By NoontimeSports.com (@NoontimeSports)
Another season of New England D3 Basketball concluded this past weekend with Amherst College claiming its second-straight NCAA championship as they defeated Bowdoin College in the final game of the 2017-18 season.
The Mammoths concluded their season without a single blemish for the second-straight year – Amherst has not dropped a single contest since March 2016. The Purple and White concluded the year as our top team in our final Noontime Sports poll, while the Polar Bears and Tufts University rounded out the top three positions.
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Women’s Basketball Top 10 – Final 2017-18 Poll
1. Amherst College |
33-0, 10-0 NESCAC |
2. Bowdoin College |
29-3, 9-1 NESCAC |
3. Tufts University |
26-5, 8-2 NESCAC |
4. Saint Joseph’s (Maine) |
28-2, 16-0 GNAC |
5. Univ. of New England |
23-6, 16-2 CCC |
6. Roger Williams |
23-6, 15-3 CCC |
7. UMass Dartmouth |
24-4, 14-0 LEC |
8. UMass Boston |
25-4, 12-2 LEC |
9. MIT |
18-10, 10-6 NEWMAC |
10. Smith College |
20-6, 13-3 NEWMAC |
ON THE RISE: Springfield College (20-9, 12-4 NEWMAC), Westfield State (19-8, 11-1 MASCAC), and WPI (22-6, 13-3 NEWMAC)