INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee released its regional rankings earlier this week and the Trojans remain among the area's elite squads, with six South Atlantic Conference teams ranked in the top 10 of the Southeast Region.

Wingate remains ranked No. 1 in the region. The Bulldogs are 25-1 overall and 18-0 in the SAC, riding a 23-match winning streak. Wingate has been the top-ranked team in the region in every poll since the start of the 2008 season. The Bulldogs have hosted the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament the last two years.

Tusculum College remains at third in the rankings. Lincoln Memorial remains at fourth. Carson-Newman College holds steady at sixth, while Catawba College remains at seventh. Anderson University stays steady at ninth.

The rankings include the top 10 teams in each of the eight regions, with records through November 8.

Teams selected to the 2010 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship will be determined Sunday. The selections announcement will be streamed online via www.NCAA.com at 10 p.m. Eastern time.

Tournament champions from the SAC, Peach Belt Conference and Conference Carolinas will receive automatic bids to NCAA Southeast Regional in November. The five remaining top-ranked programs will earn at-large bids to the eight-team regional.

Eight eight-team regional tournaments will be played Nov. 18-21 at campus sites. The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship will be Dec. 2-4 at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.

Southeast Region

Record
1. Wingate 25-1
2. Flagler 24-7
3. Tusculum 23-5
4. Lincoln Memorial 22-6
5. Montevallo 22-11
6. Carson-Newman 15-9
7. Catawba 14-12
8. Lees-McRae 22-7
9. Anderson 17-14
10. Armstrong Atlantic St. 18-12