AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State slipped to No. 2 in the sixth and final South Atlantic Region poll of the 2007-08 season, released Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA.

USC Aiken, ranked second behind the Jaguars in the first five polls, overtook ASU and moved into the top spot in the region rankings. The Pacers posted a 2-0 record last week, while the Jags went 1-1 during the final week of the regular season.

The Jags take a 22-5 overall record into this weekend’s Peach Belt Conference Tournament at the USCA Convocation Center in Aiken, S.C. ASU will play at 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon against the winner of Wednesday’s first-round matchup between No. 7 Clayton State and No. 10 UNC Pembroke.

NCAA South Atlantic Region Poll
(records are through Sunday, March 2)

			Overall Record	Region Record

1.  USC Aiken 			25-2	25-1
2.  AUGUSTA STATE 		22-4	22-4
3.  Wingate 			21-4	19-4
4.  Lenoir-Rhyne 		20-5	19-5
5.  Virginia Union 		20-7	18-7
6.  Elizabeth City State	17-7	17-7
7.  Bowie State			19-8	19-8
8.  Johnson C. Smith		19-9	19-9
9.  Carson-Newman 		17-6	17-6
10. Catawba			16-11	16-10