Well the regular season is here! The openers ...

Brandeis plays at WPI Friday night.
Carnegie Mellon hosts Allegheny on Tuesday night
Case opens up at home with its tournament by playing Central (IA) Friday night and on Saturday against winner/loser of Centre/Greenville.
Chicago opens on Sunday at Millikin
Emory opens on Saturday afternoon at Guilford.
NYU hosts Oberlin on Saturday
Rochester opens at SUNY Geneseo on Tuesday.
Wash U opens on Sunday at Illinois College

Quote from: WUPHF on October 29, 2019, 09:56:34 AM
The pre-season rankings are out and Emory and Washington University are listed at No. 6 and No. 7.

The last time the Bears emerged from a rebuild season, they came in at No. 20 in the pre-season rankings.

Rochester received 5 votes...not sure that they will be the close to the Top 25.

I have Rochester moving from second in the league last season to eighth this season.  Is that possible?  I am counting on teams 3-8 being better in the aggregate and I do not know what to make of the Yellowjackets this season.  I hope they prove me wrong.

Interestingly, Brandeis received 1 vote...the Brandeis team that finished 14-11 (7-7) last season and went 1-5 against the top three teams in the league.  Brandeis did lose their leading scorer and a key starter in Sherman and Workman and their combined 21 points and 9 rebounds per game.  But, the junior class is strong and let's see about the rest.

I think other than Wash U and Emory, the league is wide open. Could see almost any order of 3-8 although I would think Brandeis and possibly Rochester or Chicago would be closer to the top of that range. But that is why they play the games. Expect the unexpected. Lots of new faces can change dynamics quickly.

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Quote from: WUPHF on October 22, 2019, 12:25:35 PM
Carnegie Mellon adds four first-year students to their otherwise nicely balanced roster: https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mbkb/2019-20/roster

I am not sure what to make of Carnegie Mellon.  The Tartans finished 11-14 last season thanks in part to the services of Seth Henry who has graduated.  Zach Howarth is an all-UAA player for sure, but who else?

Case Western Reserve is the only team that has yet to release their roster, but it is probably safe to make preseason picks.  So far, I have this but this does not feel right.

Emory
Washington University
Brandeis
Chicago
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
NYU
Rochester

Case Western has had significant roster turnover perhaps as many as 5-6 underclass players from 2018-19 are not returning including most notably Connor Nally who played significant minutes last season. However, they have had an infusion of new players from recruiting so we just have to see how that plays out. I would guess that is the reason for the delay in the roster release.

This was also the situation with CWRU from 2017-18 to 2018-2019, having significant roster attrition. Last season's roster had 10 first-year and only 5 Jr and 3 So - no Sr. Four of the frosh saw little playing time. So not surprising if those four did not return. Interesting stat, no Spartan averaged double figure ppg.

Ignas Masiulionis 10.4 ppg in 2018-19

Quote from: WUPHF on October 22, 2019, 12:25:35 PM
Carnegie Mellon adds four first-year students to their otherwise nicely balanced roster: https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mbkb/2019-20/roster

I am not sure what to make of Carnegie Mellon.  The Tartans finished 11-14 last season thanks in part to the services of Seth Henry who has graduated.  Zach Howarth is an all-UAA player for sure, but who else?

Case Western Reserve is the only team that has yet to release their roster, but it is probably safe to make preseason picks.  So far, I have this but this does not feel right.

Emory
Washington University
Brandeis
Chicago
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
NYU
Rochester

Case Western has had significant roster turnover perhaps as many as 5-6 underclass players from 2018-19 are not returning including most notably Connor Nally who played significant minutes last season. However, they have had an infusion of new players from recruiting so we just have to see how that plays out. I would guess that is the reason for the delay in the roster release.

Quote from: WUPHF on May 23, 2019, 10:03:10 AM
Welcome! The boards can definitely use another Case Western Reserve fan.

I had seen one more guy on Twitter announcing his commitment to the Tartans.

Travis Snider, F, Torrey Pines

As a reminder, the Tartans return everyone from last season including:

Nally, Khela, Masiulionis, Hansen, Hollis, Volkening, Ionadi and Newton.

You mean Spartans not Tartans lol. That's the school over in Pittsburgh. 

Yes, Case returns everyone but they won just 2 league games (and only 2 of last 16 games) so it will be interesting to see if some of the newcomers can push for time right away. If they can, it will be a good sign for Case.

Case Western has been working the recruiting trail as well according to my sources ( Google) ...

Cole Frilling, F, Coldwater High School, Coldwater, OH
Jackson Lamb, PG, Dakota Ridge HS, Littleton, CO
Jason Lewis, SG, Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda, MD