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| West Alabama had plenty to celebrate Thursday night, winning the outright Gulf South Conference championship. (UWAathletics.com) |
Instead, the Tigers were celebrating all alone after claiming the outright Gulf South Conference championship with a 42-27 win over rival North Alabama.
With the win, West Alabama finished a perfect 5-0 in GSC play; Valdosta State finished 4-1 and in sole possession of second place.
West Alabama's win will likely move it back into the top six of the region rankings and opens the discussion of fairness in the rankings. In the latest region rankings, the Blazers were ranked No. 1 and the Tigers were seventh.
But, now that West Alabama has claimed the outright conference title and closed out the regular season with just two Division II losses, the same amount as VSU, some believe the Tigers should be ranked ahead of the Blazers since they won the head-to-head matchup this season.
The final region rankings will be released Sunday at 5 p.m.
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