February 7, 2008...8:40 pm
Coyote men remain third in North Central Region basketball poll
The North Central Region rankings came out yesterday and the USD men’s basketball team remained in the third spot behind Winona State and Northern State.
Here is a link to the rankings:
Eventually, I think the Coyotes will jump Northern State even if both teams keep winning. The Wolves squeaked out two wins last weekend, getting by Wayne State 68-61 and got by Southwest Minnesota State 71-69 in overtime last Saturday in Aberdeen.
Winona got by Upper Iowa 72-62 Saturday.
Now onto this week.
Winona travels to Wayne State Friday and is also on the road Saturday against Southwest Minnesota State.
The Wildcats and the Mustangs are both 13-9 overall and 8-5 in the Northern Sun to tie for third. It will be interesting to see how the Warriors do against the third-best teams in their league.
The Wolves, on the other hand, are at Minnesota State Moorhead Friday at 8 p.m. and are at Concordia St. Paul Saturday at 8 p.m.
Moorhead is 13-8, 6-6 in the NSIC while Concordia is 12-9, 6-6 in the NSIC. The two teams are tied for fifth in the NSIC.
I don’t think either team will be upset against the better teams in the league, but I’m sure the Coyotes would take in whatever way they can get it.
I’ll let you know if there are any shakeups.
- - Vance Janak
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