PBC Regular Season & Tournament Champions Columbus State, PBC Regular Season Runners-Up North Georgia and third place Flagler all punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament yesterday evening. The NCAA released the 56 team championship field yesterday evening, with three PBC teams hearing their names called.
Columbus State received the #1 seed and North Georgia received the #2 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region, as both teams will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Flagler received the #8 seed in the Southeast Region and will travel to Columbus to play their first rounds of games.
The #1 seeded Cougars will face a familiar foe in #8 seed Flagler in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus. This will be the 17th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Cougars as they enter the NCAA Tournament with a 15-3-2 record. This marks the Saints' eighth NCAA Tournament appearance since joining Division II as they enter with a 7-6-5 overall record. The pair tied 2-2 in conference play earlier this season in St. Augustine. The pair will meet on Friday, November 13th with kickoff set for 1:00pm.
The #2 seeded North Georgia will face #7 seeded Lees-McRae in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Dahlonega. The Nighthawks make their 12th post-season appearance, their second consecutive bid as the #2 seed and look to improve on their impressive 13-4-3 overall record this season. #2 North Georgia will begin tournament play on Friday, November 13th at 3:00pm.
#1 Columbus State will host #4 Catawba, #5 UNC Pembroke and #8 Flagler and #2 North Georgia will host #3 Francis Marion, #6 Lenoir-Rhyne and #7 Lees-McRae for the first and second round of NCAA Southeast Region play.
NCAA Southeast Region Tournament Schedule
Friday, November 13th
#1 Columbus State vs #8 Flagler //1:00pm // Columbus, Georgia
#2 North Georgia vs #7 Lees-McRae // 3:00pm // Dahlonega, Georgia
#3 Francis Marion vs #6 Lenoir-Rhyne // 12:00pm // Dahlonega, Georgia
#4 Catawba vs #5 UNC Pembroke // 10:00am // Columbus, Georgia
Sunday, November 15th
Winner of #1/8 vs Winner of #4/5 // 1:00pm // Columbus, Georgia
Winner of #2/7 vs Winner of #3/6 // 3:00pm // Dahlonega, Georgia