by mayville state (who btw is the only men's basketball program in North Dakota history to play for a national championship) isn't good enough.
Are you talking about this year's team? LRSC beat them earlier in the year at both exhibition games. Yes, they played the JV as well during the regular season, but they did play the varsity too.
That tells you 1 of 2 things. Either that division wasn't very strong or that the Juco level is higher than many think it is. I would wager on the second one and say that the Juco level is higher than most people realize.