D4 Season kicks off with 2 Tournaments
All 20 D4 teams will be participating in two season opening tournaments starting Friday. Pairings for the Non-LNCUTMV Invitational, hosted by Wisconsin A&M-Springstead and Presented by PowerNet Mobile. Official cellular provider of "The Roop" are as follows:
College of St. Redskin (M.A.N.I.A.C.)
Illinois-Nottingham County (U.C.W.I.)
Los Robles-Carrizo Springs (IND.)
Morris Wanchuk (IND.)
Forked Tongue U. (M.A.N.I.A.C.)
Firewater College (M.A.N.I.A.C.)
WI A&M-Springstead (U.C.W.I.)
E.I.E.I.O. (U.C.W.I.)
Lake Bandini College (IND.)
Trout Creek A&T (IND.)
Duane Churkey School of Eng. (U.C.W.I.)
Reservation State (M.A.N.I.A.C.)
Since it's impossible to evenly bracket a 12 team tournament the top 8 teams listed will compete in the Championship bracket and the lower 4 teams will be in the Field bracket. It is possible for teams in the Field bracket to play each other twice in the three game event. It is also possible to have two undefeated and two 0-3s at the completion of the Tournament. Pairings for the tournament were a blind draw and there will be 2 in-conference match ups in the first round. These will of course be considered non-conference games as far as the remainder of the season goes.
A "Pick em" is available for this tournament but you need to count the games correctly to determine the match ups in the Field bracket for the final day of competition. Game 9 winner will face game 12 winner and game 9 loser will face game 12 loser.
In the LNCUTMV Conference Tip Off Tournament the pairings are as follows:
Alaska-Adak
Daisy Moses Medical College
Pigs Knuckle Hollow-Creekside
Mount Pilot Central State
Southern NAIA Tech-Hooterville
Bodine Military Academy
Bugtussle State
Southern NAIA Tech
"Pick em" contest is also available.
Games will be played in the newly remodeled and renamed Sam Drucker Court at Haney Automotive Arena.
posted by "The Roop" at 11:49 AM
2 Comments:
Perhaps the M.A.N.I.A.C. could acquire the rights to Chief Illiniwek and welcome him as its new figurehead if the University of Illinois finally dumps him? Or, maybe that's too promotional for D4? Also, Illinois-Nottingham County might have some interest in keeping the rights in-state? Any insight?
There will be no Chief Illiniwek in D4 as potentially offensive mascots have been banned. Potentially offensive College names are another story however. As for Illinois-Nottingham County, they are content with "Sheriffs" as their mascot. D4 is willing to sell out to the highest bidder however. Case in point Sam Drucker Arena is now Sam Drucker Court at Haney Automotive Area.
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