I totally agree with that the 2013 team was much better than this year's team. Having a 6' 8'' All American along with solid guards helps. 

Remember, CU is playing without Limberiou and Prince who did not return for their final year. With those two, they are a legit final four team. Bottom line, they have been spectacular throughout this season. I thought they might win 14 or 15 games this year. They have far surpassed my predictions. I hope the cards are preparing for the final three or four games with the mind-set that they are playing for an at-large bid. A conference championship would be icing on the cake!!! How about MMA? Of late, they are playing to their potential.

Actually, Louis Khouri has done a pretty good job off the bench for Catholic. He has scored at times, including a 9 - 10 from three against W&L. He also does a good job grabbing rebounds. I feel that he has been pretty solid off the bench, though a bit inconsistent.

It is quite impressive for a team with absolutely no depth to have a record of 20 -3, including a loss to a pretty high level D1 team in Davidson!

Catholic plays Maryland tough, particularly the Phanoid twins, as Maryland wins 84 - 39. Terps had to come back from a 10 - 8 deficit.

Go Cards!

What is the point of having national rankings?  Alvernia is unranked nationally, yet are ranked #1 in the mid-atlantic.  Catholic is ranked 8th nationally, yet ranked second in the mid-adlantic.  Does that make sense?  Why not have Catholic where St. Mary's is?  Please dont tell me that there are plenty of matchups like CU at Williams.  I dont see it.  I was very impressed with RMC when I saw them play at Catholic, however, Catholic would not back down to RMC, particularly at home.  Home court in D3 is a major advantage.  Are you saying that Catholic is not as good today as they were in December?  Finally, I am well aware that Catholic will be playing at Williams regardless of my opinions.

The injustice is not that Catholic is playing at Williams.  The injustice is that Catholic, at 25 - 3, is not playing at home! Catholic is 4-0 against teams in the tournament, two of which are still alive.
I would still like to know why the committee placed these teams together in the second round. It would make more sense for Catholic to stay in the Mid-Atlantic region playing a home game against somebody from the South or Atlantic regions.  To send the second ranked team from the MA region to williams doesn't make sense.  I think a case could be made that Catholic shouold be ranked first in the MA region.

I would also like to know how many teams with regular season/tournament championships, along with a 25 - 3 record have travelled in the second round.  There is no doubt that Catholic should be playing at home, as should Williams.

You still can't determine if one region is better than another.  They simply do not play against each other enough times.  The bottom line is that a team who wins the regular season conference and tournament championship, along with 25 wins simply should be playing a home game against somebody!!!  And to send this team to Mass to play the 8th ranked team in the second round game is a major injustice. 

Who is to say that the Mid-Atlantic is weaker or stronger than any other region.  Most schools rarely play outside the region.  How can you compare with that being the case?  How many of those tournament champions traveling to second place venues have 25 wins along with regular season/tournament championships? With #8 playing #9, home court is crucial! 

My qustion is how many teams with regular season/tournament championships, along with 25 wins have had to travel in the second round?

Another question is why would Catholic and Williams be matched up in the second round?  Is it because of proximity?  Probably not!

It seems that Williams gets the home court because of Amherst's success.

The NCAA committee can use any stat they want to place these teams.  The only stat they need is that Catholic is the regular season champion in the Landmark, as well as the tournament champion, while Williams finished second in the regular season and second in the tournament.  The NCAA has rewarded a second place team with a home game against a regular season/tournament champion.  Catholic beat the ODAC champion, as well as the CAC champion by 16 points.  Williams beat the CAC's second place finisher by 1 point!  Catholic beat a very good Transyvania by 26, as well as a very good Scranton team who went deep into the 2012 tournament. How can one determine who played a more difficult schedule when they have few, if any common opponents. This is not the first or second time they have taken it to Catholic.  BTW, how often does a regular season/tournament champion with a record of 25-3 have to travel in the second round, particularly to a second place team?  There isn't a coach or player who wouldn't be irate over such a decision!!!

Catholic has looked quite good thus far! Shawn Holmes is the heart and soul of this team.  He does everything well on both ends of the court. The freshman point guard from NC is very good.  He plays like an upper-classman.  Kearney has been solid throughout, but sometimes struggles with bigger, more physical players. Limberiou has been outstanding in all aspects of the game. He scores inside, as well as from beyond the arc. Additionally, he plays tough defense against opponents. Nate Koenig has played very well. He is capable of igniting the team with big plays on both ends of the court.  The bench needs some improvement, lthough the twin freshmen from Florida have contributed good minutes off the bench. However, Catholic started off strong last year with a 12-1 record entering conference play. That didn't turn out all that well in the end! Hopefully they will win a few more conference games this year, including at least one victory over Scranton, who seams to own the Cards throughout the existence of the Landmark!  BTW, the USMMA looks very good in my opinion.  They are very big and play tough defense.  I don't think the score indicates their ability   

You guys missed my point.  The officials kept Scranton in the game during the first half.  Instead of Catholic possibly carrying a 10 or more point lead into halftime, Scranton drains a three at the buzzer to lead by one.  They leave the court with momentem.  Catholic doesn't get what they earned on the court during the first half.  Roell drains two threes early. Next thing you know, he's on the bench with two fouls.  Can you imagine the outrage if Ashworth picked up two fouls in the first 5 minutes of any game, not to mention a championship game?  Can you imagine the outrage by SU supporters if Catholic played this game at home and was in the bonus, with only one foul called on them in 17 minutes?  The officials sent a message to Catholic early about how this game was going to go.  Do you think that the Catholic players felt that they were getting a fair shake?  That kind of officiating changes the way the game is played.  What happened in the second half has no barring on my point.  Additionally, it was easy to give some calls to Catholic in the second half because Scranton was able to build a six to ten point lead right out of the second half gates.  BTW, doesn't matter if the officials are local or not!  They took Catholic out of the game early!!

Scranton got a lot of help in the first half!  Scranton, a three point shooting team, goes to the line 8 times in the first half.  Catholic, a team that gets the ball in the paint, goes to the line 0 times in the first half.  A little home cookin'?  Catholic was playing well in the first half and deserved better.  I think if that game is called evenly during the first half, Catholic is up by 10 or more at  halftime!!  It's a given that you're going to take it up the a$$ in scranton, however I thought they might get a fair shake in a confereence championship game.  One foul called on Scranton during the first 17 minutes of the game, while scranton is in the bonus!  You won't get that kind of officiating in the tournament!!!  Catholic deserved much better in this game.  Unbelievable!!! 

Saratoga is on the money!  Catholic would win a three team tie, however, Drew and MMA play next week.  For Catholic to get a home game, they must beat Goucher and pray that MMA beats Drew.  Catholic would obviously win a tie-breaker with MMA.  Drew holds their own destination in their hands!  Go Cards!