After a nice showing at the Happy Valley Fall Tip-Off Tournament, the Nittany Lions from Penn State University are the new #1 team in the Phenom Elite Week 2 NCBBA-M Top 20.  Speaking of impressive showings at the Happy Valley Fall Tip-Off, the Vermont Catamounts who won the Fall Tip-Off defeating Penn State, jump all the way from being unranked to the #4 team in the country.

We have 3 others who join Vermont in the Top 20 after being unranked and many others make impressive jumps and some make unfortunate falls.  Be sure to check out this week’s Top 20.

The Week 4 NCBBA-M Phenom Elite Top 20 will be released on 11/25/21

The Vermont Catamounts defeated Penn State University 64-51 to capture the 2021 Happy Valley Fall Tip-Off Championship.  It was a long day for both teams as it was their 3rd game of the day, but Vermont had just enough gas to defeat the Nittany Lions who came into the game with an unblemished record of 5-0.

Vermont came into the single elimination portion of the tournament as the #5 seed, finishing 2nd in their pool sporting a 2-1 pool play record.  The took down Northeastern in the quarterfinals and Virginia in the semi-finals to earn their spot in the championship game.  It was a back and forth game for the majority but Vermont pulled away in the final minutes to capture the championship.

The NCBBA-M would like to thank all that participated and to the Happy Valley Adventures Bureau and the Nittany Valley Sports Centre!  A total of 31 games were played in less than 48 hours and a grand time was had by all.

CHECK OUT THE FULL RESULTS HERE.

The NCBBA is excited to announce that Xavier University has officially joined the NCBBA-M Division for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.  Welcome Musketeers!

Xavier is now the 27th new team to join the NCBBA-M for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.  They join Adelphi, Millersville, OSU-Scarlet, Radford, VMI, Missouri-Gold, Cornell, James Madison, Skidmore, Wesleyan, Fitchburg State, Stonehill, Bryant, Richmond, Dayton, Cal Poly Pomona, Western Michigan, Salisbury, DePaul, Quinnipiac, George Washington, Iona, Wright State, Georgia College, UW-Platteville-Richland and UW-Platteville-Baraboo.

Only 1 point separates #1 and #2 in the Phenom Elite NCBBA-M Preseason Top 20 Poll.  The Buckeyes from the Ohio State University-Grey team are king of the hill this week, but from here on out, results on the court will dictate who is king of the mountain.

Our defending champions, UMass-Lowell take the #2 spot even though they earned the most 1st place votes.  Notre Dame, Indiana and South Carolina round out the top-5 respectively while 19 other teams earn votes outside the Top 20.

Stay tuned…the Week 2 Phenom Elite NCBBA-M Top 20 Poll will be released on November 11th after a lot of NCBBA-M games have been played!

The Southern Pacific Region is a growing one.  Currently only made up of 3 member schools across 2 conferences, it is soon to be a larger one with multiple schools interested in joining the Region in 2022.  Who will  move onto the Southern Pacific Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Southern Pacific Team Preview to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Phenom Elite Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 28th!

The South Atlantic Region is made up of 10 member schools across 2 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the South Atlantic Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the South Atlantic Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Phenom Elite Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 28th!

The Mid-Atlantic Region is made up of 16 member schools across 2 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Mid-Atlantic Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Phenom Elite Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 28th!

The Great Lakes Region is made up of 22 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the Great Lakes Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Great Lakes Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Phenom Elite Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 28th!

The NCBBA is excited to announce that Ohio State University has added a 2nd Team to the NCBBA-M division for 2021-2022.  They will be known as OSU-Scarlet.  In addition to Ohio State University-Scarlet, Adelphi University and Millersville University have also officially joined the NCBBA-M Division for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.  Welcome Buckeyes, Panthers and Marauders!

OSU-Scarlet, Millersville, and Adelphi 24th, 25th and 26th new teams to join the NCBBA-M for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.  They join Radford, VMI, Missouri-Gold, Cornell, James Madison, Skidmore, Wesleyan, Fitchburg State, Stonehill, Bryant, Richmond, Dayton, Cal Poly Pomona, Western Michigan, Salisbury, DePaul, Quinnipiac, George Washington, Iona, Wright State, Georgia College, UW-Platteville-Richland and UW-Platteville-Baraboo.

The New England Region is made up of 33 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the New England Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the New England Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Phenom Elite Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 28th!