UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS
Location: Pensacola, FL
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Gulf South Conference
Major sports: baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.goargos.com/
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (July 7, 2011) – University of Sioux Falls President Mark Benedetto often refers to his campus community as a family. He has taken this philosophy to a new level, by hiring the husband/wife tandem of Joel and Andrea McCartney to lead the Continue reading
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Two former NAIA universities officially finalized their new conference affiliation as they make the move up to NCAA Division 2. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers will join D2’s newest conference, the Great American Conference. The GAC was formed by teams leaving the Gulf South Conference and the Lone Star Conference after last football season. The Black Hills State University Yellowjackets are the other former NAIA football power moving up and they will Continue reading
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These Lakers may not have a Zen Master for a coach but they know how to win a championship game. The Clayton State Lakers won the women’s D2 title with a comfortable 69-50 win over the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Lakers Continue reading
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The Bellarmine University Knights won the NCAA Division 2 men’s basketball championship by defeating the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders by a score of 71-68. The final minutes of this thoroughly exciting game became an awkward comedy of errors with turnovers galore by both teams. The Seasiders have Continue reading
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Committee announced the brackets for the Southeast Regional tonight, and the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team will make their NCAA Tournament debut as a two-seed. They will face Continue reading
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HARROGATE, TN – One day before squaring off against their biggest arch-rival, the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team learned it has moved up to no. 8 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released late Tuesday afternoon.
The announcement of the Railsplitter’s highest ranking since joining the ranks of the NCAA Division II and their second highest ranking in the program’s history comes just hours before the Continue reading
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California Baptist University has accepted an invitation to join the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) in NCAA Division II, beginning with the 2011-12 athletic seasons.
CBU will become the 10th school in the PacWest, joining three San Continue reading
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Sioux Falls, S.D. – Today the board of directors of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference voted to accept the University of Sioux Falls as a new member, as well as Minot State University.
“Every day at USF is a celebration, but today we’re celebrating with a spring in our step,” USF President Mark Benedetto said. “The Continue reading
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HARROGATE, TN – The Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team broke into the National Association of Basketball Coaches top-10 Tuesday afternoon when the latest NABC top-25 poll was released for NCAA Division II men’s basketball.
The national recognition came a little more than 24 hours before the Railsplitters are set to host Brevard College in a battle for out right supremacy of the South Atlantic Conference race. At 6-0 in league play, the Railsplitters hold a one-game lead over Brevard Continue reading
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