The Undefeated and the Winless

[Gregory Sager]

I've been rolling the dice on these pools for a long time, and have always come up short.  I had to eventually hit one right.   

I look forward to receiving my winner's share. 

[hopefan]

So in the survivor pool

we are left with

Undefeated
Whitman   Augie 77      THE WINNER!!!!


Winless
Franciscan     Magicman
Curry      Sac
Washington and Jefferson   Greek Tragedy



Overall
Through 12/17/16

Undefeated (10) Down from last count of 12.... losses by Swarthmore (to Rowan), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (to Westmont),

Wesleyan
Rochester
Neumann
Ramapo
Salisbury
UW-Whitewater
Ripon
Whitman
Cal Lutheran
Occidental

Winless  (19)  Anybody that played, LOST

Franciscan (Ohio)
SUNY-Cobleskill
MacMurray
Marian
Curry
Millikin
Marywood
John Jay
York (N.Y.)
Utica
Cazenovia
Newbury
Kean
Washington and Jefferson
Pitt-Greensburg
Mitchell
Rutgers-Camden
Huntingdon
Caltech


Undefeated vs D3 only   (1)   We add Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, who lost to NAIA D1 Westmont

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps



Winless vs D3 only (5) No Change

Clarks Summit
Rivier
Maranatha Baptist
Whittier
Mount St. Vincent


There are 4 3 scheduled matchups between potentially undefeated teams this season  (Not including Undefeated vs D3 only C-M-S)
12/18/2016   Occidental   H   SCIAC      Cal Lutheran   A   SCIAC       TODAY
12/21/2016   Ripon   A   MWC      UW-Whitewater   H   WIAC
12/28/2016   Salisbury   TN   CAC      Ramapo   TN   NJAC
2/9/2017   Cal Lutheran   H   SCIAC      Occidental   A   SCIAC  (2nd matchup should not have been included)


There are 6 matchups remaining this season between potentially winless teams  (this does not include Winless vs D3 only teams)
1/4/2017   Pitt-Greensburg   H   AMCC      Franciscan (Ohio)   A   AMCC
1/7/2017   Rutgers-Camden   H   NJAC      Kean   A   NJAC
1/13/2017   York (N.Y.)   H   CUNYAC      John Jay   A   CUNYAC
1/24/2017   Newbury   H   NECC      Mitchell   A   NECC
1/25/2017   Cazenovia   A   NEAC      SUNY-Cobleskill   H   NEAC
1/30/2017   Mitchell   H   NECC      John Jay   A   CUNYAC

[augie77]

I've been rolling the dice on these pools for a long time, and have always come up short.  I had to eventually hit one right.   

I look forward to receiving my winner's share. 

That's one more beauty contest award than I've EVER received.  I've got to go primp.

[Gregory Sager]

There are 4 scheduled matchups between potentially undefeated teams this season  (Not including Undefeated vs D3 only C-M-S)
12/18/2016   Occidental   H   SCIAC      Cal Lutheran   A   SCIAC       TODAY
12/21/2016   Ripon   A   MWC      UW-Whitewater   H   WIAC
12/28/2016   Salisbury   TN   CAC      Ramapo   TN   NJAC
2/9/2017   Cal Lutheran   H   SCIAC      Occidental   A   SCIAC


There are 6 matchups remaining this season between potentially winless teams  (this does not include Winless vs D3 only teams)
1/4/2017   Pitt-Greensburg   H   AMCC      Franciscan (Ohio)   A   AMCC
1/7/2017   Rutgers-Camden   H   NJAC      Kean   A   NJAC
1/13/2017   York (N.Y.)   H   CUNYAC      John Jay   A   CUNYAC
1/24/2017   Newbury   H   NECC      Mitchell   A   NECC
1/25/2017   Cazenovia   A   NEAC      SUNY-Cobleskill   H   NEAC
1/30/2017   Mitchell   H   NECC      John Jay   A   CUNYAC

Good stuff, hopefan. Thanks.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I feel like I should get the second prize card, since I finished second.  I do take some moral victory for choosing an off the radar team and almost winning the pool.

[hopefan]

I feel like I should get the second prize card, since I finished second.  I do take some moral victory for choosing an off the radar team and almost winning the pool.

Agree with that... Swarthmore was really out of nowhere... fantastic pick..

[hopefan]

In a battle of the undefeateds, Cal Lutheran wins at Occidental, 74-65.... knocking Occidental off the undefeated list.... number of undefeateds now stand at 9.

[smedindy]

Again, this doesn't seem like a lot. Either that, or we stunk at picking them this year.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I clearly stunk... my winless team (Earlham) is currently 4-5 while my unbeaten team (S Vermont) is 2-8

[hopefan]

Again, this doesn't seem like a lot. Either that, or we stunk at picking them this year.

last year, as of 12/20

15 undefeated
6   undefeated vs D3 only
13  winless
4    winless vs D3 only

[Mr. Ypsi]

I clearly stunk... my winless team (Earlham) is currently 4-5 while my unbeaten team (S Vermont) is 2-8

I missed out on picking Millikin - but they play so many SLIAC teams (and Earlham), I figured they couldn't possibly lose them all.  Wrong.  They are 0-4 against SLIAC teams, and lost to friggin' Earlham.  I'd say they are now a safe bet to go 0-for-the-season.

If we had a mid-season draft of teams still eligible for undefeated or winless, not sure who I'd select for undefeated, but Millikin would be my choice for winless (since other more obvious chances are already taken).

[hopefan]

I clearly stunk... my winless team (Earlham) is currently 4-5 while my unbeaten team (S Vermont) is 2-8

I missed out on picking Millikin - but they play so many SLIAC teams (and Earlham), I figured they couldn't possibly lose them all.  Wrong.  They are 0-4 against SLIAC teams, and lost to friggin' Earlham.  I'd say they are now a safe bet to go 0-for-the-season.

If we had a mid-season draft of teams still eligible for undefeated or winless, not sure who I'd select for undefeated, but Millikin would be my choice for winless (since other more obvious chances are already taken).

I posted after the first weekend when I saw them lose to Westminster and Greenville, if they didn't beat Earlham, they'd go winless... the amazing thing is they only lost to North Central by 6, but it was an 11 point difference with 25 seconds and they made a couple of 3's.
BUT WATCH OUT... in the Wittenburg Tourney, they'll likely match up with Geneva College on Dec. 30... Geneva is 5-3, but the level of play in the President's Conference is likely beneath the CCIW level... it could present an opportunity for a Millikin win... (assuming Witt beats Millikin and Calvin beats Geneva on the 29th)

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Washington and Jefferson is the worst team in D3 this year.  They play in a terrible conference, so they might actually win some games, but even if Millikin spotted them 10 points, I'd still pick Millikin to win.

[hopefan]

Washington and Jefferson is the worst team in D3 this year.  They play in a terrible conference, so they might actually win some games, but even if Millikin spotted them 10 points, I'd still pick Millikin to win.

A shame W&J and Franciscan don't play each other....

[Mr. Ypsi]

Washington and Jefferson is the worst team in D3 this year.  They play in a terrible conference, so they might actually win some games, but even if Millikin spotted them 10 points, I'd still pick Millikin to win.

Have you watched Millikin this year?  Even as low as NPU fell for awhile, Millikin is quite conceivably the worst team in CCIW history.

Though I confess I haven't researched this and may have overlooked someone even more dreadful.