Coyotes, Jacks, Vikings Have Success on Hoops Floor

Local basketball hounds have to be eating up the success this year. Check out some of that success here --

SDSU women's basketball team (21-10) advanced to the NCAA DI Women's Tourney (we find out who they play Monday) for the second straight year. The Jacks defeated top seed Oral Roberts in overtime as they continue to dominate the Summit League Conference Tournament. They are 4-0 in two seasons with two consecutive titles.

The USD men's basketball team continues to roll with its first-ever Great West Conference title that sends them to the College Insider's Tournament. The CIT is similar to NIT in that DI schools not invited to the Big Dance have a chance to continue their seasons. The 16-team tournament kicks off Tuesday. The Coyotes own a 13-game winning streak (second best active streak in DI - tied with Wofford - and second to Butler's 20 game streak). In the opening round of the CIT, the Coyotes, 22-9, will play Creighton (16-15) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha. USD plays the Bluejays for the first time since 1968 with Creighton owning a 47-11 overall advantage.

Tonight I found out two former NCC schools, Augustana and St. Cloud State, will meet in the NCAA Division II Central Regional Men's Tournament.

You have to love this March hoop madness. Let's go nuts.

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