysburg 21-2 71 —
25 Chicago 17-5 57 —