NE Region General Questions

[7express]

The only team that lost was Bowdoin in top 10.. I completely agree 7. Top 5 remain the same, Springfield 6, Bowdoin 7, no changes 8-11. I think Midd stays there.

Next week is where we'll likely have controversy, and it just so happens, the following week is the unpublished rankings, just the way the NCAA like it 

[NEHoopsFan99]

Well I have a strong feeling that Albertus Magnus will win their tourney and they are probably the best team with a low chance of getting a pool C bid so my gut instinct is telling me that regardless of these at times bizarre rankings the final outcome will be fair for everyone

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Dave, glad to see you have a good sense of humor about the rankings..

I saw your new top 25... Very interesting things happening. I don't know about you, but I think the tournament will have a lot of interesting match-ups the first weekend.

You have to keep a sense of humor on these things... I have been following this enough and seen far crazier things. Of course, it is 3:30 and the rankings aren't out... so the hat pulling must have been challenging .

Well I have a strong feeling that Albertus Magnus will win their tourney and they are probably the best team with a low chance of getting a pool C bid so my gut instinct is telling me that regardless of these at times bizarre rankings the final outcome will be fair for everyone

The way things are stacked up before seeing Week 3 rankings... AMC has to win their conference. If they don't, they are going to get stuck behind a "blocker" ahead of them at the table.

[Albertus2007]

Only changes are Springfield and Bowdoin swapping spots.

[pjunito]

Nichols jumped RIC also..

I think that only Amherst and Williams could get a Pool C bid, I think Babson blocks everyone else. So, WPI, Eastern, Nichols, and Albertus, just win your tournament.

Nice picture of Tieron Jackson, freshmen pg at Albertus.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Babson isn't the blocker, per se, I think it is Springfield. Babson could play that role, but I see Springfield really being the problem.

[7express]

I think Babson will get in at the end of things.  I know the region sucks, but it's gonna be pretty difficult to leave the #3 or #4 ranked team in NE off the board.  Springfield as Dave said will be the blocker for the rest of the region.

[NEHoopsFan99]

What do you mean by "blocker"?

[Mr. Ypsi]

What do you mean by "blocker"?

Only one team from each region is considered at any given time.  So a team that gets to the table, but is not good enough in comparison to others to get chosen, is 'blocking' all teams below them in the rankings from even getting considered.

[NEHoopsFan99]

There's absolutely no chance the #3 team in the NE would be a blocker. All Amherst Williams and Babson are essentially locks for Pool C if it comes to that. It would be likely a team like Springfield or Bowdoin that end up as blockers but I think both have a decent chance of making the tourney pending no major upsets

[pjunito]

Sorry guys; I didn't mean that Babson wouldn't get in.. I just don't think they get the bid before the 17 or 18 round. Their resume isn't that impressive. Their best win is WPI (who everyone kills that they have a bad SOS), and they have a bad lost, at Clark.  I just don't think they are an automatic prior to round 17 or 18, which will block teams behind them (even though a 4th NE team can get a Pool C bid, just think it will make it tough).

But, long way to go.. Let's just hope no upsets in other regions.. So, we want Purchase, Cabrini, Scranton, Brockport to win their conferences...

[7express]

Sorry guys; I didn't mean that Babson wouldn't get in.. I just don't think they get the bid before the 17 or 18 round. Their resume isn't that impressive. Their best win is WPI (who everyone kills that they have a bad SOS), and they have a bad lost, at Clark.  I just don't think they are an automatic prior to round 17 or 18, which will block teams behind them (even though a 4th NE team can get a Pool C bid, just think it will make it tough).

But, long way to go.. Let's just hope no upsets in other regions.. So, we want Purchase, Cabrini, Scranton, Brockport to win their conferences...

The SUNYAC is probably going to get 3 teams in, so as long as someone other than Oswego wins the tournament it shouldn't matter whether Brockport, Plattsburgh, or Geneseo win because I think all 3 will be in.  As I've said on the SUNYAC board before after taking the Williams/Amherst loser I would take those 3 teams before I take anyone else from New England.

[NEHoopsFan99]

Babson has the 11th highest RPI in the country. But doesn't matter really, they have a good shot at winning the NEWMAC. I know you're an Albertus fan but I really feel strongly that they'll make it in. And every team from the NE for that matter that we expect to make it.

[warriorcat]

The difficult part for Albertus is that if they do not win the automatic bid, they will have lost to St. Joe's, Johnson and Wales, or Lasell.  I think that loss would be fatal to them getting a Pool C bid.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I think Babson gets in far sooner than 17 or 18 if it comes to that... that means the NE region would only have one or two at-large bids and Babson sits at the table for a VERY long time and by default they are going to get picked over some of the weaker teams that hit the table. They are ranked that high by the regional committee because they look at the criteria and determine that's where they belong... that same criteria is used against others around the country and I can't believe the sixth team from the Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, South, etc. is going to have better criteria that late in the rounds than Babson.

As for the SUNYAC... they get three teams in the tournament I think ONLY if Geneseo wins the title. Geneseo will probably sit for awhile in the East Region which is far weaker than all but maybe the Atlantic region. If they get three, Geneseo is a "last team in" type team.