GPAC Athletic News
2010 GPAC Softball Preseason Poll
Softball - Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Morningside College, champions of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season in 2009, is the coaches' choice to win the 2010 GPAC softball title. The Mustangs totaled 139 points and eight first place votes in the preseason poll. Morningside posted a 34-21 record last spring. Midland Lutheran is picked second with 132 points and three first place votes. The final two first place votes went to Hastings, champions of the GPAC post season last spring. The Broncos are picked third in the balloting with 126 points.
The GPAC softball season will once again consist of 24 games (12 doubleheaders) and conclude with the GPAC Postseason Tournament on May 6-8 at the Smith Softball Complex in Hastings, Nebraska.
Points were assigned on a 12-1 basis and coaches' could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete GPAC Softball 2010 preseason coaches' poll:
|
Team |
Points |
First Place Votes |
|
1. Morningside |
139 |
8 |
|
2. Midland Lutheran |
132 |
3 |
|
3. Hastings |
126 |
2 |
|
4. Doane |
96 |
|
|
5t. Concordia |
85 |
|
|
5t. Dana |
85 |
|
|
7. Nebraska Wesleyan |
83 |
|
|
8. Briar Cliff |
80 |
|
|
9. Dordt |
62 |
|
|
10. Northwestern |
50 |
|
|
11. Dakota Wesleyan |
36 |
|
|
12. Sioux Falls |
22 |
|
|
13. Mount Marty |
18 |
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 | |
