Pool C

[Pat Coleman]

http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/2007/02/14/ncaa-regional-rankings-week-2/

[Pat Coleman]

"The final word from the NCAA's travel department...Hope to Carthage (and vice versa) is 199 miles."

Hope/Carthage is a regional game.

[fpc85]

I am unsure of the NCAA selction process...is it possible for the UAA to get 4 teams in? Which team would everyone consider a lock? Which is the team least likely to get in?

I beleive the 4 team in contention are:
Wash.
Chicago
Rochester
NYU
Brandeis

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think all five teams have a shot, but WashU, Chicago and Rochester are probably all in.

NYU and Brandeis will need to hope that most conference tournaments go as expected.

[diehardfan]

I beleive the 4 team in contention are:
Wash.
Chicago
Rochester
NYU
Brandeis

Actually that's 5 teams. 

And yeah, most of them are in contention... crazy!!!!

[Lefty]

Hey Pat....any QOWI update?  I am curious what this weekends games did to the QOWI.

Thanks!

[Pat Coleman]

Later tonight we'll run them through Sunday games.

[diehardfan]

Later tonight we'll run them through Sunday games.

What about now? Just kidding!

[Pat Coleman]

Trying to do my job.

[diehardfan]

Trying to do my job.

What kind of an excuse is that?  

[Pat Coleman]

Better than the one I'd have to give Wells Fargo if I had to pay my mortgage with my "paycheck" from D3sports.com.

[kiltedbryan]

Better than the one I'd have to give Wells Fargo if I had to pay my mortgage with my "paycheck" from D3sports.com.

You know, Pat, I think you really should have a sit-down with the site administrator to work out that compensation package.   

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah. I have an appointment with the Board of Director in April.

[hugenerd]

I think all five teams have a shot, but WashU, Chicago and Rochester are probably all in.

NYU and Brandeis will need to hope that most conference tournaments go as expected.

It is really difficult to compare NYU, Brandeis, and Rochester head to head (considering WashU and Chicago are locks to get in).  All three teams really havent had more than one bad loss (NYU and Brandeis both lost on the road to CMU).  Rochester's only losses have been to 23-2 Lake Erie, 20-5 St. John Fisher, and then all the rest have been to the other top 4 teams in the conference (Chicago twice, NYU, Brandeis, and WashU).  NYU has one bad loss (CMU), and the rest have been Brandeis, Chicago, Rochester, and WashU (which really shouldnt be considered a loss because the were outscored by 30 points at the FT line and only lost by 1 in OT).  Brandeis, similar to NYU, has the bad loss to CMU and then only losses to Chicago (twice), WashU, Rochester, and Amherst.  I think that Rochester will get in with a win at home against CMU and then the winner of the Brandeis-NYU game will most likely get the nod as well.  However, I think NYU needs the win much more than Brandeis because of their extremely weak out of conference schedule.  Brandeis has a chance either way with wins versus Rochester and WashU in the last few weeks, coupled with previous wins versus NYU and some good northeast region wins (Babson, Tufts, Elms, and a decent showing versus Amherst).

[diehardfan]

Yeah. I have an appointment with the Board of Director in April.

April says you deserve a raise.