Pool C

[hugenerd]

Carnegie Mellon wins the UAA outright with a win over Rochester today.  WashU is the only other team in the UAA on the bubble, although it may be tough getting one out of the Midwest.

[hugenerd]

MIT beats Coast Guard today and will meet WPI in the finals of the NEWMAC tomorrow. 

Tufts beats Trinity (CT) in OT today and they will meet Amherst in the finals of the NESCAC tomorrow.

[jagluski]

Carnegie Mellon wins the UAA outright with a win over Rochester today.  WashU is the only other team in the UAA on the bubble, although it may be tough getting one out of the Midwest.

The region a team comes out of shouldn't matter.  The committee is supposed to take the best teams as Pool C teams; they don't have to make sure there are the same number of teams in each region.

That being said, it's probably going to be a tense 24 hours for Wash U.

[Pat Coleman]

The difference is that other teams have to get in from the Midwest before Wash U even gets looked at. That's why it's difficult.

[David Collinge]

> Wooster captures a Pool C bid by underscoring Wittenberg, 69-71, tonight at Wooster.   
> Calvin also snatches a Pool C, dropping the MIAA title game to Hope, 68-55.
>> So that's two more C-as-in-Certain bids gone.

< Transylvania upends Franklin 63-48 to win the HCAC and keep the Heartland a one-bid conference.
< Baldwin-Wallace gets a Tori Davis basket with :01.1 left to force OT, then drops Ohio Northern 91-84 in OT to capture the OAC title.  ONU is a far-out-on-the-edge bubble team for Pool C, probably undone by a low QoWI.

[Sam Johnson]

Does anyone think that Carroll still has a shot at a Pool C?  I think they deserve it, but we all know that has nothing to do with it.  No matter how far Lawrence goes this year, I honestly believe that CC might be the most athletic, talented team they might face (note i didn't say the best TEAM though).

[augie_superfan]

I think Carroll will get in...they should be 2nd on the table from the Midwest behind Augustana.  They are 19-4 in region (?) and should have a QOWI of around 10ish...that seems to me like they should get in.  The higher seeds have been pretty nice to the Pool C today by winning.

[jagluski]

The difference is that other teams have to get in from the Midwest before Wash U even gets looked at. That's why it's difficult.

100% agreed.

[78rmc]

Pat, how's R-MC looking after today's games?

[Knightstalker]

Add Widener to the list of highly probable Pool C teams.

[David Collinge]

Here's how I see the final Great Lakes regional rankings, assuming I have recalculated the QoWI correctly:

1. Wittenberg (20-3, QoWI 10.652)
2. Hope (17-2, 10.211)
3. Baldwin-Wallace (22-4, 10.077)
4. Wooster (21-3, 10.042)
5. Carnegie Mellon (15-4, 10.474)
6. Calvin (13-2, 9.750)
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7. Lake Erie (18-4, 9.682)
8. Bethany (20-4, 9.417)
9. Ohio Northern (17-6, 9.130)
10. Albion (12-4, 9.125)

Pool C candidates shown in boldface; Pool B candidate shown in italics.

[knightmoves]

I don't agree with Albion making the torney only because I can't see the committee letting 3 MIAA teams in

[David Collinge]

I don't agree with Albion making the torney only because I can't see the committee letting 3 MIAA teams in

Don't misunderstand me; Albion and ONU are Pool C candidates, because everyone not in Pool A is a pool C candidate.  I think the only Pool C bids in the GL are going to Wooster and Calvin; I predict there'll be 8 GL teams in the draw, those ranked 1-8 above.  ONU and Albion will miss out.

[knightmoves]

Gotya - Sorry for the misinterpretation

[dren]

Here's how I see the final Great Lakes regional rankings, assuming I have recalculated the QoWI correctly:

1. Wittenberg (20-3, QoWI 10.652)
2. Hope (17-2, 10.211)
3. Baldwin-Wallace (22-4, 10.077)
4. Wooster (21-3, 10.042)
5. Carnegie Mellon (15-4, 10.474)
6. Calvin (13-2, 9.750)
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7. Lake Erie (18-4, 9.682)
8. Bethany (20-4, 9.417)
9. Ohio Northern (17-6, 9.130)
10. Albion (12-4, 9.125)

Pool C candidates shown in boldface; Pool B candidate shown in italics.

9. Ohio Northern (17-6 (.739), 9.130)
10. Albion (12-4 (.750), 9.125)

I'd put this up as more of a tie than ONU having the lead.  Albion holds the lead for inregion win percentage, meanwhile only .005 seperates the QOWI.  They are dead locked and you would have to look at more criteria for consideration.  Regardless, I don't believe either will recieve a bid.