Pool C

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The grind of conference play is in full gear. Nothing beats a team up or reveals how good one is like the grind of conference play.

Thursday night on Hoopsville we take a look at the grind and how teams are surviving, surprising, and even impressing as the holidays and the break quickly become a distant memory in the rear view mirror.

The first of the season's "WBCA Center Court" segments also debuts with the dedication of one coach off the court and with her family. UW-Platteville women's coach Megan Wilson talks about her daughter's battle with cancer and the decision to step away from coaching to help her daughter fight.

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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Pat McKenzie, No. 11 St. John's men's coach
- Ben Stachowski, No. 20 Wabash men's senior guard
- Alyssa Polosky, No. 14 SUNY Geneseo women's head coach
- Megan Willson, UW-Platteville women's head coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Trevor Woodruff, No. 3 Scranton women's head coach

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[fantastic50]

Great way of looking at this ... thanks!

When it comes to head-to-head results, I think the committee might look at it like this:

3-0 extremely meaningful, will almost certainly jump (or drop) a team even if they're otherwise separated
2-0 very meaningful, will almost certainly jump a team if they're otherwise close
1-0 somewhat meaningful, will break ties but might not jump a team even if they're otherwise close.
2-1 only slightly meaningful, will only break the narrowest of ties.
1-1 obviously not meaningful, will not break a tie

[Gregory Sager]

When it comes to head-to-head results, I think the committee might look at it like this:

3-0 extremely meaningful, will almost certainly jump (or drop) a team even if they're otherwise separated
2-0 very meaningful, will almost certainly jump a team if they're otherwise close
1-0 somewhat meaningful, will break ties but might not jump a team even if they're otherwise close.
2-1 only slightly meaningful, will only break the narrowest of ties.
1-1 obviously not meaningful, will not break a tie
2-2 Calvin and Hope are having another one of those incestuous seasons

FTFY

[fantastic50]

Instead of looking at hypothetical regional rankings this week, here is a projection of how many future regular-season losses it would take to put a given team squarely onto the bubble, assuming that they don't win an automatic berth via conference tournament. 

Where a range is listed (e.g. 3-4), the team currently appears on the right side of the bubble with the smaller number of additional losses (3), and on the wrong side with the bigger number.  Except in the UAA, which has no conference tournament, these numbers assume an additional loss for each team in failing to win the conference title.

Four teams (Williams, Augie, NWU, & Whitman) look strong enough that my sims can't give a good scenario for them ending up on the bubble.  While they can't lose all of their remaining games and still get in, they seem unlikely to lose enough to be in that situation.

Northeast region
Williams (15-0, 4-0 NESCAC, 1.000 WP, 0.559 SOS) likely in
Hamilton (14-1, 2-1 NESCAC, 0.933 WP, 0.538 SOS) 4
MIT (13-2, 3-1 NEWMAC, 0.867 WP, 0.553 SOS) 4
Nichols (14-2, 6-1 CCC, 0.875 WP, 0.522 SOS) 3-4
Amherst (12-2, 2-1 NESCAC, 0.857 WP, 0.469 SOS) 3
Babson (11-4, 4-0 NEWMAC, 0.733 WP, 0.547 SOS) 3
Eastern_Connecticut (12-3, 6-1 LEC, 0.800 WP, 0.553 SOS) 2-3
Wesleyan (11-4, 3-1 NESCAC, 0.733 WP, 0.669 SOS) 2-3
Colby (11-4, 1-2 NESCAC, 0.733 WP, 0.491 SOS) 2
Gordon (15-1, 7-0 CCC, 0.938 WP, 0.503 SOS) 1-2
Middlebury (11-5, 2-2 NESCAC, 0.688 WP, 0.553 SOS) 1-2
WPI (11-4, 2-2 NEWMAC, 0.733 WP, 0.565 SOS) 1-2
Endicott (11-5, 4-3 CCC, 0.688 WP, 0.561 SOS) 1

East region
Oswego_State (11-2, 6-0 SUNYAC, 0.846 WP, 0.505 SOS) 4
Plattsburgh_State (12-2, 6-1 SUNYAC, 0.857 WP, 0.538 SOS) 4
Rochester (11-3, 1-2 UAA, 0.786 WP, 0.546 SOS) 3-4
Brockport (10-4, 6-1 SUNYAC, 0.714 WP, 0.597 SOS) 3
Cortland (10-2, 4-2 SUNYAC, 0.833 WP, 0.462 SOS) 2

Atlantic region
New_Jersey_City (12-4, 7-2 NJAC, 0.750 WP, 0.554 SOS) 3
Ramapo (11-5, 5-4 NJAC, 0.688 WP, 0.598 SOS) 2-3
Rowan (11-4, 6-3 NJAC, 0.733 WP, 0.553 SOS) 2-3
Montclair_State (11-5, 6-3 NJAC, 0.688 WP, 0.547 SOS) 2
William_Paterson (10-6, 5-4 NJAC, 0.625 WP, 0.560 SOS) 1

Mid-Atlantic region
Salisbury (13-2, 3-1 CAC, 0.867 WP, 0.553 SOS) 5
Christopher_Newport (13-2, 3-1 CAC, 0.867 WP, 0.548 SOS) 4
Swarthmore (13-2, 6-2 CC, 0.867 WP, 0.558 SOS) 3-4
Arcadia (13-2, 7-0 MACC, 0.867 WP, 0.549 SOS) 3
Mary_Washington (11-4, 3-1 CAC, 0.733 WP, 0.580 SOS) 3
Scranton (13-2, 2-2 LAND, 0.867 WP, 0.518 SOS) 2-3
Drew (12-3, 4-0 LAND, 0.800 WP, 0.517 SOS) 2
Johns_Hopkins (10-5, 7-1 CC, 0.667 WP, 0.573 SOS) 2
York_(Pa.) (10-5, 3-1 CAC, 0.667 WP, 0.546 SOS) 2
Moravian (10-5, 3-1 LAND, 0.667 WP, 0.531 SOS) 1

South region
Randolph-Macon (14-2, 6-1 ODAC, 0.875 WP, 0.540 SOS) 3-4
Emory (10-4, 1-2 UAA, 0.714 WP, 0.579 SOS) 3
Lynchburg (15-1, 6-1 ODAC, 0.938 WP, 0.513 SOS) 3
Washington_and_Lee (12-4, 5-2 ODAC, 0.750 WP, 0.559 SOS) 2-3
Centre (11-3, 4-1 SAA, 0.786 WP, 0.541 SOS) 1-2
Guilford (11-5, 5-2 ODAC, 0.688 WP, 0.540 SOS) 1
Louisiana_College (13-2, 6-1 ASC, 0.867 WP, 0.497 SOS) 1
Roanoke (12-4, 5-2 ODAC, 0.750 WP, 0.484 SOS) 1
Mary_Hardin-Baylor (13-4, 4-4 ASC, 0.765 WP, 0.514 SOS) 0
Texas-Dallas (11-3, 6-2 ASC, 0.786 WP, 0.491 SOS) 0

Great Lakes region
Marietta (13-2, 7-1 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.542 SOS) 5
Capital (13-2, 8-0 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.570 SOS) 4
Wooster (12-3, 7-1 NCAC, 0.800 WP, 0.566 SOS) 4
Wabash (12-1, 8-0 NCAC, 0.923 WP, 0.507 SOS) 3-4
Mount_Union (13-2, 7-1 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.488 SOS) 2
Wittenberg (10-4, 5-3 NCAC, 0.714 WP, 0.545 SOS) 2
La_Roche (14-2, 9-0 AMCC, 0.875 WP, 0.513 SOS) 0

Central region
Augustana (15-1, 7-0 CCIW, 0.938 WP, 0.532 SOS) likely in
UW-Oshkosh (14-1, 4-0 WIAC, 0.933 WP, 0.512 SOS) 5
UW-Stevens_Point (11-3, 3-1 WIAC, 0.786 WP, 0.602 SOS) 4
Chicago (10-4, 3-0 UAA, 0.714 WP, 0.588 SOS) 3-4
UW-La_Crosse (11-4, 4-0 WIAC, 0.733 WP, 0.572 SOS) 3-4
Wheaton_(Ill.) (12-4, 5-2 CCIW, 0.750 WP, 0.577 SOS) 3
North_Central_(Ill.) (13-3, 5-2 CCIW, 0.813 WP, 0.529 SOS) 2
Illinois_Wesleyan (10-6, 3-4 CCIW, 0.625 WP, 0.579 SOS) 1

West region
Nebraska_Wesleyan (15-0, 6-0 ARC, 1.000 WP, 0.600 SOS) likely in
Whitman (14-1, 6-0 NWC, 0.933 WP, 0.590 SOS) likely in
St._Thomas (12-1, 8-0 MIAC, 0.923 WP, 0.533 SOS) 5
St._John's (13-1, 9-0 MIAC, 0.929 WP, 0.532 SOS) 4
Whitworth (13-2, 5-1 NWC, 0.867 WP, 0.528 SOS) 3
Augsburg (9-4, 6-3 MIAC, 0.692 WP, 0.548 SOS) 1
Linfield (9-4, 4-2 NWC, 0.692 WP, 0.510 SOS) 1
Pomona-Pitzer (12-1, 7-0 SCIAC, 0.923 WP, 0.483 SOS) 1

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Hope you didn't decide to take a night off or two from games? You would have missed some important results. While Wednesdays and Saturdays tend to be the big "nights" of any week in Division III, games on any night could have major ramifications.

The algebra this time of year is both simple and complicated. Conference schedules, for the most part, have moved into the second half and teams seeing teams a second time sometimes have an advantage. Rivals, of course, have an advantage. There are also distractions as some teams have been sitting on mostly empty campuses for several weeks and may be bored. Or second semester classes are beginning and changes to schedules can be an abrupt adjustment. There are also long road trips that can take a team's focus. Plus, the weather. Yeah, Mother Nature loves changing things around.

All of it can lead to upsets or strange outcomes. From blowouts to close battles. On any night, you are bound to see something you will be chatting about the next day.

Thursday's show includes guests from a couple of the hottest teams in men's basketball: Capital and Swarthmore. We also hear from an island squad and find out if the Whitman women's upset of George Fox should have been a surprise. And Springfield's Naomi Graves chats about how the U.S. Marine Corps has helped her coach and preach diversity.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Thursday's show starting LIVE at 7:00 p.m. ET. in the video player above. If you miss any of the show, you can always watch it On Demand or listen to the audio-only podcast to the right (available shortly after the show goes off air).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to hoopsville@d3hoops.com or use any of the social media options.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Damon Goodwin, No. 20 Capital men's coach
- Michelle Frentz, No. 24 Whitman women's coach
- Naomi Graves, Springfield women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Landry Kosmalski, No. 10 Swarthmore men's coach

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[Titan Q]

Instead of looking at hypothetical regional rankings this week, here is a projection of how many future regular-season losses it would take to put a given team squarely onto the bubble, assuming that they don't win an automatic berth via conference tournament. 

Where a range is listed (e.g. 3-4), the team currently appears on the right side of the bubble with the smaller number of additional losses (3), and on the wrong side with the bigger number.  Except in the UAA, which has no conference tournament, these numbers assume an additional loss for each team in failing to win the conference title.

Four teams (Williams, Augie, NWU, & Whitman) look strong enough that my sims can't give a good scenario for them ending up on the bubble.  While they can't lose all of their remaining games and still get in, they seem unlikely to lose enough to be in that situation.

Northeast region
Williams (15-0, 4-0 NESCAC, 1.000 WP, 0.559 SOS) likely in
Hamilton (14-1, 2-1 NESCAC, 0.933 WP, 0.538 SOS) 4
MIT (13-2, 3-1 NEWMAC, 0.867 WP, 0.553 SOS) 4
Nichols (14-2, 6-1 CCC, 0.875 WP, 0.522 SOS) 3-4
Amherst (12-2, 2-1 NESCAC, 0.857 WP, 0.469 SOS) 3
Babson (11-4, 4-0 NEWMAC, 0.733 WP, 0.547 SOS) 3
Eastern_Connecticut (12-3, 6-1 LEC, 0.800 WP, 0.553 SOS) 2-3
Wesleyan (11-4, 3-1 NESCAC, 0.733 WP, 0.669 SOS) 2-3
Colby (11-4, 1-2 NESCAC, 0.733 WP, 0.491 SOS) 2
Gordon (15-1, 7-0 CCC, 0.938 WP, 0.503 SOS) 1-2
Middlebury (11-5, 2-2 NESCAC, 0.688 WP, 0.553 SOS) 1-2
WPI (11-4, 2-2 NEWMAC, 0.733 WP, 0.565 SOS) 1-2
Endicott (11-5, 4-3 CCC, 0.688 WP, 0.561 SOS) 1

East region
Oswego_State (11-2, 6-0 SUNYAC, 0.846 WP, 0.505 SOS) 4
Plattsburgh_State (12-2, 6-1 SUNYAC, 0.857 WP, 0.538 SOS) 4
Rochester (11-3, 1-2 UAA, 0.786 WP, 0.546 SOS) 3-4
Brockport (10-4, 6-1 SUNYAC, 0.714 WP, 0.597 SOS) 3
Cortland (10-2, 4-2 SUNYAC, 0.833 WP, 0.462 SOS) 2

Atlantic region
New_Jersey_City (12-4, 7-2 NJAC, 0.750 WP, 0.554 SOS) 3
Ramapo (11-5, 5-4 NJAC, 0.688 WP, 0.598 SOS) 2-3
Rowan (11-4, 6-3 NJAC, 0.733 WP, 0.553 SOS) 2-3
Montclair_State (11-5, 6-3 NJAC, 0.688 WP, 0.547 SOS) 2
William_Paterson (10-6, 5-4 NJAC, 0.625 WP, 0.560 SOS) 1

Mid-Atlantic region
Salisbury (13-2, 3-1 CAC, 0.867 WP, 0.553 SOS) 5
Christopher_Newport (13-2, 3-1 CAC, 0.867 WP, 0.548 SOS) 4
Swarthmore (13-2, 6-2 CC, 0.867 WP, 0.558 SOS) 3-4
Arcadia (13-2, 7-0 MACC, 0.867 WP, 0.549 SOS) 3
Mary_Washington (11-4, 3-1 CAC, 0.733 WP, 0.580 SOS) 3
Scranton (13-2, 2-2 LAND, 0.867 WP, 0.518 SOS) 2-3
Drew (12-3, 4-0 LAND, 0.800 WP, 0.517 SOS) 2
Johns_Hopkins (10-5, 7-1 CC, 0.667 WP, 0.573 SOS) 2
York_(Pa.) (10-5, 3-1 CAC, 0.667 WP, 0.546 SOS) 2
Moravian (10-5, 3-1 LAND, 0.667 WP, 0.531 SOS) 1

South region
Randolph-Macon (14-2, 6-1 ODAC, 0.875 WP, 0.540 SOS) 3-4
Emory (10-4, 1-2 UAA, 0.714 WP, 0.579 SOS) 3
Lynchburg (15-1, 6-1 ODAC, 0.938 WP, 0.513 SOS) 3
Washington_and_Lee (12-4, 5-2 ODAC, 0.750 WP, 0.559 SOS) 2-3
Centre (11-3, 4-1 SAA, 0.786 WP, 0.541 SOS) 1-2
Guilford (11-5, 5-2 ODAC, 0.688 WP, 0.540 SOS) 1
Louisiana_College (13-2, 6-1 ASC, 0.867 WP, 0.497 SOS) 1
Roanoke (12-4, 5-2 ODAC, 0.750 WP, 0.484 SOS) 1
Mary_Hardin-Baylor (13-4, 4-4 ASC, 0.765 WP, 0.514 SOS) 0
Texas-Dallas (11-3, 6-2 ASC, 0.786 WP, 0.491 SOS) 0

Great Lakes region
Marietta (13-2, 7-1 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.542 SOS) 5
Capital (13-2, 8-0 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.570 SOS) 4
Wooster (12-3, 7-1 NCAC, 0.800 WP, 0.566 SOS) 4
Wabash (12-1, 8-0 NCAC, 0.923 WP, 0.507 SOS) 3-4
Mount_Union (13-2, 7-1 OAC, 0.867 WP, 0.488 SOS) 2
Wittenberg (10-4, 5-3 NCAC, 0.714 WP, 0.545 SOS) 2
La_Roche (14-2, 9-0 AMCC, 0.875 WP, 0.513 SOS) 0

Central region
Augustana (15-1, 7-0 CCIW, 0.938 WP, 0.532 SOS) likely in
UW-Oshkosh (14-1, 4-0 WIAC, 0.933 WP, 0.512 SOS) 5
UW-Stevens_Point (11-3, 3-1 WIAC, 0.786 WP, 0.602 SOS) 4
Chicago (10-4, 3-0 UAA, 0.714 WP, 0.588 SOS) 3-4
UW-La_Crosse (11-4, 4-0 WIAC, 0.733 WP, 0.572 SOS) 3-4
Wheaton_(Ill.) (12-4, 5-2 CCIW, 0.750 WP, 0.577 SOS) 3
North_Central_(Ill.) (13-3, 5-2 CCIW, 0.813 WP, 0.529 SOS) 2
Illinois_Wesleyan (10-6, 3-4 CCIW, 0.625 WP, 0.579 SOS) 1

West region
Nebraska_Wesleyan (15-0, 6-0 ARC, 1.000 WP, 0.600 SOS) likely in
Whitman (14-1, 6-0 NWC, 0.933 WP, 0.590 SOS) likely in
St._Thomas (12-1, 8-0 MIAC, 0.923 WP, 0.533 SOS) 5
St._John's (13-1, 9-0 MIAC, 0.929 WP, 0.532 SOS) 4
Whitworth (13-2, 5-1 NWC, 0.867 WP, 0.528 SOS) 3
Augsburg (9-4, 6-3 MIAC, 0.692 WP, 0.548 SOS) 1
Linfield (9-4, 4-2 NWC, 0.692 WP, 0.510 SOS) 1
Pomona-Pitzer (12-1, 7-0 SCIAC, 0.923 WP, 0.483 SOS) 1

Great stuff as always!

[Mr. Ypsi]

fantastic50, love the analysis.  But one thing I found quite jarring: the top of the Great Lakes.  Marietta and Capital have identical W-L records, Capital has a fairly significant advantage in SOS (AND the h-to-h win), yet you have Marietta on top and in better shape of staying above the bubble.  Could you elaborate?

[fantastic50]

fantastic50, love the analysis.  But one thing I found quite jarring: the top of the Great Lakes.  Marietta and Capital have identical W-L records, Capital has a fairly significant advantage in SOS (AND the h-to-h win), yet you have Marietta on top and in better shape of staying above the bubble.  Could you elaborate?

Great question.  My numbers show Marietta likely ending up with a better SOS (.553 vs .541) by season's end than Capital.  Perhaps this has to do with which teams each has played (or played twice) in conference games so far?

Capital was upset by a very weak Otterbein last night, so if Marietta wasn't already in better shape than Capital, they will be now.

[Fifth and Putnam]

fantastic50, love the analysis.  But one thing I found quite jarring: the top of the Great Lakes.  Marietta and Capital have identical W-L records, Capital has a fairly significant advantage in SOS (AND the h-to-h win), yet you have Marietta on top and in better shape of staying above the bubble.  Could you elaborate?

Great question.  My numbers show Marietta likely ending up with a better SOS (.553 vs .541) by season's end than Capital.  Perhaps this has to do with which teams each has played (or played twice) in conference games so far?

Capital was upset by a very weak Otterbein last night, so if Marietta wasn't already in better shape than Capital, they will be now.

Capital lost to Heidelberg last night, which is a bit better than Otterbein and a very tricky game when you're at Tiffin (Marietta escaped there with a 2 point victory).

Looking at the two now, I see them on fairly equal standing...Capital has the extra loss but the head to head win. Lots of basketball to be played however and all of these numbers will look different by the time we flip the calendar over to February. Great work as always Fantastic.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Milestones, upsets, underdogs, under the radar, and giving back ... that's what's on tap for Sunday's Hoopsville.

While in the conference grind, there are always results people don't expect. Whether an upset or a team flying under the radar finally pops up on everyone's radar, there are games and teams worth paying attention to outside the usual suspects. But even the top teams in the country have a story to tell.

On Sunday's episode, we will learn what it's like to be on the top team in the country, how a team can still fly under the radar with big results in on a difficult conference, how another team has emerged that no one was expecting on top of another competitive conference, how one of the top conferences in the county ticks and how the races there may turn out, and the importance of giving back to the community especially in honor of one of the country's greatest leaders.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Sunday's show will air live starting at 7:00 p.m. ET here: http://bit.ly/2HoPIZf (and simulcast on Facebook Live and Periscope).

Oh ... and the show is definitely going to see some "overtime" tonight.

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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Hillary Scott, No. 17 Lynchburg men's coach
- Joe Crispin, Rowan men's coach
- Tim McDonald, Cabrini men's coach (NABC Coach's Corner)
- Chris Martin, CCIW Commissioner
- Abby Kelly, No. 1 Bowdoin senior guard
- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com lead columnist (Top 25 Double-Take)

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The NCAA votes on a new Board of Governors composition this evening. All three divisions have to approve plan. This gives Division III an opportunity (w/Division II) to leverage for something better.

I have a couple of ideas, if it's not too late: bit.ly/2Huo4tV

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Suddenly the end of January is upon us! Where has the season gone? We are past the halfway point, conference action is now in it's second go-around (for most), and the matter of regional rankings and conference tournaments is becoming more real.

Teams who have had unbelievable starts, but have not faltered, are now in the spotlight. The question is no longer "can they keep this up?" But rather, the question has become, "how did they get this good?" Tonight, we ask versions of that last question.

Thursday on Hoopsville, We will hear from St. Thomas who hasn't been the MIAC dominator the last few years, but is back on top in a far more competitive conference. Oswego men have already knocked the SUNYAC boss, Plattsburgh off the pedestal. And Southern Virginia women have startled the entire conference. We find out how a first-year coach with no Division III experience has shocked everyone.

Plus, we chat with Oberlin's women's coach who has not only preached diversity, but created an environment for his program and the conference that reiterates open and safe environments. It has also thrust the team high into the NCAC race.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Thursday's edition will air live starting at 7:00 p.m. ET here: http://bit.ly/2FXlhXN (or via Facebook Live and Periscope simulcasts).

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Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- John Tauer, No. 7 St. Thomas men's coach
- Jason Leone, Oswego State men's coach
- Kerry Jenkins, Oberlin women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Matt Wardenburg, Southern Virginia women's coach
- James Wagner, CSAC Assistant Commissioner (NCAA Convention report)

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[fantastic50]

Here's how I see the Pool C race, one month from Selection Monday...

Already in, barring a monumental collapse
(A) Nebraska_Wesleyan (18-0, 9-0 ARC, SOS 0.588) proj. 0.926 / 0.576 / 4-1
(A) Whitman (16-1, 8-0 NWC, SOS 0.579) proj. 0.889 / 0.564 / 4-2
(A) Williams (16-2, 4-1 NESCAC, SOS 0.577) proj. 0.808 / 0.594 / 5-4
(A) Augustana (18-1, 10-0 CCIW, SOS 0.542) proj. 0.889 / 0.541 / 5-2
(A) UW-Oshkosh (17-1, 7-0 WIAC, SOS 0.537) proj. 0.852 / 0.554 / 5-3

In solid position
(A) Marietta (16-2, 10-1 OAC, SOS 0.548) proj. 0.821 / 0.551 / 4-3
(A) St._Thomas (16-1, 12-0 MIAC, SOS 0.541) proj. 0.885 / 0.535 / 2-2
(A) Christopher_Newport (16-2, 6-1 CAC, SOS 0.542) proj. 0.846 / 0.547 / 3-3
(A) Randolph-Macon (17-2, 9-1 ODAC, SOS 0.531) proj. 0.852 / 0.531 / 4-3
(C#1) Wesleyan (14-4, 4-1 NESCAC, SOS 0.618) proj. 0.731 / 0.601 / 4-6
(A) MIT (16-2, 6-1 NEWMAC, SOS 0.544) proj. 0.815 / 0.549 / 2-2
(C#2) Amherst (14-2, 2-1 NESCAC, SOS 0.507) proj. 0.800 / 0.555 / 4-4
(C#3) Loras (15-4, 7-3 ARC, SOS 0.595) proj. 0.741 / 0.582 / 2-4
(A) Nichols (17-2, 9-1 CCC, SOS 0.523) proj. 0.852 / 0.520 / 3-3
(C#4) Wooster (15-3, 10-1 NCAC, SOS 0.544) proj. 0.786 / 0.544 / 3-4
(A) Wabash (15-1, 11-0 NCAC, SOS 0.505) proj. 0.846 / 0.529 / 3-2
(C#5) Hamilton (15-1, 2-1 NESCAC, SOS 0.533) proj. 0.840 / 0.547 / 2-3
(A) Swarthmore (14-3, 7-3 CC, SOS 0.559) proj. 0.808 / 0.536 / 3-2

Bubble-in
(A) Oswego_State (14-2, 9-0 SUNYAC, SOS 0.521) proj. 0.808 / 0.532 / 5-3
(A) Rowan (14-4, 9-3 NJAC, SOS 0.549) proj. 0.731 / 0.548 / 5-4
(C#6) St._John's (14-3, 10-2 MIAC, SOS 0.533) proj. 0.808 / 0.540 / 2-3
(C#7) Lynchburg (17-2, 8-2 ODAC, SOS 0.532) proj. 0.846 / 0.519 / 4-3
(C#8) Whitworth (15-2, 7-1 NWC, SOS 0.520) proj. 0.815 / 0.539 / 2-4
(C#9) Capital (15-3, 10-1 OAC, SOS 0.530) proj. 0.778 / 0.540 / 3-3
(C#10) UW-Whitewater (14-4, 3-4 WIAC, SOS 0.574) proj. 0.704 / 0.571 / 3-5
(C#11) Emory (12-4, 3-2 UAA, SOS 0.581) proj. 0.720 / 0.562 / 3-4
(C#12) Ramapo (14-5, 8-4 NJAC, SOS 0.587) proj. 0.704 / 0.564 / 4-6
(A) Eastern_Connecticut (14-4, 8-1 LEC, SOS 0.571) proj. 0.750 / 0.542 / 2-3
(C#13) Mary_Washington (14-4, 6-1 CAC, SOS 0.555) proj. 0.714 / 0.558 / 3-4
(C#14) Wheaton_(Ill.) (14-5, 7-3 CCIW, SOS 0.576) proj. 0.692 / 0.581 / 3-5
(A) Pomona-Pitzer (14-1, 9-0 SCIAC, SOS 0.499) proj. 0.870 / 0.509 / 1-0
(C#15) Middlebury (13-5, 3-2 NESCAC, SOS 0.575) proj. 0.667 / 0.594 / 4-5

Bubble out (several Pool C berths will evaporate during conference tournaments)
(C#16) New_Jersey_City (14-5, 9-3 NJAC, SOS 0.554) proj. 0.704 / 0.551 / 4-5
(C#17) UW-La_Crosse (13-5, 6-1 WIAC, SOS 0.582) proj. 0.667 / 0.578 / 3-5
(A) Arcadia (15-3, 9-0 MACC, SOS 0.520) proj. 0.778 / 0.524 / 2-2
(C#18) UW-Stevens_Point (12-5, 4-3 WIAC, SOS 0.588) proj. 0.654 / 0.591 / 2-7
(C#19) North_Central_(Ill.) (16-3, 8-2 CCIW, SOS 0.521) proj. 0.769 / 0.533 / 2-3
(C#20) Rochester (13-3, 3-2 UAA, SOS 0.538) proj. 0.720 / 0.533 / 3-3
(C#21) Washington_and_Lee (13-5, 6-3 ODAC, SOS 0.554) proj. 0.704 / 0.542 / 3-5
(C#22) Gordon (17-2, 9-1 CCC, SOS 0.502) proj. 0.821 / 0.508 / 2-3
(C#23) Plattsburgh_State (12-4, 6-3 SUNYAC, SOS 0.560) proj. 0.704 / 0.538 / 3-5
(C#24) Johns_Hopkins (12-5, 9-1 CC, SOS 0.557) proj. 0.692 / 0.550 / 3-3
(A) Centre (13-3, 6-1 SAA, SOS 0.540) proj. 0.769 / 0.528 / 1-2
(C#25) Scranton (15-3, 4-3 LAND, SOS 0.520) proj. 0.769 / 0.522 / 3-2
(C#26) Salisbury (13-5, 3-4 CAC, SOS 0.570) proj. 0.654 / 0.564 / 3-5
(C#27) Wartburg (11-5, 7-3 ARC, SOS 0.582) proj. 0.667 / 0.570 / 1-4
(C#28) Guilford (14-5, 8-2 ODAC, SOS 0.532) proj. 0.704 / 0.532 / 4-2
(C#29) WPI (14-4, 5-2 NEWMAC, SOS 0.549) proj. 0.704 / 0.549 / 1-3

Lots of work to do
(A) La_Roche (16-2, 11-0 AMCC, SOS 0.500) proj. 0.815 / 0.510 / 0-1
(C#30) Brockport (10-5, 6-2 SUNYAC, SOS 0.575) proj. 0.643 / 0.548 / 4-5
(C#31) Linfield (11-4, 6-2 NWC, SOS 0.519) proj. 0.708 / 0.544 / 1-6
(C#32) Wittenberg (12-5, 7-4 NCAC, SOS 0.551) proj. 0.680 / 0.542 / 2-5
(A) Drew (14-4, 6-1 LAND, SOS 0.525) proj. 0.731 / 0.526 / 2-3
(A) Nazareth (12-3, 6-0 E8, SOS 0.525) proj. 0.704 / 0.519 / 2-4
(C#33) York_(Pa.) (12-6, 5-2 CAC, SOS 0.566) proj. 0.643 / 0.557 / 3-6
(C#34) Mary_Hardin-Baylor (14-4, 5-4 ASC, SOS 0.532) proj. 0.741 / 0.521 / 1-1
(A) Chicago (11-5, 4-1 UAA, SOS 0.565) proj. 0.640 / 0.558 / 4-2
(C#35) Babson (12-6, 5-2 NEWMAC, SOS 0.564) proj. 0.630 / 0.559 / 2-4
(C#36) Washington_U. (10-6, 3-2 UAA, SOS 0.570) proj. 0.640 / 0.561 / 3-4
(C#37) Endicott (12-6, 5-4 CCC, SOS 0.559) proj. 0.667 / 0.534 / 2-5
(C#38) Montclair_State (12-6, 7-4 NJAC, SOS 0.557) proj. 0.630 / 0.546 / 4-7
(C#39) Augsburg (12-4, 9-3 MIAC, SOS 0.537) proj. 0.692 / 0.533 / 0-5
(A) Texas-Dallas (13-3, 7-2 ASC, SOS 0.486) proj. 0.769 / 0.508 / 2-2
(C#40) Cortland (12-3, 6-3 SUNYAC, SOS 0.481) proj. 0.704 / 0.514 / 2-4

[Gregory Sager]

Thanks for this, Drew!

[AndOne]

Wheaton is 14-5, North Central is 16-3 and has beaten Wheaton. Yet Wheaton is bubble-in, and NC is bubble-out. Interesting.