MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[A Lover of the Game]

This is just an FYI to whoever is interested.  If you are planning on traveling to St. Louis to watch the Wash U/IWU game or for some other reason, you should book reservation now.  Quite a few hotels are already sold out.   

[AndOne]

COMPARATIVE STATISTICAL RANKINGS OF WHITEWATER AND NORTH CENTRAL ACCORDING TO THE MOST CURRENT NCAA STATS

(Leader highlighted in BLUE)
 
Wis.-Whitewater (24-4)
Men's Basketball National Ranking Summary
Thru Games 03/03/2013

Won-Lost Percentage (407 ranked)   12   85.7   
Scoring Offense (407 ranked)   183   70.3   
Scoring Defense (407 ranked)   24   60.3   
Scoring Margin (407 ranked)   39   10.0   
Field-Goal Percentage (407 ranked)   41   47.1   
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (407 ranked)   193   43.1   
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (407 ranked)   247   5.9   
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (407 ranked)   129   35.1   
Three Pt FG Defense (407 ranked)   350   36.4   
Free-Throw Percentage (407 ranked)   167   69.4   
Rebound Margin (407 ranked)   132   2.1   
Assists Per Game (407 ranked)   376   10.8   
Assist Turnover Ratio (407 ranked)   187   0.91   
Blocked Shots Per Game (407 ranked)   341   1.9   
Steals Per Game (407 ranked)   212   7.1   
Turnovers Per Game (407 ranked)   46   11.9   
Turnover Margin (407 ranked)   34   3.6   
Personal Fouls Per Game (407 ranked)   70   15.8   

North Central (IL) (25-3)
Men's Basketball National Ranking Summary
Thru Games 03/03/2013

Category   Rank   Actual   
Won-Lost Percentage (407 ranked)   5   89.3
Scoring Offense (407 ranked)   212   69.3   
Scoring Defense (407 ranked)   9   57.9   
Scoring Margin (407 ranked)   23   11.4   
Field-Goal Percentage (407 ranked)   23   47.8   
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (407 ranked)   21   38.7   
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (407 ranked)   351   4.9   
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (407 ranked)       34.3    
Three Pt FG Defense (407 ranked)   24   29.9   
Free-Throw Percentage (407 ranked)   280   66.4   
Rebound Margin (407 ranked)   66   3.9   
Assists Per Game (407 ranked)   47   15.5   
Assist Turnover Ratio (407 ranked)   33   1.22   
Blocked Shots Per Game (407 ranked)   142   3.1   
Steals Per Game (407 ranked)   240   6.9   
Turnovers Per Game (407 ranked)   78   12.6   
Turnover Margin (407 ranked)   101   1.6   
Personal Fouls Per Game (407 ranked)   288   18.6

[WUPHF]

This is just an FYI to whoever is interested.  If you are planning on traveling to St. Louis to watch the Wash U/IWU game or for some other reason, you should book reservation now.  Quite a few hotels are already sold out.

There are several close to campus that are going to have rooms including the Crowne Plaza in downtown Clayton just five minutes from campus.  They have a $100-120 per night rate, but you have to ask for the Washington University rate.  In fact, if you are staying close to campus at all, ask for the Washington University rate.  $100-120 is the going rate for hotels that are within a 20 minute driving range (excluding the rundown airport hotels).

[WUPHF]

You can also stay in the hotel on campus, three buildings away from the gym, but it is $119-129 per night: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/knightcenter/Pages/default.aspx

[hopefan]

St Louis to Bloomington , 3 hours or less, you'll be home by midnight!!!!   

[havej]

Don't want to be accused of lazy posting, but didn't see anywhere if the IWU or NCC contest would be available to watch on-line - anyone have information?

[TitansIWU]

Don't want to be accused of lazy posting, but didn't see anywhere if the IWU or NCC contest would be available to watch on-line - anyone have information?

Here is the IWU/Wash U game    http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/wustl.portal#

I can't find if they will have video for the NCC game or not.

[mark_reichert]

The only time I have seen a deserving host not get the second weekend was Hope and IWU women's teams who were also hosting the Final Fours that season.

That was 2011 when IWU got into the Final Four despite having to go to Stevens Point, who had beaten them at the Shirk in 2010 when they had a chance of running the table at home.  Certainly the first time of a chance at that since the Final Four started being hosted at a predetermined site.

[AndOne]

At this time, I do not believe the NCC-UWW game is scheduled to be televised.
NCC's arrangement for video is with Naperville Community Television (NCTV). As the game is not being played in Merner Fieldhouse in Naperville, but rather in the Dan & Ada Rice center in Lisle, the likelihood is that viewers are out of luck. I will continue to look into the possibility of video availability. As the facilities are less than 3 miles apart, maybe things will change. However, I wouldn't hold my breath. 

[Pat Coleman]

Benedictine has a great video setup for home games. Hopefully they will be able to do the game.

[mark_reichert]

I'd like to see the IWU/Wash U game played at the neutral site of the Beaver Dome in Carlinville.

Don't you mean the Wissahickon Boys' Club   Every basketball fan should listen to Cosby's bit on that and the Beaver Dome is the closest I've seen to it, at least at the college level.

[A Lover of the Game]

Thanks, WUH, for the info. I had a time finding a hotel that was within a mile or two of the school.  The rate I got is comparable to the ones you listed.  Hopefan, I'm just about three hours north of Bloomington. I'm driving down Saturday morning, but refused to drive back after the game.  If I did, I'd probably find myself sitting somewhere in a cornfield wondering how the heck I got there when the last thing I remember was driving down the road.   

[AndOne]

Benedictine has a great video setup for home games. Hopefully they will be able to do the game.

As NCC and BU obviously have a good relationship, perhaps arrangements can indeed be made. While BU and NCC no longer play football, the rivalry continues on the basketball court as the teams play for The Battle Of Chicago/Maple Ave trophy every year.
BU AD Mark McHorney is a very accommodating guy, and I'm sure he would entertain the possibility. The BU/NCC relationship is further fostered by the fact that head BU basketball coach Keith Bunkenburg's better half is the NCC head volleyball coach. In addition, ass't BU basketball coach Frank Janczak is a NCC alum.

[Pat Coleman]

So is Tim Calderwood, Benedictine's SID.

[iwu70]

Thanks, Q.  Seems the Titans are on the road, then, 'til Salem, if they keep winning.  A very tough road through the "bracket of death," -- though I go through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil . . . thy John Wesley Powell rod and thy Dennie Bridges staff, they comfort me . . . " and so on.

I shall dwell in the house of Titans forever.

Amen.

IWU70

P.S.  Middhoops, thanks for your kind words about our board and for your assessment of the teams from "back East."  Amherst sounds pretty scary, indeed.   ms