MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wooscotsfan]

Continuing their recent trend of playing a Division 1 team in an exhibition game (Kent State, Ohio Univ. the last couple of years), Wooster will play D1 Bradley University in Peoria, IL on November 8th.

Here is the link to Bradley's schedule where Wooster is listed along with Michigan, Wisconsin, others :
http://www.bradleybraves.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3400&SPID=1498&SPSID=19332

[wooscotsfan]

A few of Wooster's nonconference games this upcoming season are now clear from other teams' schedules.

For the Al Van Wie tourney, it will be a HCAC - NCAC challenge.  Wooster will host Defiance College on November 18th and Anderson University on November 19th.  Ohio Wesleyan is the other NCAC team that will also play the two HCAC teams on 11/18 and 11/19 at Wooster.

On January 4th, Wooster will play a road game at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA.

[Wooster15dad]

Wooscotfan,

  My son will be a freshman and playing basketball this year at Wooster.  Do you know when the schedule for Wooster usually comes out?

[fantastic50]

I would expect it to be any time.  You can get the NCAC games here...
http://www2.northcoast.org/sites/default/files/mbasketball/NCAC%20MBB%202011-12%20-%20Draft%209-16-10%20%28rev%203-4-11%29_0.pdf

[David Collinge]

Please welcome new assistant coach Jesse McClung to Wabash College, the NCAC, and Division III.

[Wooster15dad]

Thanks 50!

[fantastic50]

If I had to guess, I would say that the Wabash and DePauw games would both be in the afternoon (for travel reasons) and all the rest in the evenings.

[smedindy]

Gonna be a fun year in the ol' NCAC...with the Dannies coming into the league. And the resumption of the Indiana two-step with Gheny and Hiram (this year going east).

Now, what's tossing in my head is the unfortunate chance that I may have to ROOT for the Dannies to beat Witt and Wooster in their last two games (OUCH, what a closing duo) in order for Wabash to gain seeding in the NCAC tourney.

But upgrading DePauw over Earlham? Priceless! Oh, you know it's true...

[wooscotsfan]

Two more nonconference games for Wooster this season are now clear from other teams' schedules:

On Sunday November 27th, Wooster will play a 5pm afternoon game at Wilmington College

On Saturday December 3rd, Wooster will play a 3pm afternoon game at Adrian College (MI)

Still looking for the teams that will play in the Mose Hole Classic this year.

[David Collinge]

Forbes Magazine, which seems to be all about lists these days, has released its Top Colleges list for this year. I admit on the front end that this list uses some suspect methodologies, but it's worth a look if only for the fun of it.

http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/

The entire NCAC is within the top 226, roughly equivalent to the top 4% of all US colleges. Every school in the NCAC outranks the top-rated OAC school (John Carroll at #256) and, somewhat more surprisingly, Case Western Reserve (#253). In fact, the top 5 schools in Ohio are all NCAC schools, and all seven NCAC schools in Ohio are in the state's top 8, with only Xavier interrupting the parade. We also claim two of the top 3 schools in Indiana. DePauw (#50) is a big upgrade from Earlham (#376). Five NCAC schools crack the national top 100, a list that excludes such highly regarded institutions as Johns Hopkins, Washington U. in St. Louis, and the Universities of Washington, Illinois, Texas, Indiana (224!), and Wisconsin (316!!).

It looks like the NESCAC, whose entire membership (including Hamilton) is in the top 100, may be the only D3 conference whose lowest-ranked member (Trinity at #80) is higher than ours (OWU at #226).

Ah, it's all in good fun.

[fantastic50]

Wooster's schedule is now posted...
http://www.woosterathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/schedule

Dec. 19-20 are listed as "TBA".  With 13 home games already, perhaps an away tournament full through?

Non-conference schedule
Anderson
Defiance
at Wilmington
at Adrian
Thiel
Heidelberg
Geneva
plus the two TBA's

[WAlum]

2011-12 Wittenberg University Men's Basketball Schedule

Date            Opponent               Time
Nov. 15         IU-EAST               7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22          CAPITAL                7 p.m.
Nov. 29          at Marietta                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 3             OBERLIN*                3 p.m.
Dec. 7             at Wooster*                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 10          at Allegheny*                3 p.m.
Dec. 20          at Ohio Northern             7:30 p.m.
Dec. 22          OTTERBEIN                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 29          Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic   TBA
Dec. 30          Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic   TBA
Jan. 3             Maryville College Classic         TBA
Jan. 4            Maryville College Classic         TBA
Jan. 7             at Ohio Wesleyan*             3 p.m.
Jan. 11          at Kenyon*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 14          DENISON*                3 p.m.
Jan. 18          WABASH*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21          at Hiram*                4 p.m.
Jan. 25          DEPAUW*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 28          at Oberlin*                3 p.m.
Feb. 1             OHIO WESLEYAN*             7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4             ALLEGHENY*             3 p.m.
Feb. 8             at Wabash*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11          WOOSTER*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15          at DePauw*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18          HIRAM*                4 p.m.
Feb. 21          NCAC Tournament Quarterfinals      TBA
Feb. 24          NCAC Tournament Semifinals      TBA
Feb. 25          NCAC Tournament Finals         TBA
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
*North Coast Athletic Conference Games

[OC_SID]

2011-12 Wittenberg University Men's Basketball Schedule

Date            Opponent               Time
Nov. 15         IU-EAST               7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22          CAPITAL                7 p.m.
Nov. 29          at Marietta                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 3             OBERLIN*                3 p.m.
Dec. 7             at Wooster*                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 10          at Allegheny*                3 p.m.
Dec. 20          at Ohio Northern             7:30 p.m.
Dec. 22          OTTERBEIN                7:30 p.m.
Dec. 29          Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic   TBA
Dec. 30          Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic   TBA
Jan. 3             Maryville College Classic         TBA
Jan. 4            Maryville College Classic         TBA
Jan. 7             at Ohio Wesleyan*             3 p.m.
Jan. 11          at Kenyon*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 14          DENISON*                3 p.m.
Jan. 18          WABASH*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21          at Hiram*                4 p.m.
Jan. 25          DEPAUW*                7:30 p.m.
Jan. 28          at Oberlin*                3 p.m.
Feb. 1             OHIO WESLEYAN*             7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4             ALLEGHENY*             3 p.m.
Feb. 8             at Wabash*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11          WOOSTER*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15          at DePauw*                7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18          HIRAM*                4 p.m.
Feb. 21          NCAC Tournament Quarterfinals      TBA
Feb. 24          NCAC Tournament Semifinals      TBA
Feb. 25          NCAC Tournament Finals         TBA
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
*North Coast Athletic Conference Games

Here's what I was given for the Zimmerman Tournament pairings:

Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
    4:30 p.m.  Olivet College (MI) vs Marian University (IN)
    7:00 p.m.  Monmouth College (IL) vs Wittenberg University

Friday, Dec. 30, 2011
    2:15 p.m.  Men's Third Place Game
    7:00 p.m.  Men's Championship Game

[WAlum]

OHIO WESLEYAN 11-12 SCHEDULE

Nov.  15     at Hanover                        
Nov.  18     at Wooster Al Van Wie Rotary Classic
                Anderson vs. Ohio Wesleyan      
                Defiance vs. Wooster              
Nov.  19     at Wooster Al Van Wie Rotary Classic
            Defiance vs. Ohio Wesleyan        
            Anderson vs. Wooster            
Nov.  22     FRANKLIN                          
Nov.  25     at Rhodes Thanksgiving Classic
            Ohio Wesleyan vs. Washington (Mo.)
            Principia vs. Rhodes              
Nov.  26     at Rhodes Thanksgiving Classic          
Dec.   3     ALLEGHENY*                        
Dec.   7     KENYON*                          
Dec.  10     at DePauw*                        
Dec.  28     at Otterbein Smokey Ballenger Classic            
Dec.  29     at Otterbein Smokey Ballenger Classic
                           
Jan.   2     CAPITAL                                
Jan.   7     WITTENBERG*                      
Jan.  11     at Denison*                          
Jan.  14     at Allegheny*                      
Jan.  18     HIRAM*                              
Jan.  21     at Wooster*                        
Jan.  25     WABASH*                          
Jan.  28     DE PAUW*                          
Feb.   1     at Wittenberg*                    
Feb.   4     at Oberlin*                      
Feb.   8     WOOSTER*                        
Feb.  11     at Hiram*                        
Feb.  15     at Wabash*                        
Feb.  18     DENISON*                          
Feb.  21     NCAC tournament quarterfinal      
Feb.  24     NCAC tournament semifinal        
Feb.  25     NCAC tournament championship      

Good non-league schedule for OWU:  Wash U, Hanover, Capital, Anderson, Defiance, and a few tournament TBA's.

[WAlum]

Allegheny Schedule

11/15/2011        Bethany    
11/18/2011        Pitt-Bradford    
11/19/2011        Point Park / Penn State-Fayette    
11/22/2011        Carnegie Mellon
11/26/2011        Elmira    
11/27/2011        Wells / Rochester    
11/30/2011        Baldwin-Wallace    
12/3/2011    *   Ohio Wesleyan    
12/7/2011        Case Western Reserve    
12/13/2011        Thiel    
1/6/2012    *           DePauw    
1/7/2012    *           Wabash    
1/11/2012        *   Oberlin    
1/14/2012        *   Ohio Wesleyan    
1/18/2012        *   Wooster    
1/21/2012        *   Denison    
1/25/2012        *   Hiram    
1/28/2012         *   Kenyon    
2/1/2012                *     Oberlin    
2/4/2012               *   Wittenberg    
2/8/2012           *   Hiram    
2/11/2012    *   Denison    
2/15/2012    *   Wooster    
2/18/2012    *   Kenyon