SoCal Division III College Report

Updated Division III 1997-98 Alignments--(January 11, 1998)

We meant to put this up some time ago, and want to thank Connie Jackson who sent us some of the information back in December (actually on December 27, 1997). We've had our own Division III Men's Basketball page, for some time now, which has most of the schools linked to their own sites. And there is a new, terrific Division III Men's Basketball Site maintained by Gaulladet University, which also has some of the same links, although we think we've got just a few more to some of the schools than they've got up.

We're guessing that in the brief letter which follows, Connie was referring to the "Official Division III Men's Site" maintained by Gaulladet, but she may have been referring to ours. No matter, because we've totally reconfigured ours to match the current alignments for this year.

If you vist the "Official" Division III Gaulladet site, fans from SoCal will want to pay particular attention to the information on the Southern California Intercollegiate Conference, which features such teams as Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, Cal Tech in Pasadena, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Pomona, La Verne University in La Verne, Occidental over in East LA, Pomona-Pitzer (another Claremont group), Redlands University, and Whittier. One really nice feature of the "Official" D-III site, is that the "Standings" section has links directly to each of the conferences which also maintain a web presence, including both men's and women's basketball. For example, there's a link to the Southern California Intercollegiate Conference site maintained by Claremont-McKenna College. Very nice.

We would heartily suggest you check out the Division III sites, both here and from Gallaudet. The "Official" site features news, stats (both team and individual), polls, conference and league standings, and feature highlights on players, teams and coaches. Well worth the visit.

In any event, we didn't want to delay putting up the "new" alignments (actually not much has changed in the west, but there are a few more new conferences in the east and in the midwest, and it looks like some more NAIA schools have come over to Division III). So, for those of you who just can't wait any longer, here's the current alignment for Division III Men's Basketball for this year. And to keep this redesigned page in some context, i.e., the reason as to why we are changing it now, here's the letter which Connie wrote to us on December 27, 1997:

"The Division III Men site has not been updated. I believe that this season's alignment is the following. However, I am not entirely sure about this list (I based this on the Division III site; however, this site is not entirely finished). For example, I am unsure about the University Athletic Association. The UAA does not have a web site, but I do believe that the alignment I have for it is correct (and I am sure that Case Western Reserve is a member of the UAA and the North Coast Athletic Conference). Some schools might also be missing, I am not sure. Thank you for your time and sorry for the inconvenience. Here is the alignment for 1997-98."

Well, that was Connie's letter, and it got us doing a bit of research and checking, and sure enough she was right. It was our page here at SoCalHoops which had not been updated since last summer. So here's the new stuff.

And since we're concerned mostly with the West Region (because we're from SoCal), we're taking this somewhat out of geographical order (these conferences are usually arranged East to West). Here are the 1997-98 Division III Schools:

Division III Men's West Region Conferences
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Buena Vista Beavers Central Dutch Coe Kohawks Cornell Rams Dubuque Spartans Loras Duhawks Luther Norse Simpson Storm Upper Iowa Peacocks Wartburg Knights William Penn Statesmen	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Augsburg Auggies Bethel Royals Carleton Knights Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers Gustavus Adolphus Gusties Hamline Pipers Macalester Scots Saint John's Johnnies Saint Mary's Cardinals St. Olaf Oles St. Thomas Tommies	Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges George Fox Bruins Lewis and Clark Pioneers Linfield Wildcats Pacific Boxers (Ore.) Pacific Lutheran Lutes Puget Sound Loggers Seattle University Chieftains Whitman Missionaries Whitworth Pirates Willamette
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference California Lutheran Kingsmen California Institute of Technology Beavers Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags La Verne Leopards Occidental Tigers Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Redlands Bulldogs Whittier Poets	Wisconsin State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference UW-Eau Claire Bluegolds UW-La Crosse Eagles UW-Oshkosh Titans UW-Platteville Pioneers UW-River Falls Falcons UW-Stevens Point Pointers UW-Stout Blue Devils UW-Superior Yellow Jackets UW-Whitewater Warhawks	Independents UC San Diego Tritons UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs Chapman Panthers Clarke Crusaders (Northern Illinois-Iowa) Colorado College Tigers Eastern Oregon State Mountaineers Menlo Oaks Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen St. Scholastica Saints Western Oregon State

 

Division III Men's Middle Atlantic Region Conferences
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Frostburg State Bobcats La Roche Red Hawks Lake Erie Storm Penn State-Behrend Lions Pitt-Bradford Panthers Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats	Capital Athletic Conference Catholic Cardinals     Gallaudet Bison Goucher Gophers Mary Washington Eagles Marymount Saints St. Mary's (Md.) Seahawks Salisbury State Sea Gulls York (Pa.) Spartans	Centennial Conference Dickinson Red Devils Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Gettysburg Bullets Haverford Fords Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Muhlenberg Mules Swarthmore Garnet Ursinus Bears Washington Shoremen Western Maryland Green Terror
Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League Albright Elizabethtown Blue Jays Juniata Eagles Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Messiah Falcons Moravian Susquehanna Crusaders Widener Pioneers Freedom League Delaware Valley Drew FDU-Madison King's Monarchs Lycoming Warriors Scranton Royals Wilkes Colonels	Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Allentown Centaurs Alvernia Crusaders Beaver Scarlet Knights Cabrini Cavaliers Eastern Eagles Gwynedd-Mercy Griffins Marywood Pacers Misericordia Cougars Neumann Knights	Independents Lincoln Lions Villa Julie Mustangs

 

Division III Men's Eastern Region Conferences
Empire Athletic Association Elmira Soaring Eagles Hartwick Hawks Ithaca Bombers Nazareth Golden Flyers Rochester Inst. of Tech.Tigers Utica Pioneers	State University of New York Conference Brockport Golden Eagles Buffalo Bengals Cortland Red Dragons Fredonia Blue Devils Geneseo Blue Knights New Paltz Hawks Oneonta Red Dragons Oswego Great Lakers Plattsburgh Cardinals Potsdam Bears Utica/Rome Wildcats	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Clarkson Golden Knights Hamilton Continentals Hobart Statesmen Rensselaer Engineers Skidmore Thoroughbreds St. Lawrence Saints Union Dutchmen (N.Y.)
Independents Binghamton Colonials Brooklyn Bridges (CUNYAC) Keene State Owls (Little East) Cazenovia Wildcats Hilbert Hawks Keuka Warriors Penn State-Behrend Lions (All.Mt.) Rochester Yellow Jackets (UAA) St. John Fisher Cardinals St. Joseph's (N.Y.)

 

Division III Men's Great Lakes Region Conferences
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Adrian Bulldogs Albion Britons Alma Scots Calvin Knights Defiance Yellow Jackets Hope Flying Dutchmen Kalamazoo Hornets Olivet Comets	North Coast Athletic Conference Allegheny Gators Case Western Reserve Spartans Denison Big Red Earlham Quakers Kenyon Lords Oberlin Yeomen Ohio Wesleyan Wittenberg Tigers Wooster Scots	Ohio Athletic Conference Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets Capital Crusaders Heidelberg Student Princes Hiram Terriers John Carroll Blue Streaks Marietta Pioneers Mount Union Purple Raiders Muskingum Muskies Ohio Northern Polar Bears Otterbein Cardinals
Presidents Athletic Conference Alfred Saxons Bethany Bison Grove City Wolverines Thiel Tomcats Washington & Jefferson Presidents Waynesburg Yellow Jackets	University Athletic Association Brandeis Judges Carnegie Mellon Tartans Case Western Reserve Spartans * University of Chicago Maroons Emory Eagles New York Rochester Yellow Jackets Washington University Bears (Mo.)	Independents Bluffton Beavers Lake Erie Storm (Allegheny Mountain) Thomas More Blue Rebels Wilmington Quakers

 

Division III Men's Midwest Region Conferences
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Augustana Vikings (Ill.) Carthage Redmen Elmhurst Bluejays Illinois Wesleyan Titans     Millikin Big Blue North Central Cardinals North Park Vikings Wheaton Crusaders	Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference Anderson Ravens DePauw Tigers Franklin Grizzlies Hanover Panthers Manchester Spartans Rose-Hulman Engineers Wabash Little Giants	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Buena Vista Beavers Central Dutch Coe Kohawks Cornell Rams Dubuque Spartans Loras Duhawks Luther Norse Simpson Storm Upper Iowa Peacocks Wartburg Knights William Penn Statesmen
Lake Michigan Conference Concordia (Wis.) Falcons Edgewood Eagles Lakeland Muskies Maranatha Baptist Crusaders Marian Sabres Milwaukee Engineering Raiders Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors	Midwest Conference North Division Beloit Buccaneers Carroll Pioneers Lake Forest Foresters Lawrence Vikings Ripon Red Hawks St. Norbert Green Knights South Division Grinnell Pioneers Illinois College Blue Boys Knox Prairie Fire Monmouth Scots (Ill.)	Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference Aurora Spartans Clarke Crusaders Illinois Benedictine Eagles Concordia University River Forest Cougars Eureka Red Devils Rockford Regents
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Blackburn Beavers Fontbonne Griffiins Greenville Panthers MacMurray Highlanders Maryville Saints (Mo.) Principia Panthers Webster Gorloks Westminster Blue Jays	University Athletic Association University of Chicago Maroons Washington University Bears (Mo.)	Independents Martin Luther Knights

 

Men's Division III South Region Conferences
American Southwest Conference Austin Kangaroos University of Dallas Crusaders Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Howard Payne Yellow Jackets McMurry Indians Mississippi College Choctaws University of the Ozarks Eagles Sul Ross State Lobos	Dixie Conference Averett Cougars Christopher Newport Captains Ferrum Panthers Greensboro Pride Methodist Monarchs North Carolina Wesleyan Bishops Shenandoah Hornets	Old Dominion Athletic Conference Bridgewater Eagles Eastern Mennonite Royals Emory & Henry Wasps Guilford Quakers Hampden-Sydney Tigers Lynchburg Hornets Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets Roanoke Maroons Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Washington & Lee Generals
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Centre Colonels Hendrix Warriors Millsaps Majors Oglethorpe Petrels Rhodes Lynx Sewanee Tigers Southwestern Pirates Trinity Tigers	Independents Chowan Braves Emory Eagles (University Athletic Association) Fisk Bulldogs Frostburg State Bobcats (Allegheny Mountain) Maryville Scots (Tenn.) Rust Bearcats Savannah Art & Design Bees Stillman Tigers

Please note that if you have any corrections or changes to this list, please send them directly to us here at SoCalHoops. You might also want to let the folks at the Gaulladet site know too. Have fun.

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