The Tusculum University women’s basketball team has moved up one spot to eighth in this week’s D2SIDA Southeast Region Media Poll, released Monday.
The Pioneers (3-1) lost to top-ranked North Georgia 70-65 on the road Tuesday night, then set four school records in a 109-28 rout of Regent on Friday in their home opener.
Seven South Atlantic Conference teams are among the 10 ranked in this week’s poll, with the other three teams from the Peach Belt Conference. Conference Carolinas does not have any representation in this week’s poll after Lander dropped out of the rankings.
North Georgia (4-0) remains atop the region rankings this week, with Catawba (4-0) up two spot to a tie for second with Wingate (3-0), which had been third last week. Georgia Southwestern (3-0) is up a position to fourth, with Carson-Newman (3-1) down three spots to fifth.
Georgia College (4-0) is up two spots to sixth this week, with Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0) moving into the rankings in seventh. The Pioneers moved up a position to eighth, with Coker (3-0) and UVA Wise (4-0) entering the poll in ninth and tenth, respectively.
The D2SIDA Poll is for publicity purposes only and is not used in the selection process for the NCAA Division II postseason.
Tusculum will participate in the Young Harris Classic on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27 in Young Harris, Georgia. The Pioneers will face the host Mountain Lions on Saturday at 4 p.m., followed by a meeting with Georgia College on Sunday at noon.
D2SIDA Southeast Region Women’s Basketball Poll
November 21, 2022
| Rk | School (1st Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1 | North Georgia (5) | 4-0 | 50 | 1 |
| T2 | Catawba | 4-0 | 38 | 4 |
| T2 | Wingate | 3-0 | 38 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia Southwestern | 3-0 | 35 | 5 |
| 5 | Carson-Newman | 3-1 | 33 | 2 |
| 6 | Georgia College | 4-0 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 4-0 | 18 | NR |
| 8 | TUSCULUM | 3-1 | 12 | 9 |
| 9 | Coker | 3-0 | 9 | NR |
| 10 | UVA Wise | 4-0 | 6 | NR |
