The Other ACC gets close to Finals series

Calm down people in the Mid-Atlantic, you are not missing out on the usual ACC action. it will be on the way in late November as usual. Today I am referring to the Australian Club Championships which will be underway shortly. The Championships match top teams from various conferences and associations throughout the country into one big basketball fest to determine a national championship. I guess you could call it "August Mayhem" as opposed to "March Madness"!!!

Ok, a look around the leagues finds:

In the Big V Conference, Ringwood led by Sam Belt holds a two game lead over Melbourne with Latrobe City and Diamond Valley rounding out the top four heading into the final week of the regular season.
In the Women's Competition, Hume City sits alone at the top with Waverley and Bulleen secure for the playoffs while Melbourne and Diamond Valley battle it out for the final berth in the playoffs.

The Central ABL the Sturt Sabres through the scoring prowess of Darren Ng and the Norwood Flames sit atop the ladder followed by Forrestville and West Adelaide with , the Southern Tigers and Central Districts battling for the final playoff spot.
West Adelaide sits atop the Women's ladder with Forrestville, Sturt and South Adelaide giving chase. The final spot for the playoffs is being hotly contested by North Adelaide and Norwood.

In the SEABL, Brisbane and the AIS top the East Division while Frankston and Hobart holding down the top two spots in the Souther Division.
On the Women's side, Knox leads Brisbane followed by Bendigo and Kilsyth.

Finally, in the QABL, Cairns leads the way followed by defending national champions Rockhampton and Mackay with Brisbane, Northside and the Gold Coast battling for position number four.
The Townsville Flames top the Ladies Ladder with Gladstone, Rockhampton in the next two spots and a logjam of teams vying for the last playoff spot.

Most conferences are winding down their seasons over the next week with conference playoffs to be followed by the national championships.

For more info on teams and leagues have a look at the following links:

http://www.ababasketball.net.au
http://www.bigv.com.au
http://www.centralabl.com.au
http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au
http://www.seabl.com.au
http://www.waratah.basketball.net.au