Pool C

[algernon]

My take after today's games:

Certain Pool Cs (with 11 spots already taken)?

1)   William Paterson
2)   Rochester
3)   Brandeis
4)   Capital
5)   Wooster
6)   ODAC Runnerup (Guilford / Virginia Wesleyan)
7)   UW - Stevens Point
8 )   Amherst
9)   Washington U
10)   UMass-Dartmouth
11)   Centennial Runnerup (Ursinus/Gettysburg)
12)   Centre, if not the AQ
13)   Mary Hardin-Baylor, if not the AQ

Possible Pool Cs? - order is arbitrary

1)   Brockport State
2)   St. Lawrence
3)   Albion
4)   DeSales
5)   Illinois Wesleyan
6)   Bowdoin, if not the AQ
7)   Millsaps, if not the AQ
8 )   Randolph-Macon
9)   Buena Vista
10)   Cal Lutheran
11)   UW - Platteville
12)   Occidental
13)    Wheaton
14)    Worcester Tech, if not the AQ
15)    Trinity (CT), if not the AQ

[Willy Wonka]

I'm not seeing Gustavus Adolphus listed anywhere on these lists. I haven't followed the national scene all that closely this season, but they finished 19-8 with quality wins against St. Thomas and Buena Vista — mixed in with a few bad losses.

Is it even worth holding our breath for the selection show?

[nwhoops1903]

Whitworth beats Puget Sound 96-69 to claim the NWC automatic bid.

I was there and it was a 2nd half beat down.  UPS season ends as WW holds them to 1-16 from 3 in second half..  WW will be a dangerous 1st round opponent.

[pabegg]

Here's where Pool C looks to me Sunday morning:   
   
I've included the last regional ranking in parentheses.   
   
The first set of bids (Group 1) are:   
   Rochester (EA#2)
   Capital (GL#2)
   Washington U. (MW#2)
   Amherst (NE#1)
   Mass-Dartmouth (NE#2)
   Brandeis (NE#3)
The loser of the following games will also be in Group 1:   
   Ursinus (MA#1) and Gettysburg (MA#2)
   Bowdoin (NE#5) and Trinity (NE#7)
   Centre (SO#1) and Millsaps (SO#5)
The second set of bids (Group 2) are:   
   Wooster (GL#3)
   Middlebury (NE#8)
   UW-Stevens Point (WE#4)
   Buena Vista (WE#5)
   
WPI (NE#4) would probably end up in group 1 with a loss, although their numbers indicate a chance that they might fall to group 2.   
Mary Hardin-Baylor (SO#2) would be in group 1 with a loss.   
Guilford (SO#3) would be in group 1 with a loss; Virginia Wesleyan (SO#4) would be in group 2 with a loss   
   
It appears that Millsaps will be ahead of Virginia Wesleyan in the region if they both lose; but it's not certain.   

Occidental's upset loss on Friday has dropped them two spots down in the West, behind UWSP and BV.   
   
There are at least 14 Pool C bids above, and as many as 16 if WPI and MHB lose in their finals.   

Group 1 teams are absolutely secure.   

Group 2 teams look very good by comparison to the teams that follow them. They were ranked ahead of the Group 3 teams coming in to this week (Occidental excepted) and have no embarassing losses. Still, someone is free to make a case for switching Group 2 and 3 teams.
   
The bubble teams (Group 3) are:   
   William Paterson (AT#2)
   St. Lawrence (EA#3)
   Brockport (EA#4)
   Albion (GL#6)
   DeSales (MA#5)
   Albright (MA#6)
   Emerson (NE#9)
   Occidental (WE#3)
   Cal Lutheran (WE#6)
   UW-Platteville (WE#7)
   
No one from the Midwest or South is on the bubble. The next South team is Randolph-Macon, while the next Midwest team is Wheaton, Webster, or Illinois Wesleyan.   

The one thing that most of the bubble teams have in common is some bad losses this week. Only William Paterson had a no-apologies week, with a close loss to region #1 Richard Stockton.

[smedindy]

I'm not seeing Gustavus Adolphus listed anywhere on these lists. I haven't followed the national scene all that closely this season, but they finished 19-8 with quality wins against St. Thomas and Buena Vista — mixed in with a few bad losses.

Is it even worth holding our breath for the selection show?

With no regional ranking, I doubt it...

[David Collinge]

so, I only made 7 games in 6 days during "Championship Week"!!  lol 

I make my score 8 for the week:
Monday: none
Tuesday: Wabash at Kenyon men, Earlham at Kenyon women
Wednesday: Hiram at Ohio Wesleyan men, same matchup women
Thursday: Capital at Baldwin-Wallace women
Friday: NCAC women's semifinals at Kenyon (OWU vs Wittenberg, Denison vs. Kenyon)
Saturday: NCAC men's championship at Wooster (OWU vs. Wabash)

I'm at 69 games (37 men, 32 women) headed into the NCAAs. 

[hopefan]

Dave  you just wait til I'm retired - I'll see so many games-----   ah shoot, my wife will still be around to say NO!!!! 

[Greek Tragedy]

I make my score 8 for the week:
Monday: none
Tuesday: Wabash at Kenyon men, Earlham at Kenyon women
Wednesday: Hiram at Ohio Wesleyan men, same matchup women
Thursday: Capital at Baldwin-Wallace women
Friday: NCAC women's semifinals at Kenyon (OWU vs Wittenberg, Denison vs. Kenyon)
Saturday: NCAC men's championship at Wooster (OWU vs. Wabash)

I'm at 69 games (37 men, 32 women) headed into the NCAAs. 

I think you have me crushed when it comes to total games though.  I might be close when it comes to men's games because the only women's games I see are usually a result of double-headers.  You beat me in the Championship week games, but were they as exciting as mine? lol.  I'll have to count going into the NCAAs.

[David Collinge]

You beat me in the Championship week games, but were they as exciting as mine? lol.  I'll have to count going into the NCAAs.

You're just jealous that you don't get to see as many Hiram games as I do. 

[hopefan]

another C bid may be off the boards as Coast Guard beats WPI   -  a C to WPI?

[fcnews]

Millsaps is pounding Centre 46 - 25.

[sac]

Millsaps is pounding Centre 46 - 25.

sac is pounding his head on the wall

no, no, no, no, I don't want to be #1, I don't want to be #1, no, no, no, no

[magicman]

Millsaps beat Centre 69-60 to win the automatic bid from the SCAC conference

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps takes the SCAC Championship game with a win over Centre, 69-60.

[fcnews]

It looks like nobody wants to host. A lot of the likely suspects have lost this weekend. Who is going to get byes?