The UM Team Pool Championships is the largest intercollegiate pool tournament in the country, with 4-person teams competing in Equal Offense, Scotch Doubles 9-ball, and Team 8-ball. Lindenwood University, coached by Mark Wilson, is back to defend its 2013 title.
Equal Offense results from day 1 of the 2014 UMTPC:
1st Lindenwood Black 451
2nd Lindenwood Gold 314
3rd Akron Gold 302
4th Illinois Shooting Illini 270
5th Michigan Wolverines 266
6th Virginia Tech A 240
7th Carnegie Mellon Big Mellons 239
8th Methodist University MU Shooters 232
9th Purdue Boiler Breakers 231
10th West Virginia Mountaineers 227
11th Penn State Nittany Lions 211
12th Radford Highlanders 203
13th Michigan Pool Tang Clan 182
13th Madison Area Technical College Wolfpack 182
15th CalU Tropics 153
16th Akron Blue 130
Lindenwood sophomore Landon Shuffett broke a 2-year old record of 117, set by his teammate Sean Sommers in 2012. But Landon's 118 was short-lived, as freshman Tanner Nickels recorded the first perfect score in UMTPC history just moments later.
There are still over 24 hours of pool to be played, but the Lions of Lindenwood are on track to take home 1st and 2nd place. Three of the four school pairings are standing comfortably in the winners' side of the third round of 9-ball. Team 8-ball starts tonight.
Full details and live updates on http://uunions.umich.edu/billiards/content/u-m-team-pool-championships-tournament
