NCAA DIVISION II BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

Here are the selections for the 2005 NCAA Division II basketball tournament, in both the South and South Atlantic regions. Teams in conferences covered by D-II South Sports are marked in BOLD type.

WOMEN

SOUTH REGION--at Conway, Ark.

1. Central Arkansas
8. Rollins

4. Tuskegee
5. Fort Valley State

3. Henderson State
6. Paine

7. Florida Tech
2. Valdosta State

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION--at Raleigh, N.C.

1. Shaw
8. USC Aiken

4. Columbus State
5. Wingate

3. Carson-Newman
6. Fayetteville State

7. Newberry
2. Clayton State

MEN

SOUTH REGION--at Montevallo, Ala.

1. Lynn
8. Lane

4. Central Arkansas
5. West Georgia

3. Florida Gulf Coast
6. Eckerd

7. Barry
2. Montevallo

For more information on the other six regional brackets, as well as complete schedules, visit http://www.ncaasports.com. The women's tournament starts on Thursday, while the men's first round starts Friday.