Pool C

[Titan Q]

My early look at Pool C...

https://twitter.com/IWUhoopscom/status/1468311402456752132?s=20

[WUPHF]

Too early, obviously.

[ronk]

 Wouldn't CNU be getting the Pool B instead of Pool C?

[PauldingLightUP]

Wouldn't CNU be getting the Pool B instead of Pool C?

There are no pool B bids for the 2022 championship.

[Titan Q]

Wouldn't CNU be getting the Pool B instead of Pool C?

There are no pool B bids for the 2022 championship.

Correct.

[PauldingLightUP]

When it's released, it'll be linked on this page: https://www.ncaa.org/championships/division-iii-mens-basketball

21-22 Pre-Championship Manual

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/basketball/d3/men/2021-22D3MBB_PreChampsManual.pdf

[SpringSt7]

Who is your Pool A team from the NESCAC---Williams or Amherst?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Who is your Pool A team from the NESCAC---Williams or Amherst?

Dude... they haven't even started playing conference games. Slow down.

[Inkblot]

So the C2C is a multi-regional conference after all. Pratt in 4, Salisbury in 5, Christopher Newport and Mary Washington in 6, Finlandia in 9, and UC Santa Cruz in 10.

[Baldini]

Who is your Pool A team from the NESCAC---Williams or Amherst?

Dude... they haven't even started playing conference games. Slow down.

Well Dave, if Bob is projecting a Pool C already, he would first need to determine his Pool A teams. So, it seems like a fair question for him to ask Bob.

[SpringSt7]

Who is your Pool A team from the NESCAC---Williams or Amherst?

Dude... they haven't even started playing conference games. Slow down.

Ah yes, wouldn't want to be mistaken for someone getting overly excited in a debate about Pool C on December 16th, dude. Also seeing as both teams are ranked and undefeated it's a fair question to ask.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

So the C2C is a multi-regional conference after all. Pratt in 4, Salisbury in 5, Christopher Newport and Mary Washington in 6, Finlandia in 9, and UC Santa Cruz in 10.

I think they almost have to be, especially for Finlandia and UCSC - otherwise they might not get to 70% in-region competition to qualify for the tournament.

[nescac1]

By this time next month, we will have the results of ...

Yeshiva v. IWU
Yeshiva v. Williams
RMC v. Lynchburg
Platteville v. Oshkosh
IWU v. Elmhurst
IWU v. Wash U
Williams v. Amherst (x2)
Amherst v. Wesleyan
RPI v Oswego
Heidelberg v. Marietta
Mount Union v. Marietta
Marietta v. St. Joseph
Hopkins vs. Swarthmore
Roanoke v. Lynchburg

All those games feature two teams in the top 27, except for RPI v. Oswego, which I think is the top two teams in that region.  We get 1 v. 4, 3. v. 5, and 7 v. 8.  If December 29 through January 19 isn't the most packed three weeks of a regular season we've seen in terms of sheer number of top-tier match-ups, it's gotta be right up there.  So, we will know a heck of a lot more soon! 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I meant to include a  in my previous post, folks. I was trying to joke around.

That said, when a conference hasn't played a game against one another ... I think it is a real tough challenge to ask who is going to win the conference.

And Bob is insane to try and predict Pool C bids anytime before mid-January.

[thebear]

By this time next month, we will have the results of ...

Yeshiva v. IWU
Yeshiva v. Williams
[snip]
RPI v Oswego


All those games feature two teams in the top 27, except for RPI v. Oswego, which I think is the top two teams in that region. 

Region 3 Includes the Skyline.  Matt Snyder's chart has Rochester [UAA] as the top team [using RPIndex] in the region, and the other pool A seeds as Nazareth [E8], RPI [Liberty], Yeshiva [Skyline] and Oswego [SUNYAC].  The E8 and the Liberty both have 4 teams in Matt's top 10 in the region, so there will be a good deal of home and away drama in those two leagues which will probably hurt their chances for a pool C.  He actually had Oneonta with a slightly higher RPI than Oswego, and The Dragons have a game at Chapman [.617 RPI] over the weekend.

RPI has beaten Nazareth at Nazareth; Nazareth has beaten Oswego at Oswego, and defeated Rochester at Nazareth.

Rochester also lost by 16 at home to St. John Fisher, so the committee will have to factor those two L's into the equation for a Pool C for the Yellowjackets.