JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/22/2006 - For the ninth time this season, both the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University men’s and women’s basketball teams find themselves ranked in the NAIA Top-10 at the same time. In the latest rankings released on Wednesday, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ women stayed at No. 4 in the nation. The Bulldog’s stay outside the top-10 lasted just one week as they jumped back to the No. 9 position.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s men, now 23-5 on the season, have been ranked all season and have been in the NAIA Top-10 for nine of the 10 rankings released to this point. On the season, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is 13-3 versus teams ranked in the NAIA Top-25 and are 4-1 versus teams currently ranked in the top 3 (lost on neutral court to No. 1 LSU-Shreveport 92-86; defeated No. 2 Mountain State at home 83-78 and away 104-98 OT; and defeated No. 3 Oklahoma City at home 67-66 and away 79-73). Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ closes out their regular season this week with conference games at Martin Methodist on Thursday night and home versus Freed-Hardeman on Saturday. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ currently sits in a tie for first in the conference with a 7-3 record.
In each of the rankings this year, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Lady Bulldogs have been ranked in the Top-10. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ currently sits in second place in the TranSouth at 8-2. The Lady Bulldogs finished their regular season this week with a road game at Martin Methodist and a home rematch versus No. 2 Freed-Hardeman. If Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ wins their final two games, they will secure the No. 2 seed in next week’s TranSouth Conference Tournament.
The final NAIA ranking will be released next Wednesday, March 1. The TranSouth Conference Tournament will begin next week for both the men and the women. The conference tournament schedules are listed below. The NAIA National Tournaments will be the same week again this year, beginning on Wednesday, March 15 and going through Tuesday, March 21. The women’s national tournament will be held right here in Jackson, while the men’s tournament will take place in Kansas City, Missouri.
TranSouth Women’s Tournament
All Game Times are 7:00 pm CST
Each Game played at the home of the higher seed
Tuesday, Feb. 28 (First Round)
#1 BYE
#5 at #4
#6 at #3
#7 at #2
Friday, March 3 (Semifinals)
#5/#4 winner at #1
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner
Monday, March 6 (Championship)
TranSouth Men’s Tournament
All Game Times are 7:00 pm CST
Each Game played at the home of the higher seed
Thursday, March 2 (First Round)
#1 BYE
#5 at #4
#6 at #3
#7 at #2
Saturday, March 4 (Semifinals)
#5/#4 winner at #1
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner
Tuesday, March 7 (Championship)
#DOGS#
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