WBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC All-Conference Teams

1st

Bahr (WLC) (Sr)
Botich (Benedictine) (Sr)
Denfield (MSOE) (Jr)
Dorrington (Aurora) (Sr)
Dowden (WLC) (Fr)
Grayvold (Lakeland) (Jr)
Kroll (MSOE) (Sr)
Landgraf (CUW) (Sr)
Roszkowski (Aurora) (Sr)
Wagner (CUW) (Soph)

2nd

Cast (Aurora) (Fr)
Jahnke (CUC) (Sr)
Knueppel (WLC) (Soph)
McBain (Alverno) (Sr)
Pope (Edgewood) (Sr)

HM

Ferry (Benedictine) (Sr)
Hood (Alverno) (Sr)
Stankevitch (Lakeland) (Soph)

All Freshmen

Cast (Aurora)
Dowden (WLC)
Gordon (Edgewood)
Mathies (Alverno)
Sims (Benedictine)

POY: Denfield (MSOE)
DPOY: Kroll (MOSE)
FOY: Dowden (WLC)
COY: Brunner-Jones (CUW)

Denfield won the Jostens Trophy while Dowden earned the Central Region Freshmen of the Year.

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Preseason Poll

1. Wisconsin Lutheran 274 (13)
2. Concordia Wisconsin 270 (10)
3. MSOE 235
4. Lakeland 202 (1)
5. Benedictine 189
6. Aurora 164
7. Alverno 147
8. Concordia Chicago 137
9. Edgewood 98
10. Marian 77
11. Dominican 42
12. Rockford 37

Last Year's NACC Standings

1. Concordia Wisconsin 20-6 (17-3)
2. Wisconsin Lutheran 20-8 (16-4)
3. MSOE 18-8 (16-4)
4. Aurora 17-11 (14-6)
5. Lakeland 14-12 (13-7)
6. Benedictine 16-11 (12-8)
7. Alverno 14-11 (11-9)
8. Concordia Chicago 10-15 (8-12)
9. Edgewood 7-18 (6-14)
10. Marian 6-19 (4-16)
11. Dominican 3-22 (2-18)
12. Rockford 3-22 (1-19)

[Captain_Joe08]

First night of games are in the books!

Benedictine 59
Lake Forest 51 OT

Beloit 59
Aurora 51

Augustana 102
Rockford 61

Dominican 70
Kalamazoo 52

Mount Mary 75
Marian 61

UW-Stevens Point 64
Alverno 42

Concordia Wisconsin 66
UW-Platteville 63

UW-Oshkosh 69
Edgewood 28

UW-Whitewater 70
Lakeland 56

NACC goes 4-5 on opening night. Some good wins and some rather embarrassing losses.

[Captain_Joe08]

Tuesday's Scores

Beloit 74
Rockford 62

Marian 61
Maranatha 45

Wisconsin Lutheran 72
Lakeland 54

NACC Standings

1. Wisconsin Lutheran 2-2 (2-0)
2. Benedictine 4-1 (1-0)
3. Concordia Wisconsin 3-1 (1-0)
4. Alverno 1-4 (1-0)
5. Concordia Chicago 2-1 (1-1)
6. Lakeland 2-4 (1-1)
7. Rockford 2-2 (0-0)
8. Dominican 1-3 (0-0)
9. Marian 1-3 (0-1)
10. Edgewood 0-4 (0-1)
11. Aurora 0-5 (0-1)
12. MSOE 1-2 (0-2)

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Standings

1. Concordia Wisconsin 6-1 (4-0)
2. Wisconsin Lutheran 4-2 (4-0)
3. Benedictine 7-1 (3-0)
4. Alverno 2-5 (2-1)
5. Concordia Chicago 3-2 (2-2)
6. MSOE 3-2 (2-2)
7. Lakeland 4-5 (2-2)
8. Rockford 2-4 (0-2)
9. Dominican 1-5 (0-2)
10. Aurora 1-6 (0-2)
11. Marian 1-5 (0-3)
12. Edgewood 0-6 (0-3)

Today's Matchups

Edgewood at Benedictine
Marian at Rockford
Alverno at Lakeland
MSOE at Dominican
Concordia Chicago at Wisconsin Lutheran
Concordia Wisconsin at Aurora

[Captain_Joe08]

1/3 Scores

Benedictine 60 Dominican 49
Concordia Wisconsin 59 MSOE 47
Alverno 54 Aurora 50
Lakeland 54 Marian 34
Wisconsin Lutheran 85 Edgewood 49

NACC Standings as of 1/4

1. Wisconsin Lutheran 7-4 (7-0)
2. Benedictine 10-1 (6-0)
3. Concordia Wisconsin 8-2 (6-1)
4. Lakeland 7-5 (5-2)
5. Alverno 4-7 (4-2)
6. Concordia Chicago 5-5 (4-3)
7. MSOE 6-5 (3-3)
8. Rockford 4-7 (2-4)
9. Marian 2-9 (1-5)
10. Aurora 2-10 (1-6)
11. Edgewood 0-11 (0-6)
12. Dominican 1-10 (0-7)

[Ryan Stoppable]

If Benedictine goes into Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday and beats them (which is far from a sure thing), they'd be 12-1. Would that be enough to get them some top 25 consideration?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

If Benedictine goes into Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday and beats them (which is far from a sure thing), they'd be 12-1. Would that be enough to get them some top 25 consideration?

Considering the number of teams who are undefeated and not in the poll... doubtful, but there is always a chance.

It is far more difficult to crack the women's Top 25 poll than the mens. It isn't as fluid, there aren't as many losses, and the difference between the top teams, the second tier, and everyone else is pretty large.

Baldwin Wallace, now 11-1, was 11-0 heading into the last poll - not ranked.
SUNY Geneseo, now 10-0, was 8-0 heading into the last poll - not ranked.

Not sure if Benedictine can jump those two teams plus a number of others especially considering heading into tonight only one team in the Top 25 had loss (not sure about tonight).

[Ryan Stoppable]

If Benedictine goes into Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday and beats them (which is far from a sure thing), they'd be 12-1. Would that be enough to get them some top 25 consideration?

Considering the number of teams who are undefeated and not in the poll... doubtful, but there is always a chance.

It is far more difficult to crack the women's Top 25 poll than the mens. It isn't as fluid, there aren't as many losses, and the difference between the top teams, the second tier, and everyone else is pretty large.

Baldwin Wallace, now 11-1, was 11-0 heading into the last poll - not ranked.
SUNY Geneseo, now 10-0, was 8-0 heading into the last poll - not ranked.

Not sure if Benedictine can jump those two teams plus a number of others especially considering heading into tonight only one team in the Top 25 had loss (not sure about tonight).

Thanks for the info. I haven't followed the women's side as closely over the years, but that does make sense based on what I have seen (a lot more 30/40/50/etc. point margins than in men's games, that's for sure.)

Then I would suspect that, since they don't really have any notable wins, probably not.

[Just Bill]

Yeah, you've gotta beat someone notable if you're going to crack the Top 25 for the first time. Like most polls, there's definitely a historical bias at play. Voters tend to give the benefit of the doubt to familiar names. That's not to say they can't get there, but with no non-conference games left, it's going to be harder to get a signature win.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Yeah, you've gotta beat someone notable if you're going to crack the Top 25 for the first time. Like most polls, there's definitely a historical bias at play. Voters tend to give the benefit of the doubt to familiar names. That's not to say they can't get there, but with no non-conference games left, it's going to be harder to get a signature win.

Well on the women's side... those historical and familiar names also don't go away. There is less parity in the women's game which has allowed those top programs to remain top and not be threatened by many others.

I joke with Gordon about the amount of time it takes him compared to me to vote. Him with the women and myself with the men. He barely has to think about it when compared to the amount of work I do (he does think about it, just using a comparison).

There does need to be a notable win on the women's side to help - but also on the men's side. But the point spreads is a great example. If a team is undefeated in the women's game but winning by 3, 4, 5 points a game compared to another team who is undefeated by winning by 20, 25, 30... the team barely winning is going to have to do more. It is just a different view on the women's side.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

As the season continues to march along, we continue to see more and more twists. There aren't many more answers despite being about halfway through the season.

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We will also dip into the Northeast, Atlantic, South, and Central regions to get a sense of how some teams off the radar, and others very much on, are doing as the midseason turn arrives. You can also contribute to the new "Hoopsville Mailbag." Email questions you may have to the show at hoopsville@d3hoops.com.

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[Ryan Stoppable]

With two weeks to go in the regular season, here's current standings:

1. Concordia Wisconsin (x) 14-2 (17-4)
1. Wisconsin Lutheran (x) 14-2 (14-6)
3. Benedictine (x) 13-3 (17-4)
4. Concordia Chicago (x) 12-4 (13-8)
4. Lakeland (x) 12-4 (14-7)
6. Alverno 9-7 (9-12)
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7. MSOE 7-9 (10-11)
8. Dominican 5-11 (7-14)
8. Rockford 5-11 (7-14)
10. Aurora (e) 3-13 (4-17)
11. Marian (e) 2-14 (3-18)
12. Edgewood (e) 0-16 (0-21)
(x) clinched NACC Tournament berth; (e) eliminated

The top five should begin sorting itself out tomorrow night, as the co-leaders square off at Wisconsin Lutheran while Concordia Chicago welcomes Benedictine in for a visit. Both CUW and WLC also have to travel to Concordia Chicago yet, the Warriors head up to Lakeland next week, and the Muskies close out the regular season at Benedictine, so still plenty to be decided there in terms of the regular-season NACC title and conference tournament seeding/home court advantage.

Also, MSOE beat Alverno in OT in their only meeting, so they would be in if those two teams finish tied. But with three of the remaining four opponents for each team being common (Lakeland, Marian and Rockford), they've got plenty of work to do.

[Ryan Stoppable]

Congratulations to Concordia Wisconsin, who has clinched their 2nd straight NACC regular season championship with their win tonight and Benedictine's loss.

Lakeland at Benedictine on Saturday will decide the runner up and the #2 seed in the NACC Tournament, where those three teams will be joined by Concordia Chicago, Wisconsin Lutheran and Alverno (who will be the #6 seed).

[Just Bill]

Tournament is set...

First Round - Tuesday, February 21, 7 p.m.
#6 Alverno at #3 Benedictine
#5 Concordia Chicago at #4 Wisconsin Lutheran

Semifinals - Thursday, February 23, 7 p.m.
#4/5 seed winner at #1 Concordia Wisconsin
#3/6 seed winner at #2 Lakeland

Final - Saturday, February 25, time TBA
Lowest-remaining-seed at Highest-remaining-seed