There was no other place to put Cornel.  now that I think about, possibly Simpson could be last along with Central.....At the end of the day it doesnt matter and all that matters is the top 5 teams as it always does.

The DuHawks will have the best backcourt in the conference with Centella maning the troops.  There success will be determined by their bigs.  Hope to see the reserves from last year and some Freshman to step up in a big way......Look for BV and Wartburg to be tough too.  Cant wait for the season to start.

Preseason Picks:
1. BV
2. Loras
3. Wartburg
4. Coe
5. UD
6. Luther
7. Central
8. Simpson
9. Cornell

None the less still a big pickup for Loras......he had to be pretty good if IWU, Augie, and NC were all heavily recruiting him.......6'8'' post that completely improved his game from Jr - Sr year, is always a great sign for a post.....look for him to have a terrific career at Loras......Come his last two years at Loras he will be a force.

Loras lands big time recruit out of Chicago burbs......6'8'' big man.....all state....that will help when replacing White and Slater!

Loras seemed pretty damn good in their new building this year....Congrats to a great season DuHawks.....Good Luck to the Beavers and I hope they do well.....make some more noise for the IIAC

I dont know who mentioned this before.....but both Loras and BV and pretty tough teams in terms of physicality and play hard nose basketball.......that is how you could always describe these programs.......tonight will be a great rematch for Loras as they owe Wheaton from earlier in the year.......tonight they are going to need someone else to step up and help Kyle White out as everyone will be keying in on him as they always do.  The kid is a stud........d3 freak!

Can anyone tell me how the game tonight between Loras and UWW is going to stack up? 

Today is a great day....2 IAAC teams playing the national tournament.....Loras beat UWW the last time they played against each back in 2005, coming back from 18 point 2nd half deficit.  I think Loras will match up well with them and can pull off a great upset tonight.  If I know these Duhawks well enough, they are not going to want to bounce out in the first round again like last year.

As for the Beavers I believe they have this game in the bag.  Look for Flogelman to have a big game and Wagner to be his supporting cast tonight.....


Good luck to both teams and I hope to see two W's by the end of the night.

PS: I must take my hat off to Greg Gorton for winning his first title in his first year as a head coach.....obviously coach of the year.

Congrats to the duhawks.....I knew they would pull this one off finally.  It doesnt get much sweeter than winning on the road at BV.........Kyle White MOP for sure this year......congrats to my man Jake Oeth on a stellar game......he deserves it.  As for BV great season this year and thanks for pushing Loras to the limit......hopefully we can get two teams into the tourny, we will just have to see come tomorrow night!

As for the DuHawks lets get errrr done this year. 

Just got word....the Duhawks are on a mission to dominate in this game.......Look out Storm Lake there is a determined team back in town!

Lets hope Loras doesnt have a mental meltdown on their way to BV today and comes more than prepared for the big game tomorrow night.  

It is going to be a doozy of one........defense wins Championships so we will see tomorrow night who is going back to the NCAA Tournament.

I am calling out Kolze to finally step up against the Beavers this time!!!!  

White, Centella, and Slater will be dominant as always

Congrats to the Beavers...... and what a bite for Loras.  I wish they could have pulled it out in Storm Lake......sounds like it was an incredible game.  All in all you have to keep your emotions in check win games like these are decided only by a point.

Great season for both teams and now it just comes down to the conference tourny and nothing else before this really mattered.......sort of scary. 

Hopefully the duhawks and can continue to be aggressive and role through the tournament just like last year.

Go DuHawks!!!  Can we say back 2 back?

The key for Loras is to stop BV's guards (Wagner).....the key for BV is to slow down White.

I am going with Loras by 5 points.......BV goes into halftime up by 8.  Loras makes a run late in the game and takes the IIAC trophy back to the AWC!!!!

Go Duhawks
White: 22 pts 9 boards
Slater: 12 pts 6 boards
Kolze: 17 points, 3 threes
Centella: 13 points 4 assists
Oeth: just all over the court

BV:
Flogelman: 18 points
Wagner: 22 points

This is going to be a night to remember in Storm Lake.....the duhawks walking away with their trophy and enjoying the 5 hour drive back to dubtown.......

Gorton: Coach of the year?