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 teams from the South Atlantic Conference in the top 10.

The three teams tied for the top spot in the conference standings all appear in the region rankings. Presbyterian College is the highest-ranked SAC school at No. 5 in the region. Lenoir-Rhyne College is ranked seventh, while Catawba College is ranked ninth.

Eight teams from the South Atlantic Region advance to the NCAA Tournament, including automatic qualifiers from each of the three conferences in the region - the South Atlantic, the Peach Belt, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

The regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through February 28, 2007.

The following top 10 teams in each region, with records through Sunday, February 18, were included in this week's regional rankings:

South Atlantic Region

Division II Division II
Overall Record In-Region Record
1. Augusta State 21-3 16-2
2. Virginia Union 17-4 15-4
3. Clayton State 14-4 10-4
4. Armstrong Atlantic St. 17-6 11-5
5. Presbyterian 17-6 15-5
6. Virginia State 14-7 12-7
7. Lenoir-Rhyne 15-7 12-7
8. Bowie State 15-7 11-7
9. Catawba 14-9 13-9
10. Saint Augustine's 16-8 15-6