NCAA SOCCER TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

The selections for the 2006 NCAA Division II soccer championships have been announced, and once again, D-II South Nation is well represented, as both the Gulf South and Peach Belt Conferences sent a combined seven teams to regional competition starting Friday.

In the women's bracket, the PBC sent tournament champion Columbus State and runner-up Armstrong Atlantic State to the Southeast Regional, while West Florida was the lone GSC squad to advance to the South Regional. CSU and AASU are both making their first-ever appearances in the NCAA tournament.

On the men's side, PBC regular-season and tournament champion Lander joins soon to be former PBC foe USC Upstate in the Southeast Regional, which the Bearcats will host, while UWF will battle fellow GSC rival Montevallo in a first round match in the South Regional at Pensacola, Fla.

Here are the pairings for the Southeast and South Regionals as follows. Teams in conferences covered by D-II South Sports are marked in BOLD type.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WOMEN--at Jefferson City, Tenn. (Carson-Newman)

Friday, Nov. 3

FIRST ROUND

Carson-Newman (13-1-1) vs. Columbus State (18-3-1)

Tusculum (12-2-3) vs. Armstrong Atlantic State (18-3-1)

Sunday, Nov. 5

SECOND ROUND

First round winners

SOUTH REGIONAL WOMEN--at Tampa, Fla. (University of Tampa)

Friday, Nov. 3

FIRST ROUND

Tampa (15-2-1) vs. Nova Southeastern (11-3-2)

West Florida (15-2-2) vs. St. Leo (14-3-1)

Sunday, Nov. 5

SECOND ROUND

First round winners

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MEN--at Greenwood, S.C. (Lander University)

FIRST ROUND

Friday, Nov. 3

Lander (16-3) vs. Queens (N.C.)--(11-4-2)

USC Upstate (12-3-2) vs. Limestone (13-2-5)

SECOND ROUND

Sunday, Nov. 5

First round winners

SOUTH REGIONAL MEN--at Pensacola, Fla.

FIRST ROUND

Friday, Nov. 3

West Florida (18-1-1) vs. Montevallo (14-5)

Rollins (13-5) vs. Lynn (14-1)

SECOND ROUND

Sunday, Nov. 5

First round winners

Complete women's bracket

Complete men's bracket