Thursday, February 17, 2011

Breaking down the conference races--Part 1 (Women)

It's a little over halfway past February, and the regular season is starting to wind down.  Here's how the races in each of the three conferences covered by D-II South Sports looks like, starting with the women's teams.  All records listed are as of February 17, 2011.


Gulf South Conference:  North Alabama (18-5, 9-0) has already wrapped up the East Division, while four other teams (West Alabama, Valdosta State, Alabama-Huntsville, and West Georgia) all have at least four losses in conference play.  In the West Division, it's a two-team race for the No. 1 seed between Delta State (21-1, 9-1) and Arkansas Tech (20-2, 9-1).

Peach Belt Conference:  Newly-minted WBCA No. 1 Clayton State ran its record to 25-0 (14-0) with a 64-54 win at Columbus State Wednesday night.  The Laker women all but have the West Division title to themselves, as Georgia College (16-6, 8-6) has sole possession of second place in the PBC West.  It's a different story in the East Division, though, as Lander (24-1, 14-1) and USC Aiken (22-4, 14-2) are separated by just one game in the loss column.  Both teams will play each other on Wednesday, February 23, starting at 5:30 p.m. EST.


SIAC:  It's really anybody's race in this league, as four teams (Fort Valley State, Albany State, Miles, and Tuskegee) have at least five conference losses, followed by Benedict with seven losses, and Kentucky State and Stillman with eight.  It could set the tone for the most wide-open SIAC tournament in quite some time.

 

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