Wednesday, August 17, 2016

RFC Small College Previews: MIAA/GAC/LSC (NCAA Division II)

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA)

Preseason Press Release

Quick Analysis: Really no surprise that defending NCAA Division II national champion Northwest Missouri State was voted the near-unanimous favorite to win yet another MIAA title. What's an even bigger surprise is that Central Missouri was picked to finished 2nd in the conference, well ahead of perennial power Pittsburg State, as well as Emporia State, whose Hornets pulled off a pair of upsets in last year's playoffs before falling to the Bearcats in the quarterfinals.

Great American Conference (GAC)

Preseason Press Release

Quick Analysis: With a preseason national ranking of No. 9 in the AFCA poll, expect Henderson State to win its fourth conference crown in the last five years...this year.

Lone Star Conference (LSC)

Preseason Press Release 

Quick Analysis: The Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions received 19 out of 28 first place votes to repeat as LSC champions in 2016. But it'll be interesting to see if they can make that deep run in the NCAA Division II playoffs, should they get there. Meanwhile, the LSC welcomes Western New Mexico from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), while the University of Texas-Permian Basin takes the field for the first time this fall. That could make for quite an interesting season in the Southwest.

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