2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Ralph Turner]

Folks, if Oxy declines the invitation, does MC get the forfeit or would they fill it with another team?   

I would ship Elmhurst down the river!  

[Mr. Ypsi]

Folks, if Oxy declines the invitation, does MC get the forfeit or would they fill it with another team?   

I would ship Elmhurst down the river!  

The selection criteria already did that!  (Or is 'up the river' the appropriate phrase?)

[diehardfan]

I think it is unfortunate that Bard has been snubbed once again. But I wish Villa Julie (who narrowly defeated Bard, 95-60, earlier this year), Rivier (who ducked Bard at the opening weekend tournament by defeating their first-round opponent) and Manhattanville (who won the last ever illegitimate pre-Bard Skyline Conference title) the best of luck in the upcoming draw. I look forward to the Raptors' participation in the 07-08 tournament.

And this is why we love you.

Speaking of Rivier, can they be my Cinderella!? We (Wheaton) beat them by 16ish earlier this year... it would be fun if they won a bunch of games!

Folks, if Oxy declines the invitation, does MC get the forfeit or would they fill it with another team?   

What crazy person would do that? Just play more regional games and this won't happen again! 

I said I will post my final 4 right here.

UW-Stevens Point
Va Wesleyan
Amherst
Wooster

Actually that should go on the Final Four Board.

[DIIIghetto]

More regional games don't matter.  Oxy went in as a #3 seed.  Maybe that was too high, but nonetheless that is where they go in.  How many other #3 seeds in regions play #1 seeds on the first round?

[diehardfan]

Oxy went in as a #3 seed. 

How do you know this, I'm pretty sure you don't. Nobody does unless they are a coach on the committee. The reason Oxy has been ranked low all year in the regional poll is due it a lack of regional wins. It couldn't be any more obvious to those of us that closely follow the national scene.

I promise you, the bracket Oxy is in is easier than the West region one they got out of. This is not all bad.

[Pat Coleman]

Oxy went in as a #3 seed. 

How do you know this, I'm pretty sure you don't. Nobody does unless they are a coach on the committee. The reason Oxy has been ranked low all year in the regional poll is due it a lack of regional wins. It couldn't be any more obvious to those of us that closely follow the national scene.

On the national committee, even. The regional committee's rankings can get changed after the regional committee call ends.

[smedindy]

I'd say Loras is a favorite, though not prohibitive, really. Both are good teams, but the IIAC is a better league and Loras, I think is more battle tested through the season. St. Thomas is probably better than anyone in the IIAC, but the IIAC is just a decent league from one end to the other, for the most part.

I think Oxy has a good chance in their bracket to at least move on to the round of 16. That's four pretty darn teams in that one, though!

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I guess since we don't really know what the teams numbers are, we can't really say who is the cinderalla team.  With talk of the field of 16 I will give my field of 16.  (I don't expect it to change when I do the contest either)

UW-Stevens Point
Whitworth
Hope
St. Thomas
Messiah
Manhattanville
VA Wesleyan
Occidental
Amherst
Stevens
Trinity
Keene St
Rochester
Brockport
Woster
Lake Erie

Considering the records I have a few underdog caliber teams listed.

[fcnews]

Why would Oxy decline a bid ?

[Greek Tragedy]

Here's a table of tourney teams by conference.

Team	Pool	Reg.	Conference
Lake Erie	A	GL	AMCC
Mississippi College	A	South	ASC
Mary Hardin-Baylor	C	South	ASC
Catholic	A	MA	CAC
Hood	C	MA	CAC
Wentworth Tech.	A	NE	CCC
Augustana	A	MW	CCIW
Johns Hopkins	A	MA	Centennial
York (N.Y.)	A	Atl	CUNYAC
St. John Fisher	A	East	Empire 8
Rivier	A	NE	GNAC
Maryville (Tenn.)	B	South	GSAC
Transylvania	A	MW	HCAC
Loras	A	West	IIAC
Lincoln	B	MA	IND
Rhode Island College	A	NE	LEC
Keene State	C	NE	LEC
St. Lawrence	A	East	LL
Widener	A	MA	MAC-C
Messiah	C	MA	MAC-C
King's	A	MA	MAC-F
Salem State	A	NE	MASCAC
Calvin	A	GL	MIAA
Hope	C	GL	MIAA
St. Thomas	A	West	MIAC
St. John's	C	West	MIAC
Carroll	A	MW	MWC
Elms	A	NE	NAC
Aurora	B	MW	NathCon
Wooster	A	GL	NCAC
Villa Julie	A	East	NEAC
Willams	A	NE	NESCAC
Amherst	C	NE	NESCAC
Trinity (Conn.)	C	NE	NESCAC
Coast Guard	A	NE	NEWMAC
WPI	C	NE	NEWMAC
Ramapo	A	Atl	NJAC
Whitworth	A	West	NWC
Capital	A	GL	OAC
John Carroll	C	GL	OAC
Hampden-Sydney	A	South	ODAC
Guilford	C	South	ODAC
Virginia Wesleyan	C	South	ODAC
Alvernia	A	MA	PnAC
Westminster (Pa.)	B	GL	PrAC
Centre	A	South	SCAC
DePauw	C	South	SCAC
Occidental	A	West	SCIAC
Manhattanville	A	Atl	Skyline
Stevens	C	Atl	Skyline
Fontbonne	A	MW	SLIAC
Plattsburgh State	A	East	SUNYAC
Brockport State	C	East	SUNYAC
Washington U.	A	MW	UAA
Brandeis	C	NE	UAA
Chicago	C	MW	UAA
Rochester	C	East	UAA
Averett	A	South	USA-South
UW-Stevens Point	A	West	WIAC

[diehardfan]

Why would Oxy decline a bid ?

They wouldn't. Apparently some of my crazy SCIAC poster friends would.

OS... seriously, do you have a table making obsession?

[Greek Tragedy]

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  )

This could get real interesting, I did this for the WIAC tourney, and there were 8 teams to choose from...now it's 59!

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

Thanks and good luck!

[Greek Tragedy]

OS... seriously, do you have a table making obsession?

Chicks dig the long ball...tables. 

[FechtinKiltie]

Wooster's crew is going to have a field day with Transy....a little payback for last year's early trip home.
....you can probably guess where my fab 5 are coming from....

[Greek Tragedy]

Wooster's crew is going to have a field day with Transy....a little payback for last year's early trip home.
....you can probably guess where my fab 5 are coming from....

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

I know where ONE of your fab 5 is coming from...