I don't even recognize our team, 15 transfers and 7 freshmen.  It's going to be an interesting season.

Quote from: Voice of the Titans on March 01, 2026, 01:21:58 PM

Quote from: badgerwarhawk on March 01, 2026, 11:50:26 AMHere's some information from Datacast:
           NPI      ALR
Oshkosh     69.49    2
WW          63.67    10
Platt       62.25    18
RF          60.23    14

NPI: National Power Index
ALR: At Large Rank

These aren't official but it's looking like, with LaCrosse as the AQ, we're a 5 bid league.  I seems odd that RF ALR is better than Platt's with Platt having a higher NPI

I think there may be a mix-up with ALR and Overall Seed in your list. UWO should be ALR 1, WW 4, PLT 8

I think the index was revised between your and my posts.  Thanks for updating it. 

Here's some information from Datacast:
           NPI      ALR
Oshkosh     69.49    2
WW          63.67    10
Platt       62.25    18
RF          60.23    14

NPI: National Power Index
ALR: At Large Rank

These aren't official but it's looking like, with LaCrosse as the AQ, we're a 5 bid league.  I seems odd that RF ALR is better than Platt's with Platt having a higher NPI

Congrats to Mitch and the Eagles.  It was a great game right down to the last possession.

The WARHAWKS hit 29 baskets to the Eagles 28, including a 7 to 2 three point advantage, but the Eagles make 23 free throws while the WARHAWKS only shoot 20 making 13.  That, Sam Grieger and a reversed call, were the story of the game.

I know that we're in the postseason.  I'm hoping we can host the first weekend.

Good luck to all the WIAC teams that qualify.

GO WARHAWKS

Quote from: ChickenHoops on February 27, 2026, 11:06:29 AMAnyone know if this pay per view deal the WIAC did was worth the trouble?  I think its marketing a future sales package but I may be wrong. Got my money. 

Aside from having to pay I'm not sure what you mean by "trouble." It was easy to obtain and access. The Stout video tended to buffer for a second or two fairly regularly for me. Otherwise the video quality was good.  The audio is whatever the host school has. 

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 26, 2026, 08:14:51 PMIt would be interesting if I could obtain viewership numbers from the regular season (average) and Tuesday's 1st round games. I would love to know how many people paid...even tonight's numbers as well.

I ended up purchasing the men's tourney package.  $25 for me is no big deal if I really want to watch it. Of course I was at the WW game and I watched the Stout game the next morning.  I'm going to watch the Point game when I finish this.  One thing that I liked and influenced my decision was that you can have access to the videos until August.  At some point I'll watch the WW games.

LaCrosse hits 13 of their first 15 shots including 4 three pointers and basically ended the game after one quarter.  WARHAWKS never got untracked.

Quote from: Mitch Hall on February 21, 2026, 08:42:17 PMUWW wins the regular season title. Congrats to all, esp. Badgerwarhawk.

Thanks, Mitch

I'm not sure if anyone saw this one coming. 

Point had the lead for most of the first half but the WARHAWKS managed to keep the score close. When the half ended Point led by seven, 35-28. Point continued to hold the lead for the first nine minutes of the second half when a free throw by Kelton McEwen tied the game 44-44 and after a Pointer turnover McEwen sank a three giving the WARHAWKS a lead they would maintain and build upon the rest of the way. Collin Madson led the way with 23 points.  Luke Bara added 14 and Issac Verges had a team high 7 rebounds.

The turnover totals for the two teams weren't really that different (WW:11,SP:14). What was different was scoring off of them especially in the second half (14-0). Point had an 11-2 advantage going into the break. Another factor was bench points. Led by McEwen WW got 28 points from the bench where the Pointers had 12. 

The main factor, imo, was shooting. Point went cold and the WARHAWKS got hot.

Eau Claire: 50
WARHAWKS: 70

The WARHAWKS started hot building a 15-3 lead and finishing the first quarter with a 17-7 lead.  But things cooled down in the second stanza as the BluGolds clawed their way back to a 27-27 tie before Bri McCurdy scored 4 points in the final :40 and the WARHAWKS went into the locker room with a 31-29 halftime lead.  The WARHAWKS opened the third quarter with an 11-2 run building a lead that would remain in double digits for the remainder of the contest. The lead was 15, 53-37, after the third period and reached a high of 24, 66-42, halfway through the final quarter.  Camryn Nies finished with 18 points. McCurdy added 11 points and a game high 4 assists.  Mia Gillis also scored 11 points and added a game high 8 rebounds.

WARHAWKS: 76
Eau Claire:68


This was a close game throughout.  There were a combined 28 ties and lead changes with neither team having a lead of more than five points until the WARHAWKS closed the last 5 minutes of the game with a 14-5 run to complete the season sweep over the BluGolds.  Both teams made 26 shots but the WARHAWKS sank 8 three pointers to the BluGolds'3 and outscored the BluGolds 16-13 from the charity stripe.  Collin Madson led the way with a 24/10 double-double. Luke Bara added 15 points and Issac Vergas chipped in 10 points and a team high 3 assists.

Platteville: 51
WARHAWKS: 66

The WARHAWKS got the first basket and aside of two ties, 11-11 and 14-14 early in the first half, held a lead for the entire game. After the 14-14 tie the WARHAWKS finished the half on a 15-4 run and held an 11 point half time lead 29-18. The WARHAWKS held the Pioneers to 28% from the floor including just 1 of 10 three point attempts in the half.  Platteville shot much better in the second half but so did the WARHAWKS.  The Pioneers managed to pull within 8 points with 15:38 remaining but a three pointer by Rashad Rogers pushed the WARHAWKS lead back into double digits where it remained for the rest of the game.  Turnovers and the points scored off them were significant in the outcome. Pioneers: 15 TO, 22 WW points : WARHAWKS: 8 TO, 7 UWP points.

 

WARHAWKS: 50
Platteville: 46

Slow start by both teams but the WARHAWKS managed a 11-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and got 3 three pointers in the second quarter, while holding the Pioneers to just 7 points, pushing the lead to 9, 28-19 at the half. The two teams traded baskets in the third quarter and the 9 point WARHAWKS lead held when it ended 38-29. The Pioneers had their best shooting quarter in the fourth and conversely the WARHAWKS had their worse. Gradually the Pioneers cut into the lead until they pulled into a tie, 39-39, at the six minute mark. Over the next five minutes the teams would tie and exchange the lead twice before a Camyrn Nies layup gave the WARHAWKS a lead 45-44 that they preserve by going 5-8 from the charity stripe. Mia Gillis finished with a double-double 16/10 and added 4 blocks and a pair of steals. Bri McCurdy finished with 13 points.

Stout: 66
WARHAWKS: 53


If only the game didn't consist of two halves.  WARHAWKS were doing just fine in the first one and it ended 36-27 WARHAWKS

Then came the second half when the bottom totally fell out.  Stout holds us to 2 baskets in the third quarter and one in the fourth while hitting just about everything they threw at the hoop, outscoring the WARHAWKS 39-17. 

Nies Camryn (10 points), Brooke Stenklyft (6 rebounds) and Bri McCurdy (4 assists) led the WARHAWKS.

WARHAWKS: 78 
Stout: 77      OT

With the exception of the opening point, a Richie Warren free throw, the Blue Devils led for the first 19 minutes of the game.  The lead stayed in the 1-3 possession range reaching a high of 9 before the WARHAWKS managed to tie and take a lead 41-40 with under a minute remaining.  After another tie Rashad Rogers sank one of two free throws giving the WARHAWKS a 42-41 lead at the half. The second half started all WARHAWKS as they sank 8 of their first 9 shots while holding Stout to 4 points and after 6 1/2 minutes the lead had swollen to sixteen, 61-45. The Blue Devils finally got untracked while the WARHAWKS cooled down. Point by point the lead began to shrink.  At 2 1/2 minutes the Blue Devils pulled into a tie and then took a lead they would hold until Brock Marino's prayer banked off the backboard and through the basket as the horn sounded. Issac Verges's 18 points led the WARHAWKS while both Luke Barra and Marino added 11 and Warren finished with 10.  Warren and Verges had 8 and 7 rebounds respectively. Warren added 4 assists.

Because I know some of you are AJ Uttech fans I'll add that he had a pretty good game finishing with 18 points. He was a big part of their comeback. Almost pulled it off.