Bumblin' B's

[Pat Coleman]

Apparently we didn't check with S&T -- and here's the thing, Lincoln University, PA, isn't on the map on this software. It's under 200 miles from Macon to zip code 19352.

[njlincolnlion]

fritzdis; Hoops Fan; Pat:

Use Oxford, PA as your reference for Lincoln University.  Oxford is 5 miles (country miles lol) from Lincoln on old US Route 1.

[njlincolnlion]

BTW, Lincoln beat Baptist Bible last night in Clarks Summitt, PA 89-84.  I happy for the win, but that was a close score compared to previous Lion's wins.  A win is a win and I'll take it anytime.

Good luck on the road Lions!!!!!!!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I just used the number on baltimore pike and i got 186.5.

[David Collinge]

How does this 200-mile thing work, exactly?  Is there some green eyeshade in Indianapolis who has a phone and a Commodore 64 loaded with Streets & Trips, standing by in case the committee calls on Selection Sunday Monday?  While evaluating the teams, does the committee refer to the presence or absence of a '+' in the D3Hoops.com schedule, or perhaps mention that the question of regionality was settled in Posting Up?  All of these suggestions are intentionally silly, but no sillier than the idea that the NCAA has already determined what are or aren't regional games but is keeping it a secret, leaving us to try and divine the answer ourselves.

[smedindy]

They use a compass and a string, DC. Or so says my secret spy in the NCAA - oh, wait, he left.

The NCAA operates on a need-to-know basis, and we fans aren't on that pipeline.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Someone knows what it is because that Wheaton-Calvin game just doesn't count.  I still contend one of the two schools should buy a small plot of land about two miles closer to the other and then measure from there.

[Ralph Turner]

Hoops fan, perhaps the CCIW-MIAA series can use the money from concession sales and Koozies to fund the purchase.

[iwumichigander]

Pat,

I already spend an unhealthy amount of time on d3sports. com - you want me to research too!

Since you can be there in three clicks, then yes. We put a tremendous amount of effort into compliling the resources this site has to offer. We are not just a message board.

Ah Pat - you are being modest - you be be there in one or two clicks when starting d3hoops.com in another browser

[Gregory Sager]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm still laughing at David's jibe about the NCAA using Commodore 64s.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yes, but is it a full-on laugh because of the hyperbole, or is it (like me) a nervous chuckle because it doesn't seem all that implausible?

[Ralph Turner]

Yes, but is it a full-on laugh because of the hyperbole, or is it (like me) a nervous chuckle because it doesn't seem all that implausible?

ROTFLMAO (The polite colloquialism is gluteus maximus.)   

[Gregory Sager]

Yes, but is it a full-on laugh because of the hyperbole, or is it (like me) a nervous chuckle because it doesn't seem all that implausible?

Kinda both, for both reasons. Is there such a thing as a full-on nervous chuckle?

[Ralph Turner]

Pool B watch thru Dec 18th.  Here are my candidates for the Pool B bids and what theydid the week of Dec 12th-18th.  (Records are overall/in-region/conference)

1) Maryville, TN  --Lost at Averett 70-73  8-1/7-1/0-0
2) Lincoln PA --Lost to Wilkes 99-100 1 OT; won at Baptist Bible 89-84; Lost at R-MC 80-101.  8-3/3-2/*-*
3) Chapman--Lost to Oxy 60-65.  8-2/5-2/*-*

Bubble teams:

Dropping Lincoln to the bubble.

Villa Julie/NEAC, Baptist Bible/NEAC, Bethany/Pres AC, Fisk/GSAC (only because they have Mississippi College, Randolph-Macon and 11 other South Region games left), Concordia IL /NIIC, Neb Wesleyan/IND. (They have only 7 in-region games.  They definitely will benefit from a D3-Independent post-season tournament.)

New bubble team St Joe's Maine/IND which is 4-3/2-1 and has 12 more NE Region games.

Adding to the bottom of the bubble once conference play starts is Benedictine.  I think that the NIIC has a chance to place its team with the highest winning percentage.  We will have to watch that.

Dropping from the bubble for now:  Concordia IL,

New rankings:

1)  Maryville TN
2) ------- don't see anyone good enough yet!
3) ------- don't see anyone good enough yet!
4) Chapman CA--almost fell to the bubble.

Everyone else has to be considered in the bubble.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'd like to see how the QOWI numbers come out, because I think Lincoln will get a big boost in that department, although they will have to survive as fatigue becomes a huge factor right now.


There is no way St Joe's of Maine even competes.  They stink and they don't really even play anyone good.  Even with a better than expected performance this year, they lose 8 games.  Newbury is a better team, and they certainly aren't going to make it.

I'll keep Villa Julie and Bap Bible in it, but one of them will probably have to go undefeated through the conference to get in.  They couldn't hold up for the long haul last season.

We'll know for sure about both Fisk and Lincoln come the first week on January.  I think Lincoln built a good foundation early on, but they will have to back it up over the holiday season.

Maryville is in unless something totally unforeseen occurs.

If somebody can sweep the PrAC, then they are in the mix as well; I think it will take something similar for Benedictine or Aurora as well.

NebWes will depend on the new year's tournament, but I think Chapman is solid right now, even though their schedule is pretty weak.

Maryville is obviously #1; I'd have to put Chapman #2 right now followed by Lincoln, but a lot can still happen.