The Undefeated and the Winless

[Greek Tragedy]

I'M TAKING MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INSTEAD, SINCE NO ONE HAS TAKEN THEM YET.

Mississippi College came from 16 points down in the first half against Concordia-Austin (pre-season 4th pick in the 8-team ASC-West) tonight to win 99-89.  It was a one possession game until the last 2 minutes.

Miss College plays at UMHB on Saturday!

Yikes!  Risky pick then. 

[ChicagoHopeNut]

I'M TAKING MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INSTEAD, SINCE NO ONE HAS TAKEN THEM YET.

Mississippi College came from 16 points down in the first half against Concordia-Austin (pre-season 4th pick in the 8-team ASC-West) tonight to win 99-89.  It was a one possession game until the last 2 minutes.

Miss College plays at UMHB on Saturday!

Yikes!  Risky pick then. 

Yea, someone else is out on Saturday night in what should be a good game.

[David Collinge]

ORIGINAL SURVIVOR POOL

Still Alive
unbearable - Rhode Island College

Nope.  Fitchburg took care of the Anchormen a couple of nights ago.

[Greek Tragedy]

Forgot...edited.  Thanks.

[Greek Tragedy]

Going into Tonight's games-

Apparently, Virginia Wesleyan lost.

ORIGINAL SURVIVOR POOL

ELIMINATED ALREADY!!

Hoopsfan - Brockport State
Old School - Aurora
DCHopeNut - Washington U
Knight Stalker - NJCU
hope1 - Hope College
Flying Dutch Fan - Calvin
Smedindy - Wooster
Cardinal Pride - Wooster
unbearable - Rhode Island College (Recently edited)

Still Alive

Mr. Ypsi - Amherst
sac - Amherst
Point Special - Amherst
Ralph Turner - McMurry
Greg Sager - Rochester U
David Collinge - Plattsburgh St.
nescac1 - Williams

SECOND CHANCE SURVIVOR POOL

Poster	Team
Flying Dutch Fan	Augustana
knightSlappy	Calvin
David Collinge	Guilford
abominable snowman	Guilford
Mr. Ypsi	Guilford
unbearable	Coast Guard
Knightstalker	Coast Guard
Greg Sager	DePauw
DCHopeNut	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Old School	Mississippi College
Cardinal Pride	North Central
sac	Puget Sound
LogShow	Puget Sound
hope1	stevens
Point Special	UW-Stevens Point
HopeConvert	Virginia Wesleyan
ILive4This	Virginia Wesleyan

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry lost ugly, 60-63 at home, after beating ETBU on the road earlier today.

My second choice is UMHB.  McMurry will need some help now that UMHB has knocked off Miss College at home.

[Greek Tragedy]

McMurry lost ugly, 60-63 at home, after beating ETBU on the road earlier today.

So they lost at home after winning on the road earlier today? Uh?

[David Collinge]

McMurry lost ugly, 60-63 at home, after beating ETBU on the road earlier today.

So they lost at home after winning on the road earlier today? Uh?

Around here, we call that an "Amish sentence."  As in: Throw your father down the stairs his hat.

[Greek Tragedy]

I think I'm more lost. 

[Ralph Turner]

McMurry lost ugly, 60-63 at home, after beating ETBU on the road earlier today this week.

So they lost at home after winning on the road earlier today? Uh?

Around here, we call that an "Amish sentence."  As in: Throw your father down the stairs his hat.

Honestly, it was that bad!  I am at a lost for words, at least recognizable sentence structure! 

[atn alum]

As the voice of coast guard, i'm just curious how the idea of picking them came about...

To the people who did...looks like you did good homework, in knowing that if they survive one more week, they're into early january, since they go home for xmas break and don't play (you stick with your pick, right?)

would be interesting to have contest rule that you can't pick a team in the top 25...

[atn alum]

and I should note with that said, CGA next opponent, Becker, is much improved from last season...and the team they play after that is Wentworth, which beat Coast Guard last year.

[unbearable]

To atnwriter:

As far as my thinking goes for the Survivor Pool, I do try to pick schools that do not play in holiday tournaments.  While I'm sure it is great fun for the teams involved, playing around Christmastime in warm weather spots (Las Vegas, Florida, Hawaii) after travelling great distances, plus going against unfamiliar competition from perhaps D-II or NAIA schools, doesn't give you the best chance of keeping a streak alive.  I figure if you don't play from mid-December until early January, you give everyone else a chance to lose while you can't, kind of like Ohio State in the BCS.

I also try to stay away from picking school in conferences that have similar institutions that tend to beat each other up, like the public universities in the WIAC, NJAC, SUNYAC, etc. 

I picked Rhode Island College last year because they beat D-1 Iona before the pool started and played in a relatively weak, top-heavy conference.  They dropped only one game, by 4 points, to Keene State prior to January 20th. I almost picked Keene this year, but saw that they had a holiday tournament with Calvin, Montclair St. and Salem St., so I picked RIC again.

Given those criteria, of the remaining unbeatens, Coast Guard seemed to be the best fit. 

As I joked earlier, I think the smart pick is Plattsburgh State. They are loaded.  I just can't pick them.  It would be like Coach K picking North Carolina.

Now I have to go get ready to be buried under snow and ice. Got to love upstate NY.

[smedindy]

I don't wish to embarrass myself again, nor give another team the kiss o' Smed. So I'm sitting out the second chance.

[ILive4This]

I am fairly surprised no one has taken Rochester, I figure they should be good till atleast January.