Bumblin' B's

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Lincoln and Bethany are in.  I think you have to go with Huntingdon next, scary as that sounds.

Then I gotta say Maryville.

Chapman out west is always the killer, but I think their QOWI is low enough that they won't get in.

[Pat Coleman]

Here's what we have for finals:

1-10
Amherst     12.160     24-1
Lawrence    11.682    22-0
Worcester Polytech    11.250    20-3
Mississippi College    11.154    25-1
Tufts    11.000    20-5
St. John Fisher    11.000    22-1
Lincoln    10.688    12-4
Wittenberg    10.652    20-3
Gordon    10.560    22-3
Carnegie Mellon    10.550    16-4

11-20
Virginia Wesleyan    10.481    24-3
Augustana    10.478    19-4
Cortland State    10.440    22-3
York (Pa.)    10.400    22-3
Transylvania    10.370    23-4
Trinity (Texas)    10.316    16-3
UW-Whitewater    10.304    18-5
William Paterson    10.240    19-6
Hope    10.211    17-2
North Central    10.095    16-5
               
21-30
Bates    10.091    16-6
Carroll    10.087    19-4
Ursinus    10.080    20-5
Baldwin-Wallace    10.077    22-4
Washington U.    10.050    14-6
Wooster    10.042    21-3
Carleton    10.000    18-5
St. Thomas    9.960    20-5
Baruch    9.958    21-3
Alvernia    9.958    21-3
               
31-40
Illinois Wesleyan    9.952    15-6
Puget Sound    9.944    16-2
Widener    9.920    20-5
Lakeland    9.905    17-4
UW-La Crosse    9.880    18-7
SUNY-Farmingdale    9.875    19-5
UW-Stout    9.870    18-5
Randolph-Macon    9.840    19-6
Keene State    9.800    18-7
Fisk    9.800    10-5
               
41-50
Trinity (Conn.)    9.750    15-5
Occidental    9.750    12-4
Calvin    9.733    13-2
Utica    9.692    20-6
MIT    9.680    17-7
Messiah    9.583    17-7
Whitworth    9.542    18-6
Catholic    9.542    19-5
Endicott    9.520    16-8
Lake Erie    9.500    18-4
               
51-60
New York University    9.500    17-7
Williams    9.458    16-8
New Jersey    9.455    14-8
Bowdoin    9.429    13-8
Hamilton    9.409    18-4
Albright    9.409    14-8
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps    9.400    15-5
Howard Payne    9.385    19-7
Maryville (Tenn.)    9.364    15-7
Scranton    9.360    19-6
               
61-70
Mary Hardin-Baylor    9.360    18-7
Colby-Sawyer    9.360    16-8
Pomona-Pitzer    9.353    13-4
Johns Hopkins    9.348    16-7
Bethany    9.333    20-4
Rochester    9.333    13-8
Nebraska Wesleyan    9.333    7-2
Rhode Island College    9.308    17-9
Wheaton (Mass.)    9.292    15-9
UW-Stevens Point    9.292    15-9
               
71-80
Wartburg    9.273    17-5
Centre    9.261    15-8
Elms    9.250    20-4
Salem State    9.240    18-7
Manhattanville    9.231    17-9
Richard Stockton    9.208    15-9
Emmanuel    9.200    19-6
Willamette    9.200    16-4
Chicago    9.200    12-8
Westfield State    9.167    16-8
               
81-90
New Jersey City    9.167    16-8
Norwich    9.160    20-5
Villa Julie    9.143    17-4
UW-Oshkosh    9.136    13-9
Ohio Northern    9.130    17-6
McMurry    9.125    17-7
Albion    9.125    12-4
Franklin    9.120    18-7
Mass-Boston    9.120    16-9
Mount St. Mary    9.083    18-6
               
91-100
Christopher Newport    9.067    11-4
Hanover    9.048    13-8
Elmhurst    9.045    14-8
Plattsburgh State    9.040    16-9
Rutgers-Newark    9.000    17-9
Plymouth State    8.962    16-10
Chapman    8.929    10-4
Oswego State    8.920    18-7
Ohio Wesleyan    8.917    17-7
Elizabethtown    8.913    13-10

[patcummings]

Clarke's overall numbers were just too low.  They couldn't break past Huntingdon, Maryville, or Chapman for that matter.

[crusaders]

A loss to Marion looks like it might be keeping us out of the tourny this year.

[Pat Coleman]

As I said earlier, it isn't just one win or loss that makes the difference for Clarke. Clarke is well behind the teams in front of it. Clarke needed to turn around three games, I think, to be comfortable.

[smedindy]

I am surprised about Villa Julie in - but we'll never know about the smoke filled rooms...

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Julie suprised me too, but I had Huntingdon in instead.  I thought if someone was going to take it from them it would unfairly be Fisk.

Oh well 3 out of 4 in Pool B is pretty darn good.  I'll be happy missing only one since that Castelton State debacle a few years back.

[njlincolnlion]

Lincoln has a rematch with Chris. Newport in the first round, and can possible have a rematch with Messiah in the second.  Talk about familiarity  , playing that "Barnstorming schedule" the Lions had this year should hopefully help them do well.

[jack johnson]

What does everyone think of the pool B's matchups in the opening rounds???

Christopher Newport @ Lincoln 
     Lincoln beat Chris. Newport in OT the only time they played this season and it just seems like Lincoln is and will be the better team on Friday...i also think Alvernia will pull out a victory over Messiah and Lincoln should also be able to get by them at home on Saturday stepping right on in to the sweet sixteen.


Villa Julie @ Baruch
     i am going to have to go with Baruch most likely winning easily at home and Villa Julie going home after the first round.


Bethany @ Transylvania
     i think this one should be a tight game with Bethany bringing a better product to the tournament this year.  i believe this game will come down to the final 2 minutes and maybe even the final seconds.  the winner most likely gets Wooster on Saturday.


Maryville (Tenn.) vs Trinity (Texas)   @ Miss. College
     i also think this will be a tight game as well.  i think i am going to go with Trinity in this one mainly due to how Maryville has been playing down the stretch.



i think there is a good chance for two B's to get a round one win (maybe even three), and two may also make it to the Sweet Sixteen.

[David Collinge]

I don't really know anything about Villa Julie or Baruch, so I'll stay away from that one.  I expect Lincoln to beat CNU.  But if either Bethany or Maryville wins their games (especially Maryville), I'll be flabbergasted.  I think the Trinity/Maryville game shapes up as one of the biggest mismatches in the first round, along with Hope/WI Lutheran and Whitewater/DePauw.

[scottiedoug]

David:  Pretty strong stuff...biggest mismatch, etc.  Is this based on knowing something?  You're usually pretty sensible.

I know Maryville's best player is hurt (and has been for the slide), but I'm hoping you're unusually full of it.

[David Collinge]

It would be unusual if I weren't full of it...

It just seems to me that Maryville is "troughing" (as opposed to "peaking") at the wrong time, and that (SCAC tourney upset notwithstanding) Trinity is a very good team.

[njlincolnlion]

Darn  , Lincoln didn't move down in the top 25.  Oh well, hopefully the NCAA tournament will get the Lions growling.

[Ralph Turner]

I think that Lincoln is the only team with a realistic chance to win.

I think that Trinity beats Maryville convincingly.

I won't give an opinion about VJC and Baruch, but I expect Transy to beat Bethany.

The only B that is flying on Saturday will be Lincoln.

[joe smith]

I think Lincoln will make it all the way to the elite eight while Bethany will be facing Wooster in the 2nd round (they will need a lot of luck to get past that one) while Maryville and VJC will both have trouble and lose by 15.