NAIA DIVISION ONE
DOWN GOES NUMBER EIGHT – The 20th ranked UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS played host to the number 8 team in the nation – the LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS. By Halftime the Lions clung to a miniscule 45-44 edge but in the 2nd Half the Drovers came from behind to pull off an 89-86 Upset. Cameron Hines led the way for USAO with THIRTY points.
OTHER UPSETS IN THE TOP TWENTY-FIVE – The UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS edged the visiting (10) CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS in a 77-76 Instant Classic ### Meanwhile the (24) JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES (should be the Abolitionists) won a 73-72 thriller at the (14) WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS ### And the LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS toppled the (15) UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE BEARS 88-78.
CENTURY CLUB – Teams scoring 100 points or more in Regulation: The (21) ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM defeated the MENLO COLLEGE OAKS 103-96 ### The (5) MASTER’S UNIVERSITY MUSTANGS downed the LIFE PACIFIC COLLEGE WARRIORS 104-96 ### And the OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS put up 106 points to the 80 scored by the SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS. Continue reading
NCAA Division Two – 1. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS ### 2. BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 3. INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN PENNSYLVANIA CRIMSON HAWKS ### 4. SAINT EDWARD’S (TX) RATTLERS ### 5. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 
6. NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SHARKS ### 7. MOREHOUSE COLLEGE MAROON TIGERS ### 8. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN PACERS ### 9. WEST LIBERTY STATE HILLTOPPERS ### 10. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO TRITONS ### 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division Two – 1. COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES ### 2. OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 3. SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE MOUNDBUILDERS ### 4. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### 5. MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY COUGARS ### 
6. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE ### 7. INDIANA TECH WARRIORS (Should be the Hoplites) ### 8. INDIANA EAST UNIVERSITY RED WOLVES ### 9. COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS ### 10. WARNER UNIVERSITY ROYALS ### 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. LSU-ALEXANDRIA GENERALS ### 2. MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SPARTANS ### 3. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN ### 4. CARROLL (MT) FIGHTING SAINTS ### 5. VANGUARD UNIVERSITY LIONS ### 
Balladeer’s Bowl always pits the NAIA football champs against the NCAA D3 football champs. The results are in, and – after two years in a row in which the D3 champs won – the NAIA champs got the victory. The MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS defeated the UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR CRUSADERS in Balladeer’s Bowl IX. 
BISHOP GUILFOYLE MARAUDERS
CENTRAL CAMBRIA RED DEVILS 
LEBANON CEDARS 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) 
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division One 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
The MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS are the NAIA Champions for 2018. 
Readers of Balladeer’s Blog get to vote on the winner over the next week, so NAIA and D3 boosters can begin their annual deluge of emails to me arguing for their choice. 
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) 
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division ONE 
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division TWO 
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