2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Pat Coleman]

Which book?

[Greek Tragedy]

The official "game" program sold at games.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I do know that the committee changed a couple positions of some pods, including Cabrini's in the morning of Match-Up Monday... so that could be the reason, but not sure why it then got into the hands of someone who was putting together that book (which I have, but never looked at the bracket that carefully).

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

[Greek Tragedy]

So, why is Johnson and Wales listed as Wells in the NCAA Championship book?  Not sure if this was covered or not.  Just seems odd to me.

The official program also has J&W playing Oswego State and Wells playing Ramapo.  You guys were probably wondering what the heck I was talking about!    I went through the bracket and that's the only other mistake I could find, aside from those two pods being switched as well.

And Wells Express doesn't even have a team picture!  I guess that's better than having the WRONG picture.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I wonder if the VA-Wes pod got moved because they were almost guaranteed to have to fly in that top left bracket, whereas there was a better chance of finding a drivable location in the Williams pod?  I mean it didn't really work out that way, but could that have been a reason?  Especially when all four teams in the Cabrini pod could drive.

I doubt seeding had anything to do with it.  It would have been more evenly seeded the way it was printed in the book.

[Ethelred the Unready]

So, why is Johnson and Wales listed as Wells in the NCAA Championship book?  Not sure if this was covered or not.  Just seems odd to me.

The official program also has J&W playing Oswego State and Wells playing Ramapo.  You guys were probably wondering what the heck I was talking about!    I went through the bracket and that's the only other mistake I could find, aside from those two pods being switched as well.

And Wells Express doesn't even have a team picture!  I guess that's better than having the WRONG picture.

Heck, 3-4 years ago they didn't even have a team. 

[LustyLarryintheToilet]

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

that is classic

[Ralph Turner]

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

that is classic

I suspect that some D-1 intern in the Indianapolis office messed up again.

[ScotsFan]

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

that is classic

I suspect that some D-1 intern in the Indianapolis office messed up again.

LOL!  But why are you assuming it was an intern that messed up?  Seems to me, incopetence isn't restricted to interns at the offices of the NCAA!      

[(509)Rat]

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

that is classic

I suspect that some D-1 intern in the Indianapolis office messed up again.

LOL!  But why are you assuming it was an intern that messed up?  Seems to me, incopetence isn't restricted to interns at the offices of the NCAA!      

ScotsfFan is right. If you're looking for incompetence, look no further than Wooster's opportunity to host this coming weekend...

[Just Bill]

NCAA championship programs are contracted out to a company called IMG College. There's your mistake-makers.

[Pat Coleman]

Probably not on the bracket, though.

I know preliminary brackets get made up and sent out. We got one for football a couple years ago that was rescinded before it aired on ESPNews.

[hickory_cornhusker]

Probably not on the bracket, though.

I know preliminary brackets get made up and sent out. We got one for football a couple years ago that was rescinded before it aired on ESPNews.

Was that the year #2 Occidental went to #1 Linfield() for the first round? I believe in 2008.

[Pat Coleman]

It was that year -- I don't recall perfectly what the seedings were but that was that outcome.

[ScotsFan]

Another mistake... Randolph-Macon's team has Randolph's team picture.

that is classic

I suspect that some D-1 intern in the Indianapolis office messed up again.

LOL!  But why are you assuming it was an intern that messed up?  Seems to me, incopetence isn't restricted to interns at the offices of the NCAA!      

ScotsfFan is right. If you're looking for incompetence, look no further than Wooster's opportunity to host this coming weekend...

I wouldn't call Wooster hosting as a showing of incompetence as much as I would seeing Rochester awarded a host site.  At least Wooster is the #1 ranked team in the GL Region and has been ranked in the top 5 all season as well as a pretty long stretch at the top spot in the D3hoops.com poll.  Also, Wooster's only two losses were to ranked teams at the times of their losses.  Wabash finished the season ranked and Witt, while unranked, was an NCAA Tournament team.  So it's not like Wooster is completely undeserving of being awarded the host site this weekend. 

Not that I'm saying Wooster deserved hosting over Whitworth.  Your Pirates certainly were the most deserving, but the NCAA always seems to be more interested in saving money in making hosting decisions and Wooster hosting was by far more cost effective than Whitworth hosting.  If travel cost was no object, I'm sure you'd be seeing 3 teams flown out to Spokane this weekend, but, unfortunately for Whitworth, travel cost is a major contributing factor.