University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball landed in sixth place in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings of the 2019-20 season.
Buoyed by second-best strength of schedule (.558) of any team in the Midwest Region, the Screaming Eagles are one of five Great Lakes Valley Conference teams in the top 10. No. 1 Drury University is the top team in the region, while Lewis University (eighth), Lindenwood University (ninth) and Truman State University (10th) round out the regional rankings.
No. 2 Ashland University is second in the ranking, followed by No. 6 Grand Valley State University. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athlete Conference also was represented by Ferris State University, which is ranked seventh in this week’s poll.
The Great Midwest Athlete Conference was represented by No. 11 Walsh University and No. 18 Kentucky Wesleyan College, who were fourth and fifth, respectively.
USI (16-6, 12-4 GLVC), which has the fifth-highest RPI (.587) of any team in the region, is back in action Thursday at 5:30 p.m. when it visits the University of Illinois Springfield. The Eagles return to Screaming Eagles Arena Saturday at 1:05 p.m. when they host Lewis University for their Play4Kay game as well as the NCAA Division II Showcase game.
Fans are encouraged to join the Eagles by wearing pink to Saturday’s game as the Eagles fight to raise breast cancer awareness.
