2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Ralph Turner]

Pride, trust (and test) your system!

Good luck!

[Greek Tragedy]

Don't forget to get your 5-man fantasy team posted on the D3 Men's National Pick Em Board !!!

D3 MEN'S TOURNAMENT FANTASY LEAGUE!!!

Select a ONE-TIME five man team to use throughout the tournament.  Obviously the longer your player's team progresses, the more points you'll accumulate.

There is ONE CATCH.  You cannot use more than ONE PLAYER from any given tournament team. 

Here is the point system.

Points + Rebounds + Assists + 3-pt Field Goals Made + Steals + Blocks - Turnovers - Missed Free Throws.

Your 5-Man roster must be submitted before the 1st round games begin on Thursday.

ROSTERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE D3 MEN'S NATIONAL PICK EM BOARD ONLY! (located in the Multi-Regional Topics link)

Do not clutter up this board or any other boards with roster posts.  The D3 Men's National Pick Em Board is under minimal use now and rosters and results will be posted there ONLY.  Any roster not posted on that board will not be accepted (and anyone posting roster here will be frowned upon! lol  )

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS, PLEASE REFER TO THE D3 MEN'S NATIONAL PICK EM BOARD 

Thanks and good luck!

[ILive4This]

Hey Pat when can we expect the Men's preview...please let me know if I can help in any way

[Pat Coleman]

Hey Pat when can we expect the Men's preview...please let me know if I can help in any way

Same time frame as the women's went up -- first thing in the morning on the day of the first round. We're in good shape -- I first did this in 1998 for USA Today.com so it's old hat now.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Hey Pat when can we expect the Men's preview...please let me know if I can help in any way

Same time frame as the women's went up -- first thing in the morning on the day of the first round. We're in good shape -- I first did this in 1998 for USA Today.com so it's old hat now.

Nice Preview Pat.

I like that John Carroll pick in the Final Four, only makes Greensboro's win over them look really good 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Is anyone else having the same trouble as me with the Video Stream of Widener vs. Kings?

Its breaking up

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

This is just my thought the reason that Augustana lost tonight was the fact that they didn't shoot as well from the FT line that they are  used too.  For me that was the only upset among the 59 teams tonight.

[Greek Tragedy]

This is just my thought the reason that Augustana lost tonight was the fact that they didn't shoot as well from the FT line that they are  used too.  For me that was the only upset among the 59 teams tonight.

I'm pretty sure only 10 teams played tonight! lol. 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

This is just my thought the reason that Augustana lost tonight was the fact that they didn't shoot as well from the FT line that they are  used too.  For me that was the only upset among the 59 teams tonight.

I'm pretty sure only 10 teams played tonight! lol. 

Ok of the ten teams tonight according to me Augustana was the only upset.

[Greek Tragedy]

I would agree with you...though Westminister almost beating John Carroll would've been one too, especially since I have Mimes on my fantasy team! lol

[Gregory Sager]

I didn't get around to posting this earlier, so I hope that nobody minds that it's a bit late:

Congratulations to the Class of 2007, D3's tournament debutantes: Guilford, Hood, Loras, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Rivier, Stevens, and Westminster (PA). Seven debutantes is a pretty typical class for any given year of the D3 tourney, but any new faces whatsoever are always a welcome sight.

Here's the legacy of the other 52 schools, prior to Thursday night:

school	apps	1st app	last app	E8	F4	champ	W-L
Brandeis	3	1975	1978	2	0	0	5-3
Rhode Island C.	3	1975	1979	1	0	0	2-5
St. Lawrence	9	1975	1998	1	0	0	7-11
Brockport State	7	1975	2004	2	1	0	10-7
Widener	14	1975	2006	2	2	0	18-16
Transylvania	5	1975	2006	1	0	0	7-5
Augustana	9	1975	2006	5	4	0	22-10
Plattsburgh State	3	1976	2006	1	1	0	3-4
Manhattanville	2	1978	1979	0	0	0	0-4
Virginia Wesleyan	6	1978	2006	1	1	1	7-7
Wooster	15	1978	2006	2	1	0	13-15
DePauw	11	1978	2006	3	2	0	12-13
Coast Guard	1	1979	1979	0	0	0	1-1
Centre	9	1979	1992	3	2	0	10-14
Salem State	19	1980	2005	1	1	0	21-21
Occidental	3	1980	2006	1	0	0	3-4
Calvin	16	1980	2006	6	4	2	29-17
Rochester	10	1981	2005	5	4	1	23-10
WPI	4	1982	2006	1	0	0	4-5
Hope	17	1982	2006	2	2	0	19-19
Capital	5	1982	1996	1	0	0	5-5
John Carroll	9	1983	2005	3	1	0	15-11
St. John's	7	1985	2001	0	0	0	4-8
Washington MO	11	1987	2003	2	0	0	11-11
Hampden-Sydney	12	1989	2004	3	2	0	18-13
Johns Hopkins	7	1990	1999	0	0	0	5-7
King's	4	1990	2005	1	0	0	3-4
Averett	1	1990	1990	0	0	0	1-2
St. Thomas	7	1990	2006	1	1	0	9-8
Maryville TN	13	1991	2006	1	0	0	12-13
Ramapo	3	1991	2005	2	1	0	6-4
St. John Fisher	12	1992	2006	1	0	0	6-12
Catholic	10	1993	2006	2	1	1	13-9
Williams	9	1994	2004	4	4	1	25-8
Amherst	9	1994	2006	4	2	0	15-11
Trinity CT	5	1995	2004	2	1	0	8-6
York NY	4	1995	2006	0	0	0	0-4
Fontbonne	1	1996	1996	0	0	0	0-1
Alvernia	5	1997	2006	1	1	0	6-6
Chicago	4	1997	2001	1	0	0	6-4
Wentworth	1	1997	1997	0	0	0	0-1
UW-Stevens Point	5	1997	2005	4	2	2	16-3
Mississippi C.	8	1998	2006	0	0	0	6-8
Aurora	4	1998	2005	0	0	0	1-4
Whitworth	1	2003	2003	0	0	0	0-1
Keene State	1	2004	2004	1	0	0	2-1
Elms	2	2005	2006	0	0	0	0-2
Carroll	1	2006	2006	0	0	0	0-1
Lincoln	1	2006	2006	0	0	0	2-1
Messiah	1	2006	2006	0	0	0	1-1
Villa Julie	1	2006	2006	0	0	0	1-1
Lake Erie	1	2006	2006	0	0	0	0-1

[diehardfan]

nice! thanks!

[Gregory Sager]

A couple of interesting facts about this year's field:

* Only one of the top five schools in the appearances category is in this year's field, Salem State (which is making its 20th appearance). Missing are perennials Wittenberg (24), Scranton (20), Franklin & Marshall (19), and Illinois Wesleyan (18).

* Only one of the top ten schools in tournament wins is in this year's field, Calvin (which is tied for seventh with 29 wins). Missing are Wittenberg (47), Illinois Wesleyan (39), Potsdam State (36), Scranton (33), Franklin & Marshall (32), UW-Platteville (30), Rowan (29), North Park (26), and Clark (26).

Mention this if someone ever tells you that D3 isn't as competitive as D1. Try imagining a D1 tournament field that was missing UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, etc., all in the same year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Try imagining a D1 tournament field that was missing UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, etc., all in the same year.

If only...

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Well, five games down and I've missed three already.  Not a good start.