GPAC Athletic News
Tigers Tabbed to Win GPAC Men's Hoop Title
Men's Basketball - Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Dakota Wesleyan totaled 140 points and 9 first place votes and is the preseason coaches' selection to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Championship. The Tigers, coaches by John Hemenway, posted a 25-9 record last year and finished in a tie for second in the league (with Briar Cliff) at 14-4. Briar Cliff was tabbed second with 129 points and three first place votes. The Chargers totaled a 23-8 overall record last winter. GPAC Postseason Champion Sioux Falls is third in the poll with 110 points, while regular season champion Morningside was picked fifth and garnered the final first place vote.
Morningside, Briar Cliff, Dakota Wesleyan, and Sioux Falls all advanced to the NAIA National Tournament last year.
Points were awarded on a 12-1 basis and coaches' could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2009-10 GPAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
|
Place |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
|
1. |
Dakota Wesleyan |
140 |
9 |
|
2. |
Briar Cliff |
129 |
3 |
|
3. |
Sioux Falls |
110 |
|
|
4. |
Dordt |
106 |
|
|
5. |
Morningside |
105 |
1 |
|
6. |
Hastings |
101 |
|
|
7. |
Northwestern |
82 |
|
|
8. |
Concordia |
69 |
|
|
9. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
49 |
|
|
10. |
Doane |
43 |
|
|
11. |
Mount Marty |
39 |
|
|
12. |
Dana |
26 |
|
|
13. |
Midland Lutheran |
16 |
Today
Men's Basketball
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
Women's Basketball
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
Softball
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
Yesterday
Wrestling
| Hastings at | 9 |
| Morningside | 43 |
Men's Indoor T&F
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
Women's Indoor T&F
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
Softball
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
Wednesday, Feb 1
Men's Basketball
| (15) Briar Cliff at | 77 |
| Doane | 71 |
| Hastings at | 77 |
| Midland | 86 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 81 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 59 |
| (13) Northwestern at | 72 |
| (5) Dordt | 86 |
| Concordia at | 67 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 47 |
Women's Basketball
| (10) Briar Cliff at | 73 |
| Doane | 77 |
| (20) Hastings at | 76 |
| Midland | 58 |
| (5) Morningside at | 68 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 58 |
| (7) Northwestern at | 87 |
| Dordt | 62 |
Today
Men's Basketball
| Mount Marty at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Morningside at | 4:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 4:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
Women's Basketball
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 2:00pm |
| (10) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (5) Morningside at | 2:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 2:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
Wrestling
| TBA at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open (Sioux City, IA) | |
| Midland at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Morningside at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
Men's Indoor T&F
| Midland at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Morningside | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Briar Cliff at | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Concordia at | |
| Husker Invite | |
| Northwestern at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Dakota Wesleyan | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Doane at | |
| Wichita State Invite | |
| Dordt | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Hastings at | |
| NWU Quad Meet | |
