Three Men’s Basketball Teams Ranked in Region

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee has released this week's Division II men's basketball regional rankings, with three South Atlantic Conference teams ranked among the top 10 in the South Atlantic Region.

Lenoir-Rhyne College, which has won six games in a row, is the highest-ranked conference school, coming in at number six in the region. Wingate, which is tied for the top spot in the conference standings with Lenoir-Rhyne, is ranked eighth, while Presbyterian rounds out the poll at number 10.

Clayton State is the top-ranked team in the region, one of four Peach Belt Conference schools in the poll. Virginia Union, the 2005 Division II national champion, is second in the region and one of three schools from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association ranked.

Eight teams from the South Atlantic Region advance to the NCAA Tournament, including automatic qualifiers from each of the three conferences.

The regional rankings will be released every Wednesday through February 28.

Records through Sunday, January 21 were included in this week's regional rankings:

SOUTH ATLANTIC

Division II Division II
Overall Record In-Region Record
1. Clayton State 11-0 7-0
2. Virginia Union 8-1 6-1
3. Augusta State 14-3 9-2
4. Virginia State 9-3 7-3
5. Armstrong Atlantic State 12-4 6-3
6. Lenoir-Rhyne 10-4 7-4
7. Saint Augustine's 12-4 11-2
8. Wingate 11-4 7-2
9. South Carolina Upstate 10-5 10-3
10. Presbyterian 10-6 8-5