PBC Regular Season Co-Champions Flagler & Augusta, and PBC Tournament Runners Up Lander all punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament last night. The NCAA released the 64 team championship field monday evening, with three PBC teams hearing their names called. Wingate received the #1 seed in the Southeast region and will host the regional bracket from December 4-6. Flagler received the #5 seed, followed by Augusta in #6 and Lander in #7. 

PBC Regular Season Champions Co-Champions & PBC Tournament Champions Flagler will face #4 seeded Carson Newman in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Wingate. This is the Saints 13th NCAA Tournament appearance, and their first meeting of the season with Carson Newman. #5 Flagler will begin NCAA Tournament play at 4:00pm on Thursday, December 4th. 

PBC Regular Season Champions Co-Champions Augusta will face #3 seeded Anderson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Wingate. This will be the first meeting between the two programs this season. This marks Augusta's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, with previous trips in 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. #6 Augusta will begin NCAA Tournament play at 11:00am on Thursday, December 4th. 


PBC Tournament Runners Up Lander will face #2 seeded Lenoir Rhyne in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Wingate. This is the fourth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for the Bearcats, and their eight appearance overall. This will be the first meeting between the two sides this season. #7 Lander will begin NCAA Tournament play at 1:30pm on Thursday, December 4th. 



NCAA Southeast Region Tournament Schedule

Thursday, Dec. 4
11 a.m. | #3 Anderson vs. #6 Augusta
1:30 p.m. | #2 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. #7 Lander
4 p.m. | #4 Carson-Newman vs. #5 Flagler
7 p.m. | #1 Wingate vs. #8 Emmanuel

Friday, Dec. 5
4 p.m. | AND-AUG Winner vs. LR-LU Winner
7 p.m. | CN-FC Winner vs. WU-EC Winner

Saturday, Dec. 6
4 p.m. | Region Championship Match