Category Archives: College Basketball

February 5, 2014 · 6:20 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S RANKINGS

azusa pacificNCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) DIVISION ONE – 1. AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS   ###   2. SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS   ###   3. INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WILDCATS   ###  4. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM   ###   5. COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY COUGARS   ###  

SouthernNazarene_CrimsonStorm_150px6. SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM   ###   7. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE   ###   8. CINCINATTI CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES   ###   9. POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SEA LIONS   ###   10. Continue reading →

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February 2, 2014 · 4:12 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM FEBRUARY 1st

SiouxFallsCougarsCOUGARS PREVAIL AT HOME – The UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS COUGARS welcomed the BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS yesterday. The Cougars were beating up on the Beavers in the First Half and led by a score of 41-29 at Halftime but the Second Half became a different story. Bemidji State came roaring back (do beavers roar?) and actually outscored the homestanding USF in the Second Half but the Cougars held on to win by a final score of 87-78.

fresno pacific sunbirdsFRESNO PACIFIC WITH THE UPSET – The FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SUNBIRDS upset the HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY HAWKS and did it on the road no less! The Sunbirds (love that name) were in control from start to finish in this game and had compiled a 32-23 lead by the break. The Second Half saw FPU pour on the offense even more and Continue reading →

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January 29, 2014 · 6:15 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) – DIVISION ONE 

Washington Adventist University Shock1. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK   ###   2. DAEMEN COLLEGE WILDCATS   ###   3. VICTORY UNIVERSITY EAGLES   ###   4. ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS   ###   5. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY AT BELLEVILLE LYNX

Concordia (AL) Logo6. CONCORDIA (AL) HORNETS   ###   7. NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS   ###   8. TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS   ###   9. Continue reading →

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January 26, 2014 · 4:04 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 25th

TAMinternationaldustdevilsDUST DEVILS SMOKE THE PATRIOTS – The TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DUST DEVILS took it on the road yesterday against the DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS and defended their top spot in the Heartland Conference.

The Dust Devils were very much in control throughout the entire game and converted a 41-34 Halftime lead into a 90-71 victory by the time all was said and done. TAMIU improves to 15-4 for the season, 8-1 in Heartland Conference play. The Patriots fall to 6-10 overall, 3-6 in conference play.

Newman JetsHELLO, NEWMAN! – Staying in the Heartland Conference for the moment the NEWMAN UNIVERSITY JETS played host to the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS. The Jets trailed at the break by a score of 45-38 and the 2nd Half didn’t look to be going much better at first. However a late run permitted Newman to walk away with a win by a final talley of Continue reading →

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January 22, 2014 · 8:35 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

Florida Southern College Mocs1. FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MOCCASINS   ###   2. METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS (2013 runners-up)   ###   3. WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY HILLTOPPERS   ###   4. DRURY UNIVERSITY PANTHERS (defending champions)   ###   5. TARLETON STATE TEXANS   ###   6. Continue reading →

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January 19, 2014 · 3:45 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 18th

missouri st louis tritonsTRITONS FISH UP A COMEBACK WIN – The UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT SAINT LOUIS TRITONS welcomed the QUINCY UNIVERSITY HAWKS yesterday. The Tritons found themselves trailing at Halftime by a score of 36-25 but came alive in the 2nd Half to win the game, led by Tylor Wimbish’s 27 points. The final score in this hardcourt epic was Tritons 75  Hawks 72.

St Mary's TX RattlersSNAKEBITTEN IN TRIPLE OVERTIME – The SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY (TX) RATTLERS likewise pulled off a comeback victory in yesterday’s action, but theirs was done on the road. The Rattlers had traveled to take on the TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DUST DEVILS and found themselves down 29-28 at the break. St Mary’s rallied to tie things up at 61 apiece by the end of Regulation. It took THREE OVERTIME PERIODS before the Continue reading →

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January 15, 2014 · 10:52 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

Southwestern Assemblies of God LionsNAIA DIVISION ONE – 1. SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS    ###    2. COLUMBIA (MO) COUGARS    ###    3. UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE BEARS    ###    4. CAL STATE-SAN MARCOS COUGARS     ###     5. EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS    ###    6. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM    ###    7. Continue reading →

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January 12, 2014 · 5:38 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 10th AND 11th

Environ Science and Forestry Mighty OaksTHE MIGHTY OAKS RULE THE WORLD – The COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY out of the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) traveled to take on the NCAA’s ALFRED STATE PIONEERS. At Halftime the upstart Mighty Oaks led 43-39 but by the end of regulation the Pioneers had tied it all up at 75 apiece. The score stood at 85-85 at the end of the first Overtime but the second Overtime ended with the Mighty Oaks eking out a 96-95 upset win.

Amherst Lord Jeffs logoTOP 25 UPSETS – The 8th ranked AMHERST COLLEGE LORD JEFFS welcomed their archrivals, the number 5 WILLIAMS COLLEGE EPHS (“eephs”) and wound up toppling them 84-73. The Lord Jeffs led 44-35 at the Half and stayed in control in the 2nd Half   ###   The WHEATON (IL) THUNDER took the 12th ranked AUGUSTANA COLLEGE VIKINGS into Overtime before pulling off a 66-63 upset   ###   Also in Overtime the PSU-HARRISBURG LIONS brought down the number 14 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY CAPTAINS by a Continue reading →

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January 8, 2014 · 9:59 pm

BETTING ON WHO NEXT YEAR’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS WILL BE?

puck1The college football season is behind us now until August when the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off their seasons. I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking me to predict next year’s champions given my blog’s reputation for predicting the ascension of various college football teams over the past few years. Yes it may be true that in 2010 I predicted a national championship for the Marian University Knights by 2015 (they won the title in 2012) and I accurately foresaw the 2013 playoff run for the Tabor College Blue Jays at the end of the 2012 season.

That type of Continue reading →

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January 5, 2014 · 7:06 pm

COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM JANUARY 4th

kccougar_logosmall.gif (150×154)SCORING ORGY IN DOUBLE OVERTIME – The KUYPER COLLEGE COUGARS were on the road against the PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET PEREGRINES yesterday in an offensive explosion that lasted through regulation and two Overtime periods. In the end the Cougars went back home with a 127-120 victory   ###   Also in Double Overtime the MCPHERSON COLLEGE BULLDOGS defeated the visiting HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY INDIANS by a score of 112-105.

Bethany Swedes logoTHE BAHAMA HOUSE SHOOTOUT – The BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES took on the TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TROJANS in the semifinals of this tournament yesterday. The Swedes put up 92 points to the 82 scored by the Trojans   ###   And in the other semifinal the top-ranked host school, the EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES came out on top in an 82-60 affair against the CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE TIGERS.  

talladegacollegetornadoesCENTURY CLUB – NAIA DIVISION ONE – The TALLADEGA COLLEGE TORNADOES were very ungracious hosts to the DILLARD UNIVERSITY BLEU (sic) DEVILS, mangling them to the tune of 123-76   ###   Meanwhile the COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS notched a 101-91 victory over the MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS   ###   And the LU-BELLEVILLE LYNX entered the Century Club with their 100-91 win over the Continue reading →

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