CLEVELAND - With the release of Wednesday's NCAA South Region Rankings, the Delta State University Lady Statesmen and Statesmen saw little change among their standings among the region's top 10 teams.

The Lady Statesmen, ranked No. 12 nationally, remained third in this week's poll behind Fort Valley State and Arkansas Tech.  Tampa remained fourth followed by Rollins in the top five.  Valdosta State was sixth with Barry, Florida Southern, Kentucky State and Benedict rounding out the poll.  Complete rankings are below.

After dropping a 68-55 decision at Christian Brothers last Saturday, the Statesmen slid one spot to sixth in this week's poll.  Saturday's opponent Arkansas Tech, ranked No. 1 nationally, remained first followed by  Valdosta State, Florida Southern, Clark Atlanta and Rollins in the top five.  Complete rankings are listed below. 

The top eight teams in the final regional rankings on March 7 advance to the NCAA Division II Men's and Women's South Region Basketball Tournament.  Tournament locations will determined by the order of seeding in the final poll. 

The records below indicate Division II wins and wins against South Region opponents.

NCAA DII WOMEN'S SOUTH REGION POLL
1. Fort Valley State (Ga.) 22-1, 21-1
2. Arkansas Tech 20-1, 18-1
3. Delta State 18-2, 18-2
4. Tampa (Fla.) 18-3, 15-3
5. Rollins (Fla.) 15-7, 10-7
6. Valdosta State 14-7, 14-7
7. Barry (Fla.) 14-5, 12-5
8. Florida Southern 17-7, 11-6
9. Kentucky State 15-7, 15-7
10. Benedict 16-7, 16-7 

NCAA DII MEN'S SOUTH REGION POLL
1. Arkansas Tech 19-0, 19-0
2. Valdosta State 17-2, 17-2
3. Florida Southern 16-3, 14-3
4. Clark Atlanta 17-4, 17-4
5. Rollins 14-4, 13-3
6. Delta State 14-4, 14-4
7. Tuskegee 13-8, 13-8
8. Christian Brothers 12-8, 12-8
9. Benedict 14-9, 14-9
10. Claflin 14-9, 14-9