Original title: CUBAL First Division Northwest Division group announced
College Basketball “Shaanxi Legion” Heads to National Championships
On January 31, the draw ceremony for the 2025-2026 National College Basketball League One Division (CUBAL) divisional round concluded in Putuo, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and the men’s and women’s basketball divisions of the Northwest Division were officially announced. It is understood that this season’s Northwest Division competition will kick off this spring. At that time, 20 men’s basketball teams and 15 women’s basketball teams that have advanced to the regional competition through the provincial qualifiers will compete for the title of “Northwest King” and tickets to the national competition. The “Shaanxi Legion”, composed of men’s and women’s basketball teams from Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an University of Technology and other schools, will also launch a strong attack on good results and national competition seats.
Groups announced! Northwest Division Men’s Basketball Group C will stage the “Shaanxi Derby”
According to the officially announced groupings, the men’s basketball team in the Northwest Division is divided into four groups, the women’s basketball team is divided into four groups, and the Shaanxi college teams are distributed in multiple groups. The most eye-catching thing is that the Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology men’s basketball team and the Northwestern Polytechnical University men’s basketball team, which just won the championship and runner-up in the Shaanxi Division qualifiers in early January, were drawn into Group C and competed with Shanxi University, Xinjiang University, Ningxia University and other powerful teams. This group has also become the recognized “focus group” of this Northwest Division.
The men’s basketball team of Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology is the champion of the new Shaanxi Division. (picture description)
The NPU men’s basketball team is still a traditional powerhouse among Shaanxi universities. (picture description)
In the finals of the Shaanxi Division Qualifiers, the Xidian Men’s Basketball Team narrowly defeated NPU with a total score of 169:164 over two home and away rounds to win the championship, showing a lot of offensive firepower. The NPU Men’s Basketball Team is known for its tough defense and defeated the Xidian Men’s Basketball Team 92:84 in the second round of the finals. This time the same group meets again, the “Shaanxi Army Derby” is staged ahead of schedule, and will undoubtedly become the biggest attraction in the Northwest Division. Wang Libin, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Basketball Association, said: “The head coaches of these two teams are my students. This showdown between brothers from the same school is worth looking forward to! Judging from the strength of the two teams, it is not an extravagant hope to advance to the national competition together. They are both the pride of Shaanxi college basketball. “Proud.” It is understood that some colleges and universities in Shaanxi have applied to host the northwest division competition of this CUBAL first-level league. If the application is successful, the participating teams of the “Shaanxi Legion” will have an additional home field advantage of “the right time, the right place and the right people”.
The Xi’an Jiaotong University men’s basketball team once ranked among the top eight in the country. (picture description)
The Xi’an Jiaotong University men’s basketball team is in Group B and will face teams such as North Central University and Shanxi Normal University. With a solid defensive system, the team is expected to be at the top of the group. On April 1, 2025, last season’s CUBAL Men’s Basketball Northwest Division finals started at Shanxi Medical University. After the Taiyuan University of Technology men’s basketball team defeated the Xi’an Jiaotong University men’s basketball team 84:53, it became the “Northwest King” again after six years. Since then, the Xi’an Jiaotong University men’s basketball team has embarked on a journey to re-emerge. “This season our team will strive to qualify as the top two in the group stage to advance to the quarterfinals of the northwest region, and then attack the top six. If we can be among them, we can directly get tickets to the national competition. If we finally finish seventh or eighth in the northwest region, we will need to pass the test of the play-offs before we can hope to participate in the national competition.” Xi’an Jiaotong University men’s basketball coach said.
Women’s Basketball Preview: Xi’an Jiaotong University strives for five consecutive championships!
The Xi’an Jiaotong University women’s basketball team will once again challenge for the title of “King of the Northwest”. (picture description)
In the women’s group, the Xi’an Jiaotong University women’s basketball team has won the title of “Northwest King” five times, and has won four consecutive championships in the past four Northwest Division competitions. In the Shaanxi Division qualifiers held last month, the dominance of the Xi’an Jiaotong University women’s basketball team was still eye-catching, with an average point differential of 35 points per game. The core player Luna’s organization and scoring ability ranked first in the Shaanxi Division. In this grouping, the Xi’an Jiaotong University women’s basketball team is in Group A. It only has to face two relatively weak opponents, Ningxia University and Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology. There is no suspense about securing the top spot in the group. The team’s goal is to win the “five consecutive championships” in the Northwest Division.
The Xi’an Polytechnic University women’s basketball team is expected to get tickets to the national competition. (picture description)
The Xi’an University of Technology women’s basketball team is placed in Group C, with teams from Inner Mongolia Normal University and Xinjiang Normal University. As the runner-up in the Shaanxi Division qualifiers, the team retains many major scorers and is known for its speed and outside firepower. It is expected to secure a spot in the national competition.
The war in the Northwest Division of the National College Basketball League One (CUBAL) will be ignited in the spring. The “Shaanxi Derby” between the men’s basketball Group C Xidian and NPU and the defending journey of the Xi’an Jiaotong University women’s basketball team will become the core highlights of the Northwest Division. The “Shaanxi Legion” is expected to continue the glory of Shaanxi college basketball on the new stage with its solid lineup and stable performance.
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Editor: Qi Shaoheng
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