MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[petemcb]

Did I need to put a smiley face after that?

[Titan Q]

See the frontpage.  The D3hoops.com crew projects both IWU and Wheaton in.  They have IWU heading to Wash U next weekend, facing Hope on Friday night, with the winner getting the Wash U/Westminster winner.  They have Wheaton at John Carroll, facing the host school in Round 1. 

One of my only disagreements with their bracket is the projection of John Carroll hosting over Wooster...I don't understand that one.  I completely agree with IWU getting sent to Wash U for a 4-team Rounds 1/2 pod.  It seems very likely the Titans will end up in St. Louis, facing someone other than Wash U in Round 1.  My initial thought was:

Wash U
Westminster

IWU
Central (Iowa)

I think I nailed all 19 Pool C bids, got the Wash U pod correct, and had Carthage hosting. 

My bracketology does not allow me to believe in luck, but that pushes the outer edge of my bracketology.

[John Gleich]

See the frontpage.  The D3hoops.com crew projects both IWU and Wheaton in.  They have IWU heading to Wash U next weekend, facing Hope on Friday night, with the winner getting the Wash U/Westminster winner.  They have Wheaton at John Carroll, facing the host school in Round 1. 

One of my only disagreements with their bracket is the projection of John Carroll hosting over Wooster...I don't understand that one.  I completely agree with IWU getting sent to Wash U for a 4-team Rounds 1/2 pod.  It seems very likely the Titans will end up in St. Louis, facing someone other than Wash U in Round 1.  My initial thought was:

Wash U
Westminster

IWU
Central (Iowa)

I think I nailed all 19 Pool C bids, got the Wash U pod correct, and had Carthage hosting. 

My bracketology does not allow me to believe in luck, but that pushes the outer edge of my bracketology.

Does this mean that your bracketology is conforming to the higher power (i.e. the NCAA) or vice versa...?

[Titan Q]

IWU and Central have one common opponent.

Central 104
Monmouth 61
(@ Monmouth)

http://www.central.edu/athletics/basketballmens/statistics/game-03.htm


IWU 65
Monmouth 55
(@ IWU)

http://www.iwusports.com/custompages/MBB/MBB2010/HTML/iwumbb6.htm

[petemcb]

See the frontpage.  The D3hoops.com crew projects both IWU and Wheaton in.  They have IWU heading to Wash U next weekend, facing Hope on Friday night, with the winner getting the Wash U/Westminster winner.  They have Wheaton at John Carroll, facing the host school in Round 1.  

One of my only disagreements with their bracket is the projection of John Carroll hosting over Wooster...I don't understand that one.  I completely agree with IWU getting sent to Wash U for a 4-team Rounds 1/2 pod.  It seems very likely the Titans will end up in St. Louis, facing someone other than Wash U in Round 1.  My initial thought was:

Wash U
Westminster

IWU
Central (Iowa)

I think I nailed all 19 Pool C bids, got the Wash U pod correct, and had Carthage hosting.  

My bracketology does not allow me to believe in luck, but that pushes the outer edge of my bracketology.

+k for degree of hilarity.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Carthage hosting seems to make sense.  So does IWU going to Wash U.  At first, I was feeling badly for Wheaton having to go down to the Lone Star State, but how cool has it got to be for Ben Panner to (likely) finish off his career in his home state?!

I'd be willing to be Ben would think it even MORE cool if his career DOESN'T end in his home state!

[petemcb]

Thought about that.  Didn't want to push their luck.  Then was reminded by Q's reference that there is no room for luck in Wheaton's post-season. 

[usee]

Wheaton and MHB have 2 common opponents:


McMurry:

@Wheaton 88
McMurry 72

MHB 80
@McMurry 73

@MHB 76
McMurry 88

and Millikin:

@MHB49
Millikin 44

Wheaton 50
@Millikin 45

@Wheaton 65
Millikin 61

[The Roop]

Monmouth was short handed in that Central game so you can't pay too much attention to the score.

[usee]

UMHB top 5 look like this:

G 6'2" Sr, Zane Johnston: 29min, 8.4ppg, 3.6reb, 2.9asst
G 6'0" So, Sterling Phillips: 24min, 10.9ppg, 3.3reb, 2.4asst
F 6'5" Jr, Theo Ard, 26min: 12.6ppg, 7.5 reb, 1.8asst
F 6'5" Sr, Rich Moore, 19min: 7.2ppg, 3.6reb, 1asst

They switch out their 5th starter based on matchup but coming off the bench is their leading scorer:

G 6'3" Jr, Dean Pele: 25min: 15.9ppg, 4.4reb, 1asst
W/F 6'5" Sr, Ervin Johnson: 22min, 8.4ppg, 5.3 reb

[sac]

UMHB top 5 look like this:

G 6'2" Sr, Zane Johnston: 29min, 8.4ppg, 3.6reb, 2.9asst
G 6'0" So, Sterling Phillips: 24min, 10.9ppg, 3.3reb, 2.4asst
F 6'5" Jr, Theo Ard, 26min: 12.6ppg, 7.5 reb, 1.8asst
F 6'5" Sr, Rich Moore, 19min: 7.2ppg, 3.6reb, 1asst

They switch out their 5th starter based on matchup but coming off the bench is their leading scorer:

G 6'3" Jr, Dean Pele: 25min: 15.9ppg, 4.4reb, 1asst
W/F 6'5" Sr, Ervin Johnson: 22min, 8.4ppg, 5.3 reb

Magic and Pele on the same team.......doesn't seem fair.

[Gregory Sager]

Carthage and Aurora scrimmaged each other in the preseason, I believe, and the Spartans were the team that the Red Men didn't play in their season-opening classic-format tourney in Kenosha, so they're not entirely unfamiliar with each other.

Common opponents:

(n) UW-Platteville 86
(n) Aurora 79

@ Carthage 78
UW-Platteville 65

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(n) UW-Whitewater 89
(n) Aurora 83

UW-Whitewater 82
@ Carthage 81

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Carthage 72
@ Wisconsin Lutheran 59

@ Wisconsin Lutheran 100
Aurora 93

@ Aurora 80
Wisconsin Lutheran 75

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(n) Carthage 85
(n) Concordia WI 60

@ Aurora 101
Concordia WI 86

@ Concordia WI 79
Aurora 78

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North Central 119
@ Aurora 118 (3 OT)

Carthage 85
@ North Central 71

@ Carthage 75
North Central 72

----
@ Aurora 107
Elmhurst  95

@ Carthage 79
Elmhurst 52

Carthage 82
@ Elmhurst 68

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Aurora 91
@ Millikin 85 (OT)

@ Carthage 68
Millikin 55

Carthage 70
@ Millikin 63

TOTALS: Aurora 4-5, Carthage 9-1

This is the best bracket I've seen put together in many years...much more balanced.  Hats off to the national committee on a job well done.

Agreed. I'd like to think that all of the screaming about last year's Bracket of Death on these boards led the suitably-chastened committee to be a bit more creative in their bracket construction, but I'm not kidding myself about that.

I've never heard of Albertus Magnus.

I'd love to see Albertus Magnus take on Gustavus Adolphus someday, with the P.A. announcer using Latin instead of English. "Johnson pro duos, quod is mos peto versus perpetro tri-cuspis tendo!"

[Dennis_Prikkel]

I've never heard of Albertus Magnus.

I'd love to see Albertus Magnus take on Gustavus Adolphus someday, with the P.A. announcer using Latin instead of English. "Johnson pro duos, quod is mos peto versus perpetro tri-cuspis tendo!"

Show off - 

I've got a papal mass you should listen to and give us a play by play.

Actually, for a "dead" language that's quite impressive.

[Dennis_Prikkel]

Monmouth was short handed in that Central game so you can't pay too much attention to the score.

playing with stubby fingers? - 

[John Gleich]

Bob, what are those metrics you used to calculate possessions per game and points per possession again?  I think it might be useful to use those when comparing playoff teams.