Pool C

[bopol]

A few thoughts before I go back to doing work:

1) Is the Great Lakes regional rankings overly volatile or is it me?  The drop of OWU from 5 to 7 and the ordering makes me wonder the Pool C chances of the 3 NCAC teams, period.  DePauw's got some nice things going for them, but they still would be an 8-loss team with a good, but not great SOS (.539 now).  Also, I can't even begin to predict what the final rankings in that region will look like and that'll make it hard to make overall predict the overall picks as well.

2) Staying with Great Lakes, where does Bethany end up after losing their quarterfinal game and dropping into the Pool C pool?  5 loss team with only 1 win against RRO (Mount Union) and an ok SOS (.509).

3) The RRO given in the document goes with last week's Regional Rankings, so Birmingham Southern loses 2 wins against Oglethorpe and Hood dropping out affects all the MACC teams as well as U Chicago coming in to help all the UAA and most of the CCIW teams. 

4) In the MACC and Mid-Atlantic, what impact does Alvernia beating Messiah have?  Does Alvernia jump Messiah, and, if so, what are their chances?  They are 3-4 against current RRO with the championship game against Stevenson (#5 and 4-2 against current RRO).  And where does Messiah stand (19-6, 2-4 against RRO).  Both the MACC and NCAC has so many bubble teams that it's hard to sort out an order.

[7express]

Knightslappy,

You're saying RIC is a bubble team?  Or am I missing another LEC Pool C contender?

I'm thinking they're bubble-ish, but probably not. Maybe LEC is better in the top group.

Eastern definitely belongs in the top group.  RIC is on the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out fringes.  if we took about 25 pool C teams, RIC would be in the mix.  Nobody else in the LEC is even on the radar.

[kiltedbryan]

A few thoughts before I go back to doing work:

1) Is the Great Lakes regional rankings overly volatile or is it me?  The drop of OWU from 5 to 7 and the ordering makes me wonder the Pool C chances of the 3 NCAC teams, period.  DePauw's got some nice things going for them, but they still would be an 8-loss team with a good, but not great SOS (.539 now).  Also, I can't even begin to predict what the final rankings in that region will look like and that'll make it hard to make overall predict the overall picks as well.

2) Staying with Great Lakes, where does Bethany end up after losing their quarterfinal game and dropping into the Pool C pool?  5 loss team with only 1 win against RRO (Mount Union) and an ok SOS (.509).

I think Bethany falls behind everyone else. It hurts both because it was a loss, and because the other Pool C candidates get 1-2 more games played, with many of those against RRO. If you're, say, DePauw and you lose Saturday in the NCAC final, you still went 2-1 this week and 1-1 in vRRO games vs. Bethany going 0-1 with zero RRO games. Pretty sure Bethany would fall behind a team like that.

As for the NCAC teams, after beating OWU last Saturday, DePauw is now 3-1 head-to-head against Wittenberg (2-0) and Wesleyan (1-1). The overall resumes of those three teams are very similar, so the head-to-head seems to be giving DePauw the edge for now. Witt and DePauw play Friday in the NCAC semifinals at Wooster.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

A few thoughts before I go back to doing work:

1) Is the Great Lakes regional rankings overly volatile or is it me?  The drop of OWU from 5 to 7 and the ordering makes me wonder the Pool C chances of the 3 NCAC teams, period.  DePauw's got some nice things going for them, but they still would be an 8-loss team with a good, but not great SOS (.539 now).  Also, I can't even begin to predict what the final rankings in that region will look like and that'll make it hard to make overall predict the overall picks as well.

Seems volitle... but I think because there are so many teams kind of in the same "area" of the rankings causing a loss to seem bigger.

2) Staying with Great Lakes, where does Bethany end up after losing their quarterfinal game and dropping into the Pool C pool?  5 loss team with only 1 win against RRO (Mount Union) and an ok SOS (.509).

They are in a lot of trouble. They needed a few games to help bolster their resume and by losing in the quarters they may have ended their season. We will find out what their coach thinks tomorrow on Hoopsville - show starts at 11am LIVE from the ODAC tournament. Bethany may be around 12:30 (shameless plug over LOL).

3) The RRO given in the document goes with last week's Regional Rankings, so Birmingham Southern loses 2 wins against Oglethorpe and Hood dropping out affects all the MACC teams as well as U Chicago coming in to help all the UAA and most of the CCIW teams. 

Correct... and when the final regional rankings are done on Sunday, the national committee will take another look at those regionally ranked, add in any vRRO data needed and make any last decisions and moves based on that data. Remember, that pretty much was the reason Randolph got into the NCAA tournament and others like Transylvania had their resume bolstered because Randolph-Macon jumped into the final rankings in the South last year.

4) In the MACC and Mid-Atlantic, what impact does Alvernia beating Messiah have?  Does Alvernia jump Messiah, and, if so, what are their chances?  They are 3-4 against current RRO with the championship game against Stevenson (#5 and 4-2 against current RRO).  And where does Messiah stand (19-6, 2-4 against RRO).  Both the MACC and NCAC has so many bubble teams that it's hard to sort out an order.

I think this kills Messiah's hopes of making the tournament. Alvernia will now move ahead of them thanks to a 2-1 head-to-head record. This will give Alvernia a much better chance of getting into the tournament, but they still have to hope for not a lot of upsets, especially in their own region so a team doesn't block them from getting to the table. The same is true for Mary Washington who will probably go ahead of Messiah as well with a win tonight giving them a CAC title game on their resume. I think the MACC will only get two teams into the tournament and the NCAC may be in the same boat. Both conferences had strong contenders who stumbled in the last few weeks of the season hurting the conference's chances.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Knightslappy,

You're saying RIC is a bubble team?  Or am I missing another LEC Pool C contender?

I'm thinking they're bubble-ish, but probably not. Maybe LEC is better in the top group.

Eastern definitely belongs in the top group.  RIC is on the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out fringes.  if we took about 25 pool C teams, RIC would be in the mix.  Nobody else in the LEC is even on the radar.

I think the big question in the NE is if Bowdoin can hop Springfield.  I think Springfield is the one left on the table.  Maybe if they lose the championship rather than the semis.

[madzillagd]

Looks like a Pool C spot to be taken by Wesley. 

[bopol]

Yes, but Mary Washington was a fairly strong Pool C candidate, so if they win the championship in the CAC, then it's probably the 2 teams from the CAC that would have made the tournament anyway.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

If CNU beat UMW there is still a chance the Eagles could be in the tournament... but they are squarely on the bubble.

[sac]

Luther beat Dubuque, not that the Dubuque end of season train wreck had much of a Pool C chance.

#6 seed in into the IIAC Final

[magicman]

Teams in GREEN are #1 seeds/reg. season conference winners/Pool A leaders etc.

Teams in RED are Pool C contenders with their season complete

REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
ATL	1	1	1	SUNY-Purchase	23-2, 23-2	SKY	vs SUNY-Old Westbury in semifinal 2/27
ATL	2	2	2	Richard Stockton	21-4, 21-4	NJAC	WON vs Kean 64-63; vs William Paterson in Final 3/1
ATL	5	5	3	Staten Island	24-2, 24-2	CUNYAC	WON vs Hunter 92-74; vs York (N.Y.) in Final 2/28
ATL	4	4	4	William Paterson	20-5, 20-5	NJAC	WON vs Rutgers-Newark 75-66; vs Richard Stockton in Final 3/1
ATL	3	3	5	Rutgers-Newark	19-7, 19-7	NJAC	LOST at William Paterson 75-66 in semifinal
ATL	6	6	6	Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.)	20-5, 20-5	SKY	vs Farmingdale State in semifinal 2/27
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
EAST	1	1	1	Brockport State	21-3, 22-3	SUNYAC	vs Oswego in semifinal 2/28
EAST	3	2	2	Plattsburgh State	21-4, 21-4	SUNYAC	vs Geneseo in semifinal 2/28
EAST	2	3	3	Geneseo State	19-5, 19-5	SUNYAC	WON vs Oneonta State 79-67; vs Plattsburgh St. in semifinal 2/28
EAST	5	4	4	Hobart	19-6, 19-6	LL	WON vs Clarkson 78-69 OT; vs Vassar in Final 3/1
EAST	4	6	5	NYU	16-8, 16-8	UAA	at Brandeis 3/2
			6	Skidmore	16-9, 16-9	LL	LOST to Vassar 66-62 in LL semifinal COMPLETE
				DROPPING OUT
EAST	6	5		Stevens		E8
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
GL	1	1	1	Wooster	21-2, 22-3	NCAC	WON vs. Oberlin 89-56; vs Ohio Wesleyan in semifinal 2/28
GL	6	2	2	Hope	18-5, 19-6	MIAA	WON vs Trine 65-62 OT; vs Calvin in Final 3/1
GL	7	4	3	Bethany	20-4, 21-4	PAC	LOST vs Geneva 61-59 in quarterfinals
GL	3	5	4	Mount Union	20-5, 20-5	OAC	vs John Carroll in semifinal 2/27
			5	DePauw	17-7, 18-7	NCAC	WON vs Wabash 73-59; vs Wittenberg in semifinal 2/28
GL	5	7	6	Wittenberg	19-6, 19-6	NCAC	WON vs Denison 64-49; vs DePauw in semifinal 2/28
GL	2	3	7	Ohio Wesleyan	19-6, 19-6	NCAC	WON vs Kenyon i78-67; vs Wooster in semifinal 2/28
				DROPPING OUT
GL	4	6		Marietta		OAC
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
MATL	1	2	1	Cabrini	23-1, 23-1	CSAC	WON vs Rosemont 109-97; vs Neumann in Final 2/28
MATL	2	1	2	Scranton	22-3, 22-3	LAND	WON vs Merchant Marine 82-64; vs Susquechanna in Final 3/1
MATL	3	3	3	Wesley	20-2, 22-2	CAC	vs Christopher Newport in semifinal 2/27
MATL	6	4	4	Dickinson	20-5, 20-5	CC	vs McDaniel in semifinal 2/28
	n/a	6	5	Stevenson	18-7, 18-7	MACC	WON vs Hood 83-72; vs Alvernia in Final 3/1
MATL	4	5	6	Messiah	19-5, 19-5	MACC	LOST vs Alvernia 81-77 in MACC semifinal COMPLETE
MATL	7	8	7	Alvernia	18-7, 18-7	MACC	WON vs Messiah 81-77; vs Stevenson in Final 3/1
MATL	5	7	8	Mary Washington	18-5, 20-5	CAC	vs St. Mary's (Md.) in semifinal 2/27
			9	St. Mary's (Md.)	15-7, 18-7	CAC	vs Mary Washington in semifinal 2/27
				DROPPING OUT
MATL	8	9		Hood		MACC
MATL	9			McDaniel		CC
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
MW	1	1	1	Washington U.	22-2, 22-2	UAA	at Chicago 3/1
MW	2	2	2	Illinois Wesleyan	22-3, 22-3	CCIW	vs Carthage in semifinal 2/28
MW	3	3	3	Wheaton (Ill.)	17-8, 17-8	CCIW	vs Augustana in semifinal 2/28
MW	4	4	4	Augustana	19-6, 19-6	CCIW	vs Wheaton (IL) in semifinal 2/28
MW	5	5	5	St. Norbert	21-1, 22-1	MWC	vs Carroll in semifinal 2/28
MW	6	6	6	Carthage	15-8, 16-9	CCIW	at Illinois Wesleyan in semifinal 2/28
MW	7	7	7	Rose-Hulman	20-5, 20-5	HCAC	vs TBD in HCAC semifinal 2/28
			8	Chicago	14-9, 15-9	UAA
				DROPPING OUT
MW	8	8		MSOE		NACC	SEASON COMPLETE
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
NE	1	1	1	Amherst	22-3, 22-3	NESCAC	vs Trinity (CT) in semifinal 3/1
NE	2	2	2	Williams	21-3, 22-3	NESCAC	vs Middlebury in semifinal 3/1
NE	4	3	3	Babson	20-5, 20-5	NEWMAC	vs Springfield in semifinal 3/1
NE	5	4	4	Eastern Connecticut	20-5, 20-5	LEC	WON vs Mass-Boston 61-55; vs Western Connecticut in semifinal 2/28
NE	6	5	5	WPI	22-3, 22-3	NEWMAC	vs MIT in semifinal 3/1
NE	7	7	6	Springfield	18-6, 19-6	NEWMAC	vs Babson in semifinal 3/1
NE	3	6	7	Bowdoin	19-5, 19-5	NESCAC	LOST to Trinity (Conn.) 71-67 3OT in semifinal COMPLETE
NE	8	8	8	Albertus Magnus	23-1, 23-2	GNAC	WON vs Norwich 87-69; vs Lasell in semifinal 2/27
NE	10	10	9	Nichols	20-5, 20-5	CCC	WON vs Western New England 73-54; vs Salva Regina in semifinal 2/27
NE	9	9	10	Rhode Island College	17-8, 17-8	LEC	WON vs Southern Maine 74-66; vs Mass-Dartmouth in semifinal 2/28
NE	11	11	11	Middlebury	16-8, 17-8	NESCAC	vs Williams in semifinal 3/1
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
SOUTH	1	1	1	Randolph-Macon	20-5, 20-5	ODAC	vs Hampden-Sydney in quarterfinal 2/28
SOUTH	6	3	2	Emory	17-7, 17-7	UAA	at Rochester 3/1
SOUTH	3	2	3	Virgina Wesleyan	18-6, 19-6	ODAC	vs Bridgewater in quarterfinal 2/28
SOUTH	2	4	4	Texas-Dallas	22-3, 22-3	ASC	vs East Texas Baptist in quarterfinal 2/28
SOUTH	4	5	5	Centre	17-3, 20-4	SAA	vs Berry in quarterfinal 2/28
			6	Birmingham-Southern	16-9, 16-9	SAA	vs Hendrix in quarterfinal 2/28
SOUTH	5	6	7	Guilford	17-8, 17-8	ODAC	vs Washington and Lee in quarterfinal 2/28
			8	Trinity (TX)	16-9, 16-9	SCAC	vs Texas Lutheran in quarterfinal 2/28
				DROPPING OUT
SOUTH	7	7		Oglethorpe		SAA
SOUTH	n/a	8		Hardin-Simmons		ASC
SOUTH	8	n/a		Concordia (Texas)		ASC
REG	#1	#2	#3	TEAM	REC	CON	SCHEDULE
WEST	1	1	1	UW-Stevens Point	24-1, 24-1	WIAC	vs Platteville in semifinal 2/28
WEST	2	2	2	UW-Whitewater	22-3, 22-3	WIAC	vs La Crosse in semifinal 2/28
WEST	3	3	3	St. Thomas	21-4, 21-4	MIAC	vs Bethel in semifinal 2/28
WEST	5	4	4	St. Olaf	20-5, 20-5	MIAC	vs Gustavus Adolphus in semifinal 2/28
WEST	6	6	5	Whitworth	20-5, 20-5	NWC	vs Lewis and Clark in semifinal 2/27
WEST	4	5	6	Dubuque	18-4, 21-4	IIAC	vs Luther in semifinal 2/27
WEST	9	n/a	7	C-M-S	17-3, 19-5	SCIAC	vs Cal Lutheran in semifinal 2/28
WEST	7	7	8	Pomona-Pitzer	18-5, 18-7	SCIAC	vs Chapman in semifinal 2/28
WEST	n/a	9	9	Augsburg	18-7, 18-7	MIAC	LOST vs Bethel 70-67 in quarterfinal COMPLETE
DROP				DROPPING OUT
WEST	8	8		Colorado College		SCAC

Greek,

Geneseo State finished the regular season at 20-5 not 19-5. 

[bopol]

Wow, what a flameout in the OAC.  I watched the end of the Mount Union-John Carroll game and Mount Union played strong D in the last couple of minutes and had to make 2 free throws to tie it with 3 second left, but the shooter missed the first. 

Mount Union (#4 GL) has to be in deep trouble as they will end at 20-6, but with no RRO wins (Marietta dropped out and will stay out now) and a loss to Bethany which will keep them firmly behind that bubble team in the Great Lakes region.  The OAC will be a one-bid league.

Dubuque (#6 West) lost and I agree with Sac; they are done.  They lost 4 of their last 5.  What happened there; did someone get hurt?  Anyway, their only RRO game was a good OT win at Carthage, but I can't see how the end of the year can't kill their Pool C chances.

Here's my list of the Pool C candidates (must be knocked out of Pool A consideration):
* Emory (#2 South)
* Wesley (#3 MA)
* Bethany (#3 GL)
* Mount Union (#4 GL)
* NYU (#5 East)
* Rutgers-Newark (#5 MA)
* Dubuque (#6 West)
* Birmingham - Southern (#6 South) (unofficial, but does anyone see a path where Centre doesn't get Pool B?)
* Skidmore (#6 East)
* Messiah (6 MA)
* Bowdoin (#7 NE)
* Chicago (#8 MW)
* Augsburg (#9 West)

Of that group, I only see Emory and Wesley as definite Pool C's and Messiah, Bethany, Rutgers-Newark and Bowdoin on the bubble.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

FYI - I know there are a lot of concerns about Emory simply on the fact that they have no quality wins on their resume... great SOS, but what have they really done with that SOS... more to come tomorrow.

[Greek Tragedy]

Teams in GREEN are #1 seeds/reg. season conference winners/Pool A leaders etc.

Teams in RED are Pool C contenders with their season complete

REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       ATL       1       1       1       SUNY-Purchase        23-2, 23-2       SKY       WON vs SUNY-Old Westbury 88-73; vs Mount St. Mary in Final 3/1       ATL       2       2       2       Richard Stockton        21-4, 21-4       NJAC       WON vs Kean 64-63; vs William Paterson in Final 3/1       ATL       5       5       3       Staten Island        24-2, 24-2       CUNYAC       WON vs Hunter 92-74; vs York (N.Y.) in Final 2/28       ATL       4       4       4       William Paterson        20-5, 20-5       NJAC       WON vs Rutgers-Newark 75-66; vs Richard Stockton in Final 3/1       ATL       3       3       5       Rutgers-Newark        19-7, 19-7       NJAC       LOST at William Paterson 75-66 in semifinal        ATL       6       6       6       Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.)        20-5, 20-5       SKY       WON vs Farmingdale State 95-75; vs SUNY-Purchase in Final 3/1                                                               REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       EAST       1       1       1       Brockport State        21-3, 22-3       SUNYAC       vs Oswego in semifinal 2/28       EAST       3       2       2       Plattsburgh State         21-4, 21-4       SUNYAC       vs Geneseo in semifinal 2/28       EAST       2       3       3       Geneseo State        19-5, 20-5       SUNYAC       WON vs Oneonta State 79-67; vs Plattsburgh St. in semifinal 2/28       EAST       5       4       4       Hobart         19-6, 19-6       LL       WON vs Clarkson 78-69 OT; vs Vassar in Final 3/1       EAST       4       6       5       NYU         16-8, 16-8       UAA       at Brandeis 3/2                            6       Skidmore       16-9, 16-9       LL       LOST to Vassar 66-62 in LL semifinal COMPLETE                                                                                           DROPPING OUT                            EAST       6       5              Stevens                E8                                                                       REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       GL       1       1       1       Wooster         21-2, 22-3       NCAC       WON vs. Oberlin 89-56; vs Ohio Wesleyan in semifinal 2/28       GL       6       2       2       Hope        18-5, 19-6       MIAA       WON vs Trine 65-62 OT; vs Calvin in Final 3/1       GL       7       4       3       Bethany         20-4, 21-4       PAC       LOST vs Geneva 61-59 in quarterfinals       GL       3       5       4       Mount Union         20-5, 20-5       OAC       LOST vs John Carroll 83-81 in semifinal                            5       DePauw       17-7, 18-7       NCAC       WON vs Wabash 73-59; vs Wittenberg in semifinal 2/28       GL       5       7       6       Wittenberg         19-6, 19-6       NCAC       WON vs Denison 64-49; vs DePauw in semifinal 2/28       GL       2       3       7       Ohio Wesleyan         19-6, 19-6       NCAC       WON vs Kenyon i78-67; vs Wooster in semifinal 2/28                                                                                           DROPPING OUT                            GL       4       6              Marietta                OAC                                                                       REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       MATL       1       2       1       Cabrini        23-1, 23-1       CSAC       WON vs Rosemont 109-97; vs Neumann in Final 2/28       MATL       2       1       2       Scranton        22-3, 22-3       LAND       WON vs Merchant Marine 82-64; vs Susquechanna in Final 3/1       MATL       3       3       3       Wesley        20-2, 22-2       CAC       LOST vs Christopher Newport 59-54 in semifinal       MATL       6       4       4       Dickinson        20-5, 20-5       CC       vs McDaniel in semifinal 2/28              n/a       6       5       Stevenson       18-7, 18-7       MACC       WON vs Hood 83-72; vs Alvernia in Final 3/1       MATL       4       5       6       Messiah        19-5, 19-5       MACC       LOST vs Alvernia 81-77 in MACC semifinal       MATL       7       8       7       Alvernia        18-7, 18-7       MACC       WON vs Messiah 81-77; vs Stevenson in Final 3/1       MATL       5       7       8       Mary Washington        18-5, 20-5       CAC       WON vs St. Mary's (Md.) 70-65; vs Christopher Newport in Final 3/1                            9       St. Mary's (Md.)       15-7, 18-7       CAC       LOST vs Mary Washington 70-65 in semifinal                                                                                           DROPPING OUT                            MATL       8       9              Hood               MACC               MATL       9                     McDaniel               CC                                                                      REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       MW       1       1       1       Washington U.        22-2, 22-2       UAA       at Chicago 3/1       MW       2       2       2       Illinois Wesleyan        22-3, 22-3       CCIW       vs Carthage in semifinal 2/28       MW       3       3       3       Wheaton (Ill.)        17-8, 17-8       CCIW       vs Augustana in semifinal 2/28       MW       4       4       4       Augustana        19-6, 19-6       CCIW       vs Wheaton (IL) in semifinal 2/28       MW       5       5       5       St. Norbert        21-1, 22-1       MWC       vs Carroll in semifinal 2/28       MW       6       6       6       Carthage        15-8, 16-9       CCIW       at Illinois Wesleyan in semifinal 2/28       MW       7       7       7       Rose-Hulman        20-5, 20-5       HCAC       vs Mount St. Joseph in  semifinal 2/28                            8       Chicago       14-9, 15-9       UAA                                                                                                  DROPPING OUT                            MW       8       8              MSOE               NACC       SEASON COMPLETE

[Greek Tragedy]

REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       NE       1       1       1       Amherst        22-3, 22-3       NESCAC       vs Trinity (CT) in semifinal 3/1       NE       2       2       2       Williams        21-3, 22-3       NESCAC       vs Middlebury in semifinal 3/1       NE       4       3       3       Babson        20-5, 20-5       NEWMAC       vs Springfield in semifinal 3/1       NE       5       4       4       Eastern Connecticut        20-5, 20-5       LEC       WON vs Mass-Boston 61-55; vs Western Connecticut in semifinal 2/28       NE       6       5       5       WPI        22-3, 22-3       NEWMAC       vs MIT in semifinal 3/1       NE       7       7       6       Springfield        18-6, 19-6       NEWMAC       vs Babson in semifinal 3/1       NE       3       6       7       Bowdoin        19-5, 19-5       NESCAC       LOST to Trinity (Conn.) 71-67 3OT in semifinal COMPLETE       NE       8       8       8       Albertus Magnus        23-1, 23-2       GNAC       WON vs Norwich 87-69; vs Lasell in semifinal 2/27       NE       10       10       9       Nichols        20-5, 20-5       CCC       WON vs Western New England 73-54; WON vs Salva Regina 83-80 OT; vs Gordon in Final 3/1       NE       9       9       10       Rhode Island College       17-8, 17-8       LEC       WON vs Southern Maine 74-66; vs Mass-Dartmouth in semifinal 2/28       NE       11       11       11       Middlebury        16-8, 17-8       NESCAC       vs Williams in semifinal 3/1                                                               REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       SOUTH       1       1       1       Randolph-Macon       20-5, 20-5       ODAC       vs Hampden-Sydney in quarterfinal 2/28       SOUTH       6       3       2       Emory        17-7, 17-7       UAA       at Rochester 3/1       SOUTH       3       2       3       Virgina Wesleyan        18-6, 19-6       ODAC       vs Bridgewater in quarterfinal 2/28       SOUTH       2       4       4       Texas-Dallas        22-3, 22-3       ASC       vs East Texas Baptist in quarterfinal 2/28       SOUTH       4       5       5       Centre        17-3, 20-4       SAA       vs Berry in quarterfinal 2/28                            6       Birmingham-Southern       16-9, 16-9       SAA       vs Hendrix in quarterfinal 2/28       SOUTH       5       6       7       Guilford        17-8, 17-8       ODAC       vs Washington and Lee in quarterfinal 2/28                            8       Trinity (TX)       16-9, 16-9       SCAC       vs Texas Lutheran in quarterfinal 2/28                                                                                           DROPPING OUT                            SOUTH       7       7              Oglethorpe               SAA              SOUTH       n/a       8              Hardin-Simmons              ASC              SOUTH       8       n/a              Concordia (Texas)               ASC                                                                      REG       #1       #2       #3       TEAM        REC       CON        SCHEDULE       WEST       1       1       1       UW-Stevens Point        24-1, 24-1       WIAC       vs Platteville in semifinal 2/28       WEST       2       2       2       UW-Whitewater        22-3, 22-3       WIAC       vs La Crosse in semifinal 2/28       WEST       3       3       3       St. Thomas        21-4, 21-4       MIAC       vs Bethel in semifinal 2/28       WEST       5       4       4       St. Olaf        20-5, 20-5       MIAC       vs Gustavus Adolphus in semifinal 2/28       WEST       6       6       5       Whitworth        20-5, 20-5       NWC       WON vs Lewis and Clark 87-62; vs Puget Sound in Final 3/1       WEST       4       5       6       Dubuque        18-4, 21-4       IIAC       LOST vs Luther 87-83 in semifinal        WEST       9       n/a       7       C-M-S        17-3, 19-5       SCIAC       vs Cal Lutheran in semifinal 2/28       WEST       7       7       8       Pomona-Pitzer        18-5, 18-7       SCIAC       vs Chapman in semifinal 2/28       WEST       n/a       9       9       Augsburg       18-7, 18-7       MIAC       LOST vs Bethel 70-67 in quarterfinal                                                               DROP                            DROPPING OUT                            WEST       8       8              Colorado College               SCAC

[HOPEful]

Marrietta probably had to beat Mount Union in the finals for OAC to have a shot at getting two in, but now it seems like that unless Calvin beats Hope tomorrow, the GL region will be represented solely by Wilmington/John Caroll, Hope,  and 3 or 4 teams from the NCAC...

It will be interesting to see how the weekend pans out for IWU, Wooster, Wheaton, OWU, Carthage, DePauw, Augustana, and Wittenberg. Seems to me that the CCIW should be rooting hard for Wooster to take care of business this weekend and the NCAC will be doing the same with IWU...