Do I have to say it ????? Mighty Lakeland...........

That's right. The Mighty Lakeland Muskies of the LMC. What's so special about them you ask ??? They came the closer to UW-Stevens Point than any of the other non-conference opponents have thus far, losing by a respectable 11 points 70-59 at Lakeland earlier this year. Love em or hate em UW-SP is simply that good. Their average margin of victory in non-conference games is 24.7 points and I don't expect that to change much the rest of the way.

Does Trinity stand a chance tonight ??? Yes I think so because they've been there before. What I mean by that is they have played on the road at a D1 school this year, just like they will tonight. So experience is on their side. Go Trinity................. and have a save trip home tomorrow.

In reviewing the other possible contestants in this years UW-SP Invitational.................. I see no good reason to stop calling it the UW-SP Invitational. Kings or York will certainly be a bye as that is a questionable section at best. Then for the repeat it will be Rochester, Potsdam St., Albion or Calvin. I don't understand why Calvin was a #9 this year because they haven't had a game since the first round. Not sure they can do it on the road again though.

Potsdam St. is suspect so I have to go with Rochester in that one. And with Rochester again over Albion. This gives us Rochester vs. UW-SP in the formality. Let's see, is there a common opponent that I can base this on ??? Yes. UW-Superior won at Rochester this year then lost to Point 3 times by an average margin of 26.7 points.

Sorry D3 fans but Trinity is the last best hope to challenge Point in this years tournament. Congratulations to Puget Sound. They came closer this year than last and actually showed up in the second half, for a while. Not bad for a team that only beat Buena Vista by 3 at home.