The 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's and women's basketball tournaments are set to tip-off this evening with eight quarterfinal games. Follow all the action by visiting each gender's tournament website.
Wittenberg (14-2, 20-5) wrapped up its 11th outright North Coast championship with wins over DePauw, 56-55, and Hiram, 72-50. Wooster has compiled 14 overall titles to lead the league, sharing the championship with Wittenberg in the 1991-92 season and with Allegheny in ‘88-89. Between the Tigers and the Fighting Scots, one of the two teams has had at least a share of every NCAC Championship dating back to the 1988-89 season. Allegheny and Ohio Wesleyan each boast four crowns. The Gators shared the championship with the Tigers in 1993, Wooster in 1989 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1988 and ‘86. The Battling Bishops also won outright titles in 1987 and ‘85.
The North Coast enters the final week of the regular season schedule with Wittenberg (12-2, 18-5) having clinched a share of the NCAC Championship with its 68-62 overtime victory over Wooster on Saturday. Wooster (9-3, 18-3) maintains sole possession of second place while Ohio Wesleyan (8-4, 16-5) and Wabash (9-5, 17-6) are tied for third place and Denison (8-6, 11-12) sits alone in fourth. DePauw (7-7, 13-10) and Hiram (6-8, 13-10) are in fifth and sixth place, respectively, and are within one game of each other.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has five teams ranked in the first NCAA regional rankings of the 2011-12 season. The DePauw (13-0, 20-1) women highlight the list as the No. 1 team on the women's Great Lakes Region poll, while Wittenberg (11-1, 17-4), Wooster (9-3, 18-3), Ohio Wesleyan (8-4, 16-5) and Wabash (7-5, 15-6) are ranked second-fourth, respectively, on the men's Great Lakes Region poll.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has three basketball squads ranked among the nation's best. The DePauw women moved up two spots to No. 4 in both the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and the D3hoops.com Top 25. The Wooster men moved up one spot to No. 13 and the Wittenberg men re-entered the D3hoops.com Top 25 at the No. 22 position, while Ohio Wesleyan and Wabash appeared in the others receiving votes portion of the poll.
The North Coast enters the final stretch of the regular season schedule with Wittenberg (11-1, 17-4) maintaining its post at the top of the league standings, while Wooster (9-3, 18-3) has assumed sole possession of second place and Ohio Wesleyan (8-4, 16-5) stands alone in third place. Wabash (7-5, 15-6) and DePauw (7-5, 13-8) are deadlocked in the fourth position, while Denison (6-6, 9-12) is close behind in sixth place. League action picks up on Wednesday with numerous games to take note of, including Wittenberg traveling to Wabash, DePauw hosting Denison and Wooster traveling to Ohio Wesleyan, while Saturday’s action features Wittenberg hosting Wooster, Hiram (5-7, 12-9) hosting Ohio Wesleyan, Denison traveling to Allegheny (3-9, 5-16), Oberlin (1-11, 6-15) hosting DePauw and Wabash traveling to Kenyon (3-9, 9-12).
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has two basketball squads ranked among the nation's top squads. The DePauw women moved up one spot to No. 5 in the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and remained No. 6 in the D3hoops.com Top 25, while the Wooster men moved up five spots to No. 14. Wabash dropped out of the Top 25, but still appeared in the receiving votes portion of the D3hoops.com Poll along with Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan.
Men’s basketball action in the North Coast continued its frantic pace as the season starts to wind down and teams jockey for position in the conference tournament. Wittenberg (9-1, 15-4) maintained its grasp on first-place following a pair of wins this week and look to move closer to the NCAC title with a key battle on Wednesday against Ohio Wesleyan. Wooster (7-3, 16-3) and Ohio Wesleyan (7-3, 15-4) both captured two wins last week to move into a tie for second-place. Wabash (6-4, 14-5) and DePauw (6-4, 12-7) are now three games out of the top spot and are tied for fourth-place. Denison (5-5, 8-11) used a pair of victories to move into sole possession of sixth-place. Hiram (4-6, 11-8), Kenyon (3-7, 9-10), Allegheny (2-8, 4-15) and Oberlin (1-9, 6-13) round out the rest of the conference and are all within three games of each other.
Three North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's basketball players eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in league action on Wednesday evening. Denison senior Larry Farmer (Gurnee, IL/Warren Twp.) reached the milestone in the Big Red's 70-56 victory over Oberlin, and is now the 19th player in DU history to reach the mark. Wittenberg senior Clayton Black (Lancaster, OH/Lancaster) and DePauw senior Sean Haseley (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville) also reached the milestone on the same court last evening. Black led Wittenberg to the 66-62 victory over DePauw with 19 points to become the 32nd player in Wittenberg history to surpass 1,000 points, while Haseley led DePauw with 14 points, becoming the 24th player in DPU history to reach 1,000 points.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has three basketball squads ranked among the nation's top squads. The DePauw women remained sixth in both the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and the D3hoops.com Top 25, while a pair of men's teams represent the conference on the D3hoops.com Top 25. Wooster moved up five spots to No. 19 and Wabash dropped seven spots to No. 23. Wittenberg dropped out of the Top 25, but still appeared in the receiving votes portion of the D3hoops.com Poll along with DePauw.
The 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's and women's basketball tournaments are set to tip-off this evening with eight quarterfinal games. Follow all the action by visiting each gender's tournament website.
Wittenberg (14-2, 20-5) wrapped up its 11th outright North Coast championship with wins over DePauw, 56-55, and Hiram, 72-50. Wooster has compiled 14 overall titles to lead the league, sharing the championship with Wittenberg in the 1991-92 season and with Allegheny in ‘88-89. Between the Tigers and the Fighting Scots, one of the two teams has had at least a share of every NCAC Championship dating back to the 1988-89 season. Allegheny and Ohio Wesleyan each boast four crowns. The Gators shared the championship with the Tigers in 1993, Wooster in 1989 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1988 and ‘86. The Battling Bishops also won outright titles in 1987 and ‘85. 
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has five teams ranked in the first NCAA regional rankings of the 2011-12 season. The DePauw (13-0, 20-1) women highlight the list as the No. 1 team on the women's Great Lakes Region poll, while Wittenberg (11-1, 17-4), Wooster (9-3, 18-3), Ohio Wesleyan (8-4, 16-5) and Wabash (7-5, 15-6) are ranked second-fourth, respectively, on the men's Great Lakes Region poll.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has three basketball squads ranked among the nation's best. The DePauw women moved up two spots to No. 4 in both the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and the D3hoops.com Top 25. The Wooster men moved up one spot to No. 13 and the Wittenberg men re-entered the D3hoops.com Top 25 at the No. 22 position, while Ohio Wesleyan and Wabash appeared in the others receiving votes portion of the poll.
