We didn't give enough coverage to the newest Kentucky college basketball team in Division I, the Northern Kentucky Norse. NKU was the National Runner-Up in D-II in both 1996 and 1997, but since 2013 the Norse have been in D-I. They compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Here's what they've done so far:
2013: 11-16 overall, 9-9 in conference, 238th in Ken Pom.
2014: 9-21 overall, 5-13 in conference, 311th in Ken Pom.
2015: 13-17 overall, 7-7 in conference, 236th in Ken Pom.
The best win of the year for the Norse was a 83-60 win at Morehead State. They finished in a tie for fourth in the A-Sun with David Lipscomb University, and Lipscomb beat them 76-73 (in overtime) in the A-Sun quarter-finals. It was their first-ever post-season game as a D-I school. We wish NKU better luck next year, but we are pleased to see that they are already better than over 100 teams in Division I.
For reasons that I don't fully understand, the Norse are still not eligible for the NCAA Tournament, but at least they got to play for the A-Sun title. And that's a big deal, as you can see in this story from Cincinnati.com. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth's six other D-I teams -- UK, U of L, WKU, Murray, EKU, and Morehead -- are still dancing.
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