MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Here are the first rankings for the men this season: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[Greek Tragedy]

MSOE
14-4, 19-4
Concordia (Wis.)
13-4, 15-7
Rockford
11-7, 12-11
Benedictine
10-8, 13-10
Illinois Tech
9-8, 12-10
Aurora
9-8, 11-11
Edgewood
9-8, 9-13
Wisconsin Lutheran
8-9, 10-12
Lakeland
8-10, 10-13
Concordia-Chicago
6-11, 6-16
Marian
4-13, 6-16
Dominican
3-14, 3-20

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second week Regional Rankings have been released: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-second

[Captain_Joe08]

Congrats to Collin Kennedy as he became WLC's all time leading scorer last night.

[Greek Tragedy]

Congrats to Collin Kennedy as he became WLC's all time leading scorer last night.

Very nice. Congrats!

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Standings as of 2/16

1. MSOE 20-4 (15-4) X
2. Concordia Wisconsin 17-7 (15-4) X
3. Aurora 13-11 (11-8) X
4. Rockford 12-12 (11-8) X
5. Benedictine (I) 13-11 (10-9)
6. Illinois Tech 13-11 (10-9) X
7. Edgewood 10-14 (10-9)
8. Lakeland 11-13 (9-10)
9. Wisconsin Lutheran 11-13 (9-10)
10. Concordia Chicago 6-18 (6-13)
11. Marian 7-17 (5-14)
12. Dominican 3-21 (3-16)

2/16 Matchups

Edgewood at Wisconsin Lutheran (Winterfest)
Rockford at Illinois Tech
Marian at MSOE
Concordia Wisconsin at Benedictine
Aurora at Concordia Chicago
Dominican at Lakeland

The fight for the final spot in the NACC Tournament will come down to Lakeland, WLC or Edgewood.

WLC will get in with:

-Win against Edgewood (Tiebreakers will kick in)

Lakeland will get in with:

-Win against Dominican and Loss by WLC (Tiebreakers will kick in)

Edgewood will get in with:

-Win over WLC and Dominican win over Lakeland (Tiebreakers don't seem to favor them if I am not missing something)

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It is now or never.

The last week of the Division III basketball regular season is here. Conferences will decide who will earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournaments and teams try and position themselves for at-large bids, hosting opportunities, and bracketing considerations.

For teams who have been faltering, this is the last chance to right the ship. For programs which have underachieved, this is the last opportunity to live up to expectations. And of course for those with Cinderella dreams, this is the chance to try on the glass slipper.

Sunday's Hoopsville will cover it all in a special, extended, episode which for the first time (outside of Marathon programming) will feature a guest from each of the eight regions. We will also discuss which teams may be on the bubble, who has most likely secured at-large bid, and which teams need to win the AQs. Plus, we talk about how regions as we know it now could very well change in the future.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Sunday's show will hit the air at 6:00 p.m. ET. It can be watched live right here: http://bit.ly/2EeG5ZE (and simulcast on Facebook Live and Periscope).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to dave.mchugh@d3sports.com or use any of the social media options below.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Katherine Bixby, Johns Hopkins women's coach
- Jonathan Crosthwaite, Occidental men's junior
- Marc Brown, NJCU men's coach
- Justin LeBlanc, Millsaps women's coach
- Jamie Seward, SUNY New Paltz women's coach
- Marcos Echevarria, No. 17 Nichols men's senior
- Herman Carmichael, La Roche men's coach
- Klay Knueppel, Wisconsin Luthern women's coach
- Brad Bankston, ODAC Commissioner
- Pat Coleman & Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com (Bubble Talk)

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[Ryan Stoppable]

Congratulations to MSOE and Concordia Wisconsin who share the NACC regular season championship at 16-4! The Raiders get the No. 1 seed on tiebreakers, and will host the conference tournament final four over the weekend, hoping to follow up their first regular season title in 37 years with what would be their first ever NCAA Tournament berth.

First Round - Wednesday, 7:00pm
#6 Edgewood (10-10) at #3 Aurora (12-8)
#5 Rockford (11-9) at #4 Illinois Tech (11-9)

Semifinals - Saturday at MSOE
#2 Concordia Wisconsin (16-4) vs. higher seeded winner, 3:30pm
Lower seeded winner at #1 MSOE (16-4), 5:45pm

Final: Sunday, 3:00pm at MSOE

[Greek Tragedy]

Looks like the coaches/SIDs or whomever got Illinois Tech's position correct. They we're predicted 4th and ended up 4th. We can obviously look at this in two different ways. They finished 4th out of 12 teams. They also finished 5 games out of 1st and just a game out of 9th as four teams finished 10-10. I know a few posters felt they would contend for a conference championship and 4th was too low. Was the league better than thought or was Illinois Tech not as good as anticipated?

[WUPHF]

IIT only had their all-American guard for 15 of their 25 games so that certainly hurt.  I am not sure if he left due to injuries (he also struggled with injuries as a sophomore), but he is no longer on the roster.

[Gregory Sager]

IIT only had their all-American guard for 15 of their 25 games so that certainly hurt.  I am not sure if he left due to injuries (he also struggled with injuries as a sophomore), but he is no longer on the roster.

There's your explanation, Tom.

[Greek Tragedy]

I may buy that as part of their inability to finish higher than 4th.

[Gregory Sager]

It's a very big part. Mosley was not only the leading scorer for the Scarlet Hawks, he was also their primary distributor and their best on-ball defender.

In terms of his importance to his team, I'd compare him to Elmhurst's Jake Rhode. He was certainly a bigger cog for IIT than even, say, Ben Boots is for UWO.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The third public NCAA Division III regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/men-regional-rankings-third

[Ryan Stoppable]

NACC Tournament First Round
#6 Edgewood 70
#3 Aurora 73

#5 Rockford 68
#4 Illinois Tech 75

So the semifinals on Saturday will pit CUW vs. Aurora at 3:30pm, followed by MSOE hosting IIT at 5:45.