Stevens and Ithaca Ranked in East Region
The Stevens Institute of Technology and Ithaca College men’s basketball team are ranked third and sixth, respectively, in the East Region in the second edition of Regional Rankings released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The University Rochester tops the East with a 19-2 in-region record (20-2 overall), while SUNY Cortland is second with the same in-region mark (19-3 overall). Stevens is 18-3 in region and 20-3 overall.
Behind the Ducks is Hobart College (15-6 in-region, 16-6 overall), Plattsburgh State (15-6 in-region, 15-7 overall) and Empire 8 representative Ithaca College (14-7 in-region, 15-7 overall).
Stevens and Ithaca each have two games left on its regular-season slate, both Empire 8 road contests. The Ducks will visit Alfred University and St. John Fisher College Friday and Saturday. Ithaca hosts Utica on Friday at 8 p.m. for senior night and Nazareth on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Two wins would give Stevens the Empire 8 regular-season crown as the Ducks currently hold a one-game lead on Ithaca College in the E8 standings. There are a number of other scenarios but Stevens and Ithaca have each clinched a spot in the upcoming Empire 8 Championship slated for February 22 & 23.