With the final weekend of the PBC volleyball regular season approaching, there is a lot still to be decided in the standings. With the PBC tournament looming, the seven teams are set but the top three seeds have yet to be determined ahead of this weekend's regular season finale.
As Things Stand:
|
Team |
PBC Record |
| 1 |
Flagler |
11-2 |
| 2 |
Augusta |
11-3 |
| 3 |
Lander |
9-4 |
| 4 |
USCA |
6-7 |
| 5 |
GCSU |
3-10 |
| 6 |
Middle Georgia |
0-13 |
|
Salem |
- |
Salem is an associate member and will only participate in the PBC Tournament, not the regular season. Since Salem will not place in the PBC Standings, they will be seeded in the PBC Tournament based on the information available from the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). Based on all available RAC information, Salem placed 7
th in comparison to all PBC teams and have secured the #7 seed in the PBC Tournament. They will face the #2 seed in the first round.
Middle Georgia has secured their spot as the #6 seed in the PBC Tournament and will face the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
GCSU has secured their spot as the #5 seed in the PBC Tournament.
USCA has secured their spot as the #4 seed in the PBC Tournament.
#4 USCA will face #5 GCSU in the first round of the PBC Tournament.
The #1, #2 and #3 seeds in the PBC Tournament have not been decided. There are multiple possible outcomes between Augusta, Flagler and Lander which will be discussed below.
Augusta currently sits in second with an 11-3 record. Augusta has one game remaining as they travel to USCA on Saturday to close out the regular season.
Flagler currently sits in 1
st with an 11-2 record. The Saints travel to Lander for a two-game series to close out the regular season this weekend.
Lander currently sit in 3
rd with a 9-4 record and host Flagler in a two-game series to close out the regular season this weekend.
#1, #2 and #3 Outcome 1: Lander wins both games vs Flagler, Augusta loses to USCA
Augusta, Flagler and Lander will be in a three-way tie for 1
st place with an 11-4 record. All three teams will be named PBC Regular Season Co-Champions. The tiebreak process will be used to determine PBC Tournament seeding. The first step in the tiebreak process is all teams involved in the tie will be placed in a mini conference to determine head-to-head results.
|
Augusta |
Flagler |
Lander |
| vs Augusta |
- |
2-1 |
1-2 |
| vs Flagler |
1-2 |
- |
3-0 |
| vs Lander |
2-1 |
0-3 |
- |
| H-2-H Total |
3-3 |
2-4 |
4-2 |
All teams are ranked in a clear delineation in the mini conference, no ties remain. The teams will be seeded based on their position within the mini conference.
Lander would receive the #1 seed and would host the PBC Tournament.
Augusta would receive the #2 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Flagler would receive the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
#1, #2 and #3 Outcome 2: Lander wins both games vs Flagler, Augusta wins vs USCA
Augusta
(12-3) would be outright PBC Regular Season Champions, receive the #1 seed and would host the PBC Tournament.
Lander (11-4) and Flagler (11-4) would be tied for second place. The tiebreak process will be used to determine PBC Tournament seeding. The first step of the tie break process is head-to-head results. Lander would be 3-0 vs Flagler and have the upper hand in the tiebreak.
Lander would receive the #2 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Flagler
would receive the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
#1, #2 and #3 Outcome 3: Flagler and Lander split their games, Augusta wins vs USCA
Lander would finish with a 10-5 record and receive the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Augusta (12-3) and Flagler (12-3) would finish tied for first place and named PBC Regular Season Co-Champions. The tiebreak process will be used to determine PBC Tournament seeding. The first step of the tie break process is head-to-head results. Flagler is 2-1 vs Augusta and have the upper hand in the tiebreak.
Flagler would receive the #1 seed and would host the PBC Tournament.
Augusta would receive the #2 seed in the PBC Tournament.
#1, #2 and #3 Outcome 4: Flagler and Lander split their games, Augusta loses vs USCA
Lander would finish with a 10-5 record and receive the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Augusta would finish with an 11-4 record and receive the #2 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Flagler would finish with a 12-3 record, be named outright PBC Regular Season Champions, receive the #1 seed and would host the PBC Tournament.
#1, #2 and #3 Outcome 5: Flagler wins both games vs Lander
Lander would finish with a 9-6 record and receive the #3 seed in the PBC Tournament.
Augusta would receive the #2 seed in the PBC Tournament, regardless of the outcome of their game.
Flagler would finish with a 13-2 record, be named outright PBC Regular Season Champions, receive the #1 seed and would host the PBC Tournament.