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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG: OCTOBER 2ND

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Morningside Mustangs1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS (2012 runners-up)      ###      2. GRANDVIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS      ###      3. CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS      ###      4. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS      ###      5. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS      ###     

Benedictine Ravens6. BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS      ###      7. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS      ###      8. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (KY) TIGERS      ###      9. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS      ###      10. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS      ###     

HELMETOttawa_KS11. OTTAWA (KS) UNIVERSITY BRAVES      ###      12. SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES      ###      13. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS      ###      14. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS      ###      15. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS      ###     

MSU- Northern Lights16. MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN LIGHTS      ###      17. DOANE COLLEGE TIGERS      ###      18. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN      ###      19. SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY SAINTS      ###      20. Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2013

Taylor TrojansTHE TAYLOR TROJANS RULE THE WORLD – As usual during college football season each weekend brings at least one NAIA team upsetting an upper division team – in this case NCAA Division TWO. For newbies to these levels of college football it’s like when a 1AA (FCS) team upsets a 1A (FBS) team. The NAIA’s TAYLOR TROJANS defeated the visiting D2 LANE COLLEGE DRAGONS in a 27-21 Instant Classic.

Lindenwood at BellevilleLU-BELLEVILLE: CO-RULERS OF THE WORLD – Another NAIA team – the LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY- BELLEVILLE LYNX notched yet another upset of an NCAA Division TWO team. LU-Belleville played host to the KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE PANTHERS yesterday. Even though the Lynx are in just their second year of playing intercollegiate football they have embraced the NAIA tradition of upsetting upper division foes, thrashing the Panthers 49-29.

Johnson_C_Smith_OLD8JOHNSON C SMITH RULES THE WORLD, TOO! – NCAA Division Two’s JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY GOLDEN BULLS did some world-conquering of their own yesterday. The Golden Bulls welcomed NCAA Division ONE’s Davidson University Wildcats and proceeded to kick them around the field. When all the dust had settled Johnson C Smith University had won this upset by a Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG: SEPTEMBER 17TH

HELMETMorningside_IANAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) –    1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS (2012 runners-up)    ###    2. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS    ###    3. UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS    ###    4. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS    ###    5. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (KY) TIGERS    ###    6. SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES (love that name)    ###

North Greenville CrusadersNCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) –    1. NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS    ###    2. POINT UNIVERSITY SKYHAWKS    ###    3. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS (defending champions)    ###    4. GENEVA UNIVERSITY GOLDEN TORNADOES    ###    5.  Continue reading

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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

The college football season in the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog has come to a close. Here’s one final round of congratulations to the champions of those six divisions.

Marian U Knights helmetNAIA

(National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

Champions: MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS

Runners-up: Morningside College Mustangs

2011 Champions – St Xavier University Cougars

Greenville College PanthersNCCAA

(National Christian College Athletic Association)

Champions: GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS

Runners-up: Northwestern (MN) College Eagles

2011 Champions – Campbellsville University Tigers

Valdosta_StNCAA Division 2

(National Collegiate Athletic Association)

Champions: VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY BLAZERS

Runners-up: Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND 2012 VICTORY BOWL MATCHUP

The Victory Bowl is the signature football event each year for the National Christian College Athletic Association. The 2012 matchup for that gridiron gala has been set. On November 17th the GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS, last year’s Victory Bowl runners- up, will host the NORTHWESTERN (MN) COLLEGE EAGLES. Kickoff will be at 12 Noon ET. And now, Balladeer’s Blog’s football rankings for November 6th, 2012.

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS (helmet at left)    ###    2. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)    ###    3. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS    ###    4. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS    ###    5. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS    ###    6. UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: OCTOBER 30TH, 2012

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    3. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS    ###    4. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)    ###    5. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS    ###    6. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS (helmet at left) 

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) – 1. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE EAGLES    ###    2. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS (2011 Victory Bowl runners- up – helmet at left)    ###    3. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    4. MCMURRY WARHAWKS    ###    5. CHOWAN HAWKS    ###    6. SOUTHWEST ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS

NCAA DIVISION 2 – 1. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AT PUEBLO THUNDER WOLVES    ###    2. NORTHWEST MISSOURI BEARCATS    ###    3. MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MAVERICKS (helmet at left)    ###    4. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: OCTOBER 23RD

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS (helmet at left)    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    3. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS    ###    4. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)    ###    5. CC FIGHTING SAINTS    ###    6. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) – 1. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE RED RAIDERS (helmet at left)    ###    2. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS (2011 Victory Bowl runners up)    ###    3. MCMURRY UNIVERSITY WARHAWKS    ###    4. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    5. CHOWAN UNIVERSITY HAWKS    ###    6. Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: OCTOBER 17TH

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    3. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN (helmet at left)    ###    4. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS    ###    5. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)    ###    T6. CC FIGHTING SAINTS    ###    T6. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) – 1. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS (helmet at left)    ###    2. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE RED RAIDERS    ###    3. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS (2011 Victory Bowl runners-up)    ###    4. SHORTER UNIVERSITY HAWKS    ###    5. CHOWAN Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: OCTOBER 9TH

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS (helmet at left)    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    3. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN    ###    4. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS    ###    5. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)    ###    6. CC FIGHTING SAINTS

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) – 1. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE RED RAIDERS (helmet at left)    ###    2. SHORTER UNIVERSITY HAWKS    ###    3. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS    ###    4. GREENVILLE COLLEGE PANTHERS (2011 Victory Bowl runners-up)    ###   5. MCMURRY WARHAWKS    ###    6. CHOWAN Continue reading

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BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: OCTOBER 3RD

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS (helmet at left)   ###   2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS   ###   3. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN   ###   4. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS   ###   5. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)   ###   6. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS Continue reading

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