Bumblin' B's

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Maryville has now won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament for 11 consecutive years.  That's quite a run.

[scottiedoug]

Maryville's first round win streak does speak well for the program.  Mississippi College loses a lot of good players this year so maybe the Scots can get out of Mississippi next year (except they lose about 30 points/game with the departure of the senior posts).

Thanks for reminding folks!

[Ralph Turner]

Maryville's first round win streak does speak well for the program.  Mississippi College loses a lot of good players this year so maybe the Scots can get out of Mississippi next year (except they lose about 30 points/game with the departure of the senior posts).

Thanks for reminding folks!

But if Miss Coll doesn't win the AQ and misses a Pool C bid, then someone like McMurry or UMHB has won the AQ and may get sent West.

[scottiedoug]

Good point, Ralph!  From Maryville's perspective, it never occurs to us that Miss Coll would not win the ASC, but obviously such things do happen!!  And as I understand it, they lose quite a few good players (but will probably replace them from the juco's).   And I am not sure it will matter for Murvul if we cannot find some inside scorers.

I wonder when the NCAA will figure out how many real B slots there will be next year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I wonder when the NCAA will figure out how many real B slots there will be next year.

When the 2007-2008 NCAA Division Three Men's Basketball Championship Handbook comes out.  This year it was out very early; some years it takes until after the holidays.

That is where the official word is given, although I'm assuming someone knows shortly before then as they have to do layout and such.  We could guess, but a lot will depend on how many provisionals are accepted as full members and how many teams end up leaving conferences this summer, etc.  It will be a lot easier to guess come fall.

Some things we know for sure, Maryville will still have the NathCon to contend with for one more year and Lincoln will no longer be a concern.

[Pat Coleman]

We should be looking at pretty much the same numbers, as the Presidents' Athletic Conference get an automatic bid and the eight members of the Landmark Conference join Pool B.

[Ralph Turner]

Well, Pat Coleman beat me to it. 

Seven Pres AC go to Pool A and pull a Pool B/C bid.
Colorado College goes to Pool A (SCAC).
Lincoln goes to D2.

Do any other schools move to D2?

Do any other (Pool B) schools join existing conferences?

Thus I count 9 schools leaving Pool B.


Eight Landmark teams leave Pool A conferences and go to Pool B.

I think that all of the provisionals for the 2003-04 class have made it thru, and none enter Pool B.  (The men's schools are UT-Tyler, Finlandia in 2006-07, plus Palm Beach Atlantic which left for D2.   I think that Tri-State will be  promoted to full member so that gives another school in the numerator of the access ratio.)

Those are the ones about which I know.

The impact on the access ratio (the number of Pool A schools divided by the number of conferences) goes down with the addition of the Pres AC becoming the 38th AQ men's conference.

Since bids are allocated by the number of schools divided by 6.5, we might get another bid just due to "population" growth.  We will know when we can determine the number of schools declaring for the Championship.

We are right at 3-4 bids.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm still feeling the undercurrents in NE, that there might be some significant shifting this summer.  Maybe the shifts won't go into effect for another year, but I know a lot of the smaller schools are talking about switching conferences and creating conferences and lots of fun stuff like that.

[sac]

We are right at 3-4 bids.

Based on past history............3 bids untill around mid February, then 4.

So basically we lose another C bid, unless we gain another tournament slot.

[Ralph Turner]

We are right at 3-4 bids.

Based on past history............3 bids untill around mid February, then 4.

So basically we lose another C bid, unless we gain another tournament slot.

8)

+1 sac!

[njlincolnlion]

Thank you Keith McMillan and d3sports on your article on Lincoln University and Coach Garfield Yuille.  I appreciate the fair and honest reporting.

[njlincolnlion]

It's great to see Lincoln on the d3hoops home page, however I hope it dosen't prove to be the "d3hoops/SI cover jinx".

[njlincolnlion]

..........................And then there were no Pool B teams left as Lincoln lost to Guilford in triple OT 129-128.

It's on to DII now.

[scottiedoug]

njlincolnlion:  Sorry about tonight and good luck in D2.  I'll miss you on the B's board next year.  You and the Lions were the consistent otherthanMaryville team at the top of the B's lately.  Wonder who'll step up now!

[njlincolnlion]

scottiedoug:

Looks like Maryville will have the B's all to themselves, however, I think the Bethany supporters will try to make a case for their inclusion.