Balladeer’s Blog’s Rankings for Division One in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) 1. FLORIDA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CONQUISTADORS ### 2. ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS ### 3. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK ### 4. OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS ### 5. SUNY-CANTON KANGAROOS ### Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: USCAA
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COOL-NAMED TEAM: RAINY RIVER COLLEGE
RAINY RIVER COLLEGE VOYAGEURS
Location: International Falls, MN
Conference Affiliation: Minnesota College Athletic Conference
Comment: The motto of this excellent institution is “Don’t just plan your future … begin your future!” Their secondary motto should be “Don’t call your sports teams something boring like Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs or Wildcats … call them something cool like Voyageurs!” Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with the Continue reading
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RAGNAR THE TERRIER’S IDITAROD COUNTDOWN
RAGNAR: Hello peeps! Ragnar here! I’m not a Huskie but I play one on tv. The 2016 Iditarod is just 37 days away and as always my Uncle Balladeer’s Blog will be the forum for my Mom’s inimitable coverage complete with on-the-spot nicknames made up for all the competitors.
My Mommy (Rosemary to the rest of you) is a big fan of the Iditarod and she often writes profiles of the competitors. Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: NAIA2
FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG:
NAIA2 – 1. KEISER UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS ### 2. DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS ### 4. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS ### 5. BETHEL (IN) PILOTS (Riverboat Pilots) ### Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS: THE LATEST
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. Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED TEAM: WHITMAN COLLEGE
WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Division: NCAA Division Three
Conference Affiliation: Northwest Conference
Comment: This institution was founded in 1859 so it has both longevity AND a very distinctive sports nickname going for it. Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: BALLADEER’S BLOG
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 ### Continue reading
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COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS: BALLADEER’S BLOG
NCAA D3 – 1. SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS ### 2. ADRIAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS ### 3. PLATTSBURGH STATE UNIVERSITY CARDINALS 4. NICHOLS COLLEGE BISON ### 5. BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS ###
6. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT BOSTON BEACONS ### 7. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT STEVENS POINT POINTERS ### 8. GENESEO STATE BLUE KNIGHTS ### 9. HOBART COLLEGE STATESMEN ### 10. PLYMOUTH STATE PANTHERS ### Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CUMBERLAND U’s NEW NAME
CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX
Location: Lebanon, TN
Division: NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Conference Affiliation: Mid-South Conference
Comment: GOOD FOR CUMBERLAND U! Balladeer’s Blog frequently points out the enormous number of college sports teams who go by the overused names Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. Cumberland just changed their team names from the Bulldogs to the Phoenix and unveiled their terrific new logo as well! Continue reading
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NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPS BEAT THE NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS AGAIN
Balladeer’s Bowl results are in, and for the sixth year in a row the NAIA football champions – in this case the MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS – defeated the NCAA D3 champions – the UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS. Continue reading
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