The Tusculum men’s basketball team dropped two spots and is ranked sixth in this week’s D2SIDA Southeast Region Media Poll.
The Pioneers (3-1, 0-1 SAC) received 31 total points and are one of six South Atlantic Conference teams mentioned in his week’s rankings. TU dropped 3-1 on the year with Saturday’s 72-67 loss at No. 11/9 Lincoln Memorial.
LMU is the new top-ranked team in the poll as the Railsplitters have won its last seven in a row. Augusta dropped to second and is followed UNC Pembroke, Lander and North Georgia to comprise the top-five. Tusculum is sixth, followed by Young Harris, Columbus State, Newberry and Wingate.
SAC teams receiving votes include UVA Wise and Carson-Newman.
The D2SIDA Poll is for publicity purposes only and is not used in the selection process for the NCAA Division II postseason.
Tusculum returns home on Wednesday when they host UVA Wise for a 7:30 p.m. SAC contest.
| D2SIDA Southeast Region Poll | |||||
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous | |
| 1 | Lincoln Memorial (6) | 8-1 | 60 | 2 | |
| 2 | Augusta | 5-1 | 53 | 1 | |
| 3 | UNC Pembroke | 8-1 | 42 | 3 | |
| T4 | Lander | 6-1 | 34 | T5 | |
| T4 | North Georgia | 5-1 | 34 | T5 | |
| 6 | TUSCULUM | 3-1 | 31 | 4 | |
| 7 | Young Harris | 6-0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 8 | Columbus State | 5-2 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | Newberry | 6-2 | 9 | NR | |
| 10 | Wingate | 4-3 | 6 | RV | |
| Others Receiving Votes: UVA Wise 5, Georgia College 5, Flagler 2, Carson-Newman 2, Francis Marion 1 | |||||
