MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[crusaders]

would reasons for explaining a loss be classified as anything other than excuses though?

good comment about the pg shooting us out of the game.  he is what makes us click.  at the beginning of the year we lived and died by him.  now the supporting cast has picked it up.  lets hope bynum plays PG tonight and not all star.  he's a tremendous player with a lot of confidence, sometimes too much confidence.  the benedictine game was a credit to what he can do...didn't take as many bad shots, didn't score as much, still created like a champ, and played great defense. 

best of luck to aurora, i'm excited to see what they'll bring to the kehl center tonight.

[Greek Tragedy]

Midwest
1 Lawrence 18-0 20-0
2 Augustana (Illinois) 18-2 20-3
3 Carroll (Wisconsin) 17-2 19-2
4 Transylvania 19-4 19-4
5 Illinois Wesleyan 13-4 18-4
6 Lakeland 16-3 20-5
7 Washington U. in St. Louis 12-5 15-7
8 Elmhurst 15-6 16-7

Convenient to see that d3hoops has Lakeland at 16-4 in-region, while the NCAA has them at 16-3.  To be honest, I think La Crosse is more than 200 miles away.  Pat?

Lakeland does have issues with at least two, if not three teams ahead of them in the rankings.  Larry U and Carroll are in the MWC (we'll say one gets a Pool A), same with Ill. Wes. and Augustana (CCIW) and possibly Transy (HCAC). 

[Big_Uns]

Midwest
1 Lawrence 18-0 20-0
2 Augustana (Illinois) 18-2 20-3
3 Carroll (Wisconsin) 17-2 19-2
4 Transylvania 19-4 19-4
5 Illinois Wesleyan 13-4 18-4
6 Lakeland 16-3 20-5
7 Washington U. in St. Louis 12-5 15-7
8 Elmhurst 15-6 16-7

Convenient to see that d3hoops has Lakeland at 16-4 in-region, while the NCAA has them at 16-3.  To be honest, I think La Crosse is more than 200 miles away.  Pat?

Lakeland does have issues with at least two, if not three teams ahead of them in the rankings.  Larry U and Carroll are in the MWC (we'll say one gets a Pool A), same with Ill. Wes. and Augustana (CCIW) and possibly Transy (HCAC). 

Any word on the most recent QOWI? Seems like the selection committee may have a bit of a quandary on their hands if LC doesn't win the LMC tourney.

[tommy_devito]

I'm sure their QOWI will take a hit if they lose in the tourney. It will be a home loss, wich I believe has less point value. And if it's to anybody but MSOE it will be worth even less. So as long as the CCIW teams lose to a respectable team in their tourney, and the same goes for Carroll in the MWC, it won't be much of a quandary. Lakeland will be out.

[Pat Coleman]

Midwest
1 Lawrence 18-0 20-0
2 Augustana (Illinois) 18-2 20-3
3 Carroll (Wisconsin) 17-2 19-2
4 Transylvania 19-4 19-4
5 Illinois Wesleyan 13-4 18-4
6 Lakeland 16-3 20-5
7 Washington U. in St. Louis 12-5 15-7
8 Elmhurst 15-6 16-7

Convenient to see that d3hoops has Lakeland at 16-4 in-region, while the NCAA has them at 16-3.  To be honest, I think La Crosse is more than 200 miles away.  Pat?

I have that at 192 miles and will follow up with the NCAA.

[Greek Tragedy]

Any word on the most recent QOWI? Seems like the selection committee may have a bit of a quandary on their hands if LC doesn't win the LMC tourney.

Go to the QOWI board.  duh! 

[Big_Uns]

I did that. I thought maybe it had changed since then...

[Greek Tragedy]

I did that. I thought maybe it had changed since then...

No worries...but as it was posted, those QOWI were used to determine the latest regional polls...they might be a little off since the NCAA and d3hoops have some differential in terms of in-region records.  Sorry, I didn't mean anything by my smartass remark! 

[Pat Coleman]

Midwest
1 Lawrence 18-0 20-0
2 Augustana (Illinois) 18-2 20-3
3 Carroll (Wisconsin) 17-2 19-2
4 Transylvania 19-4 19-4
5 Illinois Wesleyan 13-4 18-4
6 Lakeland 16-3 20-5
7 Washington U. in St. Louis 12-5 15-7
8 Elmhurst 15-6 16-7

Convenient to see that d3hoops has Lakeland at 16-4 in-region, while the NCAA has them at 16-3.  To be honest, I think La Crosse is more than 200 miles away.  Pat?

I have that at 192 miles and will follow up with the NCAA.

Despite the fact that the shortest driving distance between the two points is 192 miles, MS Streets and Trips 2004 does not see it that way. Therefore this is NOT a regional game, and score one for the NCAA.

Makes them 1-for-4 on disputed games, I believe.

[crusaders]

hey, who wants to talk now?  we just beat aurora by 27, anyone want to talk about welton's 29 ppg because he just scored 4 points for the whole game....what a game clarke played, if they keep this up they are going to the tournament...what a great job the coaches have done to prepare clarke for this victory..they have made great adjustments all season...they are finally playing to their ability...

i was off by 15 points...i am ashamed...i should have said clarke by 27....keith45..you were off by 33 points...how do you feel???  clarke has finally gelled as a basketball TEAM!  Bring on anybody at home, we will not be defeated....we just clinched home court throughout the playoffs...find me a team that can beat clarke at home right now and i will be impressed....

there is no team in the CCIW that could outlast Clarke at home right now...Sagers, say what you will, but until you watch Clarke and how they play at home, you know nothing...find any stat you want, you don't know anything...Clarke is on fire right now, and it will be a total tradgey if they don't make the tournament...if Clarke keeps this up(winning by atleast 20) for the rest of the season, they will undoubtedly make the tournament(say what you want, they will!!!)  I hope they get selected, because they are on fire, and no one will stop them at home!!!!!

shout out to coach Davison, after all these years of improvement, he is finally enjoying the success he deserves...I'm glad to see Clarke to play to its ability, and I'm glad that Clarke has showed all of its doubters that CLARKE IS FOR REAL!!!!!!   find me any stat that you guys want, it doesn't matter...All of Clarkes game for the rest of the year are at home, and they DO NOT LOSE AT HOME!!!!

[crusaders]

CLARKE NIIC CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  TAKE THAT GUYS!!!!!   WHAT IMPROVEMENT..... BRING ON LORAS, BRING ON UD!!!!!!!!!  WE ARE THE BEST TEAM IN THE CITY, NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY CLARKE AT HOME!!!

Bring me any stat, do all the research, tell me why you think Clarke is bad, and I will tell you why they deserve the RESPECT they should have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gregory Sager]

"There is no team in the CCIW that could outlast Clarke at home right now"? Put down that tube of airplane glue, Crusaders. You could burn out your brain cells huffing that stuff.

And before you get too carried away with declaring who is going to make the tournament and who won't, you might want to start familiarizing yourself with what it takes to get into the tournament: Namely, the five primary criteria. If you're really serious about following this thing, instead of just being some overexcited rah-rah student pounding his caps lock key, get yourself over to the Bumblin' B's room over in the Multi-Regional Topics tree on Posting Up, where Pool B possibilities have been discussed in detail for months now. And they don't look good for Clarke, tonight's impressive win over Aurora notwithstanding.

In other words, educate yourself on the process.

Oh, and either stop misspelling my name, or use your own real name so that I can misspell yours. 

[crusaders]

why don't you get out of the board posts and start worrying about what counts...clarke is on fire right now...you have no vote over whole will make it and who won't...it's just your opinion...it doesn't count for anything...i don't care what the board posts say...the commitee will decide sager(is that better?).  i'm educated, and i know its tough to get into the d3 playoffs without an automatic, but seriously...i know good basketball, and clarke is playing it right now...say what you want about us...but beat us, and then talk...no one can beat us right, we might be the hottest team in the nation...at home, we will not be defeated, and we proved it tonight...i just wish we could play your precious CCIW teams...

sager's, who are you a fan of(or who do think is good?)  you need to spend less time researching stats, and more time realizing teams get hot.  clarke is so hot they are on fire, and you should respect that.  clarke gets no respect for what they do...they have developed into a ball club thisyear, and they have gotten no respect for it, which is why winning the conference championship will be so special to them...no one can talk about how bad we are...we will have the hardware...forget how bad you think the conference is...we would smoke anyone right now...just admit it...we'll take anyone at home! 

saigars, you have no clue...stop criticizing, and start praising...i have yet to see you say one good thing about anybody...does anyone meet your expectations?

and how about the badgers tonight, with a  great win against Ohio State!!!!!!!!  Wisconsin's ready to make a push!!!  Go BADGERS!!!

[keith45]

great win by Clarke, but your posts are idiotic at best

[crowdpleaser]

I second Keith.  Clarke waited too long to get hot.  THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE POST SEASON TOURNEY.  Teams just like Clarke will get left out.  Sorry to say but the crew making the choices at the end of the year take into consideration records more than how teams are playing at the end of the year.  Even if they win out the rest of the year that puts them at 18-10.  Not a good enough record.  I hope you are right Crusader.  I hope you prove me wrong, but you won't.  I have been around teams that have "been playing well at the end of the year" and they didn't even get a sniff.  NO AQ...NO TOURNEY.  Don't forget that!!

Great win last night though.