At the dawn of the D3hoops.com era, there was one dominant team in Division III men's basketball: the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. But that was so long ago, the site was still named Division III Basketball Online.
Bo Ryan left for Division I UW-Milwaukee. And the dominance left with him. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has turned into a topsy-turvy league where almost nothing is predictable. But after a couple of false starts, the Pioneers appear to have at least returned to conference contention, as one of two teams tied for first place entering the weekend and one of four teams ranked in the D3hoops.com Top 25.
&&b-boxr&&Like any WIAC team, the road hasn't been easy. D3sports.com's Matt Florjancic takes a look at what makes Paul Combs' Pioneers tick. Plus scroll down for more feature coverage and this week's Around the Nation column.
Friday is another big night in men's basketball in particular, as No. 1 Washington U. visits No. 3 Rochester. Pat Coleman is braving the roads this morning and afternoon to make the trip, but you can listen in on that game with the Live Games box on the right-hand side of this page. D3hoopsNet will be carrying the game between Nazareth and No. 17 Stevens. Can the Ducks bounce back from Tuesday's loss against a team that took them to double overtime in January?