2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[TitansIWU]

I seem to get all tripped up by the various sources showing links to the IWU/UWRF video this Friday.

Is it too early to have an actual link to the site?

Can anyone offer any assistance?

Thank you.

[dahlby]

The Redlands/Chapman game on THURSDAY night will be available via audio, livestats and video via chapmanathletics.com

[sac]

I've been fiddling around with efficiency ratings for the entire D3 men's field.   I wasn't able to find stats for Husson either on their site or their conference site.  Chances are pretty good they'd be one of the lowest rated teams in the field.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the overall match-ups, there don't seem to be any that are completely crazy bad.  Even the geographical orphans seems to be fair match-ups that don't skew the regions too badly.  I'm really impressed with how well the committee's seem to have the higher seeds correct.  (Not necessarily the overall seeding, there are just geographical things you can't avoid)  But FWIW I have the top 8 teams spread 2 each in the regions with 1, 2, 3 and 4 in different brackets.  That seems like a rare happening.



The only pairing I found to be really bad is having St. Norbert and Steven Point play in round 1.  St. Norbert rates very high #9, and UWSP is #1.  

It would be difficult to correct this but I think I would have preferred IWU go to Concordia to play Point, and St. Norbert go to St. Thomas to play UW-River Falls.  Still a bad match-up, but better at least for St. Norbert where they might be the favorite.  IWU comes in around #30 so that would be more favorable for UWSP.

St. Norbert could have gone to Augustana, maybe in Hope's place, but that would still make a tough matchup with UWSP/Hope.  Replacing Hanover would have given a St. Norbert/Hope matchup two years in row and another bad match-up (Hope is #16 in the field by EFF).  


I'll probably have more tomorrow on the brackets

[magicman]

I've been fiddling around with efficiency ratings for the entire D3 men's field.   I wasn't able to find stats for Husson either on their site or their conference site.  Chances are pretty good they'd be one of the lowest rated teams in the field.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the overall match-ups, there don't seem to be any that are completely crazy bad.  Even the geographical orphans seems to be fair match-ups that don't skew the regions too badly.  I'm really impressed with how well the committee's seem to have the higher seeds correct.  (Not necessarily the overall seeding, there are just geographical things you can't avoid)  But FWIW I have the top 8 teams spread 2 each in the regions with 1, 2, 3 and 4 in different brackets.  That seems like a rare happening.



The only pairing I found to be really bad is having St. Norbert and Steven Point play in round 1.  St. Norbert rates very high #9, and UWSP is #1.  

It would be difficult to correct this but I think I would have preferred IWU go to Concordia to play Point, and St. Norbert go to St. Thomas to play UW-River Falls.  Still a bad match-up, but better at least for St. Norbert where they might be the favorite.  IWU comes in around #30 so that would be more favorable for UWSP.

St. Norbert could have gone to Augustana, maybe in Hope's place, but that would still make a tough matchup with UWSP/Hope.  Replacing Hanover would have given a St. Norbert/Hope matchup two years in row and another bad match-up (Hope is #16 in the field by EFF).  

I'll probably have more tomorrow on the brackets

sac,
This is a link to Husson's statistics. I think this is what you're looking for.

http://athletics.husson.edu/sports/mbkb/2010-11/teams/husson?view=splits

[sac]

Thanks, but I need their opponents stats as well.  Plus all those averages mean I have to do more math than I already am doing.

Its not my favorite format, statcrew is much better.  Chapman has the same problem but I was willing to dig through their boxscores, not so much for Husson.

The Heartland Conference uses the same program but they have a link to html stats.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

The tournament is underway.  Western Connecticut leads Salve Regina 19-11 in the first half of the first game.  The live stats are ahead of the video feed, which is annoying, but I can't really complain.  Five years ago the idea of watching a first round game over the internet would have seemed like science fiction.

Salve seems to be having some trouble adjusting to the big space in WestConn's gym.  They're beginning to settle down, but it will be a long hill to climb if they're going to beat WestConn.

[Ralph Turner]

The tournament is underway.  Western Connecticut leads Salve Regina 19-11 in the first half of the first game.  The live stats are ahead of the video feed, which is annoying, but I can't really complain.  Five years ago the idea of watching a first round game over the internet would have seemed like science fiction.

Salve seems to be having some trouble adjusting to the big space in WestConn's gym.  They're beginning to settle down, but it will be a long hill to climb if they're going to beat WestConn.

Which brings to mind my all-time favorite scene in the history of basketball films...

Enjoy   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb4QP6kNAoc

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Looks like Western Connecticut is going to run away with it.  Salve Regina is down 15, making lots of mistakes, and shooting cold.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The tournament is underway.  Western Connecticut leads Salve Regina 19-11 in the first half of the first game.  The live stats are ahead of the video feed, which is annoying, but I can't really complain.  Five years ago the idea of watching a first round game over the internet would have seemed like science fiction.

Salve seems to be having some trouble adjusting to the big space in WestConn's gym.  They're beginning to settle down, but it will be a long hill to climb if they're going to beat WestConn.

Which brings to mind my all-time favorite scene in the history of basketball films...

Enjoy   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb4QP6kNAoc

Reassuring teenagers that the dimensions are the same may be important, but the backgrounds also matter.  I always thought the old Fred Young Fieldhouse (IWU, of course ) gave a huge advantage over 'newbies', since one end you were looking at the 2nd floor 'weight room' (just a balcony with a few barbells), and the other you might be looking into the setting sun!   After a few sessions, the 'problems' were gone, but to a first-timer, they may have been significant.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

West Conn won pretty easily.  Salve's Hinkson went 1-9 from deep.  Not their best game, but also a pretty typical game.  Too many turnovers, not enough shots made.

West Conn did not look spry enough to spring Middlebury.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB has maintained at least a 6-8 point lead since about 2 minutes left in the first half.

At the half, UMHB led 44-34.

UMHB 82-75 with 1:22 left in the game.


UMHB 86, UT-Dallas 77.

UMHB has UT-D's number. The ASC is full of such intricacies.

[LustyLarryintheToilet]

I've been fiddling around with efficiency ratings for the entire D3 men's field.   I wasn't able to find stats for Husson either on their site or their conference site.  Chances are pretty good they'd be one of the lowest rated teams in the field.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the overall match-ups, there don't seem to be any that are completely crazy bad.  Even the geographical orphans seems to be fair match-ups that don't skew the regions too badly.  I'm really impressed with how well the committee's seem to have the higher seeds correct.  (Not necessarily the overall seeding, there are just geographical things you can't avoid)  But FWIW I have the top 8 teams spread 2 each in the regions with 1, 2, 3 and 4 in different brackets.  That seems like a rare happening.



The only pairing I found to be really bad is having St. Norbert and Steven Point play in round 1.  St. Norbert rates very high #9, and UWSP is #1.  

It would be difficult to correct this but I think I would have preferred IWU go to Concordia to play Point, and St. Norbert go to St. Thomas to play UW-River Falls.  Still a bad match-up, but better at least for St. Norbert where they might be the favorite.  IWU comes in around #30 so that would be more favorable for UWSP.

St. Norbert could have gone to Augustana, maybe in Hope's place, but that would still make a tough matchup with UWSP/Hope.  Replacing Hanover would have given a St. Norbert/Hope matchup two years in row and another bad match-up (Hope is #16 in the field by EFF).  


I'll probably have more tomorrow on the brackets

check the ncaa website.  i dont have the link here, but i found stats for all d3 teams on it

[Hoosier Titan]

The tournament is underway.  Western Connecticut leads Salve Regina 19-11 in the first half of the first game.  The live stats are ahead of the video feed, which is annoying, but I can't really complain.  Five years ago the idea of watching a first round game over the internet would have seemed like science fiction.

Salve seems to be having some trouble adjusting to the big space in WestConn's gym.  They're beginning to settle down, but it will be a long hill to climb if they're going to beat WestConn.

Which brings to mind my all-time favorite scene in the history of basketball films...

Enjoy   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb4QP6kNAoc

And a very nice scene it is, Ralph.  I can remember many happy afternoons and evenings in Butler Fieldhouse, still the best place to watch a game. Thanks for posting it!

[algernon]

The tournament is underway.  Western Connecticut leads Salve Regina 19-11 in the first half of the first game.  The live stats are ahead of the video feed, which is annoying, but I can't really complain.  Five years ago the idea of watching a first round game over the internet would have seemed like science fiction.

Salve seems to be having some trouble adjusting to the big space in WestConn's gym.  They're beginning to settle down, but it will be a long hill to climb if they're going to beat WestConn.

Which brings to mind my all-time favorite scene in the history of basketball films...

Enjoy   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb4QP6kNAoc

My favorite:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV_gvBwL1g&feature=related

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Headed up to Cabrini now, well, I'm planning to get there about 4; tickets go on sale at 4:30.  Hopefully there's no Purchase and Hartwick fans camping out.