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men's basketball
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press release
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Great Lakes Regional Rankings
Sports
Information Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: January 30, 2008
GANNON
RANKED THIRD IN INITIAL
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL RANKINGS
KNIGHTS
OBTAIN HIGHEST REGIONAL RANKING SINCE 2002
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon men’s
basketball team is ranked third in the initial NCAA Division II Great Lakes
regional rankings released Wednesday afternoon. It marks Gannon’s highest
regional ranking since being tabbed No. 1 in the region on January 9, 2002.
The regional rankings are important due to the fact that they represent how
teams qualify for the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) post-season
champions receive automatic bids. The top six remaining teams in the regional
rankings receive at-large bids to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
Regional rankings will be released every Wednesday afternoon through the
rest of the season. The NCAA Division II Tournament selection show is scheduled
for Sunday, March 9.
Grand Valley State is the top-ranked team in the Great Lakes region with
an 18-0 record against Division II teams and 15-0 mark against teams within
the Great Lakes region. Drury (Mo.) (11-2, 10-1), Gannon (14-2, 14-2), Findlay
(12-3, 11-3), and Lewis (Ill.) (10-4, 10-3) complete the top five.
Northern Kentucky (11-3, 9-3), Kentucky Wesleyan (12-3, 10-2), Wisconsin-Parkside
(9-5, 9-5), Indianapolis (10-6, 8-5), and St. Joseph’s (Ind.) (10-7, 9-6)
round out the top 10.
Gannon, ranked 15th in NCAA Division II, is 17-2 overall and 9-1 in the GLIAC.
The Golden Knights sit in first place in the GLIAC South Division, holding
a two-game lead over Findlay.
The complete NCAA Division II regional rankings can be found at http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/polls/rankings/divii.
Gannon University~University Square ~ Erie, PA 16541-0001
Toll
Free: 1-800-GANNON-U
Sports Press Box E-mail
updated
1/30/08 by: drt
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