WBB: American Southwest Conference

[mcmfan]

Hmmm, pretty complicated system.  Were you a math major as an undergrad? 

[WLCALUM83]

Props to ETBU for clinching the title in the "other" division (in general), and to the Tigers' Sunnie Davis (in particular) for setting a new team record for total blocked shots by an individual ETBU player--(and she's only a sophomore yet! If she stays with the program for 2 more productive seasons, look out!! 8)

[mcmfan]

My son phoned me to say that Austin College just beat DePauw, by a margin of 4 or something like that.  Since a lot of the SCAC schools are in the Southern region, will that have any effect on the regional rankings for our ASC schools?

[Pat Coleman]

Probably not. It doesn't change the value of a win or loss to DePauw or Austin.

[Rob Don]

Anybody else see Meia Daniels in Sports Illustrated this week?  She is in the Faces in the Crowd section.  Wasn't another HPU player in that section a few years back? I think it was a men's player.

congrats to Meia

and yes that mysterious men's player was Benny West.  A great gaurd that was as good as any in D3 hoops.  his senior year he averaged 24 points and 5 steals!  (lead the NCAA in steals per game)

[Ralph Turner]

This may be the best week ever for the ASC.

HPU #3
McM #9
HSU #13.

Congratulations to all!

[McM93]

I guess we can't say our conference isn't getting any respect in the polls.  Big jumps for all ranked teams.

This will lead up to a great conference and national tournament.

[fanstand]

Finally, that is awesome. I only wish we could run the after conference tournament to where we don't have to play each other the first week.  I guess all our whinning won't help with the NCAA tourney group. Would it not help to break this conference pairings up? Or do they just not care? I know it's the money, but come on, how do you truly get a national champ when 3 top 15 teams have to knock each other out the first week?

[sethhpu]

I agree with you fanstand, I hate the fact that HPU is most likely going to get stuck playing HSU and McM two more times within a two week span. I don't want to have to see you guys again until the Final Four.

[inthepaint]

This may be the best week ever for the ASC.

For the last few years I have seen, and posted myself, time and again that the ASC will not get the nod of others around the nation until the ASC goes deep in postseason play.  Last year's Final Four appearance by HSU surely helped a great deal.  Another deep run in the postseason, hopefully all the way to the national title, would be "priceless."  This could be the year!  These three teams, with HPU leading the way, are making everyone around the country take notice!

What a year!

[fanstand]

I believe that this year as well as last year, any or all of these 3 teams could go deep into the playoffs given the opportunity. Unfortunately, we aren't given the opportunity because of the post conference tourney.  Love the NCAA committees. For more than one reason.

[dballa]

Well the good news is Trinity is down this year and unless they show up and win their conference tournament we'll have a new team in the mix.  Or that could help to break up our "Texas Bracket" for the first couple of rounds.  Also HSU is on the bubble right now and they may not even make the tournament if they don't play well in the ASC tournament.

[McM93]

Well the good news is Trinity is down this year and unless they show up and win their conference tournament we'll have a new team in the mix.  Or that could help to break up our "Texas Bracket" for the first couple of rounds.  Also HSU is on the bubble right now and they may not even make the tournament if they don't play well in the ASC tournament.

I have to disagree about HSU.  I think they get in and make some noise.  People thought the same things about them this time last year and look what they did.  I believe HPU is the strongest ASC team, but you never know until the tournament gets here.

[HPU75]

I agree that HSU should get in and certainly deserves to get in, but that first regional ranking was not helpful.  I think our big conference can hurt us with the QOWI. Congrats to all 3 ASC teams and their rankings this week--especially our #3 HPU team! The ASC is certainly getting plenty of respect from the pollsters.  I believe we all can thank  HSU and their Final Four run  last year for a lot of that!!

[dballa]

I'm not saying I don't think they should be in the NCAA tournament but with their QOWI in the mid 60's and being ranked below 6th in the South Region, that's not helping them in the eyes of the selection committee.  That loss to Southwestern might come back to haunt them in the long run if they don't finish strong in the conference tournament.