2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 28, 2006, 11:40:07 AM

Quote from: hopefan on February 28, 2006, 11:38:54 AM
them's fitin' words Hoops!!

Seriously, Maryville Mo is not too bad-

Quite honestly, I think that there is a shot for the SLIAC to get its first tourney win. Though they have a long trip, they have an opportunity to be much more competitive this weekend than if they had to face the CCIW, MWC, WIAC,or Great Lakes powerhouses.

Ok, I apologize. So its between York (NY) and Bridgewater State.

njlincolnlion · February 28, 2006, 12:01:38 PM

Hoops Fan:

I agree the America East is the Best D1 Tourney. I loved it when Delaware had Mike Brey and the Fightin Blue Hens had a team to host the AE Tournament.

Go Lincoln University Lions[/color]

Matt Letourneau · February 28, 2006, 12:43:22 PM

And now the America East tourney features former D3 Coach of the Year Mike Lonergan, who led Catholic to a long string of tournament apperances, and, of course, a national title.

He's done a remarkable job with the Vermont Catamounts, who lost virtually everybody from the team that beat Syracuse in the NCAA's last year, but has them in the middle of the pack in the conference.

smedindy · February 28, 2006, 01:44:01 PM

OK, I've finally done my power rating amlagamation, and here it is for the tourney.

Starting in the upper left of the bracket.

Lawrence (1)
North Central (7)
Wisc - Whitewater (8 )
Carroll (10)
Illinois Wesleyan (15)
St. Thomas (25)
DePauw (101)
++++++++++++++
Augustana (11)
Puget Sound (13)
Wisc - Stout (16)
Carleton (32)
Claremont - Mudd - Scripps (39)
Occidental (57)
Buena Vista (114)
++++++++++++++
Lincoln (12)
Virginia Wesleyan (20)
Ursinus (51)
Alvernia (53)
Messiah (60)
Farmingdale (66)
Christopher Newport (96)
+++++++++++++++
York (PA) (23)
Widener (31)
William Paterson (47)
Catholic (48)
Scranton (64)
Baruch (90)
Villa Julie (150)
York (NY) (212)

smedindy · February 28, 2006, 01:49:25 PM

Now the other half:

Amherst (6)
Tufts (19)
Cortland State (38)
Hamilton (44)
Mass - Boston (81)
Endicott (106)
Plattsburgh State (115)
+++++++++++++++++
St. John Fisher (21)
WPI (24)
Gordon (54)
Utica (55)
Elms (107)
Bridgewater State (117)
Norwich (146)
++++++++++++++++++
Wooster (5)
Transylvania (9)
Mississippi College (22)
Randolph Macon (28 )
Trinity (TX) (29)
Bethany (41)
Maryville (TN) (43)
Maryville (MO) (118 )
+++++++++++++++++
Wittenberg (2)
Hope (3)
Baldwin - Wallace (4)
Calvin (14)
Carnegie Mellon (18)
Wisc - LaCrosse (26)
Lake Erie (73)
Wisc. Lutheran (184)

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 28, 2006, 02:11:06 PM

Quote from: Matt Letourneau on February 28, 2006, 12:43:22 PM
And now the America East tourney features former D3 Coach of the Year Mike Lonergan, who led Catholic to a long string of tournament apperances, and, of course, a national title.

He's done a remarkable job with the Vermont Catamounts, who lost virtually everybody from the team that beat Syracuse in the NCAA's last year, but has them in the middle of the pack in the conference.

I agree, I've been a big Catamounts fan since my few years living in the great Green North. It's nice to see the program hasn't gone totally to pot. Although, I wonder what happened to all that Coppenrath to the NBA talk?

Matt Letourneau · February 28, 2006, 05:21:35 PM

Well, I know he got drafted by the Celtics and I believe was on their practice squad, but I don't know what happened.

Having watched Mike coach first hand for a bunch of years, I wouldn't be shocked at all to see Vermont assume position at the top of the conference -- and stay there--in the near future. He's a phenominal coach.

And as a CUA guy myself, its nice to see his former assistant, Steve Howes, take over and fill his shoes with a CAC Championship this year and a 41-16 record out of the box.

smedindy · February 28, 2006, 05:30:59 PM

He was on the Boston summer league team - but is playing in Greece right now.

Gregory Sager · March 01, 2006, 04:44:22 AM

Quote from: Old School on February 28, 2006, 08:12:08 AM
Wisconsin get SIX teams in the big dance from three different conferences. Carroll and Lawrence from the MWC, WLC from the LMC and Whitewater, Stout and La Crosse from the WIAC. Pretty impressive. Just curious how the other states did...I remember having a discussion last year regarding the best basketball state and we even listed the Top 10 teams for each state. Now, only if Carthage can get their act together in the CCIW!!!

Carthage would technically count, of course, but it's more or less a FIB colony north of the border. Check out the rosters of their sports teams, and you'll see that, like the student body at large, there's a lot more Illinoisians than Wisconsinites.

Still, I've always imagined that the Carthage campus must be a fun place to be on the weekend of a Bears/Packers game.

Gregory Sager · March 01, 2006, 04:49:32 AM

Quote from: Hoops Fan on February 28, 2006, 02:11:06 PMI agree, I've been a big Catamounts fan since my few years living in the great Green North. It's nice to see the program hasn't gone totally to pot.

Given that this is Vermont we're talking about, I take it that there's a pun in that second sentence.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · March 01, 2006, 09:06:57 AM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 01, 2006, 04:49:32 AM
Quote from: Hoops Fan on February 28, 2006, 02:11:06 PMI agree, I've been a big Catamounts fan since my few years living in the great Green North. It's nice to see the program hasn't gone totally to pot.

Given that this is Vermont we're talking about, I take it that there's a pun in that second sentence.

I guess it depends on your definition of pun, but pot might be the secret ingredient to a solid basketball squad in a state where cross-country running and nordic skiing championships are the most well attended high school sporting events.

Rhodes Scholar · March 01, 2006, 09:29:59 AM

Here's a mix of facts and opinion on the tournament:

Games with two premier teams
Carroll vs. Illinois Wesleyan
Carnegie Mellon vs. Baldwin-Wallace
UW-La Crosse vs. Calvin
Randolph-Macon vs. Wooster

Games with two weak teams
Norwich vs. Elms

Biggest Mismatches
York, NY vs. York, PA
Wisconsin Lutheran vs. Hope

Best Records
Lawrence (24-0)
Mississippi College (27-1)
Hope (26-2)

Worst Records
Wisconsin Lutheran (14-14)
York, NY (15-13)
Buena Vista (15-13)

smedindy · March 01, 2006, 09:35:35 AM

Games with two weak teams
Norwich vs. Elms

I'd add Baruch vs. Villa Julie in that one.

Rhodes Scholar · March 01, 2006, 09:55:19 AM

Quote from: smedindy on March 01, 2006, 09:35:35 AM
Games with two weak teams
Norwich vs. Elms

I'd add Baruch vs. Villa Julie in that one.

That would be the #2 in that category.

Knightstalker · March 01, 2006, 10:13:30 AM

Quote from: Rhodes Scholar on March 01, 2006, 09:55:19 AM
Quote from: smedindy on March 01, 2006, 09:35:35 AM
Games with two weak teams
Norwich vs. Elms

I'd add Baruch vs. Villa Julie in that one.

That would be the #2 in that category.

Poor Baruch, never getting any respect.

I would not be terribly surprised if Baruch made it to the sectionals. I think they can beat Villa Julie and they have already beaten WPU this season and I think that WPU and UofS are a fairly even matchup.