2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Ralph Turner]

David, that is known as the MC triangle.  Although a few teams are found on the peripehry of the triangle, the deepest aspects of the center of the MC triangle are completely barren of recognizable D3 hoops.

The fact that a team has not fallen into the MC triangle, as it drove near it, is miraculous.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ralph,

For a triangle, you must have THREE points.  You have MissC and MaryV, but where is your third?

[Pat Coleman]

The other Maryille?

[woosterbooster]

If David's (and Yahoo's) mileage figures are correct, that would also be an isosceles triangle, or darned close to one, if I remember my tenth-grade geometry (or would that be trig?). With two Mary's and the state of Mississippi involved, it could also be some sort of bizarre love triangle.  Alright, it's late, and I'll continue this rambling no further.

[Ralph Turner]

If David's (and Yahoo's) mileage figures are correct, that would also be an isosceles triangle, or darned close to one, if I remember my tenth-grade geometry (or would that be trig?). With two Mary's and the state of Mississippi involved, it could also be some sort of bizarre love triangle.  Alright, it's late, and I'll continue this rambling no further.

If the "MC Triangle" is nominated for Best Picture at Cannes...

I'm gonna quit rambling,  too. 

[David Collinge]

It's not strictly the MC triangle, since the northwesternmost point is MU.  But you're right about the dangers of falling in to its vortex.  I fell into the MC Triangle in 1982, and didn't escape until 1994!  Then I fell back into it in 1997, and was held under for another five years or so.  Heck, I even lost my identity during that period, and the vortex (or the largest city therein) substituted its name for mine! 

[dansand]

If David's (and Yahoo's) mileage figures are correct, that would also be an isosceles triangle, or darned close to one, if I remember my tenth-grade geometry (or would that be trig?). With two Mary's and the state of Mississippi involved, it could also be some sort of bizarre love triangle.  Alright, it's late, and I'll continue this rambling no further.

Wooster Booster,
That is an egregious example of regional stereotyping...but very funny!

[woosterbooster]

Wooster Booster,
That is an egregious example of regional stereotyping...but very funny!

I suppose it could also be taken as an affront to girls named Mary, but I obviouisly meant neither. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The Midwest gets loaded again.  A potential Lawrence-North Central game in round two?

Carrol vs IWU in round 1? A potential Augie vs Stout in round two?  Man.


However, there are some other pretty unfair first round match-ups in other brackets as well.  Randolph-Macon and Wooster?  Carnegie-Mellon and Baldwin-Wallace?

[knightmoves]

Yeah, & if Calvin & Hope win in the 1st round, they get to play each other for the 4th time!

[bamm]

Here's what the NE/East bracket looks like to me:

1 -  Amherst
2 -  Fisher
3 - WPI
4 - Cortland
5 - Tufts
6 - Gordon
7 - Norwich
8 - Hamilton
9 - Plattsburgh
10 - Elms
11 - Utica
12 - Endicott
13 - Mass-Boston
14 - Bridgewater St

Amherst, Fisher, Tufts, or Hamilton will come out, IMHO.  No one too scary here.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Out of the last top 25:

Two teams didn't make the tournament.

Three teams can not make it out of the first round.

Four additional teams can not make it to the Sweet Sixteen.

However, only two regionals (Cortland and Baruch) have no top 25 teams in them.

That means there is plenty of room for Top 25 teams to make the final 16, but its a whole heck of a lot easier for some than others.

[smedindy]

But the rankings are kind of null and void now, right?

I know that two top teams didn't make it and it's sad, but except for a couple of the B's (Villa Julie, I'm looking at you...) I think every "C" is a fine team and the A's took care of their business.

[Greek Tragedy]

Toughest sub-sectional (two regionals combined-upper or lower bracket of a sectional) 

1.  The one that has Hope, Calvin, La Crosse, Carnegie Mellon and Baldwin-Wallace.

2.  The one with Lawrence, North Central, Whitewater, Ill. Wes. and Carroll.

Best First Round Games (not in any order, too hard!):
Ill. Wes. vs. Carroll
Randolph-Macon vs. Wooster
Maryville vs. Trinity (Texas) ?
Calvin vs. La Crosse
Carnegie Mellon vs. Baldwin-Wallace

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah, those two eight-team groups are just scary.

I didn't think they could do it, but the NCAA found a way to stack two whole brackets and then push all the best teams in the other two into the same side of their brackets.

Messiah down through WPU in the MA and the bottom half of the East bracket are both cake.  All York has to do is beat Catholic in their second round rematch and they can cruise to final eight.