NCAA Regional Rankings Announced

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Regional rankings have been released for spring sports as regular seasons have concluded.

Men's Lacrosse

The SAC boasts four teams in the top eight of the regional rankings in the final poll. This will be the last poll before the NCAA Selection Show which is Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. Lenoir-Rhyne ranks No. 2 in the poll fresh off a SAC Championship last Sunday. They are followed by Limestone at No. 3 and Wingate at No. 5. Newberry is No. 8. Six teams from the South Region will make the NCAA Tournament.

1             Tampa               17-1
2             Lenoir-Rhyne     15-1
3             Limestone          16-1
4             UIndy                11-4
5             Wingate             11-5
6             Maryville            12-3
7             Rollins                12-4
8             Newberry            12-4

Women's Lacrosse

Four teams from the South Region will advance to the NCAA Tournament and that field will be announced Sunday, May 12 at 8:30 p.m. The Limestone Saints are the only SAC representative in the poll, coming in at No. 5. Limestone defeated Wingate in the SAC Championship on Sunday in Matthews, N.C.

1             Florida South.   15-4
2             Tampa              15-3
3             Lynn                 13-5
4             Flagler              17-2
5             Limestone         17-1
6             Saint Leo          12-6

Softball

The eight-team field will be announced on Monday, May 6 at 10 a.m. on NCAA.com and the SAC has three of the top eight in the rankings. Two of the three teams from the SAC will square off as Anderson and Lenoir-Rhyne square off in this weekend's SAC Championship. Wingate is the top ranked team in the region with the top two ranked teams earning the right to host the Opening Round.

1             Wingate              46-9
2             North Georgia     46-8
3             Francis Marion    45-11
4             Lenoir-Rhyne      43-14
5             Lander               32-16
6             Flagler                34-22
7             Columbus St.      31-20
8             Anderson           34-15
9             Emmanuel         35-24
10          USC Aiken           29-22

Baseball

Seven teams make the Southeast Regional with the one and two seed earning the right to host. Catawba is ranked as the No. 1 team in the region and Lincoln Memorial is the ninth-ranked team in the region.

1             Catawba             37-12
2             No. Greenville      40-10
3             Mount Olive        34-14
4             Young Harris       37-11
5             Lander                 37-12
6             UNCP                  38-12
7             Barton                 34-14
8             Columbus St.       31-17
9             LMU                     30-15

Men's Tennis

The selection show for men's tennis is Monday, May 6 at 8 p.m. Eight teams make the field with the one and two seeds earning the right to host. The SAC has two teams ranked in the region.

1             Flagler             17-2
2             Columbus St.   12-6
3             North Georgia   13-6
4             Lander              11-5
5             Wingate            17-3
6             Augusta             8-7
7             Belmont Abbey  19-8
8             Mount Olive       17-4
9             Young Harris     12-7
10          Catawba             14-7

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis selection show is Monday, May 6 at 8:30 p.m. Seven teams make the field with the one and two seeds earning the right to host. The SAC has five of the top nine ranked teams, including Catawba who won the SAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed.

1             North Georgia      21-1
2             Flagler                 14-5
3             Wingate              19-2
4             Columbus St.       14-6
5             Erskine                18-3
6             Catawba              16-6
7             Newberry            13-7
8             Lenoir-Rhyne       13-6
9             Limestone           16-5

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