Wingate Leads Five SAC Teams In Region Volleyball Rankings

October 29, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Wingate University continues to hold the top spot in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region volleyball rankings for the week ending Oct. 25, and is one of five South Atlantic Conference teams in the top 10.

Carson-Newman College is fifth, followed by Lincoln Memorial University in sixth. Tusculum College jumps into the poll at number seven, while Catawba College drops to tenth.

Conference tournament champions from the SAC, Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas will earn automatic bids into the NCAA Division II Tournament. Five more teams from the region will receive at-large bids to the eight-team region tournament.

The next region poll will be released on Nov. 12, and region selections will be announced Nov. 15.

Southeast Region
Overall In-Region
Record Record
1. Wingate 27-1 27-0
2. Flagler 20-8 20-7
3. South Carolina Aiken 13-12 13-12
4. Armstrong Atlantic State 18-6 18-6
5. Carson-Newman 15-7 13-6
6. Lincoln Memorial 19-5 16-5
7. Tusculum 16-12 16-12
8. Lander 16-10 16-10
9. Montevallo 14-12 14-11
10.Catawba 14-9 14-8