INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Flagler College debuts in the first NCAA Division II South Regional ranking, which was released Wednesday afternoon. There will be two more published regional rankings before the national tournament field is released on May 7.
Flagler holds a 14-1 overall record against Division II competition. Within the region, the Saints are undefeated at 13-0.
Other teams listed are: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (12-3 overall D2 record, 9-3 in-region record), Florida Southern College (13-2, 9-1), Rollins College (13-2, 8-2), the University of Tampa (13-2, 9-0), and Wingate University (14-2, 14-2). The initial ranking is listed alphabetically.
Flagler's Division II strength of schedule is .557 and its performance indicator is 15.993. The Saints' rating percentage index (RPI) is .664, which is third in the region behind Florida Southern (.721) and Tampa (.705).
The national tournament selection criteria are based on, in no particular order: in-region winning percentage, D2 winning percentage, D2 strength of schedule, D2 head-to-head competition, and results vs. common D2 opposition.
The NCAA regional rankings are the official rankings used by the committee to select the national tournament field. The top four teams from each region (Atlantic, East, Midwest, and South) will be seeded and paired by regions. Following the completion of the first and second round games, the four advancing teams will be re-seeded based on the selection criteria. The championships will be played May 19-21 at Key Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Flagler closes out the regular season on Saturday at Lander University. With a win, the Saints would win the Gulf South Conference regular season outright for the first time in the program's second year of existence.
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