WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's (23-2, 12-1 NJAC) and women's (24-1, 12-1 NJAC) basketball teams remained in the top 10 of the Division III national rankings Feb. 23, as the Pioneer men were 10th in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, and the Pioneer women were eighth in both the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the D3hoops.com Top 25 Polls.

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. 16 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. The top overall seed, William Paterson will host North No. 3 Seed Ramapo in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament semifinals 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, winners of 10 straight and the North Division's top seed in the NJAC Tournament, will host No. 2 South Seed Rowan in a semifinal contest Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:00 p.m. If William Paterson wins, it will advance to the final Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:00 p.m. at the site of the highest remaining seed. 

D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Poll (Feb. 23)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Record Points Previous Ranking
1 Washington U. (13) 22-2 609 1
2 Williams (12) 24-1 605 2
3 St. Thomas 23-2 571 3
4 Guilford 23-2 540 4
5 Whitworth 23-2 480 7
6 Middlebury 23-2 479 6
7 Eastern Mennonite 21-3 471 12
8 UW-Whitewater 21-4 436 9
9 UW-Stevens Point 21-4 430 5
10 William Paterson 23-2 374 8
11 Virginia Wesleyan 21-4 344 10
12 Chapman 22-2 334 13
13 MIT 22-3 313 11
14 St. Mary's (Md.) 22-3 297 17
15 Texas-Dallas 21-4 262 19
16 Carthage 20-5 216 20
17 St. Norbert 20-3 210 14
18 Randolph-Macon 20-5 196 16
19 Wooster 20-5 184 21
20 Franklin and Marshall 21-4 171 15
21 Cabrini 23-2 142 22
22 St. John Fisher 21-4 117 23
23 Anderson 21-4 114 18
24 John Carroll 19-5 83 25
25 Central 21-4 32 — 

USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Poll (Feb. 23)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Previous Ranking Record Points
1 Amherst College (Mass.) - 7 1 25-0 199
2 Kean University (N.J.) - 1 2 24-1 188
3 Illinois Wesleyan University (Ill.) 3 24-1 181
4 Hope College (Mich.) 4 24-1 179
5 George Fox University (Ore.) 5 23-2 173
6 Washington University (Mo.) 6 22-2 157
7 Marymount University (Va.) T7 24-1 149
8 William Paterson University (N.J.) T7 24-1 148
9 Christopher Newport University (Va.) 9 25-0 130
10 Moravian College (Pa.) T10 23-2 128
11 Calvin College (Mich.) T10 22-3 121
12 Carthage College (Wis.) 12 22-3 116
13 University of Puget Sound (Wash.) 15 22-3 102
14 DePauw University (Ind.) 16 22-3 96
15 Louisiana College (La.) 18 21-2 78
16 Thomas More College (Ky.) 13 22-3 75
T17 University of Scranton (Pa.) 14 21-4 67
T17 Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) 21 22-3 67
T19 Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) T19 22-3 41
T19 University of Chicago (Ill.) 24 19-5 41
21 Messiah College (Pa.) 17 21-4 36
22 Colby College (Maine) NR 22-3 30
23 Tufts University (Mass.) T19 20-5 27
24 Muhlenberg College (Pa.) NR 20-4 17
25 Mount Union College (Ohio) 22 21-4 13 

D3hoops.com Women's Basketball Poll (Feb. 23)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Record Points Previous Ranking
1 Amherst (21) 25-0 617 1
2 Kean (3) 24-1 595 2
3 Illinois Wesleyan (1) 24-1 571 3
4 Hope 24-1 555 4
5 George Fox 23-2 513 5
6 Washington U. 20-2 490 6
7 Marymount 24-1 458 7
8 William Paterson 22-1 448 8
9 Moravian 23-2 410 9
10 Carthage 22-3 398 10
11 Calvin 22-3 368 11
12 Christopher Newport 25-0 358 12
13 Puget Sound 20-3 321 15
14 DePauw 22-3 274 17
15 Scranton 20-3 258 13
16 Thomas More 21-2 217 14
17 Louisiana College 21-2 209 19
18 Washington and Jefferson 20-3 162 22
19 Lebanon Valley 22-3 124 18
20 Messiah 21-4 120 16
21 Chicago 19-5 113 25
22 Muhlenberg 20-4 86 —
23 Colby 22-3 79 —
24 Mary Washington 20-4 59 23
25 Tufts 19-4 57 20