Carson-Newman Men, Lenoir-Rhyne Women Top Final NCAA Soccer Regional Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman men and Lenoir-Rhyne women have claimed the top spots in the season's final NCAA Division II southeast region rankings, leading a total of eight teams from the conference that earned spots in the poll.

The regional rankings are the official poll used by the NCAA Division II Soccer Committees during the championship selection process, which takes place Sunday.

In the men's poll, Carson-Newman moved into the top spot after being ranked fourth in last week's release. The Eagles finished the regular-season third in the conference standings at 8-3, and are 11-5-1 overall.

Wingate also moved up in the men's poll, climbing one spot to No. 4 this week. The Bulldogs finished second in the SAC standings at 8-2-1 and are 11-5-1 overall.

Also earning spots in the men's rankings are No. 6 Queens, No. 7 Coker and No. 8 Anderson. Queens was ranked seventh last week, while Anderson was eighth.

Queens won the SAC regular season title by going 9-2 in the conference and is now 14-3 overall, Coker went 6-4-1 in the league and is 9-5-3 overall, and Anderson finished 4-5-2 in league play and is 11-5-3 overall.

On the women's side, Lenoir-Rhyne earned its third-straight No. 1 ranking after winning the SAC by going 9-1-1 in conference play. The Bears are currently 14-3-1 after a SAC Championship quarterfinal victory Tuesday night.

L-R is joined in the women's poll by No. 4 Wingate and No. 7 Queens. Wingate fell from its No. 2 ranking last week, while Queens stayed put at No. 7.

The Bulldogs went 8-2-1 in the SAC and are 13-2-3 overall, while the Royals went 5-4-2 in the league and stand at 10-6-3 overall.

The regional rankings reflect results up to Sunday, Nov. 3, and do not account for Tuesday's SAC Championship quarterfinal round outcomes.

[Complete NCAA regional rankings:  Men  |  Women ]