WBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[LA RAMS]

WHERE do you find the freakin' brackets at?

[nkwest]

WHERE do you find the freakin' brackets at?

http://www.ncaa.com/uploadedFiles/Sports/Basketball_(W)/2008%20bracket%20Final%20(2).pdf

[Collegeville Magic]

gacbacker- although you're mostly right, I would edit a few things you said.  In 2003, Michelle Barlau was the best player on the team AND the conference player of the year, although Hannon's broken hand was certainly a big factor at the end.  Also, there were actually tri-champions in the conference that year, so leaving out one of the three made no sense whatsoever, especially in light of the three teams picked this year in what is arguably a weaker conference than it was in 2003.

And, for the record, as much as I don't like Carleton's coach, I don't blame them for CSB not making the dance this year.  Clearly, if the Blazers had either A) beat UST in the season finale (a game they seemed to have wrapped up until they went cold at the end) or B) beat Carleton in the conference tournament, then I'm confident they would be practicing right now.  Basically, when an organization like the NCAA has bizarre and inexplicable variations for things like the BCS in DI football and the DII and DIII playoffs, the only guarantee in life is winning your conference's automatic bid.  The Blazers didn't do that, so I was already expecting the NCAA "snub" if you call it that. 

   

[renaisscoach]

CM, CM, CM---don't know what you've got against one of the best coached in D3 ball..??.. I guess that's what happens when your team gets beaten toooo often by her teams. Coach DandyDurby's a good guy even if he did beat my Knights several times!!!

And to think St. Ben's is a religious institution and this is on of the most sacred of seasons......The shame of it!!!!!:) Repent!!

Been awhile but this old geezer couldn't resist one shot at ya!!!!:)

[Collegeville Magic]

Nice try RC.     I'm heading back to my happy sunny world where my new local teams are both (men and women) rated in the top 10 in DI, and the NCAA can't possibly keep either of them out.  Happy NCAA season to everybody, finals week on The Farm calls me away.

Oh yeah, and LA R, my boys are coming for your number one Pac10 spot on Thursday! 

[LA RAMS]

Dream on, CM! 

U (clap clap clap) C (clap clap clap) LLLLLLLL (clap clap clap) A

UCLA Fight Fight Fight!!!!

[Collegeville Magic]

LA- at least the schools I cheer for have original mascots and fight songs.  Your poor Bruins share a mascot (both bears), fight song, and even TEAM COLORS (blue and gold) with another college in the same state, for crying out loud (Cal, of course).   

In any case, Go MIAC, and (next winter in hoops, as well as continuously in other sports) Go Blazers!

[Willy Wonka]

Embree wins the MVP and Falvey named top bench player.

The only other real surprise would seem to be Hamline's Mary Wilkowski being named all-conference. She's the only freshman on the team.

It's not typical for the all-defensive team to have 7, right? Is there any way for us to determine who tied for the final spots?...

[Pat Coleman]

WHERE do you find the freakin' brackets at?

The front page of D3hoops.com. You may have heard of it -- it's a Web site covering Division III basketball.

Its not that CSB got snubbed this year (when looking at the national picture).  No one had them close to getting in.  The real shocker here is that GAC got in (which no one had close to getting in, except obviously the NCAA committee). 

Gustavus was next on our pecking order from the West Region.

[LA RAMS]

WHERE do you find the freakin' brackets at?

The front page of D3hoops.com. You may have heard of it -- it's a Web site covering Division III basketball.

Its not that CSB got snubbed this year (when looking at the national picture).  No one had them close to getting in.  The real shocker here is that GAC got in (which no one had close to getting in, except obviously the NCAA committee). 

Gustavus was next on our pecking order from the West Region.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Seriously, though, I did find them the following morning on the front page of the site.

OK guys, it's game day.  Any chance one of the MIAC reps can do some damage on the road tonight?
Here's hoping the Gusties are the ones to do it.

[buf]

I would say Carleton probably has the best chance (vs. EC).  EC usually does not play the best on the road.  Ironically, their best road game was at Carleton earlier this season.  The two things Carleton has going for them is that it seems they are peaking at the right time (road victories against the top 3 MIAC teams in the last two weeks) and they seem like they almost play better on the road than they do at home.  However, with that being said, I would have to say that EC is the favorite.  I am expecting a close game with EC winning by about 6.

[Nites]

I would say Carleton probably has the best chance (vs. EC).  EC usually does not play the best on the road.  Ironically, their best road game was at Carleton earlier this season.  The two things Carleton has going for them is that it seems they are peaking at the right time (road victories against the top 3 MIAC teams in the last two weeks) and they seem like they almost play better on the road than they do at home.  However, with that being said, I would have to say that EC is the favorite.  I am expecting a close game with EC winning by about 6.

I agree that EC probably wins, although I expect the Knights to have a very good game plan against the Blue Gold since they know where they came up short earlier in the year.

I hope Carleton is peaking.  I think they underachieved, a sentiment that probably is bolstered by the fact that they were the only team with at least 3 players on the 15-person All-MIAC team.

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Carleton up 25 20 4min

There is a video feed.  Look at the front page, right side for the link.

[Nites]

Bluegold went on a run to close the half and lead 29-25.

[buf]

EC up 35-25 16min

Carleton hasn't scored in 9min