Pool C

[D3Cast]

Would it be an exaggeration to suggest that the winner of the Tufts-Trinity(CT) NESCAC semi-final on Saturday punches their Pool C ticket? (Under the assumption that nobody in the conference is gonna beat Amherst right now.)

-steve

P.S. Not to imply that the loser of that game is automatically out, either...

[Ralph Turner]

Would it be an exaggeration to suggest that the winner of the Tufts-Trinity(CT) NESCAC semi-final on Saturday punches their Pool C ticket? (Under the assumption that nobody in the conference is gonna beat Amherst right now.)

-steve

P.S. Not to imply that the loser of that game is automatically out, either...

D3cast,  the "Choir" has determined the excessive bids given to the NESCAC is "over the top", and an affront to the citizens of the rest of D3-dom. 

I really hope that the NESCAC gets only 3 bids!

One of the excuses that was given for the firing/resignation of Harvard President Lawrence Summers was his attempt to control grade inflation.

With the success of Williams and Amherst at the National Level, I think that we can make the case for 2 and maybe 3 NESCAC  bids.

But, I really believe that we have clearly made the statistical case for "QOWI grade inflation" in the NESCAC...a slam dunk!

[diehardfan]

and the Northeast tended to get a few.  Though the year Amherst and Williams were in the final four they definitely desered it!

I thought Williams was alright until we spanked them in the championship game! lol.  I'M KIDDING!    That game was amazing and the semi that featured Williams and Amherst was pretty awesome as well.  Tucker Kain was giving me alcers!  Both definitely deserved to be there, though I wish the NCAA would make more exceptions like they did for those two teams by purposely putting them in different brackets.

Lol... yeah... winning on a Kalsow buzzer beater is TOTALLY all out domination. But hey, I'm not complaining, I gave your Pointers their props and totally called Point as the likely national champ waaay early that year, and Point was just returning the favor by actually doing it and keeping me from looking like an idiot.  8)

I'd love to see at least one of the GL teams seperated out this season into a eastern bracket somewhere. It's not gonna happen, but just once I'd like to see how far they get.

I like the MAC leagues... they kept my eyes from falling out of my sockets watching east coast basketball last year. If they get a C, I really wouldn't mind one bit. Even if the "wheel of d3basketball" is in chicago.

[devossed]

The "wheel" may be in Chicago, but from what I've been told lately, the "axle" bisects Northern/Central Ohio on it's way into Indiana...

[John Gleich]

Ralph and Knighstalker,

Whitewater is actually the WIAC leader... so if everything goes by seed the rest of the way in the WIAC tourney, then the Stout Bluedevils will be a very likely Pool C contender.  Eveni f UWSP beats them tonight, Stout's QOWI will actually stay the same, because Point will jump up a QOWI class, with an in-region win% of .666.  ... Of course, if Point would win tonight and lose on Saturday, it would drop it back down... but even with that, they'd be at 9.71.

With a Stout win tonight, their QOWI (barring any QOWI-class changes) will be at 10.09, and with a loss at Whitewater on Saturday, it would drop to just 9.95, which is still in the top 18 of assumed Pool C contenders.

If Stout wins tonight and they host La Crosse and lose, their QOWI would still be at 9.91.

[Knightstalker]

Ralph and Knighstalker,

Whitewater is actually the WIAC leader... so if everything goes by seed the rest of the way in the WIAC tourney, then the Stout Bluedevils will be a very likely Pool C contender.  Eveni f UWSP beats them tonight, Stout's QOWI will actually stay the same, because Point will jump up a QOWI class, with an in-region win% of .666.  ... Of course, if Point would win tonight and lose on Saturday, it would drop it back down... but even with that, they'd be at 9.71.

With a Stout win tonight, their QOWI (barring any QOWI-class changes) will be at 10.09, and with a loss at Whitewater on Saturday, it would drop to just 9.95, which is still in the top 18 of assumed Pool C contenders.

If Stout wins tonight and they host La Crosse and lose, their QOWI would still be at 9.91.

That gave me a headache.  Ralph, I propose that we ignore the WIAC possiblilities from now on until they finish their conference tourney.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah, I don't think there is much to worry about the NESCAC getting "more than 3" bids.  I think Amherst and Tufts are sitting pretty and maybe Trinity sneaks in with a win.  They are falling back to Earth slightly on their own.

It's very true though, that we won't know very much until at least Saturday.

[hugenerd]

Before last week's games, it looked like the UAA could get 3 or 4 teams, but now (with NYU and Rochester dropping both games this weekend) its interesting to see if they will even get 2 if CMU wins the conference.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think WashU is still in a good spot if they beat Chicago.  NYU kept their regional rank high, so they might have a shot as well with a win over Brandeis. 

[hugenerd]

And Rochester's bubble appears to have burst after making it to the championship game last year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah, they're done.

[Ralph Turner]

Knightstalker...Great job on cleaning up the loose ends that I left on this board last night.

I am timed out on giving you another karma point!

+1

I am still running at work!

I value being on the Regional Rankings "Pool C" list more than the "QOWI only" Pool C list!

[dewcrew88]

I asked about Utica College a few days ago, and was told that they would have zero chance at a Pool C bid if they couldn't beat Fisher (for sake of argument, I'm assuming Fisher wins the Empire 8 tournament) in the tourney. Now with some of the other East teams finding trouble, and Utica moving up to 4th in the East Regional Rankings, what chance, if any, do they have of getting a Pool C bid if they get to the final against Fisher and lose?

[John Gleich]

I propose that we ignore the WIAC possiblilities from now on until they finish their conference tourney.

As is usually the case in the WIAC, this is the safest bet. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I asked about Utica College a few days ago, and was told that they would have zero chance at a Pool C bid if they couldn't beat Fisher (for sake of argument, I'm assuming Fisher wins the Empire 8 tournament) in the tourney. Now with some of the other East teams finding trouble, and Utica moving up to 4th in the East Regional Rankings, what chance, if any, do they have of getting a Pool C bid if they get to the final against Fisher and lose?

If NYU is still ahead of them, they have very little chance.  NYU will be lucky to get in, I doubt anyone below them has any chance.