INDIANAPOLIS --- For a second straight week, Tusculum College is listed fourth in this week's NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings. The Pioneers are one of five South Atlantic Conference teams listed in this week's poll.

The top seven remains the same from last week's inaugural poll of the year. Three Tusculum opponents sit atop the poll including Wingate, Flagler and Armstrong. Tusculum is fourth, followed by the SAC trio of Lincoln Memorial, Newberry and Lenoir-Rhyne. Augusta State and USC Aiken flip-flop spots and are listed eighth and ninth, respectively. Francis Marion is 10th to round out the poll.

Tournament champions of the South Atlantic Conference, Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. There will also be five at-large bids to the NCAA postseason, which begins Nov. 29 at campus sites. The NCAA II Elite Eight will be held Dec. 6-8 in Pensacola, Fla.

Tusculum (18-6, 12-4 SAC) is in quest of its fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth as the Pioneers are riding a five-match winning streak

The Pioneers return to action on Friday as they host Brevard for a 7 p.m. league match. It will also be "Senior Night" at Pioneer Arena.

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NCAA II Southeast Region Volleyball Ranking
Rk. Team Prv
1 Wingate 1
2 Flagler 2
3 Armstrong 3
4 TUSCULUM 4
5 Lincoln Memorial 5
6 Newberry 6
7 Lenoir-Rhyne 7
8 Augusta State 9
9 USC Aiken 8
10 Francis Marion 10

2012 Tusculum opponents in italics