REGIONAL RANKINGS REVIEW--WOMEN

Our road to the NCAA Division II tournament with an analysis on the women's rankings.

NOTE: First record is the record against all Division II opponents, followed by the in-region record. Games against non-NCAA Division II teams do not count in the rankings. The top eight teams in each region will advance to the NCAA Division II tournament on March 9.

Source: NCAA Sports.com

South Region
1
Delta State
22-0
18-0

2
West Georgia
22-2
22-2

3
Arkansas Tech
18-3
18-3

4
Tampa
20-5
18-4

5
Nova Southeastern
19-6
16-5

6
Tuskegee
17-7
17-5

7
Harding
13-8
13-8

8
Valdosta State
20-4
19-4

9
Barry
17-8
14-6

10
Fort Valley State
17-9
16-7

Analysis: Going into Thursday night's showdown against nationally 10th-ranked Arkansas Tech, top-ranked Delta State had a chance to clinch the Gulf South Conference West Division title outright with a win, and preserve their perfect record. Regardless of the outcome, the Lady Statesmen appear poised to host the South Regional, thanks to their impressive record.

Still, don't count the likes of teams such as ATU, West Georgia, and Valdosta State out of the picture just yet, as all of those teams are more than capable of making a solid postseason run.


South Atlantic Region

1
Francis Marion
18-5
18-5

2
Clayton State
17-8
17-6

3
Augusta State
17-7
17-7

4
Columbus State
15-9
15-9

5
Tusculum
21-3
18-3

6
Wingate
18-7
18-6

7
North Georgia
16-10
16-10

8
Shaw
17-11
15-6

9
Johnson C. Smith
17-7
17-7

10
South Carolina-Aiken
16-7
15-7

Analysis: Despite having multiple teams beating up on each other, the Peach Belt Conference still managed to place six teams in the South Atlantic regional rankings, including the top four positions. With six teams separted by one game for first place--five of those holding identical 12-7 records in PBC play, and Francis Marion (20-6, 13-6) barely clinging to a one-game lead for the regular season title--this could set the tone for one of the most competitive conference tournaments in recent years.