WONDER BOYS BASKETBALL RANKED FOURTH IN INITIAL
NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH REGION RANKINGS

        INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee has released the first Division II men’s basketball regional rankings for the 2007-08 season. The rankings list the Top 10 teams in the each of the NCAA’s D-II regions.

Tech, who is 13-5 overall, 4-1 in the GSC West Division and 8-3 in the South Region, is ranked fourth in the initial South Region rankings. Tech is one of five Gulf South Conference schools ranked in the first regional poll of the season.

At the end of the season, the top eight teams from each region will receive bids to the 64-team NCAA D-II Tournament. To be considered for selection into the national tournament, each team must play at least 16 games against teams within its region or against Division II schools in contiguous states. The regional rankings will be released every Wednesday through February 5. The top team in each region will have an opportunity to host the first two rounds of the 64-team National Championship Tournament. Only games played against NCAA D-II institutions are considered by the committee.

Other GSC teams in the first South Region rankings are North Alabama (16-7, 12-4 Region) at No. 3, West Georgia (11-7, 10-6 Region) at No. 7, Alabama-Huntsville (11-9, 9-6 Region) is at No. 8, while Harding (10-8, 6-6 Region) is ranked 10th. UNA and Tech have each split games this season as the Lions defeated Tech (94-74) in Russellville and the Wonder Boys picked up a 100-90 over UNA in Florence, Ala.

Tampa, who is from the Sunshine State Conference, headlines the first South Region poll as they are 12-4 overall and 10-2 in South Region games. Florida Southern (15-4, 12-3 Region) is at No. 2 and Benedict (9-4, 9-4 Region) checks in at No. 5. Rollins [FL] (13-3, 8-3 Region) is ranked No. 6 and is followed by Florida Tech (12-3, 10-3 Region) at No. 9.

Tech will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Cleveland, Miss., to face Delta State (9-8 overall, 3-2 GSC) in an 8 p.m. match-up at Walter Sillers Coliseum on the DSU campus.

 Complete NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Regional Rankings

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