FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Ratbacker]

I believe SJU will Host 1st 2 games correct

[sju56321]

Agree-if you look at the brackets

[Mr. Ypsi]

I believe SJU will Host 1st 2 games correct

If (unlike last year) they remember to win week one!

[BDB]

The NCAA has shown themselves to be biased and idiots for decades. Nobody should be surprised at anything they do.

[stanbob]

The NCAA has shown themselves to be biased and idiots for decades. Nobody should be surprised at anything they do.

This is the post of the year...

[Ratbacker]

I believe SJU will Host 1st 2 games correct

If (unlike last year) they remember to win week one!

I think a lot of things are unlike last year for the 2018 Johnnies

[art76]

It is my understanding that when setting brackets for 8 teams, #1 is at the top, and the number two team in the bracket was at the bottom, number three was in the bracket above them and the number 4 team ended up against the number 1 team in the second game. Is that not correct?

[sjusection105]

AO- give us the UMAC low down on Martin Luther. GAC beat them the first weekend in non-conference play.

BTW- isn't this the same school who knocked the Johnnies out of the Hoops Tourney this past spring?

[hazzben]

No doubt Bethel received the Better draw than the Johnnies. Bottom line the goal is to win the Championship you have to go through great teams to do it. UMHB cant be thrilled either having to play their conference rival then a very game Berry team just to get to SJU (we will assume SJU takes care of business). I can see a scenario with Bethel sneaking past Whitewater so the J's could possibly host a semi final if all goes well. Speculation aside the J's weren't going to get the benefit of the doubt as their playoff record has been less than stellar the past 4 years. This is a new year and no time like the better to set the tone for seasons to come, however anything less than a highly competitive quarterfinal game will be a significant disappointment.

I disagree with this. I think SJU got a rough draw given their playoff resume, but Bethel has a harder path.

Wartburg is vastly superior to Martin Luther (SJU will have to work hard not score 80 pts on them).

@ North Central is tougher than Whitworth @ SJU. I think NCC is probably a tougher matchup period.

If SJU isn't playing UMHB in the quarterfinals, they were upset in a fairly big way. If Bethel plays UWW in the quarters it'll be because they went on the road and beat a good NCC team that has a history of deep playoff runs. No one needs to tell SJU that NCC is a challenging matchup.

Having said that, I'm glad Bethel plays @NCC. Our field won't be up to it in two weeks. To be honest, I'd rather play @ Wartburg in Rd 1, giving up home field to ensure a good playing surface. But it'll be fun to be able to be in attendance at the game all the same.

[Retired Old Rat]

Johnnies got jobbed.

Hope to be traveling to Belton on 12/1.

[Ratbacker]

AO- give us the UMAC low down on Martin Luther. GAC beat them the first weekend in non-conference play.

BTW- isn't this the same school who knocked the Johnnies out of the Hoops Tourney this past spring?

Martin Luther is ranked 190th against the pass I don't see them posing a problem

[OzJohnnie]

AO- give us the UMAC low down on Martin Luther. GAC beat them the first weekend in non-conference play.

BTW- isn't this the same school who knocked the Johnnies out of the Hoops Tourney this past spring?

Massey rates it a near triple monkey stomp out. 57-0.

I expect the Johnnies to come sharp and ready to show their stuff to this BS committee.

[sfury]

AO- give us the UMAC low down on Martin Luther. GAC beat them the first weekend in non-conference play.

BTW- isn't this the same school who knocked the Johnnies out of the Hoops Tourney this past spring?

That was dreaded Bethany, scourge of my Worthington Community College hoops team before they went four-year.

[art76]

It is my understanding that when setting brackets for 8 teams, #1 is at the top, and the number two team in the bracket was at the bottom, number three was in the bracket above them and the number 4 team ended up against the number 1 team in the second game. Is that not correct?

To illustrate:

#1 vs. #8
#4 vs. #5
#3 vs. #6
#2 vs. #7

Perhaps Pat or someone else that does a lot of bracketing can enlighten all of us, or maybe just me, on how brackets are put together.

[sju56321]

I think they are separate brackets within the whole, so SJU has a bracket and they are #1 in that bracket-at the top. I think