INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The No. 15 Emory & Henry College Softball Team remains in the No. 4 position of the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region for the third week in a row, NCAA officials announced late Thursday. These rankings, combined with the automatic qualifiers given to conference champions, are the official means of determining the field for the NCAA Division III Tournament. The final ranking will be released on Monday, May 17 along with the 48-team national tournament bracket.

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All nine spots in the ranking remain the same as last week. E&H is one of four ODAC schools in the top nine of the Atlantic Region. No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan University leads the way while No. 17 Randolph-Macon College is eighth and Lynchburg is ninth.

As the highest-ranked team in the region to not win its conference's automatic qualification, the Wasps will be given first consideration by the selection committee for one of the tournament's five at-large bids. VWU won the ODAC, Birmingham-Southern College claimed the Southern Athletic Association title and Salisbury University captured the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference crown. Sixth-ranked Moravian College is currently amidst the Landmark Conference Tournament.

The selection show will be streamed on NCAA.com on Monday, May 17 at 1:00 p.m.

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NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Rankings 

1.  Virginia Wesleyan *                                 
2.  Salisbury
3.  Birmingham-Southern
4.  Emory & Henry *
5.  Christopher Newport
6.  Moravian
7.  Emory
8.  Randolph-Macon *
9.  Lynchburg *

* denotes Old Dominion Athletic Conference school