MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Illinois Wesleyan will face Wooster in suburban Cleveland. Host John Carroll faces Thomas More in the other game there.

[Gregory Sager]

North Central will face UWSP in Collegeville, MN. Host St. John's will play Bethany Lutheran in the other matchup up there.

[robertgoulet]

North Central will face UWSP in Collegeville, MN. Host St. John's will play Bethany Lutheran in the other matchup up there.

NCC may have a shot to avenge the football team's playoff defeat!

[lmitzel]

North Central will face UWSP in Collegeville, MN. Host St. John's will play Bethany Lutheran in the other matchup up there.

NCC may have a shot to avenge the football team's playoff defeat!

Uh, NCC beat St. John's...

[Titan Q]

Using my final projection, it seems there are 16 very safe teams...

1. Hamilton (NE/NESCAC): .846 (22-4)/.573/6-3 
2. Wesleyan (NE/NESCAC): .778 (21-6)/.590/8-4   
3. UW-Platteville (CE/WIAC: .833 (20-4)/.577/4-1   
4. Whitman (WE/NWC): .962 (25-1)/.515/4-1
5. Swarthmore (MA/CC): .815 (22-5)/.542/3-4   
6. St. John's (WE/MIAC): .880 (22-3)/.524/3-2 
7. Middlebury (NE/NESCAC): .760 (19-6).590/4-6   
8. Wooster (GL/NCAC): .778 (21-6)/.565/4-3
9. Marietta (GL/OAC): .778 (21-6)/.564/4-5   
10. New Jersey City (AT/NJAC): .731 (19-7)/.567/6-4   
11. Emory (SO/UAA): .840 (21-4)/.530/4-2 
12. Christopher Newport (MA/CAC): .777 (21-6)/.546/3-2   
13. UW-Oshkosh (CE/WIAC): .741 (20-7)/.554/2-4   
14. St. Olaf (WE/MIAC): .731 (19-7)/.544/3-2   
15. Albright (MA/Commonwealth): .769 (20-6)/.544/3-2   
16. Franklin and Marshall (MA/CC): .769 (20-6)/.536/3-4 

And then the bubble starts here...

17. North Central (CE/CCIW): .692 (18-8)/.563/4-5   
18. Illinois Wesleyan (CE/CCIW): .731 (19-7)/.550/3-6 
19. Amherst (NE/NESCAC): .680 (17-8)/.570/4-6 
20. Springfield (NE/NEWMAC): .692 (18-8)/.558/4-2 
21. Loras (WE/IIAC): .731 (19-7)/.542/2-3   

Top teams left at the table...
* Ohio Wesleyan (GL/NCAC): .679 (19-9)/.564/3-5 
* LeTourneau (SO/ASC): .852 (23-4)/.511/2-2
* Hobart (East/LL): .808 (21-5)/.526/1-2
* Gwynedd Mercy (AT/CSAC): .769 (20-6)/.519/2-3
* Keene State (NE/LEC): .679/.575/2-6
* UW-River Falls (CE/WIAC): .667 (18-9)/.586/3-7   


I believe NCC and IWU are going to get in...and hope I'm right.  But if they don't get in, this isn't a situation where anyone should do a bunch of complaining about it.  Neither team did what it needed to get in comfortable Pool C position.

Good luck, NCC and IWU fans...gonna be a long morning.

I can't confirm the order of selection obviously, but the 21 Pool Cs are...

1. Hamilton (NE/NESCAC): .846 (22-4)/.573/6-3 
2. Wesleyan (NE/NESCAC): .778 (21-6)/.590/8-4   
3. UW-Platteville (CE/WIAC: .833 (20-4)/.577/4-1   
4. Whitman (WE/NWC): .962 (25-1)/.515/4-1
5. Swarthmore (MA/CC): .815 (22-5)/.542/3-4   
6. St. John's (WE/MIAC): .880 (22-3)/.524/3-2 
7. Middlebury (NE/NESCAC): .760 (19-6).590/4-6   
8. Wooster (GL/NCAC): .778 (21-6)/.565/4-3
9. Marietta (GL/OAC): .778 (21-6)/.564/4-5   
10. New Jersey City (AT/NJAC): .731 (19-7)/.567/6-4   
11. Emory (SO/UAA): .840 (21-4)/.530/4-2 
12. Christopher Newport (MA/CAC): .777 (21-6)/.546/3-2   
13. UW-Oshkosh (CE/WIAC): .741 (20-7)/.554/2-4   
14. St. Olaf (WE/MIAC): .731 (19-7)/.544/3-2   
15. Albright (MA/Commonwealth): .769 (20-6)/.544/3-2   
16. Franklin and Marshall (MA/CC): .769 (20-6)/.536/3-4 
17. North Central (CE/CCIW): .692 (18-8)/.563/4-5   
18. Illinois Wesleyan (CE/CCIW): .731 (19-7)/.550/3-6 
19. Springfield (NE/NEWMAC): .692 (18-8)/.558/4-2 
20. LeTourneau (SO/ASC): .852 (23-4)/.511/2-2
21. Brockport (E/SUNYAC): .731/.529/303


I had:
* Amherst (NE/NESCAC): .680 (17-8)/.570/4-6 
* Loras (WE/IIAC): .731 (19-7)/.542/2-3   

They had:
* LeTourneau (SO/ASC): .852 (23-4)/.511/2-2
* Brockport (E/SUNYAC): .731/.529/3-3

[robertgoulet]

North Central will face UWSP in Collegeville, MN. Host St. John's will play Bethany Lutheran in the other matchup up there.

NCC may have a shot to avenge the football team's playoff defeat!

Uh, NCC beat St. John's...

Damn I knew that. I guess watching the smashing by UW-O was so traumatic that I immediately put it out of mind!

[Titan Q]

Congratulations to Augustana, North Central, and IWU.

Gonna be a fun tournament!

[Augie6]

Congratulations to Augustana, North Central, and IWU.

Gonna be a fun tournament!

Great job, Q, on the Pool C projections.  I also want to say congrats to Augie, IWU and NCC for making it into the NCAA!  Would love to see a third Augie / IWU matchup in the sectional semis of the tourney.

[AndOne]

Congratulations to Augustana, North Central, and IWU.

Gonna be a fun tournament!

Echoing those sentiments.
Great to see a CCIW threesome! 🏀 🏀 🏀 😊

[AndOne]

One thing is for certain re NCC and IWU. If only one gets in, it will be NCC.
However, I'm sensing the CCIW will be a 3 bid conference this year. 🏀 🏀 🏀

The only thing we know for certain is that you have no a better idea of what's going to happen than anyone else I do! Go CCIW!

Fixed it for you. 😉

[lmitzel]

So St. John's site doesn't have anything up officially yet, but on their Stretch Internet page, they've got the NCC-UWSP game scheduled for 5:30 CT on Friday. We'll see if this changes or not.

[Pat Coleman]

So St. John's site doesn't have anything up officially yet, but on their Stretch Internet page, they've got the NCC-UWSP game scheduled for 5:30 CT on Friday. We'll see if this changes or not.

Men's basketball game times are all 5:30 and 7:30, unless there's extenuating circumstances such as Yeshiva's religious affiliation or a really small gym that needs to be cleared between games.

[Titan Q]

Over/Under: Brett Benning Points Friday vs Greenville = 28.5

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

This is the first year that the NCAA will release the final regional rankings, but it will be done AFTER they release the 64 team bracket.

FYI - second year they are released... they released them last year after the brackets as well.

[hopefan]

Over/Under: Brett Benning Points Friday vs Greenville = 28.5

Yes, but what's the total points???   how about 250?