Pool C

[Greek Tragedy]

Atlantic Region
Done

East Region
Done

Great Lakes Region
Done

Mid-Atlantic Region
#7 Franklin and Marshall vs. Dickinson in CC final

Midwest Region
#3 Manchester vs. #4 Hanover in HCAC final

Northeast Region
#1 Williams vs. #2 Middlebury in NESCAC final
#3 WPI vs. MIT in NEWMAC final

South Region
#2 Randolph-Macon vs. Randolph in ODAC final
#4 Ferrum vs. #6 North Carolina Wesleyan in USAC final
#7 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. McMurry in ASC final

West Region
#2 St. Thomas vs. Gustavus Adolphus in MIAC final

[Greek Tragedy]

GREEN is Pool C candidate (Lost in conf. tourney-UAA does not have a conf. tourney)
BLUE secured a Pool A bid (Automatic qualifier)
CROSSED OUT is the conference leader (reg. season)



Atlantic Region
1 Ramapo 19-3 20-5 (NJAC):  LOST to Montclair State 67-64 in semis 
2 SUNY-Purchase 21-4 21-4 (SKY):  BEAT Old Westbury 85-74 in semis; BEAT St. Joseph's (L.I.) 81-66 in final
3 Kean 17-5 18-7 (NJAC):  LOST to NJCU 75-61 in semis
4 St. Joseph's (L.I.) 18-5 20-5 (SKY):  BEAT Mount Saint Vincent 68-60, BEAT Mount Saint Mary 78-75 OT in semis; LOST to SUNY-Purchase 81-66 in final
5 Mount Saint Mary 18-7 18-7 (SKY):  LOST to St. Joseph's (L.I.) 78-75 OT in semis


East Region
1 Oswego State 22-3 22-3 (SUNYAC):  BEAT Potsdam State 64-50 in quarterfinals, LOST Brockport State 74-70 in semis
2 Ithaca 19-5 20-5  (E8):  LOST to St. John Fisher 88-75 in semis
3 Rochester 19-3 20-4 (UAA):  LOST to Emory 83-72
4 Stevens 19-6 19-6 (E8):  LOST to Hartwick 76-73 in semis
5 Hobart 19-5 19-6 (LL):  LOST to Hamilton 62-60 in semis
6 Buffalo State 15-6 18-6 (SUNYAC):  BEAT Cortland State 75-56 in quarterfinals, BEAT Plattsburgh State 87-79 in semis; BEAT Brockport State 67-50 in final


Great Lakes Region
1 Wooster 20-2 23-2 (NCAC):  BEAT Allegheny 62-57 in quarterfinals, BEAT Ohio Wesleyan 70-62 in semis; BEAT Wittenberg 82-68 in final
2 Marietta 19-3 22-3 (OAC):  BEAT Wilmington 84-73 in quarterfinals, BEAT Heidelberg 70-55 in semis; BEAT John Carroll 88-85 in final
3 Penn State-Behrend 22-2 22-3 (AMCC):  BEAT Medaille 58-51 in semis; LOST to La Roche 55-53 in final 
4 Hope 15-2 19-6 (MIAA):   BEAT Alma 110-77 in quarterfinals, BEAT Adrian 63-45 in semis; BEAT Calvin in final 72-67
5 Thiel 15-3 18-6 (PrAC):  BEAT Waynesburg 73-63 in quarterfinals, BEAT Thomas More 78-65 in semis; LOST to Bethany 74-67 in final
6 Wabash 18-5 19-5 (NCAC):  BEAT Kenyon 72-61 in quarterfinals, LOST to Wittenberg 65-63 in semis


Middle Atlantic Region
1 La Roche 22-2 23-2 (AMCC):   BEAT Hilbert 86-69 in semis; BEAT Penn State-Behrend 55-53 in final
2 St. Mary's (Md.) 18-3 20-5 (CAC):  BEAT Mary Washington 79-57 in semis; BEAT Wesley 97-65 in final
3 Cabrini 20-5 20-5 (CSAC):  BEAT Neumann 79-76 in semis, BEAT Gwynedd-Mercy 92-70 in final
4 Gwynedd-Mercy 19-4 20-5 (CSAC):  BEAT Keystone 85-65 in semis, LOST to Cabrini 92-70 in final
5 Keystone 21-5 21-5 (CSAC):  LOST to Gwynedd-Mercy 85-65 in semis
6 Lebanon Valley 17-6 19-6 (MACC):  BEAT Widener 58-56 in semis, LOST to Alvernia in final 57-55
7 Franklin and Marshall 18-5 20-5 (CC):  BEAT Haverford 71-62 in semis; plays Dickinson in final 2/27
8 DeSales 16-7 18-7 (MACF): BEAT Misericordia 78-69 in semis, LOST to Delaware Valley 79-58 in final
9 Wesley 15-5 16-9 (CAC):  BEAT Salisbury 75-74 in semis; LOST to St. Mary's (Md.) 97-65 in final


Midwest Region
1 Concordia (Wis.) 20-2 22-3 (NATH):  LOST to Edgewood 95-89 in semis
2 Augustana 21-2 22-2 (CCIW):   BEAT Wheaton 73-58 in semis; BEAT Illinois Wesleyan 76-52 in final
3 Manchester 18-5 19-6 (HCAC):  BEAT Transylvania 68-65 in semis; plays Hanover in final 2/27 
4 Hanover 18-6 18-6 (HCAC):  BEAT Anderson 62-50 in semis; plays Manchester in final 2/27
5 Anderson 15-7 17-8 (HCAC):  BEAT Bluffton 75-60 in quarterfinals; LOST to Hanover 62-50 in semis
6 Milwaukee Engineering 18-6 19-6 (NATH):  LOST to Aurora 72-67 in quarterfinals
7 Benedictine 17-6 18-7 (NATH):  BEAT Rockford 91-76 in quarterfinals, BEAT Aurora 71-60 in semis; BEAT Edgewood in final 70-59 
8 St. Norbert 18-5 18-5 (MWC):  BEAT Ripon 75-52 in semis; BEAT Grinnell in final 89-67


Northeast Region
1 Williams 21-1 23-1 (NESCAC): BEAT Trinity (Conn.) in semis 79-69; plays Middlebury in final 2/27
2 Middlebury 20-1 23-1 (NESCAC):  BEAT Amherst 67-67 in semis; plays Williams in final 2/27
3 WPI 21-3 21-4 (NEWMAC):  BEAT Coast Guard 62-51 in semis; plays MIT in final 2/27
4 Becker 22-3 22-3 (NECC):  BEAT Newbury 84-75 in semis; LOST Elms 79-65 in final 
5 Amherst 21-2 22-2 (NESCAC):  LOST to Middlebury 67-61 in semis
6 Western Connecticut State 20-4 21-4 (LEC):  LOST Eastern Connecticut State 94-70 in semis
7 Rhode Island College 17-7 17-7 (LEC):   BEAT Keene State 102-92 2OT in semis; BEAT Eastern Connecticut Sate 62-49 in final
8 Elms 16-6 18-7 (NECC):  BEAT Southern Vermont 88-73 in semis; BEAT Becker 79-65 in final
9 Eastern Connecticut State 15-7 17-8 (LEC):  BEAT Western Connecticut State 94-70 in semis; LOST to Rhode Island College 62-49 in final   
10 Brandeis 16-8 16-8 (UAA):  LOST to NYU 70-54
11 Roger Williams 17-8 17-8 (CCC):  LOST to Endicott 71-68 in CCC quarterfinals


South Region
1 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3 22-3 (ODAC):  BEAT Washington and Lee 98-78  in quarterfinals; LOST to Randolph 80-76 in semis
2 Randolph-Macon 20-4 21-4 (ODAC):  BEAT Roanoke 63-56 in quarterfinals; BEAT Eastern Mennonite 90-79 in semis; plays Randolph in final 2/27
3 Texas-Dallas 19-4 20-5 (ASC):   BEAT Concordia (Texas) 85-70 in quarterfinals; LOST to Mary Hardin-Baylor 77-69 in semis
4 Ferrum 18-4 21-4 (USAC):  BEAT Christopher Newport 87-81 in semis; plays North Carolina Wesleyan in final 2/27
5 Eastern Mennonite 15-4 21-4 (ODAC):  BEAT Hampden-Sydney 76-75 in quarterfinals; LOST to Randolph-Macon 90-79 in semis
6 North Carolina Wesleyan 14-4 19-6 (USAC): BEAT Greensboro 86-69 in semis; plays Ferrum in finals 2/27
7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 19-6 19-6 (ASC): BEAT Texas-Tyler 73-68 in quarterfinals; BEAT Texas-Dallas 77-69 in semis; plays McMurry in ASC final 2/27   
8 Emory 18-5 19-5 (UAA):  BEAT Rochester 83-72

West Region
1 Whitworth 24-1 24-1 (NWC):  BEAT Pacific Lutheran 74-63 in semis; BEAT Whitman 74-50 in final
2 St. Thomas 21-3 22-3 (MIAC): BEAT Hamline 78-70in semis; plays Gustavus Adolphus in final 2/27
3 UW-Stevens Point 21-3 22-3 (WIAC): BEAT Superior 84-52 in semis; BEAT River Falls 79-56 in final
4 Chapman 14-1 21-3 (IND):  BEAT La Sierra 61-56, BEAT Univ. of Dallas 73-43
5 Carleton 18-5 18-7 (MIAC):  LOST to Gustavus Adolphus 70-64 in semis
6 UW-River Falls 17-5 19-6 (WIAC):  BEAT Platteville 69-60 in semis; LOST Stevens Point 79-56 in final
7 Whitman 13-5 18-7 (NWC):  BEAT Lewis and Clark 79-76 in semis; LOST to Whitworth 74-50 in final
8 Lewis and Clark 12-5 18-7 (NWC):  LOST to Whitman 79-76 in semis
9 UW-Whitewater 16-8 17-8 (WIAC):  LOST to Superior 78-72 in quarterfinals

[njachoopsfan]

Pat - Ramapo is #1 in their region but lost in the opening round of their tournament, what are their chances of hosting...

[Ralph Turner]

Out of the "Top 25" on Knightslappy's power index, there were about 5-6 real upsets that really hurt the field:

-- Concordia WI   Benedictine/NATHC
-- Becker  -- Elms/NECC
-- VWC, if Randolph wins the ODAC
-- Oswego State's loss -- Buffalo State earned the Pool A from the SUNYAC
-- Ithaca  -- but which team earning the E8 Pool A bid (SJF or Hartwick) damages Ithaca more, so that they fall farther in the rankings of Pool C?
-- Ramapo -- NJCU/NJAC
-- WPI -- MIT/NEWMAC

[Jon]

If F&M wins, who is the first Mid-Atlantic Pool C consideration?

[Bengalsrule]

Does anyone know when the final regional rankings come out today???

[nwhoops1903]

18 Pool C bids will be handed out.  Ralph is correct in saying you



can name some safe teams for Pool C.

MY 8 this morning (are not in order of anything):

1.  MID/Williams loser
2.  Ramapo
3.  Oswego St.
4.  Penn St. Behrend
5.  Concordia Wisc.
6.  Virginia Wesleyan
7.  Amherst
8.  Gwenedd- Mercy

There are 9 more C's to be given and as many as 4 "safe C's" awarded if those teams lose today.  I think we have half upsets and I predict the next 7 strongest C bids will compete with each other.

Who are the next 15 competing, assuming you accept my first 9?

D (5) hour drive, check in later.

[Pat Coleman]

Does anyone know when the final regional rankings come out today???

We don't know for sure that they do.

[UMHBPROF]

Will UTD stay ahead of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Regional Rankings/Pool C? They are both 21-6 and UMHB is 2-0 against them including a win on UTD's home floor yesterday.

[carletonsid]

18 Pool C bids will be handed out.  Ralph is correct in saying you can name some safe teams for Pool C.

MY 8 this morning (are not in order of anything):
1.  MID/Williams loser
2.  Ramapo
3.  Oswego St.
4.  Penn St. Behrend
5.  Concordia Wisc.
6.  Virginia Wesleyan
7.  Amherst
8.  Gwenedd- Mercy

There are 9 more C's to be given and as many as 4 "safe C's" awarded if those teams lose today.  I think we have half upsets and I predict the next 7 strongest C bids will compete with each other.

Who are the next 15 competing, assuming you accept my first 9?

I have Becker,  Western Conn. and Ithaca on my "lock" list. I also have GMC, but I'm not totally sold on the Griffins being a lock. Outstanding region win pct., but very weak SOS and record vs. ranked teams. Obviously, those numbers will change to account for the past week and we won't know those numbers. With that said I think GMC will get in, just not sure it's a "lock."

Sure I'm leaving someone out, but here's what I've got. Obviously, if some of these lost (St. Thomas, Randolph-Macon) they move to that "lock" position. I think Ferrum/NC Wesleyan loser is an interesting case, and I think if F&M loses it isn't a lock, either.

Carleton
Eastern Mennonite
Ferrum  (moves to Pool A by beating NC Wesleyan)
Franklin & Marshall  (moves to Pool A by beating Dickinson)
Hanover  (moves to Pool A by beating Manchester)
Hobart
Kean
Keystone
Manchester (moves to Pool A by beating Hanover)
Medaille
NC Wesleyan (moves to Pool A by beating Ferrum)
St. Thomas (moves to Pool A by beating Gustavus)
Stevens
Thiel
UT-Dallas
Wabash
UW-River Falls
Witt
WPI (could move to Pool A with win in NEWMAC Finals today)

[algernon]

Will UTD stay ahead of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Regional Rankings/Pool C? They are both 21-6 and UMHB is 2-0 against them including a win on UTD's home floor yesterday.

I think that Dallas has only 5 losses.

[Ralph Turner]

Will UTD stay ahead of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Regional Rankings/Pool C? They are both 21-6 and UMHB is 2-0 against them including a win on UTD's home floor yesterday.

I think that Dallas has only 5 losses.

However, if McMurry moves into the final (and unseen) Regional Ranking with an ASC Championship, then that will give UTD another "loss versus a regionally ranked team". (McMurry beat UTD in the regular season).
UMHB would pick up 1 win and 2 losses versus McMurry (21-7/20-6 in-region)

[magicman]

Middlebury defeats Williams 63-54 to win the NESCAC Pool A bid. 

[frodotwo]

Looks like another lower echelon Pool C team will lose out as MIT is up 15 over WPI with less than 2 minutes left.

[Hugenerd]

I am at the game as I type this. WPI did MIT a favor by playing Carr, he hobbled around for 25 minutes to the tune of 4 points and 2 rebounds. They were probably better off playing someone healthy.

3rd NCAA appearance in a row for MIT.