NCAA DIVISION 2 – 1. METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS ### 2. WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS ### 3. WESTERN WASHINGTON VIKINGS (defending champs) ### 4. MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS ### 5. CAL POLY- POMONA BRONCOS ### 6. IUP CRIMSON HAWKS ### 7. SEATTLE PACIFIC FALCONS ### 8. EAST STROUDSBURG WARRIORS ### 9. FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOCS ### 10. BELLARMINE KNIGHTS ### 11. SOUTHERN INDIANA SCREAMING EAGLES ### 12. LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY RAILSPLITTERS (love that Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: FEBRUARY 6TH
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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM FEBRUARY 2ND
NUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL – The LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES went into yesterday’s game as the number 3 team in the nation. The 19th ranked WESTMINSTER GRIFFINS hosted them and sent them home with a 95-82 loss despite a spirited comeback attempt by Lee in the closing minutes. The Griffins improve to 20-4 and the Flames fall to 21-3.
OTHER TOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA Division One – The 4th ranked WESTMONT WARRIORS fell on the road 78-75 to the SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HAWKS ### The (20) ROGERS STATE HILLCATS upended the number 9 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST BISON in a 59-55 defensive epic ### The 12th ranked HOPE INTERNATIONAL ROYALS were routed at home by the ever-tough CONCORDIA (CA) EAGLES by a score of 75-55 ### The number 22 CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS wound up getting spanked and pantsed at the GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS 70-49 on Alumni Day ### The unranked TOUGALOO BULLDOGS edged the (23) PHILANDER SMITH PANTHERS in Overtime 77-76 ### … And at 25 the ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM got extinguished by the Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: JANUARY 30TH
NCCAA Division 2 – 1. FLORIDA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SUNS ### 2. OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TRAILBLAZERS ### 3. VALLEY FORGE PATRIOTS ### 4. OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AMBASSADORS ### 5. NORTHLAND INTERNATIONAL PIONEERS ### 6. TRINITY BAPTIST LIONS ### 7. GRACE Continue reading
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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM JANUARY 26TH
NUMBER THREE TAKES A FALL – The 25th ranked UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS hosted the number 3 team in the nation yesterday, the PIKEVILLE UNIVERSITY BEARS. In what turned out to be the game of the day the Patriots hung tough and won a 73-71 Instant Classic that may turn out to be the team’s signature win of the regular season. ### Meanwhile the WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS took on the 4th ranked JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES and came out on top by a score of 84-70. ### At number 8 the WILLIAM CAREY CRUSADERS fell on the road to the unranked AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS in a 62-55 clash. ### The (18) ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLCATS joined the fad of ranked teams losing on the road yesterday. The Hillcats were toppled 69-65 by the ever-tough LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS. ### .. And the number 24 SHAWNEE STATE BEARS added some novelty by losing at home to the ST CATHARINE PATRIOTS in an 80-72 hardcourt epic.
TOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA DIVISION TWO – The SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE brought down the number 4 ST THOMAS (FL) BOBCATS in a 60-58 game for the ages. ### The T12th ranked BETHEL (IN) PILOTS (riverboat pilots) fell on the road 85-79 to the unranked TAYLOR TROJANS. ### In a case of Tiger on Tiger violence the DAKOTA WESLEYAN TIGERS toppled the homestanding (T12) DOANE TIGERS by a score of 87-83. ### The COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES took it on the road and brought down the 15th ranked NORTHWEST (WA) EAGLES 84-72. ### … And the Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: JANUARY 23RD
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division One – 1. COLUMBIA (MO) COUGARS ### 2. LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES ### 3. LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS ### 4. PIKEVILLE UNIVERSITY BEARS ### 5. XAVIER (LA) GOLD RUSH ### 6. JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES ### 7. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS ### 8. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON ### 9. EMMANUEL LIONS ### 10. HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ROYALS ### 11. MONTANA STATE- NORTHERN LIGHTS ### 12. ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLCATS Continue reading
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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM JANUARY 19TH
NUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – The unranked GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS took it on the road and brought down the number 2 team in the nation, the PIKEVILLE UNIVERSITY BEARS. In a hard-fought game that the Georgetown faithful will be talking about for years to come the Tigers emerged with an 80-77 victory. *** Meanwhile, in another example of an unranked team toppling a ranked program the UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS (TX) CELTS likewise played road warriors and defeated the 24th ranked TEXAS COLLEGE STEERS. This matchup was a defensive epic with the final score being Celts 55 Steers 53 ### … And finishing out the upsets in the NAIA Top 25 yesterday the number 25 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS fell to the CULVER- STOCKTON WILDCATS in an 89-88 heartbreaker on the road.
TOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION TWO – The 18th ranked SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS were on the road against the number 3 CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY WOLVES and when the dust settled the Cougars went home with a 66-62 win in this undeniable Instant Classic. ### The (23) CAL MARITIME ACADEMY KEELHAULERS lost a 71-70 Overtime nailbiter on the road to the UC-MERCED BOBCATS ### … And in the only other upset in the Top 25 for this division of college basketball the YORK (NE) PANTHERS edged the Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: JANUARY 16TH
USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) Division One – 1. AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY GYRENES ### 2. ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS ### 3. LU- BELLEVILLE LYNX ### 4. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 5. DAEMEN WILDCATS ### 6. NEWPORT NEWS BUILDERS ### 7. WEST VIRGINIA TECH GOLDEN BEARS ### 8. SJC-BROOKLYN BEARS ### 9. UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS CRUSADERS ### 10. SOUTHERN STATE PATRIOTS ### 11. VIRGINIA- LYNCHBURG DRAGONS ### 12. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK Continue reading
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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY RESULTS FROM JANUARY 12TH, 2013
NUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The NAIA’s top-ranked UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS were upset on the road by the UVA-WISE HIGHLAND CAVALIERS (logo at left). The Highland Cavs won by a respectable score of 69-54 so this was no last-minute fluke with a half-court three or any other freak event.
OTHER TOP 25 UPSETS – A day after trouncing Montana Tech the ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS held serve as well and brought down the number 3 LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS in an 89-80 affair that was LCSC’s 1st loss of the season ### The (18) WESTMINSTER (UT) GRIFFINS dismembered the 10th ranked MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN LIGHTS by a rollicking 82-50 ### The HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ROYALS entered the Century Club on the same day they upset the 15th ranked CONCORDIA (CA) EAGLES in a 101-91 game that left the Royals fans feeling regal satisfaction ### At 19 the ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLCATS lost an 81-80 heartbreaker at the (25) JOHN BROWN GOLDEN EAGLES ### … And the (22) OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS joined the other ranked teams losing on the road, falling to the WAYLAND BAPTIST PIONEERS in a tight 70-68 matchup.
TOP 25 UPSETS – NAIA DIVISION 2 – The (17) ST THOMAS (FL) BOBCATS took it on the road and brought down the number 2 EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES in an 81-78 Instant Classic ### The 3rd ranked NORTHWOOD (FL) SEAHAWKS, who recently added ice hockey to their athletics department, fell in Overtime on the road to the WEBBER INTERNATIONAL WARRIORS by a score of 93-88 ### The number 12 GRACE LANCERS were upset by the ST FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS in a thrilling 74-69 affair ### The 14th ranked SOUTHERN OREGON RAIDERS lost at home to the (22) NORTHWEST (WA) EAGLES by a score of 82-73 ### … And at number 19 the AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY GYRENES suffered a Continue reading
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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: JANUARY 9TH, 2013
NJCAA Division 1 – 1. HUTCHINSON BLUE DRAGONS (logo at left) ### 2. CHIPOLA COLLEGE INDIANS ### 3. PALM BEACH STATE PANTHERS ### 4. VINCENNES UNIVERSITY TRAILBLAZERS ### 5. IOWA WESTERN REIVERS ### 6. COFFEYVILLE RED RAVENS
NJCAA Division 2 – 1. MONROE TRIBUNES ### 2. LOUISBURG COLLEGE HURRICANES ### 3. REND LAKE COLLEGE Continue reading
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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 5TH, 2012
NUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – In college hockey the unranked NEUMANN KNIGHTS came from behind on the road to topple the top-ranked and previously undefeated NORWICH CADETS in a 5-3 stunner. The Knights improve to 7-4-2 on the season while the Cadets now have a record of 11-1. ### It was a very tough day for the Top 8 teams yesterday. The number 3 OSWEGO STATE LAKERS fell to the 10th ranked UTICA PIONEERS in an unbelievable 6-0 laugher. At number 4 the EAU CLAIRE BLUGOLDS fell 2-1 in Overtime to the visiting CONCORDIA (MOORHEAD) COBBERS, the 7th ranked PLATTSBURGH STATE CARDINALS lost a road clash with the CASTLETON STATE SPARTANS by a score of 5-2 and the (8) MIDDLEBURY PANTHERS were bested in a 2-1 grudge match with the TRINITY (CT) BANTAMS. ### Outside the Top 10 the number 11 UW-SUPERIOR LAKERS were defeated 5-3 by the visiting CURRY COLONELS.
NEWSFLASH: SOME RANKED TEAMS ACTUALLY WON YESTERDAY – Along with all those upsets by the unranked over the ranked there were, of course, ranked hockey teams who took care of business yesterday. The 5th ranked defending champs, the ST NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS, doubled up on the ST OLAF OLES by a score of 6-3. ### At number 9 the BOWDOIN POLAR BEARS took it on the road and crushed the HAMILTON CONTINENTALS 6-2. ### The unlucky 13 AMHERST LORD JEFFS held serve against the COLBY WHITE MULES in an authoritative 3-0 victory. ### The (14) UMASS-BOSTON BEACONS smacked around the WENTWORTH LEOPARDS by a score of 5-2. ### … And the 15th ranked UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS TOMMIES outlasted the Continue reading
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