INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman College Volleyball Team (16-7, 9-3 SAC) moved up two spots to fifth in this week’s NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings, NCAA officials announced Thursday. These rankings, calculated by a mathematical formula, are the official determinant for postseason play at the Division II level.
Fellow South Atlantic Conference member Wingate University is once again the top team in the rankings as the Bulldogs are 27-1 on the season.
The Peach Belt Conference has the next three teams on the list.
Flagler College, Armstrong Atlantic State University and USC Aiken
are second through fourth, respectively this week.
Also listed from the SAC are Lincoln Memorial University (sixth),
Tusculum College (seventh) and Catawba College (10th).
The conference tournament champion from the SAC, Peach Belt and
Conference Carolinas will each be awarded automatic bids to the
2009 NCAA Division II Tournament while the five remaining
highest-ranked teams will receive at-large bids to the
postseason.
NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings
School
Overall
In-Region
1.
Wingate**
27-1
27-0
2.
Flagler*
20-8
20-7
3. USC
Aiken
13-12
13-12
4. Armstrong Atlantic
State
18-6
18-6
5.
Carson-Newman
15-7
13-6
6. Lincoln
Memorial**
19-5
16-5
7.
Tusculum**
16-12
16-12
8.
Lander
16-10
16-10
9.
Montevallo
14-12
14-11
10.
Catawba**
14-9
14-8
* denotes 2009 Carson-Newman opponent
