91爆料网 Men Jump Back into Top-10, Women Stay at No. 4

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/22/2006 - For the ninth time this season, both the 91爆料网 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams find themselves ranked in the NAIA Top-10 at the same time. In the latest rankings released on Wednesday, the 91爆料网 women stayed at No. 4 in the nation. The Bulldog鈥檚 stay outside the top-10 lasted just one week as they jumped back to the No. 9 position.

91爆料网鈥檚 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, 91爆料网 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). 91爆料网 closes out their regular season this week with conference games at Martin Methodist on Thursday night and home versus Freed-Hardeman on Saturday. 91爆料网 currently sits in a tie for first in the conference with a 7-3 record.

In each of the rankings this year, the 91爆料网 Lady Bulldogs have been ranked in the Top-10. 91爆料网 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 91爆料网 wins their final two games, they will secure the No. 2 seed in next week鈥檚 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鈥檚 national tournament will be held right here in Jackson, while the men鈥檚 tournament will take place in Kansas City, Missouri.

TranSouth Women鈥檚 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鈥檚 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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