WBB: American Southwest Conference

[sethhpu]

I see the seeding being whoever wins being the #1 seed, the loser of the championship #2, HSU #3 and then whoever they decide to bring in to #4.

[Ralph Turner]

I see the seeding being whoever wins being the #1 seed, the loser of the championship #2, HSU #3 and then whoever they decide to bring in to #4.

You know, if they want to give the single "away/home/bye" bracket available in the 63-team field to HSU/McM/ HPU or HSU/HPU/McM, then okay.  If they want to avoid a plane flight for a 4th team, then does ETBU come back to Brownwood as about the #19 or the #20 Pool C bid? 

Please root for DePauw Women to defeat Oglethorpe tomorrow and for Randolph-Macon to defeat Virginia Wesleyan!

[Ralph Turner]

Piedmont defeated Maryville in the GSAC tourney final to knock Maryville TN into Pool C.  This might knock ETBU farther onto the bubble, because Maryville TN has some good wins!

We need to Oglethorpe to lose tomorrow!

[WLCALUM83]

DePauw 73, Oglethorpe 60. Final.

[CUAfan]

Congrats to HPU on their conference title.

Now then, you 3/4 teams that get in need to show this country what the ASC can do. Go get 'em!

[dballa]

check out the notables write up on the front page, HPU/McM set the all time attendance record in today's championship game. 

The amazing thing is the attendance for the HPU/HSU tournament game broke the record as well and the attendance for the HPU/Ozarks first round game was within 4 or so of beating that record.  So HPU has the top 3 out of 4 attendance marks just this weekend alone.

There should be even more fans at the playoff game if HPU gets to host the first couple of rounds.  That probably just strengthens the NCAA's judgment on having HPU, HSU, and McM playing in the same place the 1st two rounds.  So they can save all that extra money and make a killing at the gate.

[thundercat]

congrats to hpu, definitely deserved.  I would have expected a bigger student crowd for MCM.  Was kind of shocked at the lack of support by MCM student fans.  I can't wait to see how the bracket shakes out.  My guess is that Oglethorpe will be making the trip to Brownwood along with MCM and HSU.  

[dballa]

It was also great seeing a lot of former HPU women's basketball players come back to support the Lady Jackets and sporting their old numbers from when they played.

[Ralph Turner]

IN--McMurry; HSU was bumped this afternoon.

[WLCALUM83]

Looks like ETBU and HSU women miss out this time!

[FrmrHSUer]

Congrats McM...Sorry to my cowgirls, ya'll had a great season, i'm still proud of ya'll.

Go ASC!

[dballa]

Well I said it before the tournament if HSU didn't have a good showing they wouldn't be in the tournament.  The loss to Southwestern was bigger than the win against McM.

So the question begins do HPU and McMurry play in the 1st round or do they actually get to play other competition first....

[thundercat]

I can't believe HSU didn't get in since they lost to the ASC champs in the tourney.  Just goes to show you never know!  Ralph, do you know what the reasoning was?

[Ralph Turner]

I am listening to Hoopsville.

I will get back to y'all later.

Let me move thru the QOWI.

[thundercat]

Thanks Ralph, I look forward to your reply.  I don't think HPU and MCM will play first round, but it will be interesting to see who comes down here.  I would imagine HPU would host (great turnout for championship game, record I have heard).  Each team should play someone else and then unfortunately play each other.  Truly shocked about HSU, I really believe they deserved to be in!