1. 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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 18th
TRITONS 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.
SNAKEBITTEN 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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NAIA 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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 10th AND 11th
THE 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.
TOP 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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM JANUARY 4th
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.
THE 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.
CENTURY 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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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM DECEMBER 28th, 2013
NUMBER ONE CONTINUES TO ROLL – The top-ranked team in the nation, the UW-STEVENS POINT POINTERS faced a dire threat yesterday from the WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY PIRATES. Whitworth actually led the venerable Pointers at Halftime by a score of 45-43 but Stevens Point came out in the 2nd Half focused and ready to play. When all was said and done the Pointers improved to 9-0 with a 93-75 victory.
TOP 25 UPSETS – The unranked MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY BIG BLUE welcomed the number 19 UW-STOUT BLUE DEVILS and toppled them 68-56 in a masterpiece of hardcourt defense. The Big Blue are now 6-4, the Blue Devils fall to 7-3. *** And the DICKINSON COLLEGE RED DEVILS were also ungracious hosts, upsetting the 23rd-ranked GUILFORD COLLEGE QUAKERS in an authoritative 90-75 affair. With this win the Red Devils improve to Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG NAMED ONE OF THE TOP COLLEGE SPORTS BLOGS FOR 2013
E-College Finder has named Balladeer’s Blog as one of the Top College Sports Blogs for 2013. Starting off with my basketball and hockey coverage in January through college baseball and my multi-award-winning football coverage it’s nice to get noticed! In 2012 Balladeer’s Blog’s American election coverage was recognized so it’s great marking back-to-back years being honored for different aspects of my blog’s coverage.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION TWO – 1. BETHEL (IN) PILOTS (as in riverboat pilots) ### 2. EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 3. CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY WOLVES (2013 champions) ### 4. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS ### 5. INDIANA WESLEYAN WILDCATS ###
6. INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST GRENADIERS (2013 runners-up) ### 7. ROBERT MORRIS (IL) EAGLES ### 8. DORDT COLLEGE DEFENDERS ### 9. HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY FORESTERS ### 10. Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS FOR 2013
The postseason is over! Here’s one last round of congratulations for the national champions in all the divisions of college basketball covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (KY) TIGERS
Runners-up – Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lions
2012 Champions – Concordia (CA) Eagles
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NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY WOLVES
Runners-up – Indiana University Southeast Grenadiers
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES IN D2 AND D3
NCAA DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Two 1 seeds, the DRURY UNIVERSITY PANTHERS and the METRO STATE UNIVERSITY ROADRUNNERS clashed yesterday for the D2 national title. The Roadrunners had the Panthers off their game in the 1st half and were slowly but surely pulling further and further away. By the break Metro State led by a score of Continue reading
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