Several Conference Carolinas Teams Well Positioned in National and Regional Rankings
GREENVILLE, S.C. – As the fall seasons begin to wind down, Conference Carolinas has maintained a strong presence in both the latest national and regional rankings in the sports of men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming and men’s and women’s golf.
Chowan men’s soccer program was the first team receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DII Men’s Soccer National Poll. The Hawks are 8-2-1 on the season and are currently ranked fourth in the Southeast Region Poll. Mount Olive joined them at eighth in the region with a 9-4-0 record. The full rankings can be viewed here.
On the women’s side of the pitch, UNC Pembroke remains eighth in the Southeast with a 10-3-0 record while Mount Olive is 10th at 10-0-2. The full rankings are available here.
On the cross country course, Emmanuel men’s cross country leads all conference institutions with a sixth-place ranking in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region rankings. They are joined by conference foes Mount Olive (9th) and UNC Pembroke (10th). The national rankings can be viewed here with regional rankings located
here.
UNC Pembroke is the lone women’s program in the USTFCCCA rankings and they are eighth in the region. The women’s national poll is here while the regional rankings are available
here.
In the SwimCloud men’s swimming top-50 rankings on Wednesday, Oct. 20, Emmanuel leads the way in 23rd with 576.65 dual points while Barton is 38th (530.90), Salem is 41st (512.20) and Chowan is 49th (466.27). On the women’s side, UNC Pembroke leads Conference Carolinas teams in 24th with 567.20 points with Barton in 39th (526.25) and Emmanuel in 50th (497.45). Full rankings are available here.
In the GolfStat Men’s Team Rankings as of Wednesday, Oct. 20, Erskine is ninth, Belmont Abbey is 17th and Barton is 22nd. The full rankings are available here.
Each week Conference Carolinas will provide a rankings update to highlight the institutions that are excelling in competition.