INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Augusta University men's basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA National Rankings, released by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Tuesday afternoon. After winning the PBC Regular Season and the PBC Tournament, Augusta (26-5) is primed to host the NCAA Southeast Regional March 11-14. Purchase tickets online at augustajags.com starting March 8. 

NCAA Southeast Region Tournament

From Head Coach Dip Metress
"To be the lone Peach Belt school left is a testament to the gauntlet of the Peach Belt this year. Everything moves very quickly in March.  Take nothing for granted."
 
 
NABC Division II Coaches Poll (March 7, 2023 – Regular Season Poll #15, Final Poll)

                                                                  Record    Points   Previous       
1. Nova Southeastern, Fla. (13)                      30-0         397            1
2. Northwest Missouri State (3)                       30-2         387            2
3. Indiana, Pa.                                               30-1         367            3
4. Point Loma, Calif.                                       27-3         347            4
5. West Liberty, W.Va.                                    28-3         329            5
6. Cal State San Bernardino                           27-3         309            8
7. Fort Lewis, Colo.                                        28-3         298           10
8. UNC Pembroke                                          26-3         267            6
9. Indianapolis, Ind.                                        26-4         258            7
10. Augusta, Ga.                                            26-5         227           18
11. Central Oklahoma                                    26-5         226           12
12. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.                            27-4         214            9
13. West Texas A&M                                      25-6         183           22
14. Colorado School of Mines                         26-5         177           13
15. Southern Nazarene, Okla.                         25-4         167           11
16. Mercyhurst, Pa.                                        24-5         156           15
17. West Alabama                                          26-5         147           21
18. Northern State, S.D.                                 24-6         139           17
19. St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y.                         26-4         127           20
20. Colorado Mesa                                         25-5         119           14
21. Black Hills State, S.D.                               25-5         100           16
22. MSU Moorhead, Minn.                              25-6          72           NR
23. Angelo State, Texas                                 25-6          69           19
24. Saint Anselm, N.H.                                   22-7          35           NR
25. Bentley, Mass.                                         21-6          28           24

Others receiving votes: Alabama Huntsville 19, Hillsdale (Mich.) 18, Missouri-St. Louis 10, Saint Martin's (Wash.) 7, Emporia State (Kan.) 6, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 4, Southern Arkansas 2, Ashland (Ohio) 1, McKendree (Ill.) 1, North Georgia 1.

Dropped out: Hillsdale (23), Saint Martin's (25).

Records are through games of March 7, 2023.  Previous ranking was from Feb. 28, 2023 poll.


Augusta University will play host to the Southeast Regional of the NCAA Division II Tournament, beginning Saturday at Christenberry Fieldhouse.
 
The men's basketball team defeated Lander 86-72 on March 5 to capture the Peach Belt Conference Tournament crown. The victory earned the Jaguars the conference's automatic bid into the tournament as well as one of the eight No. 1 seeds. Tyshaun Crawford  led the Jaguars with 35 points in the title game while Miguel Arnold added 16 points and Tyree Myers and David Viti both added 11 points.  Head coach Dip Metress led the Jaguars to a 26-5 record this season, including 14-2 at home
 
"It was a pretty full house today and that energy, that excitement — we need that atmosphere if we're going to win this regional," said director of athletics Ryan Erlacher. "We want everyone to come out and support our team because they just feed off that energy that's in there. We saw that today. I think the success we have is going to mirror the excitement and the energy that's in the building. Hopefully, everyone will come out and support our team."


Augusta University will face eighth-seeded Emmanuel at 5 p.m. Saturday in Game 3. Sixth-seed Lander will face No. 3 seed Lincoln Memorial in Game 1 at noon while No. 7 seed North Georgia will face No. 2 seed UNC Pembroke in Game 2 at 2:30 p.m. Catawba, who enters the tournament as the fifth seed, will face fourth seed USC Aiken at 7:30 in the nightcap.
 
The winners of Games 1 and 2 advance to the regional semifinals at 5 p.m. Sunday while the Game 3 and 4 winners will play at 7:30 p.m. Those winners will square off in the regional final at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14.
 


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