Eagles tabbed "under consideration" in first softball region rankings
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - No. 21 Carson-Newman (37-8, 16-4 SAC) has been listed as one of 10 teams receiving consideration for the NCAA tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - No. 21 Carson-Newman (37-8, 16-4 SAC) has been listed as one of 10 teams receiving consideration for the NCAA tournament.
The alphabetical listing is the first region rankings that the NCAA publicizes, leading up to the NCAA tournament. The rankings are the official poll utilized by the NCAA in the championship selection process and will continue to be released each week by the NCAA Division II Softball Committee up to the NCAA Championship selections.
The field for the Southeast Region is comprised of the conference tournament champions from the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and the Peach Belt Conference, as well as the top five teams in the region rankings who aren't tournament champions.
C-N is one of four South Atlantic Conference teams listed - Anderson, No. 19 Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate are the others. The Eagles are 2-2 against the group of teams, splitting with the Trojans and Bulldogs. They finish the season this weekend against the nineteenth-ranked Bears, with a SAC Regular Season Championship on the line.
Representing the Peach Belt are Columbus State, Georgia College, Lander and No. 8 North Georgia. While No. 12 Francis Marion and Southern Wesleyan are the pair from Conference Carolinas.
Carson-Newman has the eighth-best RPI in the region. Their 14-4 mark against teams with a winning record is the best in the Southeast Region. The Eagles have the 37th-best KPI in the nation, which equates to the seventh-highest in the region.
The Eagles welcome the nineteenth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Bears to Jefferson City for the regular season finale and Senior Day on Saturday, April 25th. The twin bill is set for a 1:00 p.m. start in Jefferson City, Tennessee, at the Vickee-Kazee Hollifield Softball Complex. Fans can watch the game on FloSports with a subscription, listen on cneagles.com/live or watch the In The Booth feed on the Carson-Newman Eagle Sports Network YouTube channel.
| SOUTHEAST | |||
| Anderson (SC) | 33-9 | 33-9 | |
| Carson-Newman | 35-8 | 27-8 | |
| Columbus St. | 30-17 | 29-17 | |
| Francis Marion | 39-10 | 36-10 | |
| Georgia College | 25-16 | 25-16 | |
| Lander | 27-15 | 27-15 | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne | 33-11 | 33-11 | |
| North Georgia | 36-8 | 34-7 | |
| Southern Wesleyan | 34-12 | 34-12 | |
| Wingate | 24-18 | 21-17 |
