Bradley's first opponent is ranked #1 in Nation

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Winona State is the Top Ranked D-II school in the nation.
They play Bradley in Peoria on Nov. 1.

http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2006/10/07/sports/01second.txt

Their best player, Johnsburg's JohnSmith was a BU recruit at one time, and he finished last season as the most outstanding player in their NCAA Playoffs, and is a preseason D-II All American.

[Big Mike]

Good for John Smith........very nice kid, glad everything is working out for him!

[Braves4Life]

Any Predictions?

Geez..................Can we even beat these guys?! They'll beat Drake.

[MacabreMob]

Re: Any Predictions?

Geez..................Can we even beat these guys?! They'll beat Drake.

Bradley could get tested pretty hard in Ex. games.

Remember - these guys are coming in to flat out win. These games mean more to them than the rest of their season.

It's all about making shots.

[Da Coach]

Winona State, Bradley's 1st exhibition opponent (Bradley plays them Wed, Nov. 1st at the Fieldhouse) is the consensus #1 ranked team in NCAA Division II, but Bradley's 2nd exhibition opponent is no slouch either.

Northwest Missouri State, who Bradley plays on Saturday, Nov. 4 in the first game at Carver arena, is ranked #7 in the preseason Div II poll. Ironically, they are coming off a season where they finished with a 22-10 record and an appearance in the Div II Sweet 16. Bradley was 22-11 and also made the Sweet 16 in Div I.

http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/articles/2006/10/23/sports/sports2.txt

[BUBravesMan]

Winona State won the national championship in Massachusetts this past March, and return most of their roster...

One interesting player is 6'5" senior Quincy Henderson. He played at Creighton for a year or two before transferring to Winona State.

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Here's another article on Winona State
They are picked to be #1 again this year

http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2006/10/25/sports/00lead.txt

[DUBulldog]

Re: Any Predictions?

They'll beat Drake.

Good chance of that. Drake will be playing without the one guy they can least afford to be without.....Al Stewart. Stewart apparently has a minor ankle injury, and will sit as a precaution. In addition, backup point guard Adam Emmenecker is also sidelined with an ankle injury.

Freshman Josh Young, who is more of a '2', will start at the point for Drake.

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But they are still a D-II team coming onto Drake's home floor, and I will put my peanuts on the Bulldogs solidly defending home court.