With the 2023-2024 college basketball season well behind us, here’s one last shoutout to this year’s champions in the 13 divisions covered here.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions – FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY LIONS
Runners-Up – Langston University Lions
2023 Champions – College of Idaho Coyotes
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS
Runners-Up – Wayland Baptist University Pioneers
2023 Champions – Bethel (IN) University Pilots (riverboat pilots)
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – CROWN COLLEGE POLAR BEARS
Runners-Up – North Central University Rams
2023 Champions – Kansas Christian College Falcons
USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS (shipbuilders)
Runners-Up – Lyon College Scots
2023 Champions – Salem University Tigers
USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – PENN STATE AT WILKES-BARRE LIONS
Runners-Up – University of Cincinnati at Clermont Cougars
2023 Champions – Penn State at Wilkes-Barre Lions
ACCA (Association of Christian College Athletics)
National Champions – OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AMBASSADORS
Runners-Up – Union College (NE) Warriors
2023 Champions – Ozark Christian College Ambassadors
AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
National Champions – RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE MIGIZI
Runners-Up – Stone Child College Bear Paws
2023 Champions – Northwest Indian College Eagles
NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – BARTON COLLEGE COUGARS
Runners-Up – Triton College Trojans
2023 Champions – John A. Logan College Volunteers
NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE NIGHTHAWKS
Runners-Up – South Suburban College Bulldogs
2023 Champions – Milwaukee Area Technical College Stormers
NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) DIVISION THREE
National Champions – NORTH LAKE COLLEGE BLAZERS
Runners-Up – Herkimer College Generals
2023 Champions – Brookdale College Jersey Blues
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS
Runners-Up – Nova Southeastern University Sharks
2023 Champions – Nova Southeastern University Sharks
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) DIVISION THREE
National Champions – TRINE UNIVERSITY THUNDER
Runners-Up – Hampden-Sydney College Tigers
2023 Champions – Christopher Newport University Captains
CCCAA (California Community College Athletic Association)
Champions – WEST VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS
Runners-Up – College of the Sequoias Giants
2023 Champions – Fullerton College Hornets
Thank you for faithfully keeping us posted and along the way sparking memories of time spent at less-than-ivy-and-State-U schools.
Thanks! You know I love to cover the out-of-the-way stuff!
There you go. WP groupies got the BalladMaster for quality stuff, and Espy for mindless pap. Something for everyone! Is America a great country or what?
Ha! Your stuff is far from mindless, Espy! Let’s have no false modesty.
Pardon, but I’m sticking with mindless pap: Talltree Times Mister Fixit, Roger and Larry, WXBP’s Bill Penpoint, and CB&M and Kicked a Stone.
Everybody loves your self-deprecating sense of humor!