Breaking down the conference races--Part 2 (Men)

In the last post, D2SS broke down the conference races in women's basketball.  Now, it's the men's turn to take center stage.  So what are we waiting for?  Let's get started.  All records listed are as of February 18, 2011.

Gulf South Conference:  Alabama-Huntsville (22-4, 9-1) has clinched the East Division crown, as well as the No. 1 seed for the upcoming conference tournament, although the Chargers did see their 11-game winning streak come to a screeching halt with an upset loss at West Georgia (14-9, 5-4) Thursday night.  

In the West Division, Arkansas Tech and Harding both carried 20-3 overall records into their final games ever as GSC members, with the Wonder Boys entering the weekend undefeated in league play at 11-0, and the Bisons not far behind at 10-1.  Both Arkansas Tech and Harding will leave the GSC to join the all-new Great American Conference after this season.

Peach Belt Conference: Augusta State (22-3, 13-3) will enter the PBC tournament as the No. 1 seed from the East Division, despite losing all three games against conference foes (Flagler, Georgia College, and USC Aiken).  That leaves four other teams (Armstrong Atlantic State, USCA, Francis Marion, and UNC Pembroke) fighting to join the Jaguars in the conference tourney, as only the top four teams in both divisions will move on to postseason play.

Meanwhile, in the West Division, Georgia Southwestern (17-6, 10-4) had a chance to separate itself from the rest of the pack en route to clinching the No. 1 seed on that side of the "Belt." But a surprising 85-83 loss to Georgia College (17-8, 8-6) in triple overtime Wednesday puts the Hurricanes in must-win mode if they want to win a division title.

SIAC: If you like following teams nicknamed the "Tigers", then you'll love the SIAC.  Going the weekend, the Tigers from Benedict College of Columbia, S.C. (18-6, 18-4) held a one-game lead in the win column over the Tigers of Stillman College (18-5, 17-4) from Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Also in the thick of the regular season championship are the Golden Tigers from, you guessed it, Tuskegee University (14-8, 14-6) , also from Alabama. Can anybody say, "wide-open conference tournament?"