Bumblin' B's

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Lincoln is done with d3 play until the Indy Tournament.

Fisk is at Huntingdon and LaGrange this weekend.

Maryville has LaGrange and Huntingdon on the road as well, in opposite order.

Bethany is off this weekend.

Baptist Bible has Chestnut Hill on Saturday, this should be a ten point win and a QOWI boost.

Villa Julie goes to Bard for a 9 point potential win

St. Joe's (ME) is still alive and has a home game against Husson on Sunday.  They win that one and they are right back in the hunt.

Chapman is done with their d3 schedule unless a Western Indy tournament pops up.

I guess we still have to figure Rust in, but they don't play again until next week.

Pat says NebWes won't get picked because their overall record is under .500, so I'm officially taking them off the list.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I guess Aurora and Clarke are technically still alive as well.  Aurora's got Concordia (Il) this weekend and Clarke is at Eureka.

[njlincolnlion]

Hoops Fan:

So would you say Lincoln is in, or would the Lions have to win the DIII Northeast Independent Tournament?

[Ralph Turner]

I think that Lincoln is in. 

IMHO, they are playing to see if they can host a regional.

Good job on the summary, Hoops Fan!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think Lincoln gets to host if they win out.  They certainly have earned it this year.  It's a shame Wansley got hurt and RM-C's rankings have gone down.  The team Lincoln beat is certainly better than the team as it stands now.

[wilburt]

Lincoln is in definitely as well.  Fisk and Maryville are fighting for a spot (2-3-4).  Some think the Selection committee will not select 2 Pool B bids from a 5 team conference, but I say why not.  Fisk is #4 in the South Region and Maryville is #8, so there's an arguable basis for it...

Don't know who else is in competition for the fourth Pool B Bid.     

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

They have no qualms about the GSAC.  Fisk and Maryville will get in, unless they kill themselves down the stretch.  Even then, they still might have a chance.

[Pat Coleman]

Updated QOWI through Thursday, Feb. 9. Now includes regional records:

1-10
Amherst     11.800     19-1
Lawrence    11.556    18-0
Worcester Polytech    11.300    18-2
Occidental    11.273    10-1
Augustana    11.211    18-1
Fisk    11.182    9-2
Carnegie Mellon    11.000    13-2
St. John Fisher    11.000    16-1
Cortland State    10.947    18-1
Trinity (Texas)    10.929    12-2
               
11-20
York (Pa.)    10.900    18-2
Mississippi College    10.789    18-1
Wittenberg    10.765    15-2
Tufts    10.750    17-3
Illinois Wesleyan    10.688    13-3
Transylvania    10.619    18-3
Bates    10.611    15-3
Wooster    10.556    17-1
Gordon    10.526    17-2
Virginia Wesleyan    10.500    19-3
               
21-30
Hope    10.500    12-2
Lincoln    10.438    12-4
Baldwin-Wallace    10.400    18-2
Baruch    10.350    19-1
UW-La Crosse    10.227    17-5
Carleton    10.222    14-4
St. Thomas    10.190    16-5
Carroll    10.111    16-2
Calvin    10.111    8-1
William Paterson    10.100    15-5

31-40
UW-Stout    10.056    15-3
New York University    10.053    16-3
Williams    10.050    15-5
Howard Payne    10.000    15-4
Trinity (Conn.)    10.000    13-3
Randolph-Macon    9.950    15-5
Keene State    9.947    13-6
Johns Hopkins    9.944    15-3
Puget Sound    9.923    12-1
Washington U.    9.857    9-5

41-50
Wartburg    9.842    16-3
North Central    9.813    12-4
Maryville (Tenn.)    9.778    13-5
Ursinus    9.750    16-4
Albion    9.727    9-2
SUNY-Farmingdale    9.722    14-4
UW-Whitewater    9.706    12-5
Lake Erie    9.706    14-3
Widener    9.700    17-3
Catholic    9.667    13-5
               
51-60
Plymouth State    9.636    14-8
Endicott    9.611    12-6
New Jersey    9.611    13-5
Alvernia    9.600    17-3
Willamette    9.600    13-2
Hanover    9.588    11-6
Brockport State    9.563    11-5
Westfield State    9.550    13-7
Rhode Island College    9.524    14-7
Lakeland    9.474    15-4
               
61-70
Whitworth    9.444    13-5
Rochester    9.438    11-5
Coe    9.438    12-4
Southwestern    9.438    12-4
Wheaton (Mass.)    9.400    13-7
Mass-Boston    9.368    12-7
Richard Stockton    9.350    13-7
Christopher Newport    9.333    7-2
Nebraska Wesleyan    9.333    5-1
Messiah    9.316    14-5
               
71-80
MIT    9.316    12-7
Hamilton    9.313    13-3
UW-Oshkosh    9.278    11-7
Wilmington    9.273    16-6
Bethany    9.250    16-4
Elmhurst    9.167    12-6
Norwich    9.158    15-4
Muskingum    9.158    13-6
Oswego State    9.158    14-5
Franklin    9.158    14-5
               
81-90
Gustavus Adolphus    9.158    13-6
Salem State    9.150    14-6
Averett    9.125    12-4
McMurry    9.105    14-5
Emmanuel    9.100    15-5
Albright    9.056    11-7
Plattsburgh State    9.056    11-7
UW-Stevens Point    9.053    12-7
Mary Hardin-Baylor    9.050    14-6
New Jersey City    9.000    13-7
               
91-100
Milwaukee Engineering    9.000    14-5
Ohio Northern    9.000    12-5
Rutgers-Newark    8.952    15-6
Utica    8.947    14-5
Mount St. Mary    8.947    14-5
Elms    8.944    14-4
Villa Julie    8.882    13-4
Baptist Bible    8.867    12-3
Brandeis    8.850    12-8
St. John's    8.833    12-6

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Twenty of the top 100 are now from the NE region.  The NESCAC has three in the top 17, five in the top 35.  I can say there is definately a huge divide between the good teams and the bad teams in the NE.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Sorry, I totally meant that for the Pool C room; I guess I clicked on the wrong link.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

B's on the list:

6. Fisk    11.182    9-2
22. Lincoln    10.438    12-4
43. Maryville (Tenn.)    9.778    13-5
69. Nebraska Wesleyan    9.333    5-1
75. Bethany    9.250    16-4
97. Villa Julie    8.882    13-4
98. Baptist Bible    8.867    12-3

[Pat Coleman]

For those keeping track, Chapman is at 8.417 and 8-4 in-region. That's the 132nd-best QOWI. Piedmont is at 131 with 8.429 (7-7); Aurora is 134th at 8.375 (10-6).

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Do you have St. Joe's QOWI number too, Pat?

[Pat Coleman]

SJCME is 8.000 and 8-4, at 173rd. Rust is ahead of them among Bs at 8.154, 9-5, 161st.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

So they're both probably really long shots.  although Joe's number should improve quite a bit if they can win out.