INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The Tusculum University women's volleyball team claimed the top spot in the first NCAA Division II Southeast Regional poll of the season, which was released on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 3).
Tusculum (17-2) is one of seven SAC teams named, which also includes No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne (17-5), No. 3 Wingate (18-3), No. 4 Anderson (16-6), No. 6 Mars Hill (18-9), No. 7 Carson-Newman (16-11), and No. 10 Queens (13-10).
The Peach Belt Conference is responsible for the remaining three: No. 5 Flagler (18-4), No. 8 Augusta (17-7), and No. 9 USC Aiken (16-6).
The NCAA will put out two more regional rankings before the final selections are made.
The selection show will take place on Monday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. with a stream on ncaa.com. The NCAA Southeast Regional host will also be revealed the same day.
A total of eight teams will be selected to participate in the regional, spanning December 2-5, with the champions from the SAC, Conference Carolinas, and the PBC 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/volleyball-women/d2/regional-rankings.
NCAA II Women's Volleyball Southeast Region
1. TUSCULUM
2. Lenoir-Rhyne
3. Wingate
4. Anderson (S.C.)
5. Flagler
6. Mars Hill
7. Carson-Newman
8. Augusta
9. USC Aiken
10. Queens (N.C.)