COUNTDOWN TO MAY MADNESS--PART ONE

NOTE: It's the first full weekend of May, and oh, Mother's Day is drawing near, too. Let's breakdown this week's NCAA Division II baseball regional rankings. In the first of two-part installment, we'll focus on the South Atlantic region.

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION

1. North Florida

2. Kennesaw State

3. Francis Marion

4. USC Aiken

5. Armstrong Atlantic State

6. GC&SU

7. Erskine

8. Limestone

ANALYSIS: With the top six teams in this week's South Atlantic regional poll, the Peach Belt Conference could send four teams to the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years. However, it'll be a question of which teams enter the regionals, as only the top four teams in each region will advance to postseason play.

Now that North Florida has clinched the Peach Belt Conference, as well as an apparent No. 1 seed in the upcoming South Atlantic Regional, the big question that remains is which teams will join the Ospreys. Francis Marion and GC&SU have already completed their seasons, but must await the outcome of several remaining PBC series before the selections are made.