N.J.I.T. beat Houston Baptist in, what I’m sure was, a thrilling game in Chicago last night, setting up the Great West’s version of a Final Four.<\/p>\n
#1 Utah Valley vs. #4 N.J.I.T. KA, Lynch, and Waters have the NJIT upset pick; the other 17 have UVU, with most of them picking them to win the tournament.<\/p>\n #2 North Dakota vs. #3 TX-Pan American Dave, Doogan, and J are the only three that picked UTPA in this mild upset.\u00a0 The other 17 have UND.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" N.J.I.T. beat Houston Baptist in, what I’m sure was, a thrilling game in Chicago last night, setting up the Great West’s version of a Final Four. #1 Utah Valley vs. #4 N.J.I.T. Utah Valley has proven themselves to be the … Continue reading
\n<\/span><\/em>Utah Valley has proven themselves to be the class of this “conference” in its three years of existence.\u00a0 They have won the first two tournaments and the first three regular seasons.\u00a0 But, the past two tournament have been on their home floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/em>It is amazing just how far UTPA has come in just one year.\u00a0 Last year, they were the 345th (out of 345) team in the RPI.\u00a0 This year, they earned themselves a first-round bye in their conference tournament.\u00a0 Okay, that was only a little sarcastic.\u00a0<\/p>\n