East Region Playoff Discussion

[pg04]

wow...just went on their website  ahhhhhhhhhhhh hopefully that d end who got player of the week last week does some crazy things buuutt I prob wouldn't bet the farm on it....Go Red Hawks baby!! Go Ithica eww can't believe I have to route for them..

Is this some sort of NJAC inside joke or is he the only person in the East that can't spell IthAca??

[union89]

wow...just went on their website  ahhhhhhhhhhhh hopefully that d end who got player of the week last week does some crazy things buuutt I prob wouldn't bet the farm on it....Go Red Hawks baby!! Go Ithica eww can't believe I have to route for them..

Is this some sort of NJAC inside joke or is he the only person in the East that can't spell IthAca??

I thought it was done with a lower case 'I' as well this time of year......ithica

[labart96]

In with Pool A:

TCNJ
Curry
Widener
RPI
SJF (assuming Alfred doesn't come back and Utica beats Wick)
Wick (if they beat Utica, otherwise no Pool C for Wick at 7-3)

My guess is either Wesley or Salisbury gets moved into the East Region as either the #1 or 2 seed.

Pool C contenders left:
Hobart (8-2) - won 7 straight, 2 losses by only 7 total pts
Montclair (8-2) - win against Wesley in Wk 4, beaten bad by Cortland who just got smoked by IC.
Ithaca (8-2) - Not likely a Pool C entrant if Wick takes Pool A since SJF would likely go Pool C over IC based on head to head result.

My guess is the East will look like this (4-7 could be rearranged in several diff orders):

1.  Wesley
2.  TCNJ
3.  SJF
4.  RPI
5.  Wick
6.  Hobart
7.  Curry
8.  Widener

Wesley v. Widener (short trip from PA to DE)
TCNJ v. Curry
SJF v. Hobart
RPI v. Wick

[Caz Bombers]

TGP, is Curry that good that they get in twice?

[labart96]

TGP, is Curry that good that they get in twice?

Ha!  Good catch.  Not at all.  Revised above.

[Jonny Utah]

In with Pool A:

TCNJ
Curry
Widener
RPI
SJF (assuming Alfred doesn't come back and Utica beats Wick)
Wick (if they beat Utica, otherwise no Pool C for Wick at 7-3)

My guess is either Wesley or Salisbury gets moved into the East Region as either the #1 or 2 seed.

Pool C contenders left:
Hobart (8-2) - won 7 straight, 2 losses by only 7 total pts
Montclair (8-2) - win against Wesley in Wk 4, beaten bad by Cortland who just got smoked by IC.
Ithaca (8-2) - Not likely a Pool C entrant if Wick takes Pool A since SJF would likely go Pool C over IC based on head to head result.

My guess is the East will look like this (4-7 could be rearranged in several diff orders):

1.  Wesley
2.  TCNJ
3.  SJF
4.  RPI
5.  Wick
6.  Hobart
7.  Curry
8.  Widener

Wesley v. Widener (short trip from PA to DE)
TCNJ v. Curry
SJF v. Hobart
RPI v. Wick

TGP.  Since the NCAA already has Curry ranked at #2 (and they won today), dont you think they would have to still be #2 and have a home game?

[gobombers15]

Who is excited for the Montclair v. Ithaca pissfest over the next few days. Can I preempt both sides? Because each sides argument can be summed up in one sentence.

Montclair: Ithaca beat no playoff teams and we beat #4 Wesley!
Ithaca: The two teams had one common opponent: Cortland beat MSU by 30, Ithaca beat Cortland by almost the same amount.

I'm sure we'll see several variations of the same arguments, but there it is.

[Jonny Utah]

Who is excited for the Montclair v. Ithaca pissfest over the next few days. Can I preempt both sides? Because each sides argument can be summed up in one sentence.

Montclair: Ithaca beat no playoff teams and we beat #4 Wesley!
Ithaca: The two teams had one common opponent: Cortland beat MSU by 30, Ithaca beat Cortland by almost the same amount.

I'm sure we'll see several variations of the same arguments, but there it is.

Gobombers,

I dont see anyway that Montclair can get in over Ithaca simply based on the previous NCAA rankings that had Ithaca already over them. 

Although the Pool C criteria is VERY ambigous and its tough to tell if they would compare IC vs Montclair or just compare all the pool C teams together?  I mean they are already ranked anyway right?  But are they ranked using the pool C criteria?  Kind of wierd dont ya think?

[phil]

TCNJ handed the game to Kean today with 5 turnovers on the way to losing 37-27. Hard to play a grind it out, control the clock game when you're handing points to the other team like candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween! So much for #1 in the East.

[Jonny Utah]

TCNJ handed the game to Kean today with 5 turnovers on the way to losing 37-27. Hard to play a grind it out, control the clock game when you're handing points to the other team like candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween! So much for #1 in the East.

Phil Im sure they are just thinking ahead.  Those types of games happen all the time.  It probably would have been better going into the playoffs with a win though thats for sure.....

[gobombers15]

Who is excited for the Montclair v. Ithaca pissfest over the next few days. Can I preempt both sides? Because each sides argument can be summed up in one sentence.

Montclair: Ithaca beat no playoff teams and we beat #4 Wesley!
Ithaca: The two teams had one common opponent: Cortland beat MSU by 30, Ithaca beat Cortland by almost the same amount.

I'm sure we'll see several variations of the same arguments, but there it is.

Gobombers,

I dont see anyway that Montclair can get in over Ithaca simply based on the previous NCAA rankings that had Ithaca already over them. 

Although the Pool C criteria is VERY ambigous and its tough to tell if they would compare IC vs Montclair or just compare all the pool C teams together?  I mean they are already ranked anyway right?  But are they ranked using the pool C criteria?  Kind of wierd dont ya think?

JU, I agree. I would have to think that IC is ahead of MSU in the Pool C pecking order, especially with today's monkey stomp of C-State. The committee would be ignoring the elephant in the room if they didn't look at how those two schools did against their one common opponent.

[fan of d3]

go bombers all fans from ithaca are going to see it like that but the MSU fans can manipulate it to seem like you guys arent gonna make it either.  i think you're just trying to convince yourself that IC will make it.

[Jonny Utah]

go bombers all fans from ithaca are going to see it like that but the MSU fans can manipulate it to seem like you guys arent gonna make it either.  i think you're just trying to convince yourself that IC will make it.

fan of d3 would you stop talking out of your behind? 

[fan of d3]

no.

[Jonny Utah]

no.

Can you stick your own head up there then?