2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[bucs77]

DC,  That sounds like it makes sense to me according to your analysis of the flight options.  The only question I had in regards to the western teams was Chapman.  Will they be in the tourney as a pool b?  If so could that change the situation in the west with Oxy  and Whitworth?

[David Collinge]

Those who follow Pool B closely all seem to agree that Chapman is out.

[bucs77]

just about to say that.  I think i read their  QOWI very wrong.  So nevermind to Chapman, but along th lines of WW and Oxy, who do you see as the host if the decision is to let those two play it out west and then move the winner east?

[ILive4This]

Where on NCAA.ORG will the teams be posted??

[diehardfan]

Bucs, just so you know, WW is much more common abbreviation for Whitewater than Whitworth. On the national board, its usually not a great idea to abbreviate your school name. I think the hosting nod is really up in the air. There are good arguments for both. We won't know until tomorrow.

[diehardfan]

Where on NCAA.ORG will the teams be posted??

The best way to find out is 1) keep refreshing the front page 2) listen to Hoopsville (link on front page). This site is really good at getting things in right away, and it will be much easier to locate.

[bucs77]

DHF,  Thanks for the comment I will use WhitW from now on and UWWW for university of wisconsin  white water  or WW

p.s. I like the pic

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Congrats to everyone who made the Dance. I am particularly surprised that Guilford made it into the dance over both UW OshKosh and UW LaCrosse. Can't wait to see the brackets tomorrow.

[John Gleich]

One team EACH from the West and Midwest?  Wow.  The UAA got 3 Pool C bids, the NESCAC got 2 and ODAC got 2.  Wow.

[sac]

aurora
westminster
lincoln
maryville

amherst
brandeis
chicago
depauw
guilford
hood
hope
john carroll
keene st
mary hardin baylor
messiah
rochester
st johns
Brockport
Stevens
Trinity
Va Wesleyan
WPI

[Knightstalker]

It looks like NJCU racks up another ECAC title.  I don't mind the fact that the Knights did not get in, they lost some early games they should have won and they should have taken care of business friday night.  What bugs me is WPI and Stevens getting in, two teams that probably aren't as good as WPU, Kean and TCNJ but because of the NCAA's way of doing things are considered better teams.  The WIAC teams deserve to be in more than those two do.  I mean if Coast Guard gets your conferences Pool A bid, you don't deserve to go to the NCAA's.

[hugenerd]

It looks like NJCU racks up another ECAC title.  I don't mind the fact that the Knights did not get in, they lost some early games they should have won and they should have taken care of business friday night.  What bugs me is WPI and Stevens getting in, two teams that probably aren't as good as WPU, Kean and TCNJ but because of the NCAA's way of doing things are considered better teams.  The WIAC teams deserve to be in more than those two do.  I mean if Coast Guard gets your conferences Pool A bid, you don't deserve to go to the NCAA's.

WPI had the 6th highest QOWI in the country.  They only have 3 losses. According to the NCAAs criteria, they have to be there.

[Knightstalker]

I think I noted that.  Coast Guard winning the NEWMAC is like Rutgers Camden winning the NJAC.  A team that only wins one or two conference games just shouldn't be in a conference tournament period.  This is why I hate conference tournaments that give every team a chance.  Why play the regular season, it is a rediculus as the NBA and NHL playoffs.

[Greek Tragedy]

Atlantic Region
1. (44) Stevens 21-6 21-6 (LOST in Skyline Semis) POOL C
2. (13) Ramapo 21-7 20-5 (Won NJAC AQ)
3. (39) Manhattanville 23-5 22-5 (Won Skyline AQ)
4. (55) New Jersey City 18-9 17-8 (LOST to Ramapo in NJAC Final)
5. (74) Rowan 20-6 15-6  (LOST to Ramapo in NJAC Semis)

East Region
1. (19) Brockport State 23-5 22-5 (LOST to Plattsburgh State in SUNYAC Final) POOL C
2. (15) St. John Fisher 22-5 21-5 (Won Empire 8 AQ)
3. (11) St. Lawrence 22-5 21-5 (Won Liberty League AQ)
4. (46) New York U. 19-6 18-6 (lost to Brandeis, needs a Pool C)
5. (20) Rochester 18-7 18-6 (beat Carnegie Mellon, still needs a Pool C) POOL C

Great Lakes Region
1. (4) Lake Erie 25-2 21-1 (Won AMCC AQ)
2. (27) Wooster 25-3 20-2 (Won NCAC AQ)
3. (31) John Carroll 19-9 18-7 (LOST to Capital in OAC Final) POOL C
4. (36) Hope 23-4 16-4 (LOST to Calvin in MIAA Final) POOL C
5. (52) Ohio Northern 19-7 14-7 (LOST to Otterbein in OAC Quarters)
6. (62) Wittenberg 22-5 17-5 (LOST to Ohio Wesleyan in NCAC Semis)

Middle Atlantic Region
1. (30) Johns Hopkins 22-4 21-3 (plays Haverford in Centennial Finals)
2. (32) Messiah 19-6 16-4 (LOST to Widener in MAC-Commonwealth Semis) POOL C
3. (42) Alvernia 23-4 22-2 (Won PnAC AQ)
4. (25) Lincoln (Pa.) 18-8 11-3-IND:  POOL B
5. (21) Catholic 22-5 21-5 (Won CAC AQ)
6. (40) Hood 21-7 20-6 (LOST to Catholic in CAC Final) POOL C
7. (37) King's (Pa.) 19-8 19-7 (Won MAC-Freedom AQ)
8. (45) Scranton 19-7 17-7 (LOST to DeSales in MAC-Freedom Semis)

Midwest Region
1. (12) Chicago 20-5 19-5 (LOST to Washington U., needs Pool C bid) POOL C
2. (18) Augustana 22-5 22-4 (Won CCIW AQ)
3. (9) Washington U. 12-4 18-4 (defeats Chicago in UAA, gets UAA AQ)
4. (14) Aurora 25-2 24-2 (Won NathCon Final:  POOL B
5. (57) Elmhurst 21-6 17-6 (LOST to Augustana in CCIW Final)
6. (73) Carthage 16-9 13-8 ([Reg. season complete, did not make CCIW tourney)
7. (64) Grinnell 17-7 16-7 (LOST to Lake Forest in MWC Semis)
8. (70) Wheaton (Ill.) 17-9 13-8 (LOST to Elmhurst in CCIW Semis)

Northeast Region
1. (2) Amherst 25-2 24-2 (LOST to Williams in NESCAC Final) POOL C
2. (8 ) Salem State 24-2 24-2 (Won MASCAC AQ)
3. (7) Trinity (Conn.) 21-4 17-4 (LOST to Williams in NESCAC Semis) POOL C
4. (3) WPI 22-3 20-3 (LOST to Coast Guard in NEWMAC Final) POOL C
5. (6) Rhode Island 24-3 24-3 (Won LEC AQ)
6. (26) Keene State 23-5 20-5 (LOST to Rhode Island in LEC Final) POOL C
7. (17) Brandeis 19-6 19-6 (defeated NYU, still needs a Pool C) POOL C
8. (47) Bates 18-7 17-7 (LOST to Amherst in NESCAC Quarters)
9. (49) Husson 22-6 22-4 (LOST to Elms in NAC Final)
10. (80) Western New England 19-8 19-8 (LOST to Emmanuel in GNAC Semis)

South Region
1. (10) Mississippi College 24-2 22-1 (plays Hardin-Simmons in ASC Final)
2. (24) Va. Wesleyan 23-4 22-4 (LOST to Hampden-Sydney in ODAC Semis) POOL C
3. (51) Guilford 21-4 20-4 (LOST to Bridgewater (Va) in ODAC Quarters) POOL C
4. (38) DePauw 22-5 19-4 (LOST to Trinity (TX) in SCAC Semis) POOL C
5. (43) Mary Hardin-Baylor 22-5 22-5 (LOST to Hardin-Simmons in ASC POOL CSemis;a 5-pt QOWI loss)
6. (33) Maryville (Tenn.) 21-6 21-3 (defeated LaGrange in GSAC Final)-POOL B
7. (23) Centre 22-4 16-4 (plays Trinity (TX) in SCAC Final)
8. (54) McMurry 20-7 19-5 (LOST to Mississippi College in ASC Semis)

West Region
1. (1) UW-Stevens Point 25-2 24-1 (Won WIAC AQ)
2. (5) St. Thomas 24-3 24-3 (Won MIAC AQ)
3. (23) St. John's 20-7 20-4 (LOST to St. Thomas in MIAC Final) POOL C
4. (34) UW-Oshkosh 21-6 18-6 (LOST to La Crosse in WIAC Semis)
5. (16) Occidental 19-5 14-3 (Won SCIAC AQ)
6. (28) Whitworth 23-3 20-3 (Won NWC AQ)
7. (29) Loras 21-6 19-4 (Won IIAC AQ)
8. (41) UW-La Crosse 19-8 17-7 (LOST to Stevens Point in WIAC Final)

[miacwatchmen]

Looks like the people in charge showed alot of love for the south and the northeast. No love for the WIAC though. I guess I can understand that now when I look back at the numbers the WIAC pool C teams just didn't have what they needed to get in.