Congrats to the Pointers; I hope they go all the way.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's team went 41-0 in 2012-13.  Boston
College nearly equalled the feat three years later, bringing a 40-0 record
into the 2016 NCAA championship game only to lose to the Gophers and finish
40-1.

-- Erik

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 4:41 PM Robert Woodbury <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> And in the close calls, Division I category: 42-1-2.
>
> On Mar 11, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Bill Fenwick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> It doesn't happen that often.  I can only think of three occasions since
> the NCAA started holding championship tournaments.  (This of course gives
> me a chance to brag about something my beloved Big Red did fifty frippin'
> years ago)
>
> In the 1969-70 season, Cornell went 29-0 and won the NCAA Div I
> championship.
>
> In 1983-84, Bemidji did Cornell a little better, going 31-0 and winning
> the NCAA Div II championship.
>
> In 1955-56, Clarkson went 23-0 but rejected an invitation to the NCAA
> tournament, because the NCAA would rule, or had ruled, several of their
> players ineligible for the tourney.  I believe this was because they had
> played a fourth varsity year, and back then the NCAA only allowed three.
>
> Two close calls that I know of at the Div III level:
>
> In 1993-94, Fredonia advanced through the first round of the NCAA Div III
> tournament with a 24-0-4 record, but lost the semifinal to eventual
> champion Wisconsin-River Falls.
>
> In 2000-01, RIT got to the Div III championship game with a 27-0-1 record,
> but lost the final game to Plattsburgh.
>
>
>
> Bill Fenwick
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> From: "Tom"
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday March 11 2019 1:54:08AM
> Subject: Division III
>
> OK, I know this remnant of a list serves NCAA Div I, but I still have to
> put in a plug for the Div III Pointers from Stevens Point. They are
> 26-0-2 this season.  How often do you see any hockey team go through the
> season undefeated?  They play 3rd ranked and rival St. Norbert this
> weekend in the tournament quarterfinals.  If they win it all, it will be
> an undefeated season, and that's pretty special at any level.
>
> Tom Rowe
> Stevens Point
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