NOTE: This is the fourth and final installment in a series of previews leading up to the NCAA Division II basketball tournament. This time we'll preview the South Atlantic Region men's bracket.
Teams in conferences covered by D-II South Sports marked in BOLD type.
SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION--at Richmond, Va.--Saturday, Sunday, & Tuesday
#8 Wingate (18-12) at #1 Virginia Union (25-3)
The defending NCAA Division II national champion Panthers begin their quest towards a possible repeat against the upstart Bulldogs, who won the South Atlantic Conference tournament title. It will be interesting to see if VUU can return to the form that gave the program its third national championship in school history last year.
#4 Columbus State (22-8) vs. #5 USC Upstate (20-9)
The Cougars and the Spartans will meet for the third time this season, with CSU winning both regular season meetings. However, the Spartans are peaking at the right time, as they won three straight games to win the Peach Belt Conference tournament last weekend, despite losing five games in a row at one point during the regular season.
#3 Johnson C. Smith (23-7) vs. #6 GC&SU (20-8)
Just two years ago, the Bobcats program hit rock bottom, finishing a dismal 7-22 in 2003-04. But within that same span, GC&SU underwent a 13-game improvement to win a share of the PBC regular-season title with Columbus State. Now head coach Terry Sellers and his charges face their toughest challenge yet, as they battle the Golden Bulls.
#2 Armstrong Atlantic State (23-7) vs. #7 Presbyterian (24-9)
After another 20-win season under head coach Jeff Burkhamer, the Pirates will face the Blue Hose in a battle of at-large teams. AASU was stomped by USC Upstate 73-49 in the PBC tournament title game last Sunday, while the Blue Hose fell to Wingate in the SAC tournament championship game.
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