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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