Wingate Takes Top Spot In Women’s Basketball Region Rankings

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

Wingate, which has secured at least a tie of the league championship heading into Wednesday night's games, has moved into the top spot in the region poll. Wingate was third last week.

Catawba College is sixth in the region poll, while Newberry College is eighth.

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 every Wednesday through February 28.

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. Wingate 19-4 16-3
2. Clayton State 16-5 13-4
3. Elizabeth City State 17-7 17-6
4. North Carolina Central 20-4 20-4
5. Columbus State 14-8 11-6
6. Catawba 19-6 15-5
7. GC&SU 15-7 11-6
8. Newberry 14-6 10-6
9. Augusta State 13-7 10-7
10. Shaw 16-9 12-8