Friday, January 27, 2006

BLUE HOSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RANKED FIFTH IN LATEST
 NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION POLL

CLINTON, S.C. — The Presbyterian College women’s basketball program remained fifth in the latest NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region poll announced Wednesday by the NCAA selection committee.

The top 10 teams in each of the NCAA’s Division II regions were ranked in the poll. Teams will continue to be evaluated on a weekly basis through March 1. On March 5, the 64-team field for the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championships will be announced, with the top eight teams from each region advancing to participate. 

In the South Atlantic Conference, the team that wins the 2006 Food Lion SAC Tournament will receive the automatic bid.

The Lady Blue Hose (16-3, 5-1 SAC), under the direction of 2^nd-year head coach Jessica Vanco, are ranked fifth in the women’s poll. Presbyterian is one of three South Atlantic Conference schools ranked in the top 10, with Wingate University moving to the top spot this week, followed by Mars Hill College (No. 8).

South Atlantic Region Women’s Poll (1/25/06)

Rank	Institution	Overall Record	Region Record
1.	Wingate University	11-5	10-4
2.	Clayton College & State Univ.	11-2	10-1
3.	North Carolina Central Univ.	10-3	7-3
4.	USC Upstate	9-5	7-5
5.	Presbyterian College	15-2	10-2
6.	UNC Pembroke	10-4	8-3
7.	Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.	8-6	7-5
8.	Mars Hill College	11-5	5-5
9.	Georgia College & State Univ.	8-6	5-5
10.	Shaw University	9-4	7-1