Top 25 talk

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

A thought that came to me. When was the last time, if ever, did an unranked team going into the tourney ever win the national championship?

In the D3hoops.com era... never. However, UMHB came darn close in 2013 (wasn't even receiving votes! http://d3hoops.com/top25/men/2012-13/week13)!

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (So Far)

Not much to see yet; mostly just interesting as a list of some of the games coming up this weekend.

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	612	Randolph-Macon	23-2	02/26 vs. Randolph (n)
#2	601	UW-Whitewater	22-3	02/26 vs. UW-Eau Claire
#3	540	St. Norbert	22-1	02/27 vs. Ripon
#4	518	UW-Stevens Point	21-4	02/26 vs. UW-Oshkosh
#5	515	Babson	23-2	02/28 vs. MIT; 03/01 vs. NEWMAC Tournament Finals
#6	493	St. Thomas	22-3	02/27 vs. Gustavus Adolphus
#7	472	Albertus Magnus	25-1	def. Suffolk, 108-82; 02/26 vs. St. Joseph's (Maine)
#8	457	Augustana	21-4	02/27 vs. North Central (Ill.)
#9	434	Marietta	24-2	def. Capital, 78-55; 02/26 vs. Baldwin Wallace
#10	418	Virginia Wesleyan	21-4	02/26 vs. Washington and Lee (n)
#11	350	Johns Hopkins	22-3	02/27 vs. Gettysburg
#12	343	WPI	21-4	02/28 vs. Springfield (n); 03/01 vs. TBA (n)
#13	279	Ohio Wesleyan	22-4	def. Oberlin, 83-66; 02/27 vs. DePauw
#14	267	Dickinson	20-5	02/27 vs. #25 Franklin and Marshall (n)
#15	252	Emory	19-5	02/28 vs. Rochester
#16	247	Whitworth	22-3	02/26 vs. Willamette; 02/28 at NWC Tournament
#17	211	Washington U.	19-5	02/28 vs. T#37 Chicago
#18	193	St. Olaf	21-4	02/27 vs. Bethel
#19	161	Catholic	22-4	def. Drew, 79-53; 02/28 vs. #33 Scranton
#20	133	Wooster	21-5	def. Denison, 106-68; 02/27 vs. Wabash (n); 02/28 vs. TBD (n)
#21	122	Richard Stockton	21-5	def. Rutgers-Newark, 70-54; 02/27 vs. William Paterson
#22	103	Eastern Connecticut	22-4	def. Southern Maine, 80-39; 02/27 vs. Keene State; 02/28 at TBD
#23	86	Penn State-Behrend	23-2	02/27 vs. Hilbert
#24	51	St. John Fisher	21-4	02/27 vs. Ithaca
#25	46	Franklin and Marshall	20-5	02/27 vs. #14 Dickinson (n); 02/28 vs. TBD (n)

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	41	Centre	20-4	02/27 vs. Berry (n)
#27	33	John Carroll	20-5	def. Heidelberg, 75-66; 02/26 vs. T#37 Mount Union
#28	30	Elmhurst	19-6	02/27 vs. #31 Illinois Wesleyan (n)
#29	29	Chapman	21-4	def. Caltech, 86-64; 02/27 vs. Whittier
#30	25	Trinity (Conn.)	20-5	02/28 vs. Wesleyan
#31	18	Illinois Wesleyan	18-7	02/27 vs. #28 Elmhurst (n)
#32	17	St. Mary's (Md.)	20-4	02/26 vs. Christopher Newport; 02/28 at CAC Championship
#33	10	Scranton	21-5	def. Susquehanna, 67-53; 02/28 at #19 Catholic
#34	5	Southern Vermont	22-3	02/27 vs. Becker; 02/28 vs. NECC Championship
T#35	4	East Texas Baptist	20-5	02/26 vs. University of the Ozarks
T#35	4	Whitman	20-5	02/26 vs. Lewis and Clark
T#37	2	Chicago	16-8	02/28 at #17 Washington U.
T#37	2	Mount Union	20-6	def. Ohio Northern, 101-82; 02/26 at #27 John Carroll
#39	1	Sage	21-4	02/26 vs. SUNY-Old Westbury

[Mr. Ypsi]

Daryl, I can't recall EVER seeing one of your updates with NO red on it!

[Darryl Nester]

Daryl, I can't recall EVER seeing one of your updates with NO red on it!

No red on the women's side, either.  Of course, it's also a fairly small set of games, and I think that all (or most) were first-round games in conference playoffs, and all were apparently hosted by the ranked team. (If a ranked team wins at home, it is reported as "def. ____."  If they win on the road, they "won at ____.")

[Mr. Ypsi]

The women's updates have always been less 'bloody' than the men's.  They just haven't developed (yet?) the parity that exists among the men.  The last undefeated men's team fell a few weeks ago; the women still have several unbeaten teams.

[Darryl Nester]

How They Fared (Complete)

The last report for the season ...

Top 25

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#1	612	Randolph-Macon	26-2	def. (n) Randolph, 72-63; def. (n) Eastern Mennonite, 67-57; def. (n) #10 Virginia Wesleyan, 81-74
#2	601	UW-Whitewater	24-3	def. UW-Eau Claire, 82-60; def. UW-Oshkosh, 71-57
#3	540	St. Norbert	24-1	def. Ripon, 85-74; def. Grinnell, 91-73
#4	518	UW-Stevens Point	21-5	LOST to UW-Oshkosh, 47-50
#5	515	Babson	25-2	def. MIT, 57-47; def. Springfield, 72-62
#6	493	St. Thomas	24-3	def. Gustavus Adolphus, 83-79; def. Bethel, 66-63
#7	472	Albertus Magnus	27-1	def. Suffolk, 108-82; def. St. Joseph's (Maine), 81-51; def. Johnson and Wales, 98-85
#8	457	Augustana	23-4	def. North Central (Ill.), 82-76; def. #31 Illinois Wesleyan, 78-74
#9	434	Marietta	25-3	def. Capital, 78-55; def. Baldwin Wallace, 78-74; LOST to T#37 Mount Union, 81-85
#10	418	Virginia Wesleyan	23-5	def. (n) Washington and Lee, 81-53; def. (n) Guilford, 61-51; LOST to (n) #1 Randolph-Macon, 74-81
#11	350	Johns Hopkins	23-4	def. Gettysburg, 80-67; LOST to #14 Dickinson, 62-65
#12	343	WPI	21-5	LOST to (n) Springfield, 46-51
#13	279	Ohio Wesleyan	22-5	def. Oberlin, 83-66; LOST to DePauw, 65-69
#14	267	Dickinson	22-5	def. (n) #25 Franklin and Marshall, 82-68; won at #11 Johns Hopkins, 65-62
#15	252	Emory	20-5	def. Rochester, 88-69
#16	247	Whitworth	24-3	def. Willamette, 89-64; def. Lewis and Clark, 69-58
#17	211	Washington U.	20-5	def. T#37 Chicago, 84-67
#18	193	St. Olaf	21-5	LOST to Bethel, 67-75
#19	161	Catholic	22-5	def. Drew, 79-53; LOST to #33 Scranton, 65-76
#20	133	Wooster	22-6	def. Denison, 106-68; def. (n) Wabash, 68-55; LOST to (n) DePauw, 56-69
#21	122	Richard Stockton	22-5	def. Rutgers-Newark, 70-54; def. William Paterson, 65-61
#22	103	Eastern Connecticut	22-5	def. Southern Maine, 80-39; LOST to Keene State, 63-81
#23	86	Penn State-Behrend	23-3	LOST to Hilbert, 59-64
#24	51	St. John Fisher	23-4	def. Ithaca, 90-75; def. Alfred, 77-62
#25	46	Franklin and Marshall	20-6	LOST to (n) #14 Dickinson, 68-82

Others receiving votes

Rank	Pts	Team	W-L	Results
#26	41	Centre	21-5	def. (n) Berry, 90-74; LOST to (n) Hendrix, 53-55
#27	33	John Carroll	20-6	def. Heidelberg, 75-66; LOST to T#37 Mount Union, 88-89
#28	30	Elmhurst	19-7	LOST to (n) #31 Illinois Wesleyan, 67-80
#29	29	Chapman	22-5	def. Caltech, 86-64; def. Whittier, 83-66; LOST to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 66-71
#30	25	Trinity (Conn.)	20-6	LOST to Wesleyan, 52-55
#31	18	Illinois Wesleyan	19-8	def. (n) #28 Elmhurst, 80-67; LOST at #8 Augustana, 74-78
#32	17	St. Mary's (Md.)	20-5	LOST to Christopher Newport, 69-83
#33	10	Scranton	22-5	def. Susquehanna, 67-53; won at #19 Catholic, 76-65
#34	5	Southern Vermont	23-4	def. Becker, 71-66; LOST to Regis (Mass.), 72-74
T#35	4	East Texas Baptist	23-5	def. University of the Ozarks, 67-52; def. Howard Payne, 75-73; def. Concordia (Texas), 82-71
T#35	4	Whitman	20-6	LOST to Lewis and Clark, 73-84
T#37	2	Chicago	16-9	LOST at #17 Washington U., 67-84
T#37	2	Mount Union	22-6	def. Ohio Northern, 101-82; won at #27 John Carroll, 89-88; won at #9 Marietta, 85-81
#39	1	Sage	23-4	def. SUNY-Old Westbury, 92-74; def. St. Joseph's (L.I.), 84-70

[Greek Tragedy]

I see red things.

[magicman]

Plus K Darryl for a job well done once again. How They Fared is such a great resource for all of us. Hope to see you back at it next year.  

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Just for the record - at the beginning of the season I said Wittenberg was "a good, young team."  I said the same thing about Salisbury last year - that good young core managed to make it to the tournament this year.  I don't know how Witt will do next year, but that good young team should be much improved.

[NEPAFAN]

Is there a new top 25 for this week or does it take a break for the tourney?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Is there a new top 25 for this week or does it take a break for the tourney?

Final regular season poll this week, then the break 'til the final poll.

[jaybird44]

In doing research for tomorrow night's Wash-U/DePauw tilt, I discovered a couple of things that underscored the quandry that Dave McHugh and the other d3hoops.com pollsters faced every week...and the unbelievable parity that we saw this season.

I counted 50 different teams that were ranked at some point in the poll...from the preseason edition to this week's poll.  Of those 50 teams, 16 didn't receive a single vote in this week's final regular-season ranking: NYU, North Central, Chicago, Case-Western, Amherst, Husson, Centre, MIT, DePauw, Cabrini, Texas-Dallas, Springfield, Williams, Wheaton, Christopher Newport, and Richard Stockton.

And, of those 16, the ones who were able to make it into the NCAA tourney are Amherst, DePauw, and Springfield.

An unprecedented ebb and flow this season in men's D3 basketball, no?

[jaybird44]

Add Richard Stockton to the short list of teams who didn't receive votes in this week's poll, yet made it to the NCAA Tourney.

[Mr. Ypsi]

In doing research for tomorrow night's Wash-U/DePauw tilt, I discovered a couple of things that underscored the quandry that Dave McHugh and the other d3hoops.com pollsters faced every week...and the unbelievable parity that we saw this season.

I counted 50 different teams that were ranked at some point in the poll...from the preseason edition to this week's poll.  Of those 50 teams, 16 didn't receive a single vote in this week's final regular-season ranking: NYU, North Central, Chicago, Case-Western, Amherst, Husson, Centre, MIT, DePauw, Cabrini, Texas-Dallas, Springfield, Williams, Wheaton, Christopher Newport, and Richard Stockton.

And, of those 16, the ones who were able to make it into the NCAA tourney are Amherst, DePauw, and Springfield.

An unprecedented ebb and flow this season in men's D3 basketball, no?

Add Richard Stockton to the short list of teams who didn't receive votes in this week's poll, yet made it to the NCAA Tourney.

Richard Stockton (listed just as Stockton) is #17.  DePauw got 19 points.  A few of the others surprised me that they got ZERO points.  Others (I'm looking especially at you, Wheaton ) just had very disappointing seasons.

[jaybird44]

Thanks for the corrections, Mr. Ypsi 

I guess I needed another cup of coffee to catch those...