Tomorrow night will be our last sampling night at the University of Minnesota. The season has been an exciting, successful experience for both the players on the court and POWERade on the sidelines. This week we’ve witnessed more dominance as the best of the A-League have distanced themselves from the competition and are poised to win an intramurals championship. The playoffs should be an exciting week.

Feel free to drop by the Minnesota page for all the latest photos and videos from the past couple of weeks of games. And just a reminder our last sampling event will be tomorrow at 6, be there or be square.

Hey Aggies!

Basketball intramural playoffs started this week! So, guess what that means?

MORE FREE POWERADE!!!

We’ll be at the basketball courts tomorrow night, Tuesday! We’ll be there at 6:00! So, head on up to the rec and support your favorite basketball teams and of course…get some cool Powerade stuff!!

This saying seems to have rung true on the University of Iowa campus. Tonight at the Fieldhosue playoffs were in full swing. Similar to the NCAA brackets there were upsets, nailbiters, and overwhelming margins of victory. The passion appeared evident as players hit the hardwood with dedication and determination to try and achieve victory. It seemed for many teams that the pre-season was in the past and the focus rested on the “do or die” approach. Competition is fierce as players show their love for intramural basketball at the U of I.

We’re getting down to the end here in Minneapolis. With only a week or two remaining, the POWERade team has 3 sampling events scheduled. They are as follows.

-March 29

-April 1

-April 5

Bring your game these last fews, but don’t forget your thirst and want for free gear. We’ve got a lot of POWERade and freebies to give away so stop by!

Hey Everyone! We have had a great season so far and now all that’s left is the NCCS Basketball Championship sponsored by POWERADE! We’ll find out next weekend who the best men’s and women’s team is from across the country. Make sure to check back here throughout the tournament for updates and highlights and catch the Championship Show on CBS College Sports Network at 8pm on April 5th!

Until then, I thought I’d take a look at the teams and see if there were any fun factoids I could come find to share with everyone. Here’s the list that I came came up with. If you can think of any more please comment on this post and share them!

-  Only three teams remain in the NCCS tournament and the NCAA Sweet 16: The University of Arizona, University of Missouri, and Villanova University.
-  Of the eight men’s teams remaining, four mascots are cats, two mascots are dogs, and two mascots are birds.
-  Washington State University is the most northern team remaining.
-  Bolling AFB is the only non-Division I university (duh) in either the men’s or women’s bracket.
-  The PAC 10 is the only NCAA conference with more than one team in the men’s championship.
-  University of Texas – San Antonio is the only school to have a men’s and women’s team in the tournament.
-  Five of eight teams in the men’s bracket hail from schools that are part of the POWERADE College Intramurals program.

I never said these were all stellar facts! Anybody else have any good ones?

 
::9 days til the Championship::

There are 16 teams bound for the 2009 NCCS Basketball Championships, sponsored by POWERADE!

This winter, NIRSA hosted Regional Tournaments all across the country to find the top teams.  The winning men’s & women’s teams from those tournaments will be competing at the National Basketball Championships during the Final Four at Hoops City in Detroit, MI!

Here are the winning men’s teams:
-Southern Illinois University
-University of Arizona
-University of Delaware
-University of Georgia
-University of Missouri
-University of Texas-San Antonio
-Villanova University
-Washington State University

Here are the winning women’s teams:
-Bolling Air Force Base
-Central Michigan University
-Loyola Marymount University
-Miami University
-Northeastern University
-Savannah State University
-University of Texas-San Antonio
-Wayne State University

Any early predictions on which team is going to be the Ultimate Intramural Champion?

TUNE IN! The Championship Show is airing on CBS College Sports Network on April 5th @ 8pm. 

www.cbsintramurals.com/championships for more info!