2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Pat Coleman]

Is it just me or does the bracket challenge site leave something to be desired?  I don't see my picks anywhere?  Plus there is no link to it on d3hoops.com.  What's up with that?

Well, in the end, we spun that off to a partner. There was some display bug that I was told would be taken care of by this morning. I didn't link out to it from our wrapup pages today because I knew I would just generate a lot of emails to both us and them about the issue.

[Coach C]

Sorry to miss you at Cabrini yesterday Hoops Fan.  Glad you made the trip!

I think tonight's Cabrini-Purchase tilt will be a tight one.  Billups and Lemons are pretty evenly matched.  Purchase can shoot the lights out and Cabrini  is a great defensive squad. Both teams are well-coached, disciplined and experienced. Charles Thompson could create some matchup issues for the Cavaliers, though.  I looks for a D3 classic tonight at the Nerney Field house.

C

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Sorry to miss you at Cabrini yesterday Hoops Fan.  Glad you made the trip!

I think tonight's Cabrini-Purchase tilt will be a tight one.  Billups and Lemons are pretty evenly matched.  Purchase can shoot the lights out and Cabrini  is a great defensive squad. Both teams are well-coached, disciplined and experienced. Charles Thompson could create some matchup issues for the Cavaliers, though.  I looks for a D3 classic tonight at the Nerney Field house.

I thought Purchase looked really soft.  Their big man had those two monster blocks early in the game, which kept Hartwick out of the paint for the first half, but when they took the ball inside in the second, Purchase seemed to back down.

If Cabrini goes as hard and intense as they did last night, Purchase will really have to step up their game to compete.  I think they can do it, but I don't know if they will.  The Purchase coach really seemed to miss a lot of adjustments in the second half and never got his guys prepared to attack the Hartwick zone.  I can't imagine that will get easier with Cabrini throwing three different zones at them tonight.

[deiscanton]

By my score of my D3Photography.com men's bracket, I scored my bracket (on good authority) as 24 right out of 29 games through the first round:

I missed on these 5 first round games:

(1)  Luther over Concordia (Wis.)-- I picked Concordia (Wis.)
(2)  Buffalo State over Gwynedd-Mercy-- I picked Gwynedd-Mercy
(3)  Johnson & Wales over Ramapo-- I picked Ramapo (but I personally do not feel too bad that I missed on that one!)
(4)  MIT over Ithaca-- I picked Ithaca
(5)  Illinois Wesleyan over UW-River Falls-- I picked River Falls.

24 pts. through the first round-- not bad.  Let's see what happens today for me on the men's side-- I will also need to watch some ECAC New England action tonight in addition to the NCAA games, as my alma mater is playing in the second ECAC New England semifinal.

[Mr. Ypsi]

By my score of my D3Photography.com men's bracket, I scored my bracket (on good authority) as 24 right out of 29 games through the first round:

I missed on these 5 first round games:

(1)  Luther over Concordia (Wis.)-- I picked Concordia (Wis.)
(2)  Buffalo State over Gwynedd-Mercy-- I picked Gwynedd-Mercy
(3)  Johnson & Wales over Ramapo-- I picked Ramapo (but I personally do not feel too bad that I missed on that one!)
(4)  MIT over Ithaca-- I picked Ithaca
(5)  Illinois Wesleyan over UW-River Falls-- I picked River Falls.

24 pts. through the first round-- not bad.  Let's see what happens today for me on the men's side-- I will also need to watch some ECAC New England action tonight in addition to the NCAA games, as my alma mater is playing in the second ECAC New England semifinal.

I, too, missed on your #1, 3, and 4, but no others - I can live with 26 of 29!

(Serves ya right to be behind me if you're gonna pick against my Titans! )

[John Gleich]

I topped you both, I didn't miss a single team yesterday!

I also didn't get any right... I thought to do my bracket on Thursday night after the first games had already started...  Doh!

FWIW, I think I would have had CUW and UWRF winning, so let's say I missed two!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think I missed six, but two of my final sixteen are already out.  I'll stick to trying to win the fantasy league instead.

[LustyLarryintheToilet]

By my score of my D3Photography.com men's bracket, I scored my bracket (on good authority) as 24 right out of 29 games through the first round:

I missed on these 5 first round games:

(1)  Luther over Concordia (Wis.)-- I picked Concordia (Wis.)
(2)  Buffalo State over Gwynedd-Mercy-- I picked Gwynedd-Mercy
(3)  Johnson & Wales over Ramapo-- I picked Ramapo (but I personally do not feel too bad that I missed on that one!)
(4)  MIT over Ithaca-- I picked Ithaca
(5)  Illinois Wesleyan over UW-River Falls-- I picked River Falls.

24 pts. through the first round-- not bad.  Let's see what happens today for me on the men's side-- I will also need to watch some ECAC New England action tonight in addition to the NCAA games, as my alma mater is playing in the second ECAC New England semifinal.

dont be modest, count the byes as points, and you got 27 out of 32!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Not quite sure if it was a good night or not.  Assuming Whitworth wins (they're off to a fast start), I went a semi-decent 12-4, with only one of my losers projected to win next weekend.  However, that one loser, Randy Mac, I had in the FF.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I've only got 11 of my 16, but all of my final four are still good to go.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I know this sort of goes without saying after recent performances, but I'm a bit nervous about violating my usual rules and guessing Whitworth would not make it to Salem.

I was voting them #1 in the Posters Poll most of the year, but somehow allowed myself to be suckered into the NESCAC towards the end of the season.

Whitworth is the best team playing.  I know that doesn't mean they'll win, but I feel like bad things might happen to me if I don't say that publicly.

[sac]

Sectionals

Mary Hardin-Baylor, Augustana, Stevens Point, St. Thomas-----bracket says St. Thomas but I think Point might get that one but don't rule out Augustana.


Whitworth, Marietta, Wooster, Cabrini----bracket says Whitworth, but I don't see that curveball coming from the NCAA.  I think Wooster gets it


Buffalo St, St. Mary's, Rochester, Middlebury-----bracket says Middlebury, I'll stick with Middlebury.


Williams, Vir. Wesleyan, Amherst, Rhode Island----bracket says Williams, I'll stick with Williams.


*edit because I spelled Middlebury wrong 2 out of 3 times.

[Ralph Turner]

*edit because I spelled Middlebury wrong 2 out of 3 times.

I guess it depends on whether you want the fruit or the city!   

[(509)Rat]

Even as a Whitworth fan I don't know if I'd put much money on them making it to Salem.

They are easily BETTER than Wooster, Marietta, and Cabrini...but they have to fly to Ohio and play a school who is 2 hours from campus...

I would call em almost a lock ft hosting stayed true to seeding...

I know there is no"seeding"...you know what I mean

[Pat Coleman]

Sectionals

Mary Hardin-Baylor, Augustana, Stevens Point, St. Thomas-----bracket says St. Thomas but I think Point might get that one but don't rule out Augustana.


Whitworth, Marietta, Wooster, Cabrini----bracket says Whitworth, but I don't see that curveball coming from the NCAA.  I think Wooster gets it


Buffalo St, St. Mary's, Rochester, Middlebury-----bracket says Middlebury, I'll stick with Middlebury.


Williams, Vir. Wesleyan, Amherst, Rhode Island----bracket says Williams, I'll stick with Williams.


*edit because I spelled Middlebury wrong 2 out of 3 times.

St. Mary's would have to fly to Middlebury. I'm thinking Rochester gets the nod.