Pool C

[deiscanton]

The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released an official NPI DIII Men's Basketball summary report through games of Tuesday, February 25, 2025, but not including the result from the just completed Asbury vs Covenant game, which was suspended from last night and just got completed about a half hour ago.  That result should be either in an updated report today, or in tomorrow's NPI summary report.

This official NPI summary report can be found at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43089

[deiscanton]

The D3Datacast computer has now done an unofficial updated run of the NPI numbers through games of Wednesday, February 26, 2025.  It was conducted on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 11:51 PM ET.

These projections are as if selections were occurring as of this post and not occurring this  Sunday evening. 

D3Datacast's Projected Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

1.)  #31-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 61.253
2.)  #36-- Gettysburg-- 61.124
3.)  #37-- Trine-- 60.800
4.)  #38-- U.Chicago-- 60.596
5.)  #41-- Nebraska Wesleyan-- 60.193
6.)  #42-- Guilford-- 60.098
7.)  #43-- Trinity (TX)-- 60.045

D3Datacast's Projected First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

1.) #44-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.895
2.) #48-- Belhaven-- 59.577
3.) #49-- UW-Stevens Point-- 59.495
4.) #51-- Wooster-- 59.040
5.) #53-- Johns Hopkins-- 58.642
6.) #54-- UW-Eau Claire-- 58.632
7.) #55-- Augustana-- 58.595

[deiscanton]

The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released the official NPI ranking summary report through games played Wednesday, February 26, 2025.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43093

The official NPI numbers match those of D3Datacast, which means that the Asbury v Covenant game was entered into the NCAA statistics system as a game played Wednesday, February 26, 2025. 

[deiscanton]

The D3Datacast computer has now done an unofficial updated run of the NPI numbers through games of Thursday, February 27, 2025.  It was conducted on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 10:39 PM ET.

These projections are as if selections were occurring as of this post and not occurring this  Sunday evening. 

D3Datacast's Projected Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

1.)  #35-- Gettysburg-- 61.102
2.)  #36-- Trine-- 60.773
3.)  #37-- U.Chicago-- 60.584
4.)  #41-- Guilford-- 60.113
5.)  #42-- Trinity (TX)-- 60.041
6.)  #43-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 60.014
7.)  #44-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.883

D3Datacast's Projected First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

1.) #47-- Belhaven-- 59.576
2.) #48-- UW-Stevens Point-- 59.444
3.) #50-- Wooster-- 59.068
4.) #52-- Dubuque-- 58.822
5.) #54-- Johns Hopkins-- 58.626
6.) #55-- Suffolk-- 58.622
7.) #56-- UW-Eau Claire-- 58.591

[deiscanton]

The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released the official NPI rankings summary report for games played through Thursday, February 27, 2025.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43112

[deiscanton]

The D3Datacast computer has now done an unofficial updated run of the NPI numbers through games of Friday, February 28, 2025.  It was conducted on Friday, Feb. 28, at 11:12 PM ET.

These projections are as if selections were occurring as of this post and not occurring this  Sunday evening. 

D3Datacast's Projected Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

1.)  #36-- U.Chicago-- 60.638
2.)  #37-- Gettysburg-- 60.456
3.)  #40-- Guilford-- 60.070
4.)  #41-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 60.013
5.)  #42-- Trinity (TX)-- 59.985
6.)  #43-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.839
7.)  #44-- Trine-- 59.780

D3Datacast's Projected First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

1.) #48-- Wooster-- 59.484
2.) #49-- UW-Stevens Point-- 59.431
3.) #50-- Johns Hopkins-- 59.134
4.) #53-- Dubuque-- 58.701
5.) #54-- UW-Eau Claire-- 58.629
6.) #55-- Suffolk-- 58.626
7.) #56-- Belhaven-- 58.617

[deiscanton]

The D3Datacast computer has now done another unofficial updated run of the NPI numbers through games of Friday, February 28, 2025 to account for a Northwest Conference semifinal tournament game that went final after the previous update.  It was conducted on Saturday, March 1 at 12:46 AM ET.

In that Northwest Conference semifinal, the top seed Whitworth lost to Lewis and Clark.  Whitworth had appeared in the previous 20 Northwest Conference championship games, but that streak came to an end within the past few hours.    The Whitworth Pirates move into the last team into the tournament in this update.

These projections are as if selections were occurring as of this post and not occurring this  Sunday evening. 

D3Datacast's Projected Last 7 In based on NPI and NPI ranking through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

1.)  #35-- U.Chicago-- 60.636
2.)  #36-- Gettysburg-- 60.466
3.)  #39-- Guilford-- 60.069
4.)  #40-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 60.011
5.)  #41-- Trinity (TX)-- 59.989
6.)  #42-- Virginia Wesleyan-- 59.841
7.)  #43-- Whitworth-- 59.779

D3Datacast's Projected First 7 Out based on NPI ranking and NPI numbers through games of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

1.) #44-- Trine-- 59.777
2.) #48-- Wooster-- 59.480
3.) #49-- UW-Stevens Point-- 59.430
4.) #50-- Johns Hopkins-- 59.145
5.) #53-- Dubuque-- 58.697
6.) #54-- UW-Eau Claire-- 58.627
7.) #55-- Suffolk-- 58.625

[Greek Tragedy]

I wonder if there will ever be a time when conferences start to rethink who gets their Pool A bid. It looks like everyone who has a conference tournament awards the winner the AQ instead of the regular season winner. There's always a few every year and it seems like more this year.

I still think there would be value in the conference tournament for some conferences even if the winner doesn't get the AQ. Winning 2 or 3 games still would boost the NPI numbers etc. I've always felt a team that grinds through 12-16 games throughout the year is more deserving of a bid than a team that gets hot for 3 games.

[deiscanton]

The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee has released the official NPI rankings summary report for games played through Friday, February 28, 2025.  It is available at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/43132

[bopol]

I wonder if there will ever be a time when conferences start to rethink who gets their Pool A bid. It looks like everyone who has a conference tournament awards the winner the AQ instead of the regular season winner. There's always a few every year and it seems like more this year.

I still think there would be value in the conference tournament for some conferences even if the winner doesn't get the AQ. Winning 2 or 3 games still would boost the NPI numbers etc. I've always felt a team that grinds through 12-16 games throughout the year is more deserving of a bid than a team that gets hot for 3 games.

This has been a discussion among 1-bid conferences in D1 forever.  Nothing has changed.  I doubt it will change in D3, though I agree with your point.

[Greek Tragedy]

I don't believe it's a NCAA thing. The conferences decide.

[hickory_cornhusker]

The big thing a conference tournament gives you is the ability to play more games in a season. The NCAA lets you not have to count the conference tournament games against your total number of games as long as the conference tournament is for an AQ bid. Until that changes, I doubt conferences are going to give up their conference tourney.

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm not saying give up the tournament. I'm saying give the AQ to the regular season winner.

[bopol]

Looks like Guilford just played their way into the tournament.  Could ODAC really get 5 bids?

[Greek Tragedy]

https://d3datacast.com/npi/

AEC - 1 - Neumann AQ
AMCC - 1 - Pitt-Bradford AQ
ARC - 1 - Central AQ
ASC - 1 - Hardin-Simmons AQ
C2C - 2 - Mary Wash AQ, CNU Pool C7
CC - 2 or 3 -  Gettysburg C19, F&M (already in) vs JHU (AQ or out)
CNE - 1 - W. NE AQ
CCIW - 2 - IWU AQ, Carthage Pool C12
CCS - 1 - Huntingdon AQ
CUNYAC - 1 - John Jay AQ
E8 - 1 - Utica AQ
GNAC - 1 - St. Joseph's (Maine) AQ
HCAC - 1 - Franklin AQ
LAND - 2 - Drew AQ, Catholic C17
LEC - 1 - Keene St AQ
LL - 1 - RPI vs Ithaca in Final, No Pool C
MACC - 1 - York PA AQ
MACF - 1 - Delaware Valley AQ
MASCAC - 1 - Westfield St AQ
MIAA - 1 - Calvin AQ
MIAC - 2 - St. John's AQ, GAC C20
MWC - 1 - Grinnell AQ
NAC - 1 - Husson AQ
NACC - 1 - WLC v SNC (WLC already in, SNC needs AQ)
NCAC - 1 - Denison AQ
NESCAC - 4 - Trinity v Wesleyan in Final (both are in), Tufts C5, Hamilton C9
NEWMAC - 2 - Clark AQ, WPI C8
NJAC - 4 - Montclair AQ, Ramapo C11, Stockton C13, TCNJ C15
NWC - 1 - Lewis & Clark AQ
OAC - 1 - JCU AQ
ODAC - 4 or 5 - Guilford vs Roanoke (both should be in), RMC C4, HSC C6, Virg Wes C22
PAC - 1 - Chatham AQ
SAA - 1 - Berry AQ
SCAC - 2 - St. Thomas v Trinity TX (Trinity is at C21)
SCIAC - 2 or 3 - CMS v Cal Luth (Cal Luth already in), Redlands C14
SKY - 1 - Yeshiva v Farmingdale St in Final for the AQ, no Pool C
SLIAC - 1 - Greenville AQ
SUNYAC - 1 - Cortland AQ
UAA - 4 - NYU AQ, Emory C2, Wash U C10, Chicago C18 
UEC - 1 - Bryn Athyn AQ
UMAC - 1 - Bethany Lutheran AQ
USAC - 1 - Pfeiffer AQ
WIAC - 2 - Platteville AQ, La Crosse C3

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JHU
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