Bumblin' B's

[Pat Coleman]

Well Pat there is no reason to get huffy ("I am fully aware of that. However, neither of them plays Lincoln, which was my point.")  You usually are quite clear and precise about what you mean.  Less so this time, I think.

Perhaps. But you would have to think I already know something like that. How do you think the schedules get onto the site, by magic?

[gordonmann]

NJLincoln:

I 'm glad I finally had a chance to get out there.  Rob Knox and his crew did a nice job hosting.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It looks like #21 Lincoln has their Pool B bid all locked up at this point.  We'll just have to see where they come out in the regional rankings tomorrow.  I suspect with their schedule being done, they may even be able to sneak into the national top 20 before too long.

[njlincolnlion]

Gordon Mann:

On behalf of some of my classmates, that are scattered across the country, we enjoyed hearing the broadcast, and we thank you.

Hoops Fan:

I hope you're right about Lincoln cracking the top 20.  The Richard Stockton game was important, because it was an "in region" game.  With other top 20 teams in the home stretch of their conference tournaments, their may be some shake-ups that could help Lincoln jump into the top 20.

Penn State Abington, should not  pose any problems for Lincoln, and with the DIII Independent East tournament being played at home, it should help the Lions.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Depending on how the CAC tournament works out, I could see Lincoln being ranked #1 in the region by the end of the year.  York has to get by Catholic, but beyond York, Lincoln seems to be the next best team in the region.  I would love to have seen a head-to-head of those two this year.

[njlincolnlion]

Hoops Fan:

As you know the closet Lincoln and York got this year, was at the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament at York this year.  I'm sure the two teams were taking copious notes regarding each teams strenghts and weakness anticipating a potential meeting down the road.

It was great to see that 1,545 showed up at Manuel Rivero Hall to watch the Lions play Richard Stockton.  Since the Lions played so few home games this year, it was gratifying to see the Lincoln community come out to support the team.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

If the NCAA is indeed going to naively do an E-NE/MA-A split again this year, I could see York and Lincoln being the 1 and 2 seeds.  It would set up quite a match-up if they made it that far.  The East Coast may be easier to get out of, but its not a cakewalk.

[TheFence]

No sure waht definition of a Cake walk is?

I think east is pretty weak this year.

Currently only 5 teams in the topm 25 are from teh east coast. With the best team at #8 in York and I think that's based a lot on last years Final Fout appearance.

The others include
Amherst
WPI
St. John Fisher
Lincoln

I think that's it.

I don't think any of those teams can challenge for the title.  Also take anyone of those teams and drop them in the "Midwest"  or "West" bracket and how do you think they do?  To flip it around take a elite team from the "West"  or "Midwest" bracket (Ill Wes I think is fair comparison) and drop them in an "E - NE" or "MA - A" bracket and how do they fair?

If your saying the "E-NE" and "MA-A" bracket will be competitive amoungst themselves, I coouldn't agree more. The usual pathetic teams that get in are much closer to the power teams in those brackets than they ever have been.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm just saying as much as York and Lincoln appear to be the two best teams, there are a lot of games to be played and even they can be knocked off somewhere along the line.

[scottiedoug]

OK Pat, I will in the future pay more attention to who is asking a question.  I temporarily forgot that some people know everything.  And it is a good thing, too, since you run a good operation.

[Pat Coleman]

1-10
Amherst     11.632
Lawrence    11.529
Worcester Polytech    11.526
Augustana    11.444
St. John Fisher    11.250
Mississippi College    11.167
Occidental    11.100
Cortland State    11.053
Carnegie Mellon    11.000
York (Pa.)    10.947
               
11-20
Trinity (Texas)    10.929
Tufts    10.842
Fisk    10.818
Wooster    10.706
Lincoln    10.688
Hope    10.615
Illinois Wesleyan    10.600
Baldwin-Wallace    10.526
Wittenberg    10.500
Baruch    10.474
               
21-30
Transylvania    10.450
Howard Payne    10.389
Gordon    10.333
UW-La Crosse    10.333
UW-Stout    10.294
William Paterson    10.263
Virginia Wesleyan    10.238
Bates    10.167
Carroll    10.111
Catholic    10.059
               
31-40
New York University    10.053
Williams    10.050
Trinity (Conn.)    10.000
North Central    9.933
Puget Sound    9.923
Albion    9.900
Washington U.    9.857
Widener    9.789
Alvernia    9.789
Carleton    9.778
               
41-50
Johns Hopkins    9.765
Wartburg    9.722
Lakeland    9.722
Rochester    9.688
St. Thomas    9.650
New Jersey    9.647
Endicott    9.647
Calvin    9.625
UW-Whitewater    9.625
Willamette    9.600
               
51-60
SUNY-Farmingdale    9.588
Randolph-Macon    9.579
Southwestern    9.563
Messiah    9.556
Maryville (Tenn.)    9.556
Hanover    9.500
UW-Oshkosh    9.500
Richard Stockton    9.474
Ursinus    9.474
Whitworth    9.444
               
61-70
Lake Erie    9.438
Brockport State    9.438
Salem State    9.421
Coe    9.400
Keene State    9.389
Mary Hardin-Baylor    9.389
Utica    9.389
Nebraska Wesleyan    9.333
Albright    9.294
Plymouth State    9.286
               
71-80
MIT    9.278
Christopher Newport    9.250
UW-Stevens Point    9.222
Rhode Island College    9.200
Hamilton    9.188
Elmhurst    9.176
Mount St. Mary    9.167
McMurry    9.167
Westfield State    9.158
Mary Washington    9.154
               
81-90
Ohio Northern    9.125
Averett    9.067
Norwich    9.059
Muskingum    9.056
New Jersey City    9.053
Brandeis    9.050
Franklin    9.000
Rutgers-Newark    9.000
Baptist Bible    9.000
Hardin-Simmons    9.000
               
91-100
Elizabethtown    9.000
Wilmington    8.952
Wheaton (Mass.)    8.947
Emmanuel    8.944
Milwaukee Engineering    8.944
Villa Julie    8.938
Oswego State    8.889
Mass-Boston    8.889
Elms    8.882
King's    8.842

[Pat Coleman]

Regional rankings:
http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/?p=125

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Lincoln #4 Mid-Atlantic (robbed if you ask me)
Fisk #4 South
Maryville #8 South

[Ralph Turner]

Re: Lincoln...

York?  Okay
Widener?  Tough games remain against Albright, E'town and Messiah.
Ursinus?  Still have another game vs. Hopkins.

If those teams win out, then the committee probably exercised good judgment.  Otherwise, Lincoln should jump with the losses.  Lincoln has no more in-region games remaining.

[Ralph Turner]

Lincoln #4 Mid-Atlantic (robbed if you ask me)
Fisk #4 South
Maryville #8 South

IMHO,
#4Bethany

#5 and Neb Wes is left home.