Conference Carolinas Placed Four Basketball Teams in Southeast Top 10
Conference Carolinas Placed Four Basketball Teams in Southeast Top 10
High Point, NC- The NCAA released their first regional standings
on Wednesday, February 19, which included four Conference Carolinas
schools featured within the top 10 for the Southeast region.
Conference Carolinas men’s basketball saw two teams make
the top eight. Mount Olive's men grabbed 7th (14-8
overall) as Limestone took the 8th position (14-6 overall).
The women’s side had two Conference Carolinas teams make
the list as Belmont Abbey took the 8th slot (17-7
overall) with Limestone following right behind in the
9th (15-5 overall).
Each region sends eight teams from both the men’s and
women’s side to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The
Southeast region has three automatic qualifying teams (one from
each conference) leaving five at-large bids up for grabs.
The NCAA will release two more rankings with the final
announcement being released on March 9th.
Men’s SOUTHEAST
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Rank
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School
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In-Region Record
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Overall DII Record
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1
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South Carolina Aiken
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18-2
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18-2
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2
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Lincoln Memorial
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17-2
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17-2
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3
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Montevallo
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18-3
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18-3
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4
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GRU Augusta
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19-4
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18-4
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5
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Anderson (S.C.)
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17-6
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17-6
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6
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Georgia Southwestern
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17-7
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17-7
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7
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Mount Olive
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14-8
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14-8
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8
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Limestone
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14-6
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14-6
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9
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Carson-Newman
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15-6
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15-6
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10
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Newberry
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12-6
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12-6
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Women’s Southeast
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Rank
|
School
|
In-Region Record
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Overall DII Record
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1
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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18-4
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18-4
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2
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Wingate
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17-4
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17-4
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3
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North Georgia
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17-4
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17-4
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4
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Clayton State
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15-5
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15-5
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5
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Columbus State
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16-5
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16-5
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6
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Georgia College
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15-6
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15-6
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7
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Armstrong
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15-6
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15-6
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8
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Belmont Abbey
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17-7
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17-7
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9
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Limestone
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15-5
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15-5
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10
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Lincoln Memorial
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11-7
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12-9
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Men's Rankings: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d2/regional-ranking
Women's Rankings: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d2/regional-ranking