Bumblin' B's

[broke_ya_ankles]

I agree, very impressive for a team to be at 13-4 right now considering they went a combined 3-43 in the past  2 seasons.   I know people say 1 person doesnt make a team but the addition of sr transfer doug hammond has been the reason for green mountains success.  Hammond is averaging a very impressive 23.1 pts 14.9 rebs and 4.7 blocks a game likely facing double and triple teams while doing so.  he did not play recently against NEC, not sure about the vermont tech game, hopefully for green mountains sake it was a fluke absence.   those are staggering statistics regardless the competition if his team was losing it wouldnt be nearly as impressive but he truly is single handedly propelling them to victory and lots of them

[Ralph Turner]

pabegg has listed his computer listing of Pool C bids here.  However some of the schools on the Pool B radar are not showing up on the Pool C screens in his run of February 4th. (Four Pool B bids are allowed.)  I have ranked them by in-region winning percentage.

Rank/ School/ Conf/ Overall/ In-Region/ Post-season Tourney-Y/N
1)  Maryville GSAC 18-2 12-2 Y
2)  Neb Wes Other 11-9  6-1  Y (D-III Independents Tourney-West Region)
3)  Aurora NATHC  16-4 14-4 Y
4)  Moravian LAND 15-5 14-5 Y

*)  Grn. Mtn  IND 15-4 12-4 Y (D-III Independents Tourney-Northeast Region)

*)  Chapman IND   16-6 12-5 Y  (D-III Independents Tourney-West Region)
*)  N'west'n MN UMAC 13-7 10-4 *

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

And don't forget that once the four Pool B bids are selected, those left out are grouped into the Pool C's as well. Pool C is for any team that didn't get an automatic qualifier... AND those who were not selected in the Pool B selections.

[Pat Coleman]

http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

Regional rankings are out.

[pabegg]

http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

Regional rankings are out.

Maryville is #4 in the South
Moravian is #8 in the Mid-Atlantic

Chapman and Nebraska Wesleyan are in the West, which is a little deeper than those two regions.

[Ralph Turner]

Moravian lost at Catholic 85-79.

Maryville TN looks strong, but the rest of Pool B got tighter.

The winners?  Neb Wes and Aurora, especially.

[pabegg]

Based on the numbers that I run (see the Pool C board), here's Pool B

1. Maryville TN 15-2 in region, #30 in nation
2. Aurora 17-5 in region, #65 in nation
3. Nebraska Wesleyan 6-1 in region, #67 in nation
4. Moravian 17-6 in region, #87 in nation
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5. Milwaukee Engineering 16-8 in region, #90 in nation
6. Chapman 11-6 in region, #93 in nation
7. Juniata 15-7 in region, #97 in nation
8. Wisconsin Lutheran 16-6 in region, #99 in nation
9. Scranton 14-8 in region, #103 in nation

4-8 are pretty tight, probably all within a game of each other.

Maryville has clinched a bid. Neb Wesleyan's fate is in the hands of their play in the Independent tournament. The rest of the group should be in contention down to the wire.

[smedindy]

I take it the dream is over for Green Mountain.

[Ralph Turner]

Based on the numbers that I run (see the Pool C board), here's Pool B

1. Maryville TN 15-2 in region, #30 in nation
2. Aurora 17-5 in region, #65 in nation
3. Nebraska Wesleyan 6-1 in region, #67 in nation
4. Moravian 17-6 in region, #87 in nation
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5. Milwaukee Engineering 16-8 in region, #90 in nation
6. Chapman 11-6 in region, #93 in nation
7. Juniata 15-7 in region, #97 in nation
8. Wisconsin Lutheran 16-6 in region, #99 in nation
9. Scranton 14-8 in region, #103 in nation

4-8 are pretty tight, probably all within a game of each other.

Maryville has clinched a bid. Neb Wesleyan's fate is in the hands of their play in the Independent tournament. The rest of the group should be in contention down to the wire.

I guess #9 is so far back in that it is the third Landmark Conference team in the list.

Pabegg, this calculation gives some credence to the relative strengths that we see.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I take it the dream is over for Green Mountain.

I think the dream ended with their first d3 loss.

[buck1053]

I take it the dream is over for Green Mountain.

I think the dream ended with their first d3 loss.

GMC actually, I think, had a shot, but a loss to Lyndon State last week probably did them in. They did beat Castelton, at Caselton this week, but probably won't be enough, even if they win the Independent tourney this weekend.

[Ralph Turner]

I take it the dream is over for Green Mountain.

I think the dream ended with their first d3 loss.

GMC actually, I think, had a shot, but a loss to Lyndon State last week probably did them in. They did beat Castelton, at Caselton this week, but probably won't be enough, even if they win the Independent tourney this weekend.

Lyndon State is only Year-2 in the provisional process.  The game does not affect the in-region record.

[LogShow]

I don't know if this was answered earlier, if it was I apologize. 

Does the winner of the Western Indy tournament get one of the B bids, or is the sole purpose of tourney to give the schools a few more games so the NCAA committee can better evaluate them?

[Ralph Turner]

I don't know if this was answered earlier, if it was I apologize. 

Does the winner of the Western Indy tournament get one of the B bids, or is the sole purpose of tourney to give the schools a few more games so the NCAA committee can better evaluate them?

Good question, Logshow.

It is the latter.

...purpose of tourney to give the schools a few more games (of hopefully good quality) so the NCAA committee can better evaluate them.

[LogShow]

Yes the key is good quality teams

Hmmm lets think of some good quality independent teams in the west......uh drawing a blank