Women's and Co-Rec Finals Set

It will be Florida A&M and West Florida for the 3rd time in the last 3 months for the women's championship at 2:30pm. In Co-Rec it will be UNC Charlotte and Angelo St at 1pm. Stay tuned for championship game updates from the field.

Saturday Morning

60 degrees at 10am?? We must be in the tropics. Semi-final Co-Rec games are about to start here in Dallas. The wind is still blowing and will be a factor as we crown national champions in three divisions.

Day 2 Slideshow

Results

Men's Games
UNC Charlotte defeated Missouri State
UT Pan Am over Angelo St-Roos

Co-Rec Games
UNT over TCU
UNC Charlotte defeated North Georgia

Co-Rec Quarter-finals get underway at 3:30pm

Women's Games
Howard over Lamar
Sam Houston over Central Arkansas Angels
UTSA over Wyoming
Central Arkansas Suspects defeated UNT

Women's Quarter-finals get underway at 3:30pm

Weather Update

Temperatures have climb to the upper 50's here in Big D but the winds have also kicked up. Out of the south at 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. The winds are having an effect on the games.

Co-Rec Update

Co-Rec pool play is finished and the bracket positions are being selected as I type this update. Pool play winners in Co-Rec were:

Tennessee Martin
Idaho State
Angelo St
Maryland Baltimore County
Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Bracket Matchups:
Angelo St Bye
TCU vs UNT
A&M CC vs Idaho St.
Wisconsin Whitewater vs UMBC
UNC Charlotte vs North Georgia
Tennessee Martin Bye

Play begins at 1pm.

Women's Division Update

Women's pool play is complete in the 2008 NCCS Flag Football Tournament. Your pool play winners are:
FLORIDA A&M
WEST FLORIDA
WYOMING
SAM HOUSTON STATE
OLD DOMINION

1ST ROUND BRACKET MATCHUPS
FLORIDA A&M BYE
LAMAR VS HOWARD
CEN ARK. ANGELS VS SAM HOUSTON
WYOMING VS UTSA
UNT VS CEN ARK. SUSPECTS
ODU BYE
GAMES START AT 1:15PM

Morning-Day 2

Well 36 degrees is warmer than 29 degrees and so we are off to a "warmer" start to today. We are headed for a high in the mid 50's. Co-Rec and Women's pool play are underway with Men's bracket play to follow. Will the top men's seeds advance today? We will be here to follow the games with updates.

Day 1 is in the books

Day one in Dallas at the NCCS Flag Football Championships is now history. Men's bracket play has been set with women's and co-rec finishing pool play tomorrow. Check out the results, schedule and brackets on the results page. We will be back tomorrow with more news from the fields.

Thursday Afternoon

Well the mercury is up to 43 degrees but the the sun is shining brightly on the action. Results are now being posted on the flag football website. You can go there to view by clicking on the link to the tournament web page on the blog side bar.

Thursday Morning Update

Games are underway in Dallas. The sun is trying to peak through the clouds and the temp has warmed a few degrees but your blogger's feet are still pretty cold. A sampling of scores from the 8am men's games:
Central Arkansas 47 UT Dallas ZBT 14
Arizona State 35 Central Texas College 0
UNC Charlotte 38 Texas State 16
Missouri State 19 Texas A&M CC 18
South Texas College 24 UT Pan Am 0

Brrr!!

Live on the scene in Big D. It is sunny and a balmy 29 degrees (wind chill of 20 degrees here this morning. The flag football action is set to start in just a few minutes. We will be updating throughout the day from UT Dallas. Feel free to leave your comments and questions.

Participating Teams

Your trusty blogger has received a list of teams entered in the tournament. As always this list is subject to change until all teams have checked in.

Men’s Teams – 31 teams
1. University of Texas at Dallas – 2 teams
2. South Texas College – 2 teams
3. Angelo State University – 2 teams
4. Central Texas College – 2 teams
5. University of Texas Pan American
6. University of Houston
7. New Mexico State University
8. University of Texas at Tyler
9. University of Texas at Brownsville
10. Southern University
11. Stephen F Austin University
12. Texas Tech University
13. University of North Carolina Charlotte
14. Abilene Christian University
15. Texas State University
16. Missouri State University
17. University of Texas at San Antonio
18. Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
19. Millersville University
20. Sam Houston State University
21. University of Tennessee at Martin
22. Illinois State University
23. University of North Texas
24. University of Central Arkansas
25. Arizona State University
26. Georgia College
27. Lamar University

Women’s teams – 19 teams
1. Texas State University – 2 teams
2. Florida A&M University
3. University of Texas at San Antonio
4. Howard Payne University
5. University of West Florida
6. University of Central Arkansas
7. Henderson State University
8. University of Wyoming
9. University of North Texas
10. Sam Houston State University
11. Howard University
12. Stephen F Austin University
13. Old Dominion University
14. Southern University
15. Lamar University
16. Missouri State University
17. University of Central Arkansas
18. Texas Christian University

Co-Rec – 15 teams
1. Angelo State University - 2 teams
2. University of North Carolina Charlotte
3. Georgia Southwestern State University
4. University of Tennessee at Martin
5. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
6. North Georgia Technical College
7. University of North Texas
8. University of West Georgia
9. Idaho State University
10. University of Wisconsin Whitewater
11. University of Texas at San Antonio
12. University of Maryland Baltimore County
13. University of Northern Iowa
14. Texas Christian University

Weather Report

Now I am no Al Roker but the weather looks pretty good for the tournament. Practice gets underway on Wednesday and play begins Thursday morning. Your blogger will be there to cover all of the action. I added a link to the Dallas weather for the event on the sidebar.

Tournament time is almost here!

As of this posting 66 teams have registered for the 2008 tournament. Tournament staff is busy preparing schedules and other information. Practice times are available to request at the tournament website. Schedules will be released at the captain's meeting. Enjoy the holidays and get ready for the best flag football in the nation.