ACU Golf Erans Bid to Regional Tournament
By: Lance Fleming
Updated: April 27, 2012
ABILENE - The ACU
Wildcats are one of four Lone Star Conference men's golf teams that
have been selected to play in the NCAA Division II South Central /
Midwest Regional, May 7-9 in Jefferson City, Mo.
ACU enters the
tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Central Region behind No. 1
St. Edward's and No. 2 Central Oklahoma. LSC champion Cameron is in the
field as the No. 8 seed, while Midwestern State
is the No. 7 seed and West Texas A&M is the No. 10 seed. Along with
UCO, another former LSC member, Northeastern State at No. 9, is in the
field.
The other teams
in the field are No. 4 Washburn (Kan.), Heartland Conference champion
Arkansas-Fort Smith at No. 5, and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association champion Central Missouri at No.
6.
The teams from
the Midwest Region in the tournament are No. 1 Northern Kentucky, No. 2
Ferris State (Mich.), No. 3 Indianapolis, No. 4 Grand Valley State
(Mich.), No. 5 Bellarmine (Ky.), No. 6 Tiffin (Ohio),
No. 7 Northwood (Mich.), No. 8 Ashland (Ohio), No. 9 Findlay (Ohio), and
No. 10 Wayne State (Mich.).
The latest Golf
World / Nike Golf Division II College Coaches' poll has a handfuil of
teams in the two regions ranked with ACU checking in as the
highest-ranked team at No. 10. Also ranked in the latest
poll are Central Oklahoma (No. 11), St. Edward's (No. 12), Indianapolis
(No. 20), and Central Missouri (No. 24) with several teams receiving
votes in the latest poll.
The South Central
region is paired with the Midwest Region to form a super regional. The
54-hole tournament will be played at the Jefferson City Country Club.
The top five
teams and the top two individuals not with a team from each regional
(regardless of region) will advance to the national championship
tournament, which will be played May 15-19, at The Cardinal
Club in Simpsonville, Ky., as part of the 2012 NCAA Division II Spring
Championships Festival. The Festival will be hosted by Bellarmine
University the Louisville Sports Commission.
