Pool C

[AO]

Anyone expecting Carleton to down the Tommies tonite is either a Carlie or a liar!  

Now the countdown begins - will the Tommies be the very first Pool C, or will an even bigger fish get fried?

Nites from the MIAC board saw it coming, though he did think Augsburg would get by Gustavus tonight.

If I were an Augie fan, I'd be watching whitworth, central and claremont-ms.  They could get to the table very early and the committee would be looking at a team with 3 losses to St. Thomas and a very strong strength of schedule (boosted by the additional loss to the tommies).  In the end, 8 losses might just be too many to overcome.

You mean boosted by an additional loss to Carleton, in which case St. Thomas gets the Pool C bid and Auggie goes home.    What do you think of that scenario?   

It was a rough night for one-loss regular season-conference champions from St. Paul tonight as my squad (Northwestern) went down by a similar margin.  The motivation wasn't there for either team as the tommies were guaranteed a bid, and Northwestern is in the UMAC which doesn't get the AQ till next year, and doesn't have a shot at a c or b bid.   

So who did Carleton knock out tonight?

[Titan Q]

Next Games for the "Bubble Bursters"

Williams (NESCAC, Northeast) – Saturday, vs Bates

William Paterson (NJAC, Atlantic) – Saturday, vs Richard Stockton

St. Thomas (MIAC, West) – lost to Carleton

Whitworth (NWC, West) – Thursday, vs Lewis & Clark

Eastern Mennonite (ODAC, South) – Friday, vs Bridgewater

MIT (NEWMAC, Northeast) – Saturday, vs Clark

Carthage (CCIW, Midwest) – Friday, vs Augustana

Central (IIAC, West) – Saturday, vs Buena Vista

Cabrini (CSAC, Mid-Atlantic) – Friday, vs Neumann

St. Mary's (CAC, Mid-Atlantic) – Saturday, vs Wesley

Texas-Dallas (ASC, South) – Friday, vs Sul Ross St

St. John Fisher (E8, East) – Friday, vs Stevens

St. Norbert (MWC, Midwest) – Friday, vs Ripon

Wooster (NCAC, Great Lakes) – Friday, vs Ohio Wesleyan

John Carroll (OAC, Great Lakes) - Friday, vs Heidelberg

Merchant Marine (LAND, Atlantic) - Saturday, vs Scranton

Franklin & Marshall (CC, Mid-Atlantic) - Saturday, vs Muhlenberg

[Titan Q]

I removed UW-Whitewater from the Bubble Burster list...they face Stevens Point in the WIAC title game, and both are in.

[cubs]

Stevens Point and Whitewater help the Pool C hopefuls as both come back from halftime deficits to win by double digits.  Both teams are already in, so that should help the rest of the Pool C's.

[KnightSlappy]

Heading into Friday with only one major upset isn't too bad, is it? Although, I'm sure things are just heating up.

[Greek Tragedy]

I'll update the Regional rankings list tonight after the games, and after I return home from work. 

[Just Bill]

In the event of a school having both teams qualify, which gender has hosting priorities in the 1st/2nd round this year?

[ziggy]

In the event of a school having both teams qualify, which gender has hosting priorities in the 1st/2nd round this year?

Men

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Men have priority in the regional rounds in even numbered years... with women getting priority in the sectional rounds.
Women have priority in the regional rounds in odd numbered years... with men getting priority in the sectional rounds.

Case in point... looks like William Paterson women will be on the road even though they deserve to host the first weekend... because the men also deserve to host the opening rounds.

[ziggy]

Men have priority in the regional rounds in even numbered years... with women getting priority in the sectional rounds.
Women have priority in the regional rounds in odd numbered years... with men getting priority in the sectional rounds.

Case in point... looks like William Paterson women will be on the road even though they deserve to host the first weekend... because the men also deserve to host the opening rounds.

Same for Wash U

[Just Bill]

Both WIAC finals are UW-Stevens Point at UW-Whitewater, so it could be an issue there too.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Just Bill... we are talking about hosting in the NCAA tournament. I don't think UW-Whitewater women will be hosting in the first rounds of the tournament considering their current regional ranking.

[Just Bill]

Just Bill... we are talking about hosting in the NCAA tournament. I don't think UW-Whitewater women will be hosting in the first rounds of the tournament considering their current regional ranking.

I'd consider them a reasonable shot to host if they win on Saturday and enter the NCAA's as the outright WIAC champ and WIAC tournament champ.

[ziggy]

Just Bill... we are talking about hosting in the NCAA tournament. I don't think UW-Whitewater women will be hosting in the first rounds of the tournament considering their current regional ranking.

I'd consider them a reasonable shot to host if they win on Saturday and enter the NCAA's as the outright WIAC champ and WIAC tournament champ.

...but there is no potential loss of hosting privileges for their women's teams because of it. That was the discussion.

[David Collinge]

Next Games for the "Bubble Bursters"

Wooster (NCAC, Great Lakes) – Friday, vs Ohio Wesleyan

John Carroll (OAC, Great Lakes) - Friday, vs Heidelberg

Wooster 87, OWU 70
Heidelberg 104, JCU 97