East Region Playoff Discussion

[Reno Hightower]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

[theoriginalupstate]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

As long as its not a conference rematch and within the mileage anything goes...

All depends on the seeds given in the east...

NEFC will probably be a 7/8 seed so they'll be facing Cortland or RPI...

[lewdogg11]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

As long as its not a conference rematch and within the mileage anything goes...

All depends on the seeds given in the east...

NEFC will probably be a 7/8 seed so they'll be facing Cortland or RPI...

...if the season were to end today...

[Reno Hightower]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

As long as its not a conference rematch and within the mileage anything goes...

All depends on the seeds given in the east...

NEFC will probably be a 7/8 seed so they'll be facing Cortland or RPI...

...if the season were to end today...

Right, thats what Im asking, what is the mileage?
Im saying those 2 teams might be tied into playing RPI. RPI is close to 4 hours from Plymouth, 8 from ME Maritime. Cortland is close to 3 hours from RPI. Will the committee really make 1 of the 2 NEFC Teams travel more than 4 hours to a Cortland?

[theoriginalupstate]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

As long as its not a conference rematch and within the mileage anything goes...

All depends on the seeds given in the east...

NEFC will probably be a 7/8 seed so they'll be facing Cortland or RPI...

...if the season were to end today...

Right, thats what Im asking, what is the mileage?
Im saying those 2 teams might be tied into playing RPI. RPI is close to 4 hours from Plymouth, 8 from ME Maritime. Cortland is close to 3 hours from RPI. Will the committee really make 1 of the 2 NEFC Teams travel more than 4 hours to a Cortland?

Hartwick had to travel to Curry and Ithaca had to travel to Mount Union, so I doubt mileage will be an issue....

[dlippiel]

what is the ncaa rule on 1st round matchups and travel time? Seems like the NEFC (PSU or MM) vs RPI may be a guarentee?

As long as its not a conference rematch and within the mileage anything goes...

All depends on the seeds given in the east...

NEFC will probably be a 7/8 seed so they'll be facing Cortland or RPI...

...if the season were to end today...

Right, thats what Im asking, what is the mileage?
Im saying those 2 teams might be tied into playing RPI. RPI is close to 4 hours from Plymouth, 8 from ME Maritime. Cortland is close to 3 hours from RPI. Will the committee really make 1 of the 2 NEFC Teams travel more than 4 hours to a Cortland?

IN the playoffs an NEFC team should have to travel to Alaska. That is unless they are facing Wick.

[Pat Coleman]

The mileage is 500.

[theoriginalupstate]

God what a mess now...

OK, Bart joins Cortland as Pool A's...

Montclair all but locks up a pool C...

SJF needs to win next week to get the Pool A...

IC, clinches a share of the E8, if they win they're in via Pool C!  If not they've got to pull for AU to knock off SJF to get the Pool A...

MAC, Seriously what the hell is going on?

NEFC, Do we really care?

There is going to be at least one team brought in to fill out the bracket and if Cortland loses there may be two brought in...

[theoriginalupstate]

Multiple Scenario Projections for the East:

-Cortland takes the Jug
-SJF wins vs AU

1) Cortland
2) Washington and Jefferson
3) Montclair
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) NEFC Rep
7) MAC Rep
8.) RPI

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-AU beats SJF

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Washington and Jefferson
4) Cortland
5) Hobart
6) Montclair
7) NEFC rep
8) MAC rep

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-SJF beats AU

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Cortland
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) Montclair
7) NEFC Rep
8) MAC rep

thoughts?
8)

[redswarm81]

God what a mess now...

OK, Bart joins Cortland as Pool A's...

Montclair all but locks up a pool C...

SJF needs to win next week to get the Pool A...

IC, clinches a share of the E8, if they win they're in via Pool C!  If not they've got to pull for AU to knock off SJF to get the Pool A...

MAC, Seriously what the hell is going on?

NEFC, Do we really care?

There is going to be at least one team brought in to fill out the bracket and if Cortland loses there may be two brought in...

Yeah, so what happens if

• Alfred beats SJF, and
• Ithaca loses to Cortland?

Then IC gets Pool A, while 'Wick and SJF both have 2 regional losses (I think?).  Am I crazy to think that both of those games could come out that way?

Hobart's the leading candidate for LL Pool A, but they didn't clinch.  Cortland's clinched the NJAC Pool A.

[Jonny Utah]

Multiple Scenario Projections for the East:

-Cortland takes the Jug
-SJF wins vs AU

1) Cortland
2) Washington and Jefferson
3) Montclair
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) NEFC Rep
7) MAC Rep
8.) RPI

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-AU beats SJF

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Washington and Jefferson
4) Cortland
5) Hobart
6) Montclair
7) NEFC rep
8) MAC rep

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-SJF beats AU

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Cortland
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) Montclair
7) NEFC Rep
8) MAC rep

thoughts?
8)

I wouldnt complain too much if Ithaca didnt get into the playoffs if they lost next week, but Im not so sure if RPI would deserve the last pool C spot over them for it.

[redswarm81]

Multiple Scenario Projections for the East:

-Cortland takes the Jug
-SJF wins vs AU

1) Cortland
2) Washington and Jefferson
3) Montclair
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) NEFC Rep
7) MAC Rep
8.) RPI

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-AU beats SJF

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Washington and Jefferson
4) Cortland
5) Hobart
6) Montclair
7) NEFC rep
8) MAC rep

-Ithaca takes the Jug
-SJF beats AU

1) MUC
2) Ithaca
3) Cortland
4) Hobart
5) SJF
6) Montclair
7) NEFC Rep
8) MAC rep

thoughts?
8)

Just thinking out loud/off the top of my head, I'd see Wesley coming in ahead of W & J.

It's hard to see how a 2 loss MAC rep gets seeded above any one-loss team, given that MAC teams have not been ranked, but one loss Hobart and Plymouth State have been ranked, each with one loss to an unranked opponent.  Rowan, Montclair, and Curry were ranked with one loss to a ranked opponent.  RPI now has a loss to a ranked opponent, Hobart has a win v. a ranked opponent.

Husson remains undefeated.

It's amusing that you can't put a ) immediately after the number 8 without posting a 8)

[Frank Rossi]

Upstate -

What's with your Wash & Jeff infatuation?  Right now, they're on the outside looking in.

[theoriginalupstate]

Upstate -

What's with your Wash & Jeff infatuation?  Right now, they're on the outside looking in.

My bad was confusing them with Case Western Reserve...

I copied the wrong team in the regional rankings...

[gordonmann]

Here is the tiebreaker scenario courtesy of Delaware Valley Sports Information Director extraordinaire Matt Levy...

First, remember that the conference names co- or tri-champions regardless of head-to-head results.  If two (or three) teams finish with the same record, the conference recognizes both as champs.  Thus, congratulations to MAC champions Albright.  They may end up tri-champions but they are guaranteed a piece of the title.

As for the AQ, there are three teams who still have a chance.

Albright wins the AQ with a victory next week at Del Val.  They don't need help since they are up one game with one left.  Actually that is the only scenario in which the Lions win the AQ.  Simple enough.

Lycoming wins the AQ with a victory at home over Lebanon Valley and a Delaware Valley win over Albright.  The Warriors would finish in a first place tie with Albright and Del Val but have head-to-head wins against both.

Delaware Valley wins the AQ with a victory at home over Albright and a Lebanon Valley win at Lycoming.  The Aggies would finish in a first place tie with Albright and Lebanon Valley but have head-to-head wins against both.

While Lebanon Valley can finish as tri-champions with a win at Lycoming and a Delaware Valley win, they cannot win the AQ.  That situation creates the three-way tie under which Del Val gets the AQ.

So all four teams with a shot at the title and AQ will play with something on the line next week.  Should be fun.