AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 7 University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team is No. 1 in the third regional rankings for the Southeast Region.

The Pacers are currently 26-3 on the year and finished with the Peach Belt Conference regular-season title after going 18-1 against league competition.

USC Aiken clinched the regular-season title with the win at GRU Augusta last Wednesday. The team completed the regular season by downing UNC Pembroke 107-91.

In the region, the Pacers are followed by Lincoln Memorial, Montevallo, GRU Augusta, Anderson, Carson-Newman, Georgia Southwestern and Mount Olive. Newberry and Barton round out the top 10.

Last season, USC Aiken hosted and won the three-day region tournament while en route to a spot in the program's first-ever Elite Eight appearance.

The Pacers open PBC Tournament play against Columbus State Friday night at 7 p.m., in Columbus, Ga.