CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Winners of 11 straight, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rose three spots in the first NJCAA National Rankings of the new year on Monday, moving to #15, their highest ranking of the 2024-2025 campaign. 

The Bucs are 4-0 since the last NJCAA National Poll on December 16^th, defeating Hillsborough twice, Miami Dade, and #23 Eastern Florida in overtime to move to 13-3 on the year. The Bucs have four wins this season against Top 25 ranked opponents including a 22 point victory over, now #6 Gulf Coast, the Commodores only loss of the season. Their only three losses of the season have come to Top 15 ranked foes, two to #2 and undefeated Northwest Florida and another to #12 Trinity Valley, the three by a combined 14 points.

With a month between polls, there was some movement this week with Dodge City and New Mexico swapping places at #3 and #4 and Three Rivers entering the top five with Wabash Valley exiting. Four FCSAA squads find themselves in the top 15 with Northwest Florida at #2, Gulf Coast at #6, Chipola at #8, FSW at #15, while Eastern Florida rounds out the pack at #24.

FSW is back in action on Wednesday when they go on the road to take on NJCAA Division II #15 Palm Beach State in Lake Worth before returning home for back to back home games against St. Petersburg and Santa Fe Saturday and next Wednesday in Suncoast Credit Union Arena.

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