Good luck to all teams in the NEWMAC Tournament this year.

As an aside, the No. 1 seed has not won since 2006 (WPI).

Since then we've gone 7 seed (Coast Guard), 3 seed (Coast Guard), 2 seed (MIT), 5 seed (Clark), 2 seed (MIT) if I'm not mistaken.

In the spirit of MIT, can I propose that someone on this board do an "unbeaten season" probability calculation?

That's an impressive team they've got there, Hugenerd...

(thanks to those who tuned in tonight...had a larger audience than usual)

MIT vs Coast Guard at 7 ET

Broadcast link
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coast-guard-sports

Feel free to tune in. (e-mail us during broadcast at cgbears2008@aol.com)

For those who follow (coaching) alums.

Stefanie Pemper (ex-Bowdoin coach) takes Navy to its first NCAA Tournament...her team comes from 12 down to beat American for the Patriot League title.

We'll have the call tonight (audio) at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

You can also follow the game(s) via audio link

We'll have all 3 from Amherst at this link

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

We're broadcasting the sectional this weekend ...both games on Friday, and the game on Saturday at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

We will be broadcasting the sectional. All 3 games. Link can be found here ... same link as last week actually.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

Audio link for today's Eastern CT-Amherst game at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

Audio link for Eastern CT-Amherst in 2nd round: Tips at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

For what it's worth, my favorite observation from championship weekend was the MIT kid reading aloud from a neuroscience textbook whenever a kid from Springfield went to the free throw line.

"The cerebral cortex is located ... The cerebellum is...."

Thought it was hillarious. Applaud the creativity. Bring that with you to Ithaca this weekend.

Good luck to both WPI and MIT.

NEWMAC MEN'S BASKETBALL BROADCAST LINKS

ALL GAMES WILL BE WEBCAST

Saturday
Coast Guard vs WPI, 1 ET
Springfield vs MIT, 3 ET

Sunday
Championship, 1 ET

VIDEO/AUDIO LINK
http://wpi.prestosports.com/video/live

AUDIO ONLY LINK
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coast-guard-sports

LIVE STATS
http://livestats.prestosports.com/wpi/


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Options for following tonight's game

Audio
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coast-guard-sports

Video
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/babson.portal#

LIVE STATS
http://www3.babson.edu/livestats/mens_basketball/main.html

Hugenerd. I am of the understanding that the next tiebreaker is common opponents. They had one common non-league opponent: Gordon. Babson won, Coast Guard lost. Babson is 4, CGA is 5.

I believe it's an across-the-board measure for all sports. Women's tourney is being cut from 8 teams to 6.

And yes, 5 would play 4, with the other 3 getting byes, from what I was told.

Last 4 yrs in the NEWMAC, the tourney champs have been the 7, 3, 2, and 5 seeds.

and in the first round, the 7 seed has beaten the 2-seed twice, and lost VERY close games the other 2 times.

I'd also guess that if you looked at the winning percentage of the lower seed in conference tournaments over the last 4 yrs, the NEWMAC would rate near the top...

Makes for good discussion...I had a good chat at the CUNYAC with some folks about whether I'd rather see a reg season champ in the NCAAs or would rather have the conf tourney champ get in, a la the Ivy League.