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GOLDEN SUNS RANKED NINTH IN LATEST NCAA DIVISION II
SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana –
The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee has
released its third Division II women’s basketball
regional rankings for the 2008-09 season. The rankings
list the Top 10 teams in the each of the NCAA’s D-II
regions.
Tech, who is 16-5 overall, 6-2 in the GSC West Division
and 12-4 in the South Region, is ranked ninth in this
week’s South Region rankings after picking up a 67-46
win last Thursday over Southern Arkansas. Tech, who
received 26 votes in this week’s USA Today/ESPN
WBCA D-II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, is one four Gulf South
Conference schools in the third regional poll of the
season.
At the end of the season, the top eight teams from each
region will receive bids to the 64-team NCAA D-II
Tournament. To be considered for selection into the
national tournament, each team must play at least 18
games against teams within its region or against
Division II schools in contiguous states. The regional
rankings will be released every Wednesday through March
4. The top team in each region will have an opportunity
to host the first two rounds of the 64-team National
Championship Tournament. Only games played against NCAA
D-II institutions are considered by the committee.
In addition to Tech, other GSC teams ranked in the third
South Region poll are Delta State (15-6 D-II, 15-4 South
Region) at No. 2, West Georgia (15-4 D-II, 15-4 South
Region) is ranked third and Arkansas-Monticello (14-4
D-II, 12-4 South Region) is ranked fifth this week.
Rollins (18-3 D-II, 16-3 South Region), who is from the
Sunshine State Conference, headlines the South Region
poll for the third consecutive week. Other teams ranked
are Fort Valley State (18-4 D-II, 18-4 South Region) at
No. 4, Florida Southern (14-6 D-II, 13-5 South Region)
at No. 6, Tampa (15-5 D-II, 13-5 South Region) at No. 7,
Clark Atlanta (16-2 D-II, 16-2 South Region) at No. 8
and Florida Tech (13-6 D-II, 13-6 South Region) is
ranked 10th this week.
Tech will return to action on Thursday when conclude its
three-game homestand against Henderson State. Tip-off
for Thursday’s game at Tucker Coliseum is set for 5:30
p.m. and fans are encouraged to “White Out” Tucker
Coliseum.
Complete
NCAA Division II Regional Rankings
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