Here are the pairings for the NCAA Division II tournament, which gets underway Saturday.
And it will actually end in March!
And news from the Division II home page.
The NCAA announced its 64-team field for this year’s Division II Tournament Sunday night and the two teams that finished the season undefeated could hook up in a national quarterfinal match if they can both win regionals that they will be hosting this weekend.
Findlay, the top seed in the Midwest after finishing the year at 30-0, could square off with No. 2 LIU-C.W. Post (27-0) should the Pioneers win the East title. Findlay will …read more

From the National Association of Basketball Coaches or NABC.
NABC Coaches Polls – Division II
Rank School (first place votes) Record
1 Findlay, Ohio (8) 27-0
2 LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 24-0
3 BYU-Hawaii 23-1
4 Southwest Baptist, Mo. 24-3
5 Augusta State, Ga. 23-4
6 Gannon, Pa.. 24-3
7 Claflin, S.C. 23-2
8 Central Missouri 23-4
9 Southwest Minnesota State 25-5
10 Central Oklahoma 23-4
11 Metropolitain State, Colo. 24-3
12 Christian Brothers, Tenn. 22-5
13 Southern Indiana 25-5
14 Benedict, S.C. 23-4
15 Northern Kentucky 21-6
16 Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va. 23-4
17 South Carolina Aiken 21-6
18 Bellarmine, Ky. 22-5
19 Bentley, Mass. 24-5
20 Florida Southern 24-6
21 Kutztown, Pa. 24-3
22 West Virginia State 23-4
23 Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. 22-5
24 Georgia …read more

I am not a big fan of conference tournaments. All they do is give underachieving slobs a second chance to redeem themselves and sneak into the Big Dance.
These same teams manage to get in with a sub-par record as a 15 or 16 seed and are gone before we knew they were in there.
Meanwhile, some poor deserving team that did what it was supposed to do during the regular season – win its games, is left for dead or the NIT (aren’t the two one and the same?).
There are so many of these conference tournaments that they look …read more

Here’s the latest news, notes and rankings from the division’s website.
D-II teams set sights on tournaments
(Feb. 24): Conference tournament time is nearing for the majority of the teams in the NCAA Division II ranks – it starts Wednesday in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – and as the last week of the regular season for most teams arrives, two teams still hold undefeated records at the top of the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll.
Findlay (24-0) and LIU-C.W. Post (22-0), the last two undefeated teams in Division II, retained the top two spots in the poll this week while BYU-Hawaii …read more

Here’s the latest news and notes and rankings from the world of Division II basketball from the DII home page.
Oilers, Pioneers stay atop rankings
(Feb. 10): Findlay retains the top spot in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll for this week after recording two home victories and LIU-C.W. Post remains second, but a slight shuffle took place after that after two of the top 10 teams suffered losses last week.
The Oilers (20-0) and Pioneers (18-0) stayed in their places atop the poll, but Central Oklahoma’s loss to Northeastern State dropped the Bronchos seven spots to tenth this week. As a result, a …read more

Here are the latest rankings from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
NABC Coaches Polls – Division II
February 3, 2009
1. Findlay, Ohio (8) 18-0
2. LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 16-0
3. Central Oklahoma 18-2
4. BYU-Hawaii 14-1
5. Gannon, Pa. 16-2
6. Southwest Baptist, Mo. 16-3
7. Northern Kentucky 16-4
8. Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va. 16-2
9. South Carolina Aiken 14-4
10. Christian Brothers, Tenn. 17-3
11. Augusta State, Ga. 14-4
12. Central Missouri. 17-3
13. Bellarmine, Ky. 16-3
14. Benedict, S.C. …read more

Here are the latest rankings from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
1 Findlay, Ohio (8) 16-0
2 LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 14-0
3 Central Oklahoma 17-2
4 BYU-Hawaii 12-1
5 Alderson-Broaddus, W Va. 14-1
6 Gannon, Pa. 14-2
7 Augusta State, Ga. 14-3
8 Bellarmine, Ky. 16-2
9 Southwest Baptist, Mo. 15-3
10 Stonehill, Mass. 16-2
11 Northern Kentucky 14-4
12 Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. 14-2
13 Minnesota State 17-4
14 South Carolina Aiken 12-4
15 Claflin S.C. 15-1
16 Arkansas-Monticello 15-3
17 Christian Brothers, Tenn. 15-3
18 Centrail Missouri 15-3
19 Southern Indiana 17-4
20 Winona State, Minn. 16-5
21 Benedict, S.C. 12-2
22 Arkansas Tech 14-4
23 Northern State, S.D. 14-4
24 Georgia College & State 13-2
25 Catawba, N.C. 13-5
Others …read more

Here’s the latest poll from the NABC.
Sorry about the quick post.
It’s been a very busy day and it’s not going to lighten up any time soon.
NABC Coaches Polls – Division II
January 20, 2009
Rank School (first place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1 Findlay, Ohio (8) 14-0, 200, 1
2 LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 12-0, 192, 3
3 Central Oklahoma 15-2 184 4
4 Augusta State, Ga. 12-2, 175, 7
5 BYU-Hawaii 11-1, 167, 8
6 Southwest Baptist, Mo. 14-2, 150, 4
7 Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va. 12-1, 133, 15
8 Gannon, Pa. 12-2, 131, 6
9 Bellarmine, Ky. 14-2, 129, 2
10 South Carolina-Aiken 10-3, 123, 10
11 Catawba, N.C. 13-3, 120, 14
12 …read more

Plenty of movement at the bottom half of the poll this week. Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va., Winona State, Minn., Christian Brothers, Tenn., Central Missouri, Stonehill, Mass.,
Claflin, S.C., Armstrong Atlantic State, Ga. all check into the top 25 this week.
After passing Bobby Knight on the all-time wins list over the weekend, coach Don Meyer and Northern State jump from No. 22 to No. 11.
Findley, Ohio keeps the No. 1 spot.
Rank School (first place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1 Findlay, Ohio (8) 12-0, 200, 1
2 Bellarmine, Ky. 14-0, 188, 5
3 LIU-C.W. Post, N.Y. 9-0, 183, 3
4 Central Oklahoma 13-2, 177, 4
5 …read more

Below is the lastest news and rankings from the Division II home page.
Again, apologies for still being a bit under the weather.
Latest Division III rankings are on the way.
For the fourth consecutive week, Findlay and South Carolina Aiken head the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll – and for the fourth week in succession, a new team holds the No. 3 spot in the rankings.
While Findlay (7-0) and USC Aiken (6-0) have had a firm grip on their spots in the poll since day one this season, the third spot has been more of a slippery slope. This week, it is 9-0 …read more