2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[89Pirate]

I am sure that is posted somewhere near here, but what time and what channel is the Mens selection show on tomorrow?

[Pat Coleman]

Not on TV, only on the Internet.

11:00 and 11:30 ET tomorrow for the selection shows.

[89Pirate]

Not on TV, only on the Internet.

11:00 and 11:30 ET tomorrow for the selection shows.

Thanks Pat.  Will that be just on D3hoops or others as well, just concerned about bandwidth...and work schedules of course.

[Hugenerd]

Looks like MIT will get it done today.  A little over 2 minutes left to play against Springfield.

Bartolotta carried the scoring for must of the game (he has 35 points with a couple minutes to play).  MIT cruising now up 69-48.

[Just Bill]

It's on NCAAsports.com, not D3Hoops.com.  You may need to download Microsoft Silverlight to see it so I recommend doing that ahead of time.

[Hugenerd]

Bartolotta finishes with 37 for MIT.

MIT wins 76-50.  They will represent the NEWMAC in the NCAAs with the Pool A bid.

[Pat Coleman]

It's on NCAAsports.com, not D3Hoops.com.  You may need to download Microsoft Silverlight to see it so I recommend doing that ahead of time.

They'll have the video and we'll simulcast audio for those concerned about bandwidth at work.

But, of course, we'll have the link.

[Just Bill]

Personally, I would never think of stealing company time for something like a basketball tournament, but I understand that others may not have my high ethical standards. 

[T990]

2009 DIVISION III MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Information

http://www.ncaa.com/champ/m-baskbl-d3-champ.html

First Round (5) March 5, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Second-Round (5) March 7, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

First & Second Rounds (11) March 6-7, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Sectionals (4) March 13-14, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Finals March 20-21, 2009
Host: Salem Civic Center and ODAC
Salem, VA

[David Collinge]

2009 DIVISION III MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Information

http://www.ncaa.com/champ/m-baskbl-d3-champ.html

First Round (5) March 5, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Second-Round (5) March 7, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

First & Second Rounds (11) March 6-7, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Sectionals (4) March 13-14, 2009
Sites TBD and will be held on campus

Finals March 20-21, 2009
Host: Salem Civic Center and ODAC
Salem, VA

Hopefully, this year the process will go smoothly without any mistakes on the part of the com...

...hey...wait a sec...FIVE Thursday games?

...that's the wrong number of byes. 

[sac]

Oh man!

[Marty Peretz]

So, looking at the projections, I have yet another question (this one regarding my Wash.U. Bears). I pasted the projections below, so you can refer to them with ease when answering my questions.

My question: Is there a rule against teams from the same conference competing in first or second round play? If not, then why not send Elmhurst to Wash.U. and Platteville to Stevens Point? Travel-wise, it'd make a lot more sense and it would also make more sense with respect to competitive balance, though obviously we know the committee cares very little, if at all, about that. Bottom line: Wash.U. is getting screwed by these pairings. Fontbonne is actually pretty good this year.

Another possibility: Might Whitworth be sent to STL because STL is more of a hub than the twin cities? Or is it? I just know that Whit got sent to STL two years ago.

BRACKET 7
1 Wheaton (Ill.)
2 Washington U.
3 UW-Platteville
4 Lawrence
5 Buena Vista
6 Maryville (Tenn.)
7 Fontbonne
BYE
Bye handed out here on merit. Wheaton awaits Lawrence or BVU.
BRACKET 8
1 St. Thomas
2 UW-Stevens Point
3 Elmhurst
4 Puget Sound
5 Whitworth
6 Cornell
7 Aurora
BYE
We couldn't avoid the NWC rematch without incurring two flights to UT-Dallas.

[hickory_cornhusker]

I have a question. Would a possible west coast bracket be a 4 team pod at Puget Sound of them, Whitworth, CMS and a random team like Cornell? Two flights just like what would be needed in whatever senario that plays out.

[David Collinge]

My question: Is there a rule against teams from the same conference competing in first or second round play?

Thus spake the NCAA (emphasis added):

Pairings and Site Selection
Once automatic qualifiers are identified and the Pools B and C teams are selected, the
following guidelines should be followed:
• Teams will be grouped in clusters according to natural geographic proximity. Teams
will then be paired according to geographic proximity. A team may be moved to
numerically balance the bracket if geographic proximity is maintained. Teams should
be paired and eligible sites should be selected according to geographic proximity
(within 500 miles).
• Teams may be seeded on a regional basis using the regional selection criteria.
However, geographic proximity takes precedence over seeding.
• Teams from the same conference do not have to play one another in the first round as
long as geographic proximity is maintained.
• The highest-seeded team that meets all selection criteria (and after a review of the
submitted host materials) will be selected as the host institution, provided geographic
proximity is maintained.

OxyBob likes to refer to the clause I have highlighted as the "SCIAC Exception," because pretty much whenever the SCIAC (or the NWC) gets two teams in, they're going to face off in round 1, since "geographic proximity" can't otherwise be maintained.  That's not going to be the case for two WIAC teams.

[89Pirate]

It's on NCAAsports.com, not D3Hoops.com.  You may need to download Microsoft Silverlight to see it so I recommend doing that ahead of time.

They'll have the video and we'll simulcast audio for those concerned about bandwidth at work.

But, of course, we'll have the link.

Fortunately I will be at home at that time...of course, I will be at work when the 'corrections' come out later (lol)!