INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum College volleyball team is
listed sixth in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Region
rankings. The Pioneers (20-7, 8-4 SAC) are one of six South
Atlantic Conference teams listed in this week's region top 10.
Wingate holds down the top spot in the poll for a second straight
reporting period. Catawba and Armstrong Atlantic flip-flop
positions. Catawba is No. 2 in the region, while AASU is third.
Lander is fourth, while Francis Marion made the biggest jump in the
poll, moving from 10th to fifth. Tusculum stays at No. 6, followed
by Pfeiffer, Carson-Newman, Newberry and Lincoln Memorial.
Eight teams from each of the eight NCAA regions will advance to
the 64-team NCAA II Tournament. The South Atlantic Conference,
Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas will each garner an
automatic bid to the Southeast Regional. Five at-large teams will
also receive bids to the NCAA postseason
Tusculum clinched its third straight 20-win season with
Wednesday's five-set win over Lincoln Memorial.
The Pioneers will host Carson-Newman this Saturday at 2 p.m. from
Pioneer Arena. TC and the Lady Eagles played in a five-set marathon
last month, with Tusculum prevailing 3-2.
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NCAA II Southeast Region Rankings
Rk. Team Prv.
1 Wingate 1
2 Catawba 3
3 Armstrong Atlantic 2
4 Lander 4
5 Francis Marion 10
6 TUSCULUM 6
7 Pfeiffer 5
8 Carson-Newman 7
9 Newberry 8
10 Lincoln Memorial NR