Northern Sun

The Sioux Falls Cougar Men's Basketball season officially came to a close last night, after the team narrowly missed its chance to be selected for the Central Region of the DII NCAA Tournament.

News broke on Tuesday morning that the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) will be losing a valued member.

Augustana and University of Sioux Falls both picked up wins to wrap up the regular season on Saturday, but the late 3-game losing skids for each program were too much to overcome.

It's been a rough stretch to say the least for both the University of Sioux Falls and Augustana Football programs. After both teams started with sterling records of 4-0 when they meet for the Key to the City game, both are now in the midst of 3-game losing streaks.

Both the University of Sioux Falls and Augustana Football teams had close calls over the weekend, but after enduring some adversity to achieve wins, both have risen in the latest rankings.

The Key to the City game brought its fair share of storylines this past week across the region and the NSIC conference. Following the win for USF over Augustana, both teams have moved substantially in the newest rankings from the AFCA.

The Augustana Viking Football program will host this year's 'Key to the City' matchup against the USF Cougars on Saturday, what will be the 10th meeting since the rivalry renewed in 2012.

The NSIC Softball Tournament begins Thursday with the Championship slated for 2:00 PM on Saturday.

The University of Sioux Falls and Augustana University football teams have both been ranked in the College Football American DII Preseason Top 30 rankings.