INDIANAPOLIS, S.C. -In the first Southeast Region rankings released by the NCAA on Wednesday, Anderson University women's basketball was ranked fourth.

In-state rival, Limestone, claimed the top spot in the ranking, as it holds a 23-0 overall record while Peach Belt Conference leaders, Columbus State and Clayton State, took the No. 2 and No. 3 positions respectively, with identical overall records of 18-4.

The Trojans are the highest rated South Atlantic Conference team in the weekly rankings, as they hold a 17-4 overall record entering Wednesday's road contest with Brevard. With a win, the Trojans would clinch at least a share of first place in the SAC.

Lander was slotted fifth while Augusta landed in the sixth spot. Carson-Newman, the other SAC representative, found the eighth spot between PBC members Francis Marion and North Georgia. Georgia College rounds out the top ten, as the poll was heavily laden with PBC members, eight out of the 10 slots.

The regional rankings are scheduled to be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 2, with the NCAA D-II Tournament selections scheduled to be unveiled on Sunday, March 6.

Eight teams from each of the eight regions will advance to the NCAA Division II tournament. In the Southeast Region, the tournament champions from the SAC, Peach Belt, and Conference Carolinas will receive an automatic bid, with five more at-large selections.

NCAA Southeast Region Rankings
1. Limestone, 23-0
2. Columbus State, 18-4
3. Clayton State, 18-4
4. Anderson, 17-4
5. Lander, 17-6
6. Augusta, 20-5
7. Francis Marion, 17-7
8. Carson-Newman, 16-8
9. North Georgia, 15-9
10. Georgia College, 16-9