Mississippi Valley State University NCAA News

Mississippi College is considered a darkhorse contender in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Craig Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Iowa State got its game together after a sluggish start to rout Mississippi Valley State 96-55 on Sunday.

Ulysses Banks rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown to help Alabama A&M defeat Mississippi Valley State 17-12 and clinch a berth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game.

ITTA BENA - Junior guard D'Angelo Jackson and senior guard Julius Cheeks scored 13 points apiece Thursday night to fuel the Delta Devils' first win of the season.

Tashan Newsome scored 11 points and had seven steals in Mississippi Valley State's 102-56 win over Champion Baptist on Thursday night.

They are who Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few thought they would be. As might be expected with seven players making their GU debuts, the Bulldogs looked sharp at times and sloppy at others as they opened the regular season with a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State in front of 6,000 fans Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Matt Bouldin scored a game-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Bulldogs to a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night.

Paul Roberts and Anthony Bowie threw touchdown passes as Mississippi Valley State beat Lincoln of Missouri 16-6 on Saturday.

Klay Thompson scored 20 points as Washington State beat Mississippi Valley State 94-66 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Friday night has been months in the making for Washington State men's basketball.

What: Texas Southern at Valley When: Today, 1 p.m. Where: Rice-Totten Stadium, Itta Bena The story: The Delta Devils just can't get any consistency from a QB position plagued by injury.

Quarterback Adam Shaffer passed for 363 yards and five touchdowns Saturday to help Mississippi College whip Sul Ross State 49-27 and move one game away from the Division III playoffs and its first American Southwest Conference title since 1998.

Martin Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and Texas Southern defeated Mississippi Valley State 30-7 on Saturday.

Jackson State could reach the SWAC championship game with a losing record. The Tigers entertain Alabama State in a critical contest today at 4 p.m. at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Mississippi College and Millsaps can clinch Division III playoff berths this weekend.

The Grambling State Tigers put up a season-high 50 points Saturday. It could have been more.

GRAMBLING -- Quarterback Greg Dillon was a threat through the air and on the ground, and the Grambling defense turned in a dominating performance as the Tigers beat Mississippi Valley State 50-7 on Saturday.

Earnest Collins admits his team was flat in a 24-17 loss to Alabama State last week.

When the 2009 season began there was little question that the SWAC West was the deeper, more talented division compared to the East.

MVSU needs to shore up its defense if it is to be competitive after allowing 74.6 points per game a year ago, ninth in the SWAC.