The Simpson and Central women’s and men’s college basketball teams are each three games into the American Rivers Conference season, with both divisions featuring talented squads up and down the conference.

On the women’s side, #10 Simpson stands as the only undefeated teams in conference play at 3-0 taking down conference title contenders Loras and Wartburg as well as Coe before the holiday break, while Central stands at 1-2 falling to Dubuque and Coe and winning over Nebraska Wesleyan due to forfeit.

The Central men have run into the buzzsaw that is the ARC men’s schedule at 0-3, falling to powerhouse Nebraska Wesleyan, Coe, and Dubuque, while the Storm men are in the same boat with losses to Loras and undefeated Wartburg, but having picked up an upset win at Coe to sit at 1-2.

All four teams compete in holiday tournaments over the next several weeks, before picking back up in conference play on January 5th, 2022.