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Clayton State, which finished with a school-record 29-6 mark this season and advanced to the “Final Four of the NCAA Division II National Tournament, received 439 points in the last ranking of the season and moved up 12 spots from the previous ranking. NCAA Division II national champion Southern Connecticut State was the top-ranked team, followed by Division II runner-up Florida Gulf Coast and Cal-San Diego.
The ranking epitomizes the late-season success that the Lakers enjoyed. After winning the Peach Belt Conference regular season championship, Clayton State won the Peach Belt Conference Tournament title and earned the right to host the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional as part of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
There, the Lakers knocked off Carson-Newman, Columbus State and
Georgia College to win the South Atlantic Regional and advance to
the NCAA Division II “Elite Eight” in Kearney, Neb., last week.
Clayton State defeated Texas A&M-Commerce 60-55 in the
quarterfinals, but dropped a tough 61-57 decision against Florida
Gulf Coast in the semifinals. |
capped off its memorable 2006-07 season on Tuesday with its highest
ranking ever in the history of Laker women’s basketball. The final
USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll was
released, and Clayton State was ranked fourth in the final rankings.