DURANT - Southeastern Oklahoma men's basketball team fell two spots to No. 3 when the latest South Central Region Rankings released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee.

The Savage Storm dropped their first home game of the season and suffered their first loss since Jan. 8 - a span of 11 games -as Central Oklahoma claimed a 94-88 win at Bloomer Sullivan Gymanasium last Wednesday.

Southeastern finished as champions of the Lone Star Conference's North Division with an 11-1 mark against the division as it has now won 15 of its last 17 games including an 88-72 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in the opening round of the LSC Tournament Tuesday night in Durant.

The Savage Storm will travel to Wichita Falls, Texas on Friday for a semifinal matchup with West Texas A&M, which claimed an 82-80 win over Texas A&M-Commerce Tuesday night in Canyon.

Central Missouri reclaimed top billing in the region even after falling 78-71 last week at Emporia State (Kan.). The Mules are 5-3 over their last eight games.

Northwest Missouri leapfrogged over the Savage Storm on the strength of a four-game winning streak over the bottom four clubs in the MIAA - Washburn (Kan.), Missouri Southern, Missouri Western and Fort Hays State.

The Bearcats, who split the regular season MIAA co-championship with Central Missouri, are 11-3 over their last 14.

Midwestern State maintained its hold on the No. 4 spot after clinching the homecourt for the LSC Postseaston Tournament with a pair of wins last week.

At 24-3, the Savage Storm is off to its best start since 1996-97 when Southeastern finished the regular season with a 24-2 record. SOSU is currently ranked No. 9 in the NABC/Coaches' Poll.

The final regional rankings will be released via the NCAA Division II National Selection Show to be aired on CSTV.com, 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The tournament will conclude 7 p.m., Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas.