LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team was voted seventh in the latest edition NCAA Division II South Regional Poll.

After going 1-1 on the week, UWA (17-7, 5-4 Gulf South Conference) dropped back one spot in the fourth poll of the season.

Five schools from Gulf South Conference join the Tigers in the poll. Delta State, the highest ranked from the GSC, is No. 2, followed by Arkansas Tech in fourth and Valdosta State in fifth. Harding is ranked sixth and newcomer, Southern Arkansas rounds out the conference schools in 10th.

Florida Gulf Coast, with an overall record of 22-0, was voted the top team in the region joined by Florida Tech in third, Tampa in eighth and Rollins is ninth.

The Tigers, who have won five of their last six contests, look to pick up their third win on the road and second straight, when they travel to Valdosta State this weekend. The game is the third straight away from Pruitt Hall for UWA.

Tip-off against the Lady Blazers is set for 1:00 p.m. and can be heard on WZNJ-FM 106.5 and athletics.uwa.edu. It will also be streamed over the internet at athletics.uwa.edu.