The Notre Dame College Falcons fell to eighth in the most recent Atlantic Region Rankings released late Wednesday afternoon. IUP remained the top team in the region- West Liberty stayed in the second position- and- Virginia State stayed in the third position in the rankings. MercyHurst comes in at fourth- while Fairmont State moved up to the fifth spot. East Stroudsburg is sixth- West Chester is seventh- while the Falcons are in the eighth spot. Slippery Rock is ninth- and- Shippensburg is 10th. The top eight teams in all eight regions will qualify for the NCAA tournament at season's end.
Bruce Hodges talked about the rankings:
" What we expected. We have to go our absolute hardest the rest of the way."Hodges stated.
Drew Scarberry talked about the importance of every game:
" Every game is gonna be a battle and we need to play every game like it is our last." Scarberry said.
NDC will close out the regular season Saturday at Urbana. Tip time is slated for 4 PM.
Atlantic Region Rankings (Records As of Games after 2/26.)
1. Indiana (PA) 23-2
2. West Liberty 22-3
3. Virginia State 22-4
4. MercyHurst 18-5
5. Fairmont State 19-7
6. East Stroudsburg 17-6
7. West Chester 20-6
8. NDC 19-7
9. Slippery Rock 17-8
10. Shippensburg 19-6
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