LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Five teams converge on the O. Wayne Rollins Center on the University of the Cumberlands' campus in Williamsburg, Ky. for the 2012 Mid-South Conference Wrestling Championship on Saturday.

Saturday's championships begin at 9 a.m. ET.

Two-time defending MSC Champions and No. 3-ranked Campbellsville University headlines the five-team field that includes four nationally ranked teams. In addition to Campbellsville, No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson College, No. 14-ranked and host Cumberlands, No. 18-ranked Shorter University and Cumberland University will compete.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Four Mid-South Conference wrestling teams are ranked in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Wresting Coaches' Top-20 Poll, released on Wednesday by the NAIA.

Campbellsville University leads the MSC teams at No. 3 in the poll. The Tigers climbed one spot this week after receiving 105 team points. Campbellsville is one of three programs to have two grapplers ranked No. 1 in their respective weight class.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Georgetown College and Lindsey Wilson College have separated themselves from the Mid-South Conference pack at the halfway point of conference play.

The Tigers and Blue Raiders each own a 7-1 conference record and sit three games in front of a trio of teams at 4-4 in the MSC standings with eight games to play.

While Georgetown (17-3) and Lindsey Wilson (15-4) are poised to battle down the stretch for the MSC regular season title, anything can happen in season where upsets and buzzer-beaters have become the norm.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- With a little more than a month to go before the start of the postseason, University of the Cumberlands has proved to be the team to beat in the race for the Mid-South Conference regular season title.

Cumberlands is the lone MSC team to go through the first half of the conference slate without a blemish on the record. The Patriots (18-1, 8-0 in the MSC) have been dominant in the conference winning by an average of 18.1 points per game.

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College senior guard Chase Spreen's near full-court buzzer-beater against Georgetown (Ky.) on Jan. 14 is nominated for the GEICO Play of the Year, Intersport announced on Monday.

Over an eight-week span, four incredible college basketball plays will be nominated as the GEICO Play of the Year.

Each week's winner will be determined by fan voting through the official Facebook page (facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three Mid-South Conference teams climb and two slide in the latest NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top-25 Poll, released on Monday by NAIA officials.

University of the Cumberlands, Shawnee State University and Georgetown College each climbed in the poll while Campbellsville University and Lindsey Wilson College slipped.

Cumberlands (18-1) jumped two spots into a tie for No. 6 after winning twice last week, including wins at St. Catharine College and Campbellsville. The Patriots -- who have won a conference-best 16 straight games -- received 254 voting points from the national raters.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Georgetown College and Lindsey Wilson College are in the top-10 and University of Pikeville re-enters the poll in the latest NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top-25 Poll. The poll was released on Monday by NAIA officials.

Georgetown and Lindsey Wilson each climbed three spots in the national poll after winning twice last week.

Georgetown (17-3) is No. 4 after receiving 279 voting points from the national raters. The Tigers beat University of Rio Grande and West Virginia University Tech at home last week to climb back to fourth for the second time this season. Georgetown was No. 4 during the Dec. 5 rating.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College's Ian Stephens is the Mid-South Conference Wrestler of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

The weekly award is Stephens' first of the season and of his career.

Stephens had a perfect week going 4-0, including winning his weight class at the Missouri Valley College Invitational. He won three matches during the week against ranked opponents.