Top 25 discussion

[Ralph Turner]

IMHO, this Louisiana College team is comparable to the solid ASC teams that we have had in the last decade.  I am not prepared to put them in the Sweet 16 yet, but they keep doing things well.

Former Fresno State and current LaCollege head coach Janice Joseph-Richard is building a quality program.  Their #5 South Region Ranking, (and moving up) seems very solid, if a bit underestimated.  LaCollege may be a force as they are heading to hosting the ASC Tourney, and everyone else has at least a 3 to 8 hour bus ride to get to Pineville.

[golden_dome]

IMHO, this Louisiana College team is comparable to the solid ASC teams that we have had in the last decade.  I am not prepared to put them in the Sweet 16 yet, but they keep doing things well.

Former Fresno State and current LaCollege head coach Janice Joseph-Richard is building a quality program.  Their #5 South Region Ranking, (and moving up) seems very solid, if a bit underestimated.  LaCollege may be a force as they are heading to hosting the ASC Tourney, and everyone else has at least a 3 to 8 hour bus ride to get to Pineville.

Ralph,
I'm in total agreement about LC this year, they are without question the best team in the ASC this year in my opinion. I agree they are probably being underestimated. Their top three players are very, very good. I think they will go as far as the role players allow them, but Givens-Pantallion-Williams can take them a long way if they play well.

Givens is established in this league already. Pantallion has a similiar style to Mia Daniels in that she can score on her own. Not as good as Daniels who was obviously tremendous, but a similiar game. Williams has had a great season down low as a freshman, and her size and movement make her a tough matchup.

They are not so far ahead they can't be beaten, but I do think they are the best I've seen. I think there are 3-4 teams that can beat them in the tournament, but it will be that much more tough playing in Pineville.

[Laserty]

How did Framingham State (10-9) get 9 votes this week? Did a voter get them confused with the undefeated Farmingdale State?

[Laserty]

Magically fixed. I swear I'm not crazy....

[Pat Coleman]

Yes.

[twoblindrefs]

Has D3 Hoops.com ever thought of hosting a Final Four reception (cash bar). It would be nice to meet some of the people who year in and year out post on the forums here that might be at the games.

[sumfun]

That would be a great idea.  Do you think people would wear nametags with their real name or posting i.d.?

[Ralph Turner]

That would be a great idea.  Do you think people would wear nametags with their real name or posting i.d.?

I want to meet Marty Peretz.   

[twoblindrefs]

That would be a great idea.  Do you think people would wear nametags with their real name or posting i.d.?

They'd have to wear both. Anyone going to this year's Final Four?

[WUPHF]

I am going if my team makes it.  If they continue to play the way they have played on average, the chances seem quite good.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared--Midweek Report

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	616	Amherst	22-0	def. Bridgewater State, 85-60; 02/12 vs. T#34 Williams; 02/13 vs. Middlebury
#2	592	Kean	21-1	02/11 vs. Richard Stockton; 02/13 at New Jersey
#3	569	Illinois Wesleyan	21-1	def. Millikin, 80-59; 02/13 vs. Wheaton (Ill.)
#4	556	Hope	21-1	def. Kalamazoo, 85-49; 02/13 vs. St. Mary's (Ind.)
#5	512	George Fox	19-2	02/12 at Willamette; 02/13 at Linfield
#6	449	Marymount	20-1	02/11 vs. Salisbury; 02/12 vs. Stevenson
#7	446	Washington U.	18-2	02/12 at Brandeis; 02/14 at New York University
#8	437	William Paterson	21-1	02/13 vs. Montclair State
#9	380	Messiah	18-2	02/11 vs. #25 Lebanon Valley; 02/13 at Arcadia
#10	355	Moravian	18-2	02/12 vs. Juniata; 02/13 vs. Susquehanna
#11	342	Carthage	19-3	def. Elmhurst, 85-84; 02/13 vs. North Central (Ill.)
#12	337	Calvin	19-3	def. Trine, 75-49; 02/13 at Albion
#13	333	Tufts	19-3	02/13 at Bates
#14	328	Scranton	18-3	def. Goucher, 69-48; 02/12 vs. Susquehanna; 02/13 vs. Juniata
#15	318	Christopher Newport	21-0	def. Averett, 72-54; 02/13 vs. Meredith; 02/14 vs. Ferrum
#16	287	Thomas More	19-2	02/11 vs. Waynesburg; 02/13 vs. Bethany
#17	234	Puget Sound	18-3	02/12 at Whitworth; 02/13 at Whitman
#18	189	Muhlenberg	17-3	def. Franklin and Marshall, 61-55; 02/11 vs. Bryn Mawr; 02/13 vs. #29 Gettysburg
#19	151	DePauw	18-3	02/12 at Sewanee; 02/14 at Oglethorpe
#20	101	UW-Stevens Point	17-5	LOST at UW-Eau Claire, 67-80; 02/13 vs. #28 UW-River Falls
T#21	99	Louisiana College	17-2	02/11 vs. East Texas Baptist; 02/13 vs. LeTourneau
T#21	99	Farmingdale State	19-0	def. Polytechnic, 88-80; 02/11 vs. SUNY-Old Westbury; 02/13 at Bard; 02/14 vs. Yeshiva
#23	64	Washington and Jefferson	18-3	02/11 at Westminster (Pa.); 02/13 vs. Chatham
#24	58	Mary Washington	16-3	02/11 vs. Hood; 02/13 at York (Pa.)
#25	47	Lebanon Valley	19-2	02/11 at #9 Messiah; 02/13 vs. Albright

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	38	Chicago	15-5	02/12 at New York University; 02/14 at Brandeis
#27	32	Simpson	19-4	LOST to Buena Vista, 73-75; 02/13 at Coe
#28	28	UW-River Falls	17-4	02/13 at #20 UW-Stevens Point
#29	26	Gettysburg	19-2	02/11 vs. Franklin and Marshall; 02/13 at #18 Muhlenberg
#30	17	Bowdoin	17-5	def. Maine-Farmington, 91-34; 02/12 vs. Wesleyan; 02/13 vs. Connecticut College
T#31	15	Mount Union	19-3	def. Baldwin-Wallace, 81-78; 02/13 at Otterbein
T#31	15	Rochester	15-5	02/12 at Case Western Reserve; 02/14 at Carnegie Mellon
#33	13	Colby	19-3	def. Thomas, 109-62; 02/12 vs. Connecticut College; 02/13 vs. Wesleyan
T#34	9	Emmanuel	16-5	LOST to Emerson, 67-70; 02/13 at Mount Ida
T#34	9	Ithaca	18-4	def. Utica, 64-62; 02/12 at Hartwick; 02/14 at Elmira
T#34	9	Williams	17-5	02/12 at #1 Amherst; 02/13 at Trinity (Conn.)
#37	8	UW-Whitewater	16-6	def. UW-Platteville, 88-77; 02/13 vs. UW-Eau Claire
#38	4	St. Norbert	17-3	def. Ripon, 76-51; 02/13 vs. Lawrence
#39	2	McDaniel	17-4	def. Haverford, 59-54; 02/11 vs. Johns Hopkins; 02/13 at Ursinus
#40	1	Austin	15-6	02/12 vs. Trinity (Texas); 02/14 vs. Southwestern

[Ralph Turner]

La College 64 ETBU 58  on Feb 11th.

http://www.lcwildcats.net/index.aspx?tab=basketball2&path=wbball

[ronk]

   Congrats to the Scranton Lady Royals beating Juniata in OT for their 20th win this season for the 19th consecutive year, possibly the longest streak in D3.

[Pat Coleman]

Southern Maine's streak is longer, but is in jeopardy at 15-7.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	616	Amherst	24-0	def. Bridgewater State, 85-60; def. T#34 Williams, 86-52; def. Middlebury, 79-46
#2	592	Kean	23-1	def. Richard Stockton, 85-52; def. New Jersey, 87-52
#3	569	Illinois Wesleyan	22-1	def. Millikin, 80-59; def. Wheaton (Ill.), 87-70
#4	556	Hope	22-1	def. Kalamazoo, 85-49; def. St. Mary's (Ind.), 94-75
#5	512	George Fox	21-2	def. Willamette, 81-42; def. Linfield, 86-54
#6	449	Marymount	21-1	def. Stevenson, 70-39
#7	446	Washington U.	20-2	def. Brandeis, 50-37; def. New York University, 58-50
#8	437	William Paterson	22-1	def. Montclair State, 95-81
#9	380	Messiah	19-3	LOST to #25 Lebanon Valley, 39-52; def. Arcadia, 77-47
#10	355	Moravian	20-2	def. Juniata, 83-59; def. Susquehanna, 72-61
#11	342	Carthage	20-3	def. Elmhurst, 85-84; def. North Central (Ill.), 85-67
#12	337	Calvin	20-3	def. Trine, 75-49; def. Albion, 64-55
#13	333	Tufts	19-4	LOST at Bates, 55-71
#14	328	Scranton	20-3	def. Goucher, 69-48; def. Susquehanna, 67-48; def. Juniata, 77-72 OT
#15	318	Christopher Newport	23-0	def. Averett, 72-54; def. Meredith, 90-55; def. Ferrum, 86-80 OT
#16	287	Thomas More	21-2	def. Waynesburg, 74-56; def. Bethany, 56-45
#17	234	Puget Sound	20-3	def. Whitworth, 81-74; def. Whitman, 74-70
#18	189	Muhlenberg	17-4	def. Franklin and Marshall, 61-55; LOST to #29 Gettysburg, 60-82
#19	151	DePauw	20-3	def. Sewanee, 82-37; def. Oglethorpe, 57-49
#20	101	UW-Stevens Point	18-5	LOST at UW-Eau Claire, 67-80; def. #28 UW-River Falls, 70-46
T#21	99	Louisiana College	19-2	def. East Texas Baptist, 64-58; def. LeTourneau, 72-26
T#21	99	Farmingdale State	22-0	def. Polytechnic, 88-80; def. SUNY-Old Westbury, 71-65; def. Bard, 69-43; def. Yeshiva, 95-39
#23	64	Washington and Jefferson	20-3	def. Westminster (Pa.), 64-56; def. Chatham, 54-44
#24	58	Mary Washington	18-3	def. Hood, 71-41; def. York (Pa.), 63-51
#25	47	Lebanon Valley	21-2	def. #9 Messiah, 52-39; def. Albright, 70-51

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	38	Chicago	17-5	def. New York University, 73-52; def. Brandeis, 49-47
#27	32	Simpson	19-5	LOST to Buena Vista, 73-75; LOST at Coe, 55-62
#28	28	UW-River Falls	17-5	LOST at #20 UW-Stevens Point, 46-70
#29	26	Gettysburg	21-2	def. Franklin and Marshall, 71-43; def. #18 Muhlenberg, 82-60
#30	17	Bowdoin	19-5	def. Maine-Farmington, 91-34; def. Wesleyan, 80-52; def. Connecticut College, 81-37
T#31	15	Mount Union	20-3	def. Baldwin-Wallace, 81-78; def. Otterbein, 68-66
T#31	15	Rochester	17-5	def. Case Western Reserve, 72-56; def. Carnegie Mellon, 55-49
#33	13	Colby	21-3	def. Thomas, 109-62; def. Connecticut College, 83-57; def. Wesleyan, 94-49
T#34	9	Emmanuel	16-5	LOST to Emerson, 67-70
T#34	9	Ithaca	20-4	def. Utica, 64-62; def. Hartwick, 73-38; def. Elmira, 74-38
T#34	9	Williams	18-6	LOST at #1 Amherst, 52-86; def. Trinity (Conn.), 57-52
#37	8	UW-Whitewater	17-6	def. UW-Platteville, 88-77; def. UW-Eau Claire, 62-54
#38	4	St. Norbert	18-3	def. Ripon, 76-51; def. Lawrence, 68-34
#39	2	McDaniel	17-6	def. Haverford, 59-54; LOST to Johns Hopkins, 60-65; LOST at Ursinus, 63-71
#40	1	Austin	17-6	def. Trinity (Texas), 58-54; def. Southwestern, 64-58