GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University is again listed among the eight teams under consideration by the NCAA for inclusion in the Division II Women's Basketball Southeast Regional, which begins March 12.

The Pioneers (15-3) are joined by fellow South Atlantic Conference members Carson-Newman (15-2), Catawba (9-2) and UVA Wise (14-4) in this week's rankings. Also under consideration are Belmont Abbey, Barton and Emmanuel from Conference Carolinas along with Tuskegee from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Tuskegee is the lone newcomer to this week's regional rankings, replacing fellow SIAC member Benedict. The SIAC is normally a member of the South Region, but swapped regions with the Peach Belt Conference in an effort to equalize the regions based on the number of schools participating in the 2020-21 season.

The eight teams currently under consideration have not been placed in rank order due to the inconsistent number of games played by each team due to COVID-19. The teams will not be put in rank order until the Wednesday, March 4 release, which will be the final one before the participating teams are announced on Sunday, March 7 at 10 p.m. on ncaa.com.

The NCAA Southeast Regional will be held at Carson-Newman from March 12-15. A total of six teams will be selected to participate in the Southeast Regional, with the champions from the SAC, Conference Carolinas and the SIAC each receiving automatic bids. The rankings are the official poll utilized by the NCAA in the championship selection process, and can be found at https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d2/regional-ranking.

The Pioneers are the number two seed in the Pilot/Flying J SAC Women's Basketball Championship tournament and will host a quarterfinal home game on Monday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Pioneer Arena.