2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Bengalsrule]

NCAA championship programs are contracted out to a company called IMG College. There's your mistake-makers.

May need to change name to OMG College or Whoopsie U

  Cant wait to see what they are selling at Rochester Friday. The old program with no Wells team picture, Randolphs' team picture on the  Randolph - Macon team page etc. or a "New" Program???

Thank God they got Buffalo State right!

Yes, but if they print a new program for the Sectionals they may get the others right and Buffalo State wrong.

Horrible thought magicman..horrible thought! I'm glad I got 1 last week! . They had a bunch left (sales probably got hurt by since Ramapo got knocked out Friday)

[ronk]

Of course, the benefits for the NWC schools being in D-3 must outweigh the inconvenience of having issues in hosting games in the tournament in any sport. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in D-3. Certainly, they knew going in how the NCAA factors in hosting for D-3.

Champions beat anyone anywhere anytime anyplace.

In part, because of their geographical hosting advantage.

[Greek Tragedy]

I don't think they make new ones for sectionals.  I wasted my $5 to get one last weekend in Mequon and there were plenty available.  Apparently, kids at Concordia like to read as little as possible! 

[Greek Tragedy]

Wooster Sectional
#1 Whitworth
#5 Wooster
#11 Marietta
RV Cabrini (3)

Williams Sectional
#4 Williams
#9 Amherst
#10 Virginia Wesleyan
RV Rhode Island College (13)

Augustana Sectional
#3 Stevens Point
#7 Augustana
#8 St. Thomas
RV Mary Hardin-Baylor (3)

Rochester Sectional
#2 Middlebury
#13 St. Mary's (Md)
#17 Rochester
RV Buffalo State (2)

[nwhoops1903]

Wooster Sectional
#1 Whitworth
#5 Wooster
#11 Marietta
RV Cabrini (3)

Williams Sectional
#4 Williams
#9 Amherst
#10 Virginia Wesleyan
RV Rhode Island College (13)

Augustana Sectional
#3 Stevens Point
#7 Augustana
#8 St. Thomas
RV Mary Hardin-Baylor (3)

Rochester Sectional
#2 Middlebury
#13 St. Mary's (Md)
#17 Rochester
RV Buffalo State (2)

Thanks +1.  With each sectional having 1 unranked team, we can then look at the remaining 3 teams and make a case for toughest/strongest bracket.

Wooster sectional rankings add up to: 17

Williams sectional rankings add up to: 23

Augustana sectional rankings add up to: 18

Rochester sectional rankings add up to: 32


Obviously, Rochester gets the weakest.  The other 3 are very evenly matched.  The UW-SP game is the tightest matchup.  NESCAC teams get serious challenges (Husson game noted).

Will any unranked teams crack final 8?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Will any unranked teams crack final 8?

I can see any of the unranked teams winning their games if the right situation presents itself.  Obviously they're all underdogs, but I don't think we've got any slouches this year.

[(509)Rat]

My money's on Buffalo State. I was impressed with their second round game. They aren't playing against the top ranked host like 2 of the other unranked teams (RIC is playing Amherst as opposed to Williams). I don't know how well they will travel but it should be as close to a home game as they can get at this point in the tourney. Everything looks to be falling into place for the Bengals, including a game against Middlebury AWAY from Middlebury's home court if they can knock off St. Mary's...not a bad deal.

[Argylebballer]

If people want to hear more about all the Northeast games tune in to Sports Flash on WXIN in Providence Thursday from 4-6pm.  The Head Coaches from WPI, UMASS Dartmouth, Williams, RIC, Amherst, Middlebury, and Pat Coleman will all be on.  With a few other guest as well. 

You can listen online at www.ricradio.org. And call in at 401-456-8787 if you want to talk basketball.

[Bengalsrule]

My money's on Buffalo State. I was impressed with their second round game. They aren't playing against the top ranked host like 2 of the other unranked teams (RIC is playing Amherst as opposed to Williams). I don't know how well they will travel but it should be as close to a home game as they can get at this point in the tourney. Everything looks to be falling into place for the Bengals, including a game against Middlebury AWAY from Middlebury's home court if they can knock off St. Mary's...not a bad deal.

  (509) Rat if u are ever in Buffalo your first 3 drinks are on me. I love your prediction!!  As far as how we will travel, I would be surprised if we didnt use our entire allotment of 274 tickets. 74 miles from Buff State to U of R. (beats the heck out of the 374 from Buff state to Ramapo) .

  We were in Oswego (145 miles from Buff State) for 2 games (SUNYAC semis-finals, 2 weekends ago) and then Ramapo this past weekend. It doesnt get any closer than this. Heck Rochester native - Norman Simmons',  friends/family went to U of R today and bought 45 tickets...in the U of R section (U of R is on spring break)!

  Tommorrow the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle is doing a story on Jake Simmons (you may have read his story that was in the Buffalo News  3 weeks ago and copied by Pat Coleman to the D3Hoops "what we are reading" page). I doubt there is a better Rags to riches story in Div 3 sports this year. Jake grew up less than a mile from the U of R.

I sure hope that we make your prediction true. Not a bad deal at all!!

[Greek Tragedy]

According to the UWSP website, the 1st game is at 5 pm/6 pm est.  The scoreboard here has the game at 6:30 est.  I know they are clearing the gym out between games.  The Augie game is listed correctly at 8 pm/9 pm est.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Game times are 5:00 and 8:00 PM CST.

[woosterbooster]

According to the UWSP website, the 1st game is at 5 pm/6 pm est.  The scoreboard here has the game at 6:30 est.  I know they are clearing the gym out between games.  The Augie game is listed correctly at 8 pm/9 pm est.

Are they really clearing the gym between games?  Two separate admissions?

[Will2Win]

According to the UWSP website, the 1st game is at 5 pm/6 pm est.  The scoreboard here has the game at 6:30 est.  I know they are clearing the gym out between games.  The Augie game is listed correctly at 8 pm/9 pm est.

Are they really clearing the gym between games?  Two separate admissions?

Most likely...that's how it was done last year when EMU hosted a weekend of the tourney. NCAAs gotta make that money!!! 

[Just Bill]

According to the UWSP website, the 1st game is at 5 pm/6 pm est.  The scoreboard here has the game at 6:30 est.  I know they are clearing the gym out between games.  The Augie game is listed correctly at 8 pm/9 pm est.

Are they really clearing the gym between games?  Two separate admissions?

Very common when the demand is expected to be very high. It allows each team to get more of their fans in the door.

[woosterbooster]

I wonder if that's the NCAA's choice, or the host school's?  They've never cleared the gym at Wooster, one ticket gets you the doubleheader.  If they did do that, the first game would be played before 300 people instead of 2,000.