Carson-Newman Listed in Regional Rankings for Second Straight Week
Oct. 31, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS - The Carson-Newman College volleyball team is listed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings for the second straight week. The Lady Eagles (20-12, 8-4 SAC) join five other South Atlantic Conference teams ranked in the region's top ten.
Wingate remained in the top spot of the poll for the second week in a row. Catawba is ranked second, with Armstrong Atlantic coming in at third. Lander took the fourth spot and Francis Marion jumped to fifth. Tusculum remained sixth, followed by Pfeiffer, Carson-Newman, Newberry and Lincoln Memorial.
Eight teams from each NCAA region will advance to the 64-team NCAA Division II Tournament. The South Atlantic Conference, Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas will each send an automatic bid to the Southeast Regional concluding conference tournaments. Five at-large bids will be up for grabs to the NCAA postseason.
The Lady Eagles will travel to rival Tusculum this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pioneer Arena.
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NCAA II Southeast Region Rankings
Rk. Team Prv.
1 Wingate 1
2 Catawba 3
3 Armstrong Atlantic 2
4 Lander 4
5 Francis Marion 10
6 TUSCULUM 6
7 Pfeiffer 5
8 Carson-Newman 7
9 Newberry 8
10 Lincoln Memorial NR
