2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[LogShow]

Pat... don't forget the most important part... meeting you!!!

OK... not part of the package... but I thought it was worth a try!

Will Miss Virginia be there?     

I heard she couldn't make it...but they were able to get miss south carolina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

[mellymel]

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/186/story/428092.html

[quaj]

John Carroll and Wheaton have both been eliminated. We'll see how the other hosts do tonight.

[mellymel]

Live interactive blog from Richard Stockton vs. Farmingdale State, starting at 7 p.m. tonight:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/126/story/428698.html

[Greek Tragedy]

Not even worrying about my fantasy league, it would be cool to see some new blood make the Final Four.  I mean, a MIAC team hasn't made it this far since Gustavus Adolphus, right?  So, having St. Thomas make it would be cool, especially since I can say the Pointers lost to a Final Four team from the Bracket of Death.  OK, that really won't make me feel any better, but having Wash U get knocked out wouldn't cause me to lose any sleep! No offense to the Bears.  UT-Dallas would be interesting since most of us don't know much about those south teams.  I thought it was going to be an all-OAC Elite 8 with Capital and John Carroll still alive.  I don't know much about the other side of the bracket...

[Greek Tragedy]

Hubbard and Co. are putting a smackdown on Farmingdale (73-42) with 11 to go.  UT-Dallas is topping Guilford by 11 with 6 1/2 to go.  St. Thomas is up 1 with 9 to go over Wash U. F&M is up 11 with about 6 to go.

[Scrub023]

Hubbard and Co. are putting a smackdown on Farmingdale (73-42) with 11 to go.  UT-Dallas is topping Guilford by 11 with 6 1/2 to go.  St. Thomas is up 1 with 9 to go over Wash U. F&M is up 11 with about 6 to go.

I just started watching the Wash U v. St.Thomas game......UST was up 1 with 9:00!!! Wow, they are getting demolished right now, Wash U must of made a huge run.

[magicman]

Washington U with a big 2nd half downs St. Thomas 79-64. Nading Thompson and Wallis with big games to lead the Bears.

Wash U women advance to the Final Four as well.

Tyler Nading with 28 pts. Aaron Thompson with 17 pts and 9 rebounds. Sean Wallis with 13 pts and 10 assists.

[Titan Q]

Here is a list of the Final Four teams from the "Salem Era" (14 seasons from 1995-96 through 2008-09):

Amherst 4 (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) - NESCAC
Illinois Wesleyan 4 (1996, 1997, 2001, 2006) - CCIW
Williams 4 (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004) - NESCAC
Franklin & Marshall 3 (1996, 2000, 2009) - Centennial
Hope 3 (1996, 1998, 2008) - MIAA
Washington U. 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) - UAA
Calvin 2 (2000, 2005) - MIAA
Hampden-Sydney 2 (1999, 2003) - ODAC
Rochester 2 (2002, 2005) - UAA
UW-Platteville 2 (1998, 1999) - WIAC
UW-Stevens Point 2 (2004, 2005) - WIAC
Virginia Wesleyan 2 (2006, 2006) - ODAC
William Paterson 2 (1999, 2001) - NJAC
Wooster 2 (2003, 2007) - NCAC
Alvernia 1 (1997) - MACF
Carthage 1 (2002) - CCIW
Catholic 1 (2001) - LAND
Connecticut College 1 (1999) - NESCAC
Elizabethtown 1 (2002) - MACC
Guilford 1 (2009) - ODAC
Gustavus Adolphus 1 (2003) - MIAC
John Carroll 1 (2004) - OAC
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 (1997) - ind
Ohio Northern 1 (2001) - OAC
Otterbein 1 (2002) - OAC
Richard Stockton 1 (2009) - NJAC
Rowan 1 (1996) - NJAC
Salem St 1 (2000) - MASCAC
Ursinus 1 (2008) - Centennial
UW-Eau Claire 1 (2000) - WIAC
Wilkes 1 (1997) - MACF
Wittenberg 1 (2006) - NCAC
York (Pa) 1 (2005) – CAC

Total appearances by conference (1995-96 through 2008-09):

NESCAC – 9
CCIW – 5
MIAA – 5
ODAC - 5
UAA - 5
WIAC - 5
Centennial – 4
NJAC – 4
NCAC - 3
OAC - 3
MACF – 2
CAC - 1
LAND – 1
MACC – 1
MACF - 1
MASCAC - 1
MIAC – 1
Ind - 1

[Greek Tragedy]

Virginia Wesleyan 2 (2006, 2006) - ODAC

2007, I presume.

[Greek Tragedy]

Well, at the end of the day...

We have Washington U from the traditionally power conference UAA, Guilford from the ODAC, Richard Stockton from the NJAC (traditionally power conference but had been down lately) and Franklin & Marshall (Centennial, who had Ursinus in the Final Four last year).  Not too bad.  Of course, with the Bracket of Death, we couldn't get a CCIW or WIAC team in there and the NESCAC was upset in the tourney with Middlebury and Amherst going down (though this could be considered a down year for the NESCAC).

[BornBalla]

I watched Wash U & St. Thomas game yesterday and broadcaster said that WashU only loses one player from this year's team. That's scary!

[njachoopsfan]

Pat - Do you know if this is the first time that the NJAC had a men's and women's team in the Final Four in the same year?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Bob - Landmark shouldn't have any number next to them and the CAC should have two. Remember... Catholic was in the CAC when they came to Salem. They have only been in the Landmark for two seasons. Not right to give the Landmark credit they don't deserve .

[jagluski]

I watched Wash U & St. Thomas game yesterday and broadcaster said that WashU only loses one player from this year's team. That's scary!

This is correct.  The only two seniors are Tyler Nading and Sean Wallis and Wallis has a 5th year of eligibility due to his injury suffered in one of the first games of the 2007-2008 season.