The Lawrence University and Grinnell College will share the 2008-09 Midwest Conference basketball championship, with both teams finishing 13-3 in league play.
Lawrence knocked off Ripon College 97-75 on Saturday to close out the regular season and win it's fifth regular season title in the last six years. The Vikings, with their 7-straight wins, will face Carroll College in the Conference Tournament at Grinnell on Friday night. Grinnell takes on St. Norbert College on the other semi-final.
Grinnell sealed the conference title by beating Monmouth 99-75. St. Norbert College could have made it a three-way championship, but they fell to Carroll College 64-51 on Saturday.