WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[sac]

I love the confidence you have in the Dutch Oldknight, which just seems strange and weird and considerably wrong considering the side of the aisle your on.

The MIAA has won 5 National Championships in basketball men's and women's,  all 5 have one thing in common.  Facing a close game along the way where the final score could have gone either way and history would be different.

1990     Hope women
  Hope 68, Wisc.-Oshkosh 67 (Regional) 
  Hope 85, Buena Vista, Iowa 79 (ot) (Quarterfinal)
  Hope 65, St. John Fisher, N.Y. 63 (National Championship )

1992    Alma women
  Alma 81, Luther, Iowa 80 (Semis) 
  Alma 79, Moravian, Pa. 75 (National Championship)

1992  Calvin men
Calvin 91, Hope 88 (Second Round)
Calvin 69, Gustavus-Adolphus, Minn. 68 (Sectional)

2000   Calvin men
Calvin 92, Franklin 90 (ot) (Second Round)
Calvin 79, Franklin & Marshall, Pa. 77 (Semis)
Calvin 79, Wisc. -Eau Claire 74 (Championship game)

2006  Hope women
  Hope 59, Scranton, Pa. 56 (Semi-Finals)

This also holds true for the other 5 men's squads who went to the final four except the 98 Hope men.  Albion 1978, Calvin 1990, Hope 1996, Calvin 2005 all faced close early round games they could have easily lost.

The list of razor close losses to knock an MIAA team out of the tournament is even longer.

Everything just has to go to right, to predict a National Championship.
 

[sac]

Not that pre-season polls mean anything but I thought this was interesting.

http://www.wbca.org/DIIICoachesPoll.asp

The Dutch got a first place vote, but were still behind the Knights.


Oldknight do you have a vote in this poll.

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Hope is announcing that tickets to the Women's Final Four will go on sale at DeVos Fieldhouse today! For those interested in beating the rush once Hope makes the Final Four your opportunity to get a ticket is today.

http://hope.edu/pr/athletics/

[sac]

No one posted it so here it is....


MIAA Women's Basketball Coaches Pre-Season Poll:
1. Hope (6) 10,
2. Calvin (3) 15,
3. Albion 23,
4. Saint Mary's 26,
5. Adrian 41,
6. Alma 45,
7. Tri State 52 ,
8. Olivet 53,
9. Kalamazoo 59

[sac]

http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/

women's preseason poll

[dballa]

that's actually the men's, it's still showing the women's final poll from last year.  I'm sure it will be up soon though.

[sac]

speaking of skimming

[dballa]

Well now your link works as the women's poll has been released

[Flying Dutch Fan]

The womens poll looks like the voters were pretty scattered with their views.  8 teams received a first place vote, including the team at #14.

Hope comes in at 4, Calvin at 9.

[Flea]

GAME ONE Hope 0 / Calvin 1

Hope 22
Calvin 30

[Flea]

GAME TWO Hope 0 / Calvin 2

Hope 19
Calvin 30

[Flea]

GAME THREE Hope 0 / Calvin 3

Hope 23
Calvin 30

Calvin's off to the NCAAs.
Hope waits 'til Monday for an at-large bid.

[AlwaysHope]

According to the Holland Sentinel today, Carrie Snikkers is projected to be either the 3rd team center or the second team forward.

The team may be good, but they can't be that loaded with that amount of talent.

[Oval]

According to the Holland Sentinel today, Carrie Snikkers is projected to be either the 3rd team center or the second team forward.

The team may be good, but they can't be that loaded with amount of talent.

3rd team center ..... 2nd team forward ..... it's nice the Sentinel has a sense of humor.  More like 2nd team all-MIAA.

[sac]

I don't even see this on the online Sentinel, is this in the actual paper version?