You are all forgetting that Albion has five wins over regionally ranked foes (Hope x2, Baldwin Wallace, Franklin, & Wash.& Jefferson) and their three D3 losses are all to regionally ranked opponents (Calvin x3). Calvin also has 5 wins over regional opponents (Albion x3, Hope, Wheaton), but has a couple bad losses (Tri-State and Thomas More). It is my belief that the selection committee had a tough choice between Calvin and Albion as to which would be higher rated but chose Albion based on the fact they have performed consistently better on the year.
Dark Knight, you should not find it as a surprise to see Albion far ahead of Hope in the selection committee's eyes. They have not had the quality wins Albion has, have losses where Albion does not (non-conference D3 - rockford) and lost both games head-to-head with Albion on the year. It is obvious to MIAA followers that Hope, Albion, and Calvin are equals in so many ways and it is unfortunate that one of them could not get in- but Hope simply didn't perform against the teams it needed to on the year. Had Hope beaten Rockford earlier this year i believe we may have seen an unheard of three MIAA teams in the dance.
Should be a great NCAA tourney. Calvin opens up with a winnable game against Franklin (whom Albion beat earlier this year) and Albion has a nice draw against the winner of a BW team they have already beaten and Denison. If not for Depauw we would almost surely be seeing an MIAA in the quarters.
Dark Knight, you should not find it as a surprise to see Albion far ahead of Hope in the selection committee's eyes. They have not had the quality wins Albion has, have losses where Albion does not (non-conference D3 - rockford) and lost both games head-to-head with Albion on the year. It is obvious to MIAA followers that Hope, Albion, and Calvin are equals in so many ways and it is unfortunate that one of them could not get in- but Hope simply didn't perform against the teams it needed to on the year. Had Hope beaten Rockford earlier this year i believe we may have seen an unheard of three MIAA teams in the dance.
Should be a great NCAA tourney. Calvin opens up with a winnable game against Franklin (whom Albion beat earlier this year) and Albion has a nice draw against the winner of a BW team they have already beaten and Denison. If not for Depauw we would almost surely be seeing an MIAA in the quarters.