D3 Championship Belt

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan


First game is at home against Lake Forest on Sunday.

[lmitzel]

First title defense is a good one: 81-61 over Lake Forest.

Amazingly, that's only the second successful Belt^TM defense at the Shirk.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Illinois Wesleyan is now 5-0 and will hold The Belt^TM until December with their next game being Chicago next Wednesday.

[lmitzel]

I don't want to say I'm rooting for the team in green, but I may or may not have their December 15th game circled on my calendar.

Don't eff it up, Greenies.

[Just Bill]

Warms my heart to see the nonsense carried on. Stay safe out there, Belt^TM Dividians.

[lmitzel]

I finally got around to updating the Map^TM with this year's results so far. Five successful home defenses so far for Illinois Wesleyan (six total in the Modern Era), plus a win at Alma (the first time the Scots have lost a Belt^TM game at home) and at Calvin (0-3 at home against Belt^TM holders).

This next Saturday will be just the fourth time The Belt^TM has been up for grabs at King Arena when the Titans go play Wheaton.

[lmitzel]

Wheaton 67
IWU 62

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan
12/11/21: Wheaton

That makes my Wednesday night mean a little less.

[sac]

Meet Perry Mastadon

[Gregory Sager]

I honestly don't think that that absurd mascot has made an appearance since his debut a couple of decades ago.

Or, if he has, Wheaton folks are keeping it on the down-low.

Can't blame 'em for that.

[lmitzel]

Major shakeup in Nashville...

Berry 78
Wheaton 72

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan
12/11/21: Wheaton
12/29/21: Berry

I'll need to look over The Map^TM, but I think it's the first time as a Holder for Berry, at least in the Modern Era.

The CCIW can get The Belt^TM back later today (12:30am technicality) when the Vikings take on Carthage. Otherwise It^TM will spend the next two months gallivanting about the SAA.

[lmitzel]

Thanks Firebirds!

Carthage 62
Berry 58

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan
12/11/21: Wheaton
12/29/21: Berry
12/30/21: Carthage

The Belt^TM returns to the CCIW, and keeps alive my hope of getting to announce another Belt^TM game.

Carthage's first defense will come at Carroll on Wednesday.

[sac]

We knew you ever so briefly Victor Viking



Just when you thought The Belt^Tm was going to wander away from the CCIW.......

[lmitzel]

And after a long layoff, Carthage managed one successful defense on Wednesday (78-73 at Carroll) before...

Millikin 79, Carthage 76

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan
12/11/21: Wheaton
12/29/21: Berry
12/30/21: Carthage
1/15/22: Millikin

The Big Blue welcome Wheaton on Wednesday.

[lmitzel]

Well, one successful defense for the Big Blue when they knocked off Wheaton on Wednesday, but tonight...

Augustana 76
Millikin 64

2021-22 Belt^TM Path
3/12/21: Illinois Wesleyan
12/11/21: Wheaton
12/29/21: Berry
12/30/21: Carthage
1/15/22: Millikin
1/22/22: Augustana

Next one for The Belt^TM would appear to be *checks notes*

...at North Central.

[sac]

5/9 of the CCIW have been Belted^TM

After Wed, only North Park and Elmhurst haven't been in its^TM presence.