Conference champs on the line

Updated at 3:31 p.m.: For most, it's the start of championship month. Runners from most of the 22 NCAA II conferences toe the line this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Already some teams have been crowned, such as Bowie State, which won its first-ever Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. (That's the conference with track power St. Augustine's. Judging by their performance last weekend, they won't score any distance points this spring either.)

Meet of the week: the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This will feature some pretty equitable talent: Central Missouri, Missouri Southern, Southwestern Baptist and Pittsburg State. All four are nationally ranked.

And I'll curious to see how Alaska-Anchorage and Western Washington fare against each other in the Great Northwest AThletic Conference. Adams State and Western State square off in downtown Denver. (Why do I have the feeling that Colorado Mines will do something special?)

For some teams, conference titles might be the season's high points. Here are some of the perhaps lesser-known battles shaping up:

• Wilmington looks to unseat Felician at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference championships in Philly.
• There promises to be a "wild and woolly" battle for the West Virginia Intercollegiate title.
• The Peach Belt touts its biggest men's field since 2003.
• The South Atlantic conference has a title sponsor.
• The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Heartland Conference need to update its Web site from last year. (The football info is up-to-date, naturally.)
• Florida Southern seeks its 13th straight Sunshine State Conference title; Chico State is vying for its 8th straight California Collegiate AThletic Association trophy.

I'll post more preview throughout the day. But I won't be able to cover them all this weekend. So, please, brag about your finish here!