Thursday, February 9, 2006

BLUE HOSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REMAINS FOURTH IN LATEST
 NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION POLL 

CLINTON, S.C. — The Presbyterian College women’s basketball program remained in fourth place for the second straight week 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 (18-4, 7-2 SAC), under the direction of 2^nd-year head coach Jessica Vanco, are ranked fourth in this week’s women’s poll. Presbyterian is one of four South Atlantic Conference schools ranked in the top 10, with Wingate University dropped to second this week, followed by Carson-Newman College (No. 9), and Mars Hill College (No. 10).

NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Women’s Poll (2/1/06)
 

Rank	Institution	Overall Record	Region Record
1.	Clayton State University	16-2	15-1
2.	Shaw University	14-4	12-1
3.	Wingate University	15-5	13-4
4.	Presbyterian College	18-2	13-2
5.	North Carolina Central University	13-4	10-4
6.	UNC Pembroke	12-4	10-3
7.	USC Upstate	11-8	9-8
8.	Armstrong Atlantic State University	11-8	10-7
9.	Carson-Newman College	12-8	8-6
10.	Tusculum College	12-7	8-7