INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The No. 2 Valdosta State softball team is again one of eight NCAA Division II South Region softball teams under consideration in the second NCAA Region Rankings announcement, released Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA national office.
 
The Blazers are 32-3 overall and 25-2 in Gulf South Conference play and have won 21-straight games for the longest current winning streak in all of NCAA Division II.  VSU remained No. 2 in the newest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 also released Wednesday.
 
Along with VSU, Gulf South Conference members Alabama Huntsville, Auburn Montgomery, West Florida and West Georgia also are under consideration this week for the NCAA South Regional.  From the Sunshine State Conference, Rollins, Saint Leo and Tampa are being considered.
 
The term "Under Consideration" will be used alongside these regional rankings until the final rankings of the season when teams will receive the typical number rank to determine who gets a position in the regional tournament.  This is due to the disparity of games played by teams this season with some conferences allowing non-conference play while others are not.
 
Click on the links to the right of this story for the NCAA Division II Softball Teams Under Consideration, for the newest NCAA Top 25 and for the NCAA South Regional hosting announcement. 
 
Valdosta State was chosen Apr. 16, as a pre-determined site to host the NCAA Division II Softball South Regional, May 19-22 at Steel's Diamond at Blazer Park.  The NCAA Division II Championships Committee chose pre-determined regional sites for the 2021 NCAA Division II Softball Championships.  Due to health and safety protocols surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is necessary to conduct all NCAA championship competition at predetermined sites.  The committee believes the sites and hosts chosen will provide an exceptional and safe experience for all participants.
 
The winner of the regional will advance to the NCAA Division II Softball National Championship May 27-31 at The Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver in Denver, Colo. 
 
Participating teams in the NCAA Division II Softball Championship are scheduled to be announced May 17 at 10 a.m. ET on NCAA.com.  Regional host institutions will host the regional regardless of if their team qualifies for the NCAA postseason or not. 
 
Check back with vstateblazers.com early next week for ticket information and more on the regional.
 
The Blazers close the 2021 regular season with a key GSC matchup at No. 18 Alabama Huntsville this weekend.  The series begins with a doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m. ET, followed by a single game Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.  VSU needs one victory in the three-game series to clinch the top seed in the upcoming Gulf South Conference Championship, scheduled for May 6-9 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala.