2019 NCAA Fall Championships

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The FCS bracket was released earlier this week. Not surprisingly, North Dakota State earned the #1 seed for the tournament. Play begins today with first round games, while the top 8 seeds all earned byes to the second round. The championship game will be January 11 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. No teams from Ohio made the tournament bracket.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2019

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The bracket for the men's water polo national championship tournament was released earlier in the week. The only first round game will be today, featuring Harvard vs. Bucknell. The quarterfinals will be the 5th, while the semifinals will be the 7th. The championship game will follow that on December 8th at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool in Stockton, California.

Defending national champions, USC, earned a spot in the tournament and will play in the quarterfinals, against the winner of the first round game.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/waterpolo-men/nc/2019

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The D2 women's volleyball bracket was released on Monday. First round play will begin on December 5th, with the championship match on December 14th at the Auraria Events Center in Denver, Colorado. Defending national champions, Tampa, earned a #2 seed in the tournament. Surprisingly, no teams from Ohio made the tournament.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d2/2019

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In one of the biggest upsets in recent men's cross country championship history, BYU has won the the national title, unseating 3-time defending national champions Northern Arizona, who was #1 all year. This was the first time that Northern Arizona did not win a meet they competed in since 2015. BYU scored 109 points to win the title, followed by Northern Arizona with 163 points, and finishing third was Colorado with 164 points. This was BYU's first title in program history, after finishing as last year's runner-up.

Edwin Kurgat of Iowa State claimed the individual national title, finishing 5 seconds ahead of the second place runner.

Results: http://entries.pttiming.com/system/resu ... 1574538108

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For the first time in program history, Arkansas claimed the national championship in women's cross country. The Razorbacks earned the title with 96 points, followed by BYU with 102 points, Stanford finished third with 123 points. Ohio State finished 23rd with 566 points.

Winning the individual national championship was Weini Kelati from New Mexico, outracing the second place finisher by 10 seconds.

Results: http://entries.pttiming.com/system/resu ... 1574528977

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For the 2nd consecutive season, and the 8th time in program history, North Carolina has won the D1 field hockey national championship. The top seeded Tar Heels defeated un-seeded Princeton 6-1 in the championship game. Their path to the title included:

vs. Stanford - W 4-0
vs. Iowa - W 2-1
vs. Boston College - W 6-3
vs. Princeton - W 6-1

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For the second time in program history (both in the last 5 years), Colorado School of Mines has captured the national championship in D2 men's cross country. They were absolutely dominant, in scoring just 57 points. Following them were Adams State (136 points) and Chico State (143 points). Walsh finished the meet in 28th place.

Winning the individual national title was Ezra Mutai of American International, winning by 12 seconds.

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What a performance! Adams State has won the national title in D2 women's cross country, scoring just 23 points, which ties the best score in national championship history! Not only was it tied for the best score in women's D2 championship history, but it was their 18th title in program history. They won the title with 23 points, followed by Grand Valley State (87 points), and Colorado Mines (133 points). Walsh finished in 10th place.

Winning the individual national title was Stephanie Cotter of Adams State, by 24 seconds, out-racing her two teammates who finished 2nd and 3rd.

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For the first time in program history, Pomona-Pitzer has claimed the D3 men's cross country national championship. They won the title with 164 points, followed by North Central (182 points), and finishing in third was Williams (183 points).

The individual national champion is Patrick Watson from Stevenson, winning by 6 seconds.

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Johns Hopkins has claimed the national title in D3 women's cross country. This is their 6th title in program history, and their 3rd in the last 4 years. They won the title with 125 points, followed by Washington-St. Louis (138 points), and in third was Williams (168 points).

Winning the individual national title was Parley Hannan of Ithaca, winning the title by 18 seconds.

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West Chester has won the national championship in D2 field hockey. It was their 3rd title in program history, and their first title since winning back-to-back in 2011 and 2012. Their path to the title included:

vs. Kutztown - W 2-0
vs. St. Anselm - W 2-1

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Middlebury has won the national championship in D3 field hockey, their 3rd in a row, and their 4th in the last 5 years. Also, it is their 5th title in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Babson - W 2-1
vs. Kean - W 4-1
vs. Salisbury - W 1-0
vs. Franklin & Marshall - W 1-0

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The bracket for the D1 women's volleyball tournament was released on Sunday, 64 teams made the tournament field. The defending national champions, Stanford, earned the #3 seed for the tournament. Play will begin on December 5th with first round play. The championship game will be on December 21st at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Teams from Ohio to make the tournament are: Cincinnati, Dayton and Wright State.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleybal ... ne-article

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For the first time in program history, Johns Hopkins has won the national championship in D3 women's volleyball. Not only did they win the title, but they finished the season with a perfect 35-0 mark, the first team to finish the season undefeated since 1999. Their path to the title included:

vs. Manhattanville - W 3-0
vs. Stockton - W 3-0
vs. Stevens - W 3-0
vs. Saint Benedict - W 3-0
vs. Trinity (TX) - W 3-1
vs. Emory - W 3-0

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Winning their second consecutive national title, and their 3rd in the last 4 years, Tufts has claimed the national championship in D3 men's soccer. It's also their 4th national title in program history, all coming since 2014. Their path to the title included:

vs. SUNY Maritime - W 5-1
vs. WPI - W 2-1
vs. Washington & Lee - W 2-1
vs. Connecticut College - W 3-1
vs. Calvin - W 4-0
vs. Amherst - W 2-0

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Messiah has claimed the D3 women's soccer national title, their first since 2012, and their 6th in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Lesley - W 5-0
vs. Randolph Macon - W 4-0
vs. Trinity (TX) - W 2-0
vs. Williams - W 2-2 (PKs)
vs. Carnegie Mellon - W 1-1 (PKs)
vs. William Smith - W 1-0

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In the D1 women's soccer championship game, it was two #1 seeds playing each other. Stanford eventually came out on top over North Carolina in penalty kicks to win the national title. It is their third national title in program history, and their second in the last 3 years. Their path to the title included:

vs. Prairie View - W 15-0
vs. Hofstra - W 4-0
vs. Penn State - W 2-0
vs. BYU - W 5-1
vs. UCLA - W 4-1
vs. North Carolina - W 0-0 (PKs)

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For the 11th time in program history, Stanford has claimed the national title in men's water polo, it's their first since 2002. Their path to the title included:

vs. USC - W 15-14
vs. Pacific - W 13-8

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Charleston (West Virginia) has claimed the national title in D2 men's soccer. This is their second title in program history, both of which came in the last 3 years. Their path to the title included:

vs. Mercy - W 5-0
vs. Gannon - W 3-0
vs. Franklin Pierce - W 2-0
vs. Lynn - W 3-1
vs. Cal State LA - W 2-0

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Grand Valley State has claimed the national championship in D2 women's soccer. This is their 6th title in program history, and their first since 2015. Their path to the title included:

vs. Southern Indiana - W 7-1
vs. McKendree - W 4-0
vs. Indianapolis - W 9-0
vs. Minnesota State - W 5-2
vs. Saint Rose - W 3-2
vs. Western Washington - W 1-0