MBB: NESCAC

[Old Guy]

NESCAC1:

Thanks for the acknowledgment of Middlebury's non-conference schedule. There are some gimmes, but because of proximity and institutional similarity it makes sense to play the New York schools: Union, St. Lawrence, RPI, Hamilton, Skidmore (not always as bad as the last couple of years), Plattsburgh. It makes for some early tests.

[walzy31]

Hey Waltzy -

are you re-setting the spread for today?

My "to win the NESCAC tourney" lines did not make any sense. Those will be reset.
My spreads for todays games that I posted earlier in the week are still good for today.

[frank uible]

Amherst to win the NESCAC tourney in 3 blow-outs! The field is weak, and Amherst will be playing at home throughout - irrespective of the field's seeding, seeds 2-8 will comprise a bunch of deck chairs on that well known ocean liner.

[CCsalive]

Heartbreaker for CC. I am thankful I was not there. How in the world did they lose that game with Williams shooting so poorly? It is difficult to stomach that despite the Camels being undersized, 5 more points out of Stone gets Conn the W. What am I talking about? 5 points out of anybody! Or any combination of people!
This sport is maddening...

Old Guy you rule...I hope CC runs some nice back-door cuts for you! I was at that game two seasons ago when CC came back and won late...at the time, no one knew Middlebury was on the rise.

[golflax99]

Conn College upsets Midd 95-84... Conn Coll shot 66 % from the field and 52 % from the arc. Hard not to lose with those numbers. This should really make the tourney interesting.

[eclinchy]

Bates beats Bowdoin, 65-62, behind 20 points from Chris Wilson.  Looks like Bowdoin might be in good shape to back into the 2 seed anyway though, thanks to Conn.

Trinity's upset bid is alive... only down 30-29 at the half.  Jones has 12; Martin has 9 for the Bants but shooting 3-of-10.

[JustAFan]

Amherst over Trinity, 69-58
Colby over Tufts, 71-68
Williams over Wesleyan, 87-57

Final standings:

1  Amherst 9-0
2  Bowdoin 6-3
    Middlebury 6-3
    Trinity 6-3
5  Bates 5-4
6  Connecticut College 4-5
    Williams 4-5
8  Colby 3-6
9  Tufts 1-8
    Wesleyan 1-8

[JustAFan]

Caveat on standings: Don't take my order as gospel for #2-4 and 6-7. I gave the order listed on the NESCAC site but it's contrary to some of the tie-breaker scenarios folks have posted here.

[FormerPolarBear]

Tough loss for the Polar Bears today against a Bates team that did not have Ellis.  I did not see the game but I read the write-up and it seemed as though Bowdoin gave the game away.  I have also heard that Bowdoin is now the 4 seed and will host Bates in the first round.  As a Bowdoin fan, I am thrilled about this match-up, even though Bates is 2-0 v.bowdoin this year.  I would be shocked if Bates came into Bowdoin and won this game.  I cannot see Bates going 3-0 agaisnt a very good Bowdoin team.  I also do not think Bates will be able to win back-to-back games in Bowdoin's gym.  I hope to make the trip to Bowdoin to see this heated rivalry continue....

[FormerPolarBear]

eclin, how is Bowdoin the 2 seed.?..they lost to Bates..so that tiebreaker scenario you have listed wouldnt benefit them.

[FormerPolarBear]

Its confirmed..Bowdoin is 4 seed

[eclinchy]

Wow, I'm an idiot.  I was looking at the wrong Bowdoin games... the non-conference ones in January.  Ignore my last post (in fact, I'll go ahead and delete it).

Congrats to the Bants on wrapping up the 2 seed.

[ephoops]

Congrats to AmHerst in running the table in the regular season.  Given the balance in the league this year, 9-0 in the conference is very impressive.

The matchup of the Ephs at Midd next weekend will be a good one.  I agree that Shalvoy, Schultz and especially Rose just need to relax and paly their respective games.  I'd love to see the Ephs catch lightning in a bottle for the second season in a row in the tourney. 

This question may have been already asked and answered previously but if the Ephs win next weekend as the 6 seed, and they are the lowest seed left in the tournament, do they play Amherst in the semi finals or do they play the 2 seed in the semi finals??

[ephoops]

I just read on the NESCAC site that the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semi finals.

The NESCAC also finally revamped its web site...

[FormerPolarBear]

Early predictions....Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, and Trinity advance to semis...