Top 25 talk

[magicman]

Plattsburgh State completes a perfect SUNYAC conference run with an 89-75 win over Oswego State to win the SUNYAC Conference Championship and gain the automatic NCAA bid.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Augie beats IWU 71-60.

[scottiedawg]

I know that the 11 first round pods are hosted by the highest seed in the pod.  For the third and fourth round games, does the highest remaining seed host, or is proximity an issue?

[Ralph Turner]

I know that the 11 first round pods are hosted by the highest seed in the pod.  For the third and fourth round games, does the highest remaining seed host, or is proximity an issue?

For us in the South, it is.  Geographic proximity seems to trump us in the deep South.

A very good Puget Sound hosted in 2004 when there was a scheduling conflict with the UWSP women and there were two geographic orphans, UPS and Sul Ross State.  Lawrence and UWSP were also shipped to Washington state.

IMHO, the ODAC is strategically located to pick up Mid-Atlantic and some Great Lakes and Atlantic teams in addition to the first round champ from the deep South.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Do we have a "who's in" link yet?

[OC_SID]

Do we have a "who's in" link yet?

Visit the front page of d3hoops.com, and you can see that Gordon is updating his blog entry with the AQ's. The link is: http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/2008/03/01/9-days-our-gift-to-you

[David Collinge]

At the half, #22 Millsaps is smokin' potential #1 Centre 35-21.  Centre made just 5 baskets in the first period, shooting 19%.  Pressure?  Of course, the Colonels have nothing to worry about, NCAA-bid-wise.

[sac]

At the half, #22 Millsaps is smokin' potential #1 Centre 35-21.  Centre made just 5 baskets in the first period, shooting 19%.  Pressure?  Of course, the Colonels have nothing to worry about, NCAA-bid-wise.

<sigh>

[pbrooks3]

Millsaps is thrashing Centre with 12 minutes to play (46-25). Colonels are 6-37 from the field. Ouch!!

[David Collinge]

It may be too little, too late, but Centre finally came alive when the live stats went dead.  They've now cut the deficit to nine; 60-51 Majors with 1:41 left.

[magicman]

Millsaps takes care of Centre 69-60  to win the automatic bid from the SCAC conference

[magicman]

It looks like nobody wants to host. A lot of the likely suspects have lost this weekend. Who is going to get byes?

With the best record in all of D3Hoops at 26-2,  the longest winning streak in Div. III at 19 straight games, an unblemished conference record of 19-0 and winners of 3 straight SUNYAC Championships, my vote goes to Plattsburgh State to get a 1st round bye.

[pbrooks3]

Now that Centre's 25 streak is history, where do the Colonels stand in the D3 tournament? Will they get a crack at hosting?  This is still a top 10 team in my biased opinion.

[magicman]

Now that Centre's 25 streak is history, where do the Colonels stand in the D3 tournament? Will they get a crack at hosting?  This is still a top 10 team in my biased opinion.

That loss today shouldn't make them fall too far. I would think they still would host and probably fall a few spots to 5th or 6th at worst. 25-2 still leaves them with the 2nd best record in DIII.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Ursinius over Gettysburg 85-78 to win the AQ.