Carson-Newman Volleyball Listed Seventh In The First NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings Of The Season
INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman College Volleyball Team is listed seventh in the first NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings of the season, NCAA officials announced Thursday. These rankings, calculated by a mathematical formula, are the official determinant for postseason play at the Division II level.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Carson-Newman College Volleyball Team is listed seventh in the first NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings of the season, NCAA officials announced Thursday. These rankings, calculated by a mathematical formula, are the official determinant for postseason play at the Division II level.
Fellow South Atlantic Conference member Wingate University is the top team in the rankings as the Bulldogs have won 39 straight league matches and 85 of their last 90 contests dating back to the 2007 season.
The Peach Belt Conference has the next three teams on the list. Flagler College, Armstrong Atlantic State University and USC Aiken are second through fourth, respectively this week.
Also listed from the SAC are Catawba College (fifth) and Lincoln Memorial University (sixth), while the Conference Carolinas’ lone representative, Lees-McRae, comes in at the eighth position.
The conference tournament champion from the SAC, Peach Belt and
Conference Carolinas will each be awarded automatic bids to the
2009 NCAA Division II Tournament while the five remaining
highest-ranked teams will receive at-large bids to the
postseason.
NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings
School
Overall In-Region
1.
Wingate*
20-1
20-0
2.
Flagler*
15-8
15-7
3. Armstrong Atlantic State
13-6
13-6
4. USC
Aiken
11-9
11-9
5.
Catawba*
11-7
11-6
6. Lincoln
Memorial*
13-4
10-4
7.
Carson-Newman
11-7
9-6
8.
Lees-McRae*
15-4
15-4
9.
Montevallo*
13-10
13-9
10.
Lander
11-7
11-7
* denotes 2009 Carson-Newman opponent
