Northern Arizona On Pace To Win Third Straight

By Adam Schneider of DyeStat

Top-ranked Northern Arizona continued its unbeaten streak with a 42-56 victory over second-ranked BYU at the NCAA Division 1 Mountain Region championships. Meanwhile, Portland showed it will challenge again for a top spot with its 77-82 victory over Washington in a very competitive West Regional. Stanford was fourth at the West Region championships, but the Pac-12 champions indicated they have a chance to trophy at the NCAA championships. 

Wisconsin ran as a pack at the Great Lakes Regional and still won the title. The Badgers will host the NCAA championships Saturday and hope to use home-turf advantage to get them to an NCAA trophy. Senior Morgan McDonald should be among the leaders trying to win the individual title. 

Washington (West Region runner-up), Colorado (third at the Mountain Region), Iowa State (Midwest Region winners), and Boise State (third at the West Region) will also challenge for trophy spots. 

Top 20 (Last week's ranking) - NCAA Division 1 Regional Meet Performance on Nov. 9

1. Northern Arizona (1) First at Mountain Championships

2. BYU (2) Second at Mountain Championships

3. Portland (5) First at West Championships

4. Stanford (4) Fourth at West Championships

5. Wisconsin (3) First at Great Lakes Championships

6. Washington (7) Second at West Championships

7. Colorado (6) Third at Mountain Championships

8. Iowa State (10) First at Midwest Championships

9. Boise State (8) Third at West Championships

10. Notre Dame (13) Second at Great Lakes Championships

11. Syracuse (12) First at Northeast Championships

12. Colorado State (15) Fourth at Mountain Championships

13. Oregon (9) Fifth at West Championships

14. Mississippi (17) First at South Championships

15. Purdue (20) Fourth at Great Lakes Championships

16. Air Force (14) Seventh at Mountain Championships

17. Michigan (NR) Third at Great Lakes Championships

18. Southern Utah (NR) Fifth at Mountain Championships

19. Arkansas (NR) First at South Central Championships

20. Wyoming (16) Sixth at Mountain Championships

Other Team Entries - North Carolina State, Eastern Kentucky, Oklahoma State (11), Bradley, Tulsa, Indiana, Iona, Florida State, Princeton, Villanova, Texas