Season 41 is winding down in Knight. Right now there are 2 openings in the Heartland. If you've been watching this thread with any interest over the past months, you'll notice that the conference has grown from just a handful of humans toiling away in near obscurity to a thriving people place!  With only 10 D 2 games left (Final 4s of PIT and NT) to be played, the Heartland sits atop the conference RPI rankings, and ought to finish as #1.  We placed 5 in the NT (best result - W. Florida (#1 much of the season) lost a heart-breaker to perennial Heartland stomper dwoelflin at New Mexico Highlands of the Northern Sun). Montevallo, one of the 2 simmy schools, is still alive in the PIT. We're a fun conference with some decent CC banter, a conference challenge with the CCAA, and lots of programs on the rise. We'd love to find folks for our remaining openings, but either way we intend to continue to improve and stay atop the D 2 conferences for some time to come.

 

 
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So last season I wasn't able to do my conference predictions, but I had for the previous few. Here is my write-up for the Aggies before season 40 (we just finished season41). 

 

Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Goodwell, Oklahoma. A_in_the_b

 

Season 39 Prediction: 14-15. PIT 1^st rd

 

Season 39 Result: 7-20, 5-11 (208 RPI)

With another rebuilding season under his belt and a newly minted fab 5 recruiting class that represents the nations 30th best, a_in_the_b is making great strides with this perennial cellar dweller. The Aggies will look to the senior tandem of guard Charles Phillips and center Emanuel Stephens for their primary 1-2 punch and for much needed senior leadership. By tourney time the freshmen might be experienced enough to help ab win a couple games in the post season for the first time since SIMAI season 1, assuming of course that a daunting non-conference slate and the rigors of banging heads with the Heartland night in and night out leave OPSU in position to make a post-season appearance. I say book it.

Season 40 Prediction: 16-10 (17-12) NT 1^st rd.
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(season 40 actual - 16-13, RPI 94, PIT 1st)
Ok, so I over shot a little bit, but season 40 found OPSU in the PIT, so they came through on that post-season bid prediction. The team fell back slightly in season 41, missing the post season again. I'd like to point out however that the previously mentioned #30 recruiting class are now juniors next season. While they may be a little light on defense, there are some ballers there. The league is tough what with the 11 humans and all, so this won't be easy, but we also put 7 in the postseason this year (earned about $5200 each in post season cash) and had the #1 conference RPI. The place is really coming together - if you have any interest in coaching D2 in Knight in a competitive but fun environment I don't see how you pass this up!