LILBURN, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team moved up to 13^th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.

USC Aiken is one of three Peach Belt Conference teams ranked currently with Clayton State the highest ranked PBC squad at No. 4. Lander is presently ranked 18^th.

The Pacers were ranked 17^th in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll. In the first regular season poll of 2011-12 on Nov. 22, USC Aiken checked in at No. 23. The Pacers were ranked 21^st on Nov. 29. USC Aiken was ranked 18^th in the Dec. 6 poll. In the last poll of the 2011 portion of the 2011-12 regular season on Dec. 13, USC Aiken was ranked 16^th.

The first poll of 2012 saw the Pacers ranked 14^th. USC Aiken was ranked 13^th on Jan. 10 and 11^th on Jan. 17. USC Aiken checked in at No. 15 three weeks ago before being ranked 16^th two weeks ago. Last week, the Pacers were ranked 15^th.

USC Aiken has been in the top-25 for at least one week in four of the last five seasons.

The Pacers have now been ranked in 24 straight USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.

USC Aiken enters the upcoming week coming off two huge wins last week.

The Pacers opened things last week by besting then No. 17 Lander, 65-62, in a battle of top-20 teams on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

USC Aiken (19-3, 12-2 PBC) then avenged one of its two losses in Peach Belt Conference play with a 58-44 home win over UNC Pembroke on Saturday, Feb. 11.

The Pacers have two more important Peach Belt Conference East Division games this week, beginning with a 5:30 p.m. game against rival Augusta State on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

USC Aiken, which is one game behind Lander (18-4, 13-1 PBC) in the PBC East Division standings, will then welcome the nationally 18^th-ranked Bearcats to the Convocation Center for another top-20 showdown at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. 

The contest will be a part of USC Aiken's Homecoming celebration.