INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. | Georgia College & State University is listed sixth in the Southeast region in the second regional rankings for the 2026 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament.

There will be one more published regional ranking before the final selection by the NCAA for regional play May 11. Eight teams will be selected in the Southeast region for the national tournament. In the Southeast region, the winners from the Peach Belt, South Atlantic Conference and Conference Carolinas (Francis Marion University) tournaments earn automatic berths while the other five will be at-large selections based on the regional rankings.

GCSU is currently 26-18 overall and in fourth place in the Peach Belt Conference at 14-10.  The Bobcats are one of four Peach Belt institutions under consideration. GCSU joins No. 1 University of North Georgia (37-7), No. 4 Lander University (31-16),  and No. 5 Columbus State University (30-19) in the second ranking. The other teams listed in the ranking are No. 2 Francis Marion (41-11), No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne University (37-11), No. 7 Wingate University (23-17), No. 8 University of Mount Olive (31-21), No. 9 Southern Wesleyan University (37-14), and No. 10 Anderson (S.C.) University (34-10).

The Bobcats return to action Friday (May 1) with a 2 p.m. Peach Belt contest doubleheader against Middle Georgia State University at the Bobcat Softball Field . The teams will also play a 2 p.m.  game Sunday (May 3). GCSU will recognize its seniors after Sunday's (May 3) contest.

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Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for five consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won six 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.