AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men's and women's basketball teams, who closed out their respective seasons Saturday at USC Upstate, will now turn their attention to the upcoming Peach Belt Conference's Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.

Lander University will serve as the host of the 2006 PBC Championships, scheduled for March 1-5, at Finis Horne Arena in Greenwood, S.C.

The format includes four games each day Wednesday-Saturday, with the championship contests slated for Sunday, March 5. On Wed., March 1, two women's and two men's first-round games will take place, followed by four women's quarterfinal matchups on Thursday and four men's quarterfinal matchups on Friday. Four semifinal games -- two women's and two men's -- are slated for Saturday.

Game times are 1:00 p.m., 3:00, 5:00 and 7:00 each day Wednesday-Friday, with Saturday's schedule set for 2:00 p.m., 4:00, 6:00 and 8:00. Sunday's championships are slated for 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The eighth-seeded Lady Jaguars (12-17) will face No. 9 seed USC Aiken (11-16) in the tournament's first game on Wednesday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. The winner of that contest advances to take on No. 1 seed and regular-season champion Clayton State (23-4) on Thursday, March 2, at 1:00 p.m. ASU and USCA split their regular-season matchups, with each team winning on its home floor. The Lady Jags won 64-58 on Feb. 6 in Augusta, while USC Aiken posted a 53-47 victory on Feb. 20 in The Courthouse.

The Lady Jags closed the regular season with victories in five of their last eight games. In contrast, USC Aiken sported an 8-8 record after a 68-56 victory on Jan. 23 at Georgia College & State, but went just 3-8 in its last 11 games.

The sixth-seeded ASU men's squad (15-12) takes on No. 3 seed Armstrong Atlantic State (21-6) on Friday, March 3 at 3:00 p.m. The teams split their pair of regular-season meetings. The Jaguars won 64-58 in Savannah on Jan. 23. Nine days later, the Pirates knocked off ASU 70-52 in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

AASU closed its regular season with wins in five of its last six games, including a 74-49 victory over North Georgia on Saturday. The Jaguars were 6-2 in their last eight games, despite Saturday's 77-63 loss at USC Upstate.

2006 Peach Belt Conference
Men's and Women's Basketball Championships
March 1-5, 2006
Finis Horne Arena -- Greenwood, S.C.
Hosted by Lander University

Wednesday, March 1 -- First Round
No. 8 AUGUSTA STATE (12-17) vs. No. 9 USC Aiken (11-16), 1:00 p.m. (women)
No. 7 Columbus State (16-14) vs. No. 10 Lander (5-22), 3:00 p.m. (women)
No. 7 Francis Marion (12-15) vs. No. 10 UNC Pembroke (4-23), 5:00 p.m. (men)
No. 8 Lander (7-20) vs. No. 9 USC Aiken (6-21), 7:00 p.m. (men)

Thursday, March 2 -- Quarterfinals
No. 1 Clayton State (23-4) vs. No. 8 - No. 9 winner, 1:00 p.m (women)
No. 4 Armstrong Atlantic State (15-12) vs. No. 5 Georgia College & State (14-13), 3:00 p.m (women)
No. 3 UNC Pembroke (15-12) vs. No. 6 Francis Marion (11-15), 5:00 p.m. (women)
No. 2 USC Upstate (15-12) vs. No. 7 - No. 10 winner, 7:00 p.m. (women)

Friday, March 3 -- Quarterfinals
No. 2 Georgia College & State (19-7) vs. No. 7 - No. 10 winner, 1:00 p.m. (men)
No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic State (21-6) vs. No. 6 AUGUSTA STATE (15-12), 3:00 p.m. (men)
No. 4 Clayton State (21-6) vs. No. 5 USC Upstate (17-9), 5:00 p.m. (men)
No. 1 Columbus State (22-7) vs. No. 8 - No. 9 winner, 7:00 p.m. (men)

Saturday, March 4 -- Semifinals
No. 1 - No. 8 - No. 9 winner vs. No. 4 - No. 5 winner, 2:00 p.m. (women)
No. 2 - No. 7 - No. 10 winner vs. No. 3 - No. 6 winner, 4:00 p.m. (women)
No. 2 - No. 7 - No. 10 winner vs. No. 3 - No. 6 winner, 6:00 p.m. (men)
No. 1 - No. 8 - No. 9 winner vs. No. 4 - No. 5 winner, 8:00 p.m. (men)

Sunday, March 5 -- Championship
No. 1 - No. 8 - No. 9 - No. 4 - No. 5 winner vs. No. 2 - No. 7 - No. 10 - No. 3 - No. 6 winner, 2:00 p.m. (women)
No. 1 - No. 8 - No. 9 - No. 4 - No. 5 winner vs. No. 2 - No. 7 - No. 10 - No. 3 - No. 6 winner, 4:30 p.m. (men)