Call it sour grapes now that they have lost - because that's what it is - but Tufts was shown no love by the committee compared to Bowdoin. The Jumbos beat Bowdoin by 12 in the regular-season, then lost to them in OT in the conference tournament quarterfinals. Tufts finished 6-3 in NESCAC compared to 5-4 by Bowdoin. I guess it comes down to in-region wins, and Tufts had three of its victories at out-of-region tourneys. Bowdoin had an edge in strength of schedule (they were first, but Tufts was fourth). Plus, the Jumbos didn't help themselves any down the stretch. But that sends Tufts to a team that can beat them without their best player ever (Kean), while Bowdoin gets a cakewalk to the "Sweet Sixteen" against Baruch and Western Conn at home? Even Williams, generally regarded as the fifth NESCAC team to get in, got a better deal by being sent to Ithaca. Oh well. I know they don't have an easy job. All's fair in love, war, and NCAA Tournament seedings. Thanks for your indulgence.

Tufts sold all of the 330 tickets it was allotted to this game in a day. The atmosphere should be electric with a strong Jumbo contingent attempting to neutralize what should be a huge Amherst throng.

Wesleyan looked like the worst NESCAC team in years at Tufts last night. I'll be surprised if the margin at Bates today is less than 30.

That was supposed to be a smile 

On the website discussion - One of the limitations of the Tufts Athletics website is that it does not update automatically. You need to refresh or reload your browser to get updated information. I'm not saying we're the fastest in the land, but I had to take exception to "Tufts for example takes their time and sometimes takes days to put up box scores." Stats and a game story are posted on the nights of home games, you just need to reload the page to see them. )