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 > [log in to unmask] > > ----------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > I hope every guy is as happily married > as my wife tells me that I am. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >