Men's Basketball | March 06, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team is No. 1 in the latest NCAA Southeast Region Rankings, which were released Wednesday afternoon.

Records reflect through games played on March 3.

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team wrapped up the regular season with a 23-5 overall record, which is the same as the squad's in-region mark.

Lander is second (20-8) while North Georgia (20-6), Lincoln Memorial (22-7, 22-6) and UNC Pembroke (21-6, 20-6) round out the top five. Emmanuel (22-5, 20-5), Catawba (19-5), Wingate (21-7), Agusta (15-11) and Flagler (16-10) complete the region rankings.

The field for the Southeast Region is comprised of the conference tournament champions from the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and the Peach Belt Conference, as well as the top five teams in the region rankings who aren't tournament champions.    

The national tournament selection criteria are based on in-region winning percentage, D2 winning percentage, D2 strength of schedule, D2 head-to-head competition, and results vs. common D2 opposition.

USC Aiken hosts the PBC Tournament. The Pacers host Georgia College & State Wednesday evenings. The semifinals are Thursday while the PBC Championship is slated for Saturday at 1 p.m.

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