The final standings for the women are:
[blockquote]GOLD MEDAL: West Point Black
SILVER MEDAL: Carolina
BRONZE MEDAL: West Point Gold
FOURTH PLACE: Benedict
FIFTH PLACE: Furman[/blockquote]
and the finsal standings for the men:
[blockquote]GOLD MEDAL: Carolina
SILVER MEDAL: West Point Black
BRONZE MEDAL: Air Force
FOURTH PLACE: West Point Gold
FIFTH PLACE: Benedict
SIXTH PLACE: Tar Heel THC
SEVENTH PLACE: Carolina Rams[/blockquote]
Congratulations everyone!
You can get all the results and statistics here:
[file=request.php?11]2006 College Nationals[/file]
Wow. 5 of the 7 Men's teams come from the same 2 colleges. Since the "Inaugural" College National Championship in 1997, which I attended, the number of participating colleges has dropped from 8 in 1997 to 7 in 2006.
Looking above, the twelve "teams" only represent [u]5 different colleges[/u]. Not a good sign for handball at the college level.
If nothing else, after several decades of West Point and Air Force involvment, why has the Naval Academy not fielded a team?