By: Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
INDIANAPOLIS – The Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team was ranked No. 5 in the first NCAA Division II West Region Rankings on Wednesday, it was announced on NCAA.com
HERE.
The Broncos currently sit in third place in the CCAA standings with a 14-7 conference record and an 18-8 overall record. In addition to CPP, there are three other CCAA schools in the Top 10, including Cal State San Marcos at No. 4, Cal State LA at No. 7, and Chico State at No. 8.
Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball is one of the most storied programs in NCAA Division II history, currently holding the most national titles among active DII schools with five. This includes winning the first-ever DII championship held in 1982, where legendary coach Darlene May guided the Broncos to their first title with a 29-7 record. They went on to win back-to-back titles in 1985 and 1986, followed by another back-to-back title run in 2001 and 2002.
Having made the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons (excluding COVID), head coach
Danelle Bishop looks to lead the Broncos to their 29
th NCAA Tournament appearance in just a few weeks. They will need to remain in the Top 8 of the West Region Rankings to earn an at-large bid, or win the CCAA Tournament in San Bernardino next week to earn the conference's automatic bid. Should the rankings remain the same, the Broncos would be the No. 5 seed with No. 1 seed Azusa Pacific hosting.
The field of 64 teams will be announced during NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, March 10
th, at 7:30 PM PST on NCAA.com.
