Pool C

[7express]

The ONLY good thing about not being in pool c discussion (and that 1 good gets completely outweighed by the negatives don't get me wrong) is that when your team finishes the season 5-21 you don't have to fret whether or not their going to make the tournament, so you can just enjoy the show and not worry whether your going to see __________________(fill in school name here) on the 10 or 15 minute show.

[pjunito]

7, you are always postive!

I get to watch with nerves, trying to firgure out how far I will have to drive for a first round match-up.

[7express]

7, you are always postive!

I get to watch with nerves, trying to firgure out how far I will have to drive for a first round match-up.

Of course what I forgot to add to my original is its always better to just win the AQ because then you don't have to worry about whether your in or not, but tomorrow I'm just watching for enjoyment (slightly nervous for the womens selections, but since Western fell out of last weeks rankings and went 1-1 this week doubt we see them anyways).  I'll be watching to see, hopefully RIC (men) and USM (women) get good draws to hopefully be playing 2 weekends from now.

[pjunito]

The single game weekend will make things interesting I think; no longer trying to fit 4 teams at one site. Some teams may face tough first round opponents this year compared to previous years. But, I guess, once in the tournament teams will have to be prepared to face anyone and everyone.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Btw, with the 30 first round hosts, what effect, if any, will it have for hosting both a men's and women's first round??

I.e. could Amherst women host the first 2 rounds Friday & Saturday since the Amherst men (if they don't get a bye) would only be playing 1 game??
Catholic, Calvin 2 other schools that are probably in line to host a women's pod and a men's first round game.  I could probably come up with a few others, but those are the 3 main ones.

Calvin will almost certainly not host a women's pod.  DePauw, Ohio Northern, and Hope would all be in line before them, and the number of teams available to bus in just wouldn't justify a fourth host in such close proximity.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Btw, with the 30 first round hosts, what effect, if any, will it have for hosting both a men's and women's first round??

I.e. could Amherst women host the first 2 rounds Friday & Saturday since the Amherst men (if they don't get a bye) would only be playing 1 game??
Catholic, Calvin 2 other schools that are probably in line to host a women's pod and a men's first round game.  I could probably come up with a few others, but those are the 3 main ones.

I do think this is one of the big pluses of the format.  Two games on Friday (both women's) and then two on Saturday (one each) should be totally do able and not a problem.  Much better than 6 games (aka two pods).

Well... there are rules against having two pods... six games at one site... it doesn't happen. Last year Amherst hosted both... they could do it again. As could teams like Catholic, UW-Whitewater, Rochester and I am forgetting some others.

[sac]

I really don't think the seeding process will be any different, they will still use 'pods' and try to group teams into 500 mile clusters, they just won't call them pods.

No matter what the committee does they are likely looking at flying 3-5 teams into Salem for the Quarterfinals.  They will be especially conscious of limiting the opportunity for flights in the earlier rounds.

[KnightSlappy]

So I took a stab at bracketing by putting teams into clusters of eight (with the winners of each cluster headed to Salem). Seeding is roughly speaking:

1   Amherst
8   Fitchburg St.
4   Springfield
5   Brandeis
2   Rhode Island College
7   Dickinson
3   Catholic
6   Curry
   
1   St. Thomas
8   Northwestern (Minn.)
4   Wheaton (Ill.)
5   St. Norbert
2   Mary Hardin-Baylor
7   bye
3   Concordia (Texas)
6   Trinity (Texas)

1   WPI
8   Elms
4   Plattsburgh State
5   Stevens
2   Cortland State
7   Albertus Magnus
3   Middlebury
6   SUNY-Purchase
   
1   UW-Whitewater
8   Aurora
4   Rose-Hulman
5   Calvin
2   Washington U
7   Centre
3   Illinois Wesleyan
6   Spalding

1   Rochester
8   Morrisville State
4   Randolph-Macon
5   Albright
2   Whitworth
7   bye
3   Wooster
6   Ithaca
   
1   North Central (Ill.)
8   Penn State-Behrend
4   Transylvania
5   Redlands
2   UW-Stevens Point
7   Dubuque
3   Ohio Wesleyan
6   Marietta

1   Williams
8   Husson
4   Wesley
5   St. Vincent
2   Alvernia
7   Cabrini
3   MIT
6   Hobart
   
1   St. Marys (Md.)
8   Staten Island
4   Ramapo
5   Christopher Newport
2   Virginia Wesleyan
7   Delaware Valley
3   Emory
6   Hampden-Sydney

Could probably get more creative than this, but I did it rather quickly. Let me know if you see a first-round conference matchup that may have slipped by me.

[7express]

Here are my projections (note NOT in order they'll be selected):

Middlebury
Williams
Stevens Point
Rochester
Virginia Wesleyan
Wooster
Illinois Wesleyan
Plattsburgh
Hampden-Sydney
Mary Hardin Baylor
Wheaton (IL)
Wesley
MIT
Stevens
Old Westbury
Transy
Emory
Thomas More
Albright

Last 3 in:
Thomas More, Albright, Old Westbury
First 4 out:
Springfield, Rutgers-Newark, Brandeis, Augustana

I'm quoting this for tomorrow so I can't modify it tomorrow    I'm fairly confident in 17 of my 19 with Thomas More & Old Westbury in and Springfield & Brandeis out the ones I'm not confident in.

[Pat Coleman]

Spent way too much time trying to avoid ugly second-round matchups in the midwest. Here's our projected bracket:
http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2013/projected-mens-bracket

[Charles]

Spent way too much time trying to avoid ugly second-round matchups in the midwest. Here's our projected bracket:
http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2013/projected-mens-bracket

wow, what prep school in New England did you go to?

[algernon]

Is this the best link for the 12:30pm Selection Show?  http://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-men/d3

[AO]

Is this the best link for the 12:30pm Selection Show?  http://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-men/d3

not if you're a Whitewater fan.....

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Is this the best link for the 12:30pm Selection Show?  http://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-men/d3

not if you're a Whitewater fan.....

I can't believe they did that.  Wow.

[AO]

Is this the best link for the 12:30pm Selection Show?  http://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-men/d3

not if you're a Whitewater fan.....

I can't believe they did that.  Wow.

So instead of changing the picture to honor the defending champs, they just changed the year to 2010.  Why not throw in 2004 and 2005?  This should give everyone a lot of confidence in the upcoming pool C selections......