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FRONTIER CONFERENCE – OPENING ROUND – The top two seeds in this conference get a Bye to the 2nd Round. Yesterday pitted the 6 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS ARGONAUTS – against the 3rd seeded MONTANA-WESTERN BULLDOGS. The Argonauts shocked the nation, toppling the Bulldogs in a 67-64 game for the ages! ### And the other game from the Frontier Conference last night presented the 4th seeded ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS taking on the 5th seeded MONTANA STATE- NORTHERN LIGHTS. The Battlin’ Bears advanced with a 78-66 win. Continue reading
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The top seeded CAL MARITIME ACADEMY KEELHAULERS continued their dynasty, winning another conference title. This time the Keelhaulers (how can you not like that name) defeated the LA SIERRA COLLEGE GOLDEN EAGLES in Overtime by a score of 90-86. * THE KEELHAULERS ARE CAL PAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS * 
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE – The CAL-MARITIME ACADEMY KEELHAULERS were once again the top seeds in the Cal-Pac Tournament and in yesterday’s semi-finals they battled the 4 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT MERCED GOLDEN BOBCATS. The Keelhaulers moved on to the title game with a 65-55 win. ### And the 2nd seeded LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES wound up bouncing the 3rd seeded SIMPSON UNIVERSITY RED HAWKS by a tight final score of 87-81. 
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS – We start off with a 7 seed over 2 seed upset! The WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK toppled the ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS in a 61-60 Instant Classic! ### The 5th seeded CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE TIGERS added an upset of their own, bringing down the 4 seeds – the COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS 71-70. ### The surprises kept coming as the top seeded MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY MUSTANGS needed Overtime to dispense with the 8th seeded JOHNSON & WALES (CO) WILDCATS. 94-90 was the final score. ### And the (3) YORK (NE) PANTHERS downed the (6) NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EAGLES 80-67. 
APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – The 5 seeds – the BLUEFIELD COLLEGE RAMBLING RAMS – upset the 4th seeded MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY BUFFALOES, defeating them by a final tally of 68-58. ### The top seeded TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS dispatched the 8th seeded TRUETT-MCCONNELL COLLEGE BEARS 93-77 ### And in the 2 spot the UNION (KY) BULLDOGS eliminated the 10th seeded MONTREAT COLLEGE CAVALIERS by a score of 87-68. 
CHICAGOLAND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – The 3rd seeded SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS led the 6 seeds – the TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TROJANS – by a score of 49-34 at Halftime. After the break the Cougars poured it on for an 88-67 win led by Larry Motuzis with THIRTY-NINE points. ### And the top seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS took on the 8th seeded SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES. At the midpoint the Fighting Saints clung to a 38-32 advantage but got separation in the 2nd Half for an 83-62 victory. Landus Anderson led USF with 28 points. 
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NUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – The 25th ranked NORTH CENTRAL (IL) CARDINALS provided a shocker yesterday as they hosted the number 2 team in the nation – the ELMHURST COLLEGE BLUE JAYS. The Cardinals parlayed a 36-25 Halftime lead into an 80-62 upset victory. Jagger Anderson led North Central with 20 points. 
OTHER UPSETS IN THE TOP TWENTY-FIVE – The COLBY COLLEGE WHITE MULES edged the visiting (8) AMHERST COLLEGE LORD JEFFS in a 66-64 Instant Classic ### And the PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY LUTES took it on the road, toppling the (16) WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES by the tight final score of 79-74. 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. LSU- ALEXANDRIA GENERALS ### 2. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM ### 3. TALLADEGA COLLEGE TORNADOES ### 4. HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ROYALS ### 5. XAVIER (LA) GOLD RUSH ### 
The NAIA’s XAVIER (LA) UNIVERSITY GOLD RUSH have played and defeated FOUR basketball teams from NCAA Division Two so far this season. 
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