Eagles remain at second in Southeast Region ranking
INDIANAPOLIS – For a third-straight week, no changes have come to the NCAA Southeast Regional Ranking with No. 15/15 Carson-Newman once again maintaining its second-seed position, as announced on Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS – For a third-straight week, no changes have come to the NCAA Southeast Regional ranking with No. 15/15 Carson-Newman once again maintaining its second-seed position, as announced on Friday.
These official rankings will help build the South/Southeast Regional tournament scheduled for May 9-11 from the Mission Inn Resort and Club's El Campeon Course in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla., hosted by Rollins College and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.
Teams that win their respective conference championship with receive automatic bids into each regional tournament. For each region, the top-10 teams will play along with four individuals who are not on the teams included. From there, each super regional will have a specific allotment of berths into the national championship finals. For the South/Southeast regional, seven teams and two individuals will advance.
C-N is looking to make its fourth-straight regional appearance and fifth in six years.
The Orange and Blue finished fifth at the South Atlantic Conference championship earlier this week after a 51-over showing through three rounds with an 891 total.
The performance at the SAC Championship moved the team's adjusted scoring average on the season to 72.95. While they retained their regional ranking spot, they also managed to stay at 15th in the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll that was also released on Friday.
Holding steady at the top of the region for a third-consecutive week is No. 10/10 Lincoln Memorial. Newberry stayed at No. 8 in the region while SAC Champion Queens also held steady at No. 10.
One more regional ranking will be released before the field for the tournament is announced at 6 p.m. on April 26.
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1 |
Lincoln Memorial |
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2 |
Carson-Newman |
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3 |
Young Harris |
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4 |
Limestone |
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5 |
South Carolina Aiken |
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6 |
Clayton State |
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7 |
Columbus State |
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8 |
Newberry |
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9 |
Georgia Southwestern |
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10 |
Queens (North Carolina) |
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