WINGATE, N.C. | Georgia College & State University have moved up two positions to No. 5 in this week's Division II College Sports Communicators Southeast Region Poll.

The poll is voted on by six sports information directors in the region (two per conference).

GCSU is off to a 6-1 start after picking up a 57-50 home win over Fort Valley State University last week.

Carson-Newman University received two first-place votes and is ranked first followed by the University of North Georgia, which received the other four first-place votes, Francis Marion University, Coker University and GCSU to fill out the top five. Belmont Abbey College is listed sixth and is followed by the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Columbus State University, Augusta University and Georgia Southwestern State University to complete the top 10.

The Bobcats have two games this week. GCSU will face Southern Wesleyan University at 5 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 4) in Central, South Carolina, before hosting Columbus State in their Peach Belt Conference opener at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 7) inside the Centennial Center.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for four consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won five consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.