BB: General New England Discussion

[willows478]

What the heck happened to Babson this year? Started out 17-5 with a bunch of quality wins (WPI twice, KSC, Suffolk, Worcester St) and a number one NE ranking then finished 3-9-1 with a bunch of terrible losses (Clark, Springfield, UMD, UMB) and an early exit in the NEWMAC capped by a smacking by USCGA. Crazy rollercoaster season for them. Anyone have an attempts at an explanation?

[Hobbesy]

A great weekend!!!

Western New England wins TCCC
St. Joseph's wins GNAC
Castleton wins NAC

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[wordsmith]

So here goes - My Top 10 for New England for the first week of May- Things are starting to clear.

1. Tufts Solid #1 should be in Regionals regardless of Tourney outcome
2. Wheaton - 12 game win-streak ends with loss to KSC, solid week otherwise
3. WNEC - 3rd Straight and Final CCC Championship - crazy loss to Anna Maria, and a miracle comeback vs. Endicott but a rebound to take title
4. Westfield St. Just keeps winning
5. EConn - Split with UMD, big win over Tufts; the crouching tiger of NE
6. St. Joe's - GNAC Titleists; win streak now stands at 11, 29-6 in New England
7. Keene State - 13-4 in last 17 games, 7 game win streak; solid wins over Wheaton, Suffolk, Husson, & USM (2)- LEC title a possibility the Hidden Dragon of NE
8. Amherst - 5-1 last week;
9. Worcester St. 4-2 last week beat who they should have; lost to whom they should not have
10.Williams College 15-2-1 since AZ Trip; win streak snapped by Westfield St

Others:  WPI, Bowdoin; Castleton State

Word

[Hobbesy]

Word-

It appears we are both on the same page

1. Tufts- seem like an obvious pick
2. Wheaton- good schedule to close out the season
3. WNEC- TCCC Champs, can make statement against Wheaton on Tues
4. Westfield St.- have put 2 Worcester St. losses behind them
5. Eastern CT- cant quite put my finger on it...
6. St. Joe's- The Monks are rolling
7. Williams- Top seed in NESCAC West
8t. Amherst- second seed in NESCAC west
8t. Worcester- good offense but need to get it together for a MASCAC run
10. Keene St.- turnaround???
I agree Keene St. has turned it on but I just dont see them getting higher than that this week.  If they continue and win out this week and claim top spot in the LEC, put em on the board! (Yes!) around 6 or 7

Castleton also a close miss...two wins away from an automatic berth and could find themselves in the top ten next week.

[Rick Vaughn]

As a Williams fan I can't help myself and complain about Amherst showing up on those top tens...1. They are not the 2-seed in the NESCAC West.  Wes and Herst tied at 7-5 w/Wes qualifying b/c they won their early season series.  2. Ahead of Williams? The Ephs have won 15 of 18 up north and that includes beating Amherst 2 of 3. 

My top 10.

1. Tufts
2. Wheaton
3. WNEC
4. ECSU
5. Westfield St.
6. St. Joe's
7. Williams
8. Keene St.
9. Castleton St.
10. Worcester St.

[wordsmith]

10. Keene St.- turnaround???
I agree Keene St. has turned it on but I just dont see them getting higher than that this week.  If they continue and win out this week and claim top spot in the LEC, put em on the board! (Yes!) around 6 or 7

Hobbesy,

I label you an Anti-Keene-ite. Probably don't like dentists either. 

Word

[Hobbesy]

Rick-

Terrible error on my part with Amherst as the 2nd seed...got the little three confused their for a minute.  Thanks for grabbing it!

Word-

The turnaround comment was actually a positive for Keene.  Actually, they only have four more losses than Eastern Ct.  In a season like this a couple losses make it seem like a team is really struggling but Keene has come out on the other side and have a pretty good record despite what some people were saying earlier. 

I think they have a good chance at taking this home especially with their pitching finally starting to...pitch

[KSCfan]

Hobbesy does Keene have a pool c bid with chalk in the other touraments.  If you are Keene i feel that you need tufts to win the nescac and they need to sweep umd and make it to the LEC finals. I was looking at some of those ne top 10 lists and if tufts wins nescac,Wheaton is already in, wnec is in, st joes is in, you have Westfield, Williams, eastern and keene as a kinda best of what's left. Keene beat Westfield head to head and tied Williams. Where do theowls at large stand???  Iwould love to see them win the LEC but I curious about where the pool c is coming fro

[wordsmith]

So here goes - My Top 10 for New England for the first week of May- Things are starting to clear.

1. Tufts Solid #1 should be in Regionals regardless of Tourney outcome
2. Wheaton - 12 game win-streak ends with loss to KSC, solid week otherwise
3. WNEC - 3rd Straight and Final CCC Championship - crazy loss to Anna Maria, and a miracle comeback vs. Endicott but a rebound to take title
4. Westfield St. Just keeps winning
5. EConn - Split with UMD, big win over Tufts; the crouching tiger of NE
6. St. Joe's - GNAC Titleists; win streak now stands at 11, 29-6 in New England
7. Keene State - 13-4 in last 17 games, 7 game win streak; solid wins over Wheaton, Suffolk, Husson, & USM (2)- LEC title a possibility the Hidden Dragon of NE
8. Amherst - 5-1 last week;
9. Worcester St. 4-2 last week beat who they should have; lost to whom they should not have
10.Williams College 15-2-1 since AZ Trip; win streak snapped by Westfield St

Others:  WPI, Bowdoin; Castleton State

Word

An additional point reagarding my placement of Keene State. Took a quick look at the latest SOS numbers.

KSC - #3
EConn #31
Trinity #32
Tufts #42
Wheaton # 52
WPI #68
WNEC - #88
Amherst # 112
Westfield St. #117
Worcester st. #228
St. Joe's #320

Food for thought.

Word


Endicott # 98

[Hobbesy]

keene st could be very well be playing themselves into a pool c bid

A couple weeks ago it didnt look that way but teams like Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Curry, Babson, WPI and others have slipped and have left the door open for the Owls. 

If they can make it to the LEC finals they might have a great chance at getting one.  That #3 SOS doesnt hurt either.

[YA, Boy]

So here goes - My Top 10 for New England for the first week of May- Things are starting to clear.

1. Tufts Solid #1 should be in Regionals regardless of Tourney outcome
2. Wheaton - 12 game win-streak ends with loss to KSC, solid week otherwise
3. WNEC - 3rd Straight and Final CCC Championship - crazy loss to Anna Maria, and a miracle comeback vs. Endicott but a rebound to take title
4. Westfield St. Just keeps winning
5. EConn - Split with UMD, big win over Tufts; the crouching tiger of NE
6. St. Joe's - GNAC Titleists; win streak now stands at 11, 29-6 in New England
7. Keene State - 13-4 in last 17 games, 7 game win streak; solid wins over Wheaton, Suffolk, Husson, & USM (2)- LEC title a possibility the Hidden Dragon of NE
8. Amherst - 5-1 last week;
9. Worcester St. 4-2 last week beat who they should have; lost to whom they should not have
10.Williams College 15-2-1 since AZ Trip; win streak snapped by Westfield St

Others:  WPI, Bowdoin; Castleton State

Word

An additional point reagarding my placement of Keene State. Took a quick look at the latest SOS numbers.

KSC - #3
EConn #31
Trinity #32
Tufts #42
Wheaton # 52
WPI #68
WNEC - #88
Amherst # 112
Westfield St. #117
Worcester st. #228
St. Joe's #320

Food for thought.

Word


Endicott # 98

I think this just goes to show also that a team like St. Joes will finally actually be tested come regional time...looking over tufts schedule can anybody explain how their SOS is so high... I know they have their NESCAC schedule which has its strength but really ended up being overall mediocre with tufts being the lone power in the conference....the out of conf in region schedule consisted of Econn, UMD, brandeis, and springfield!?!? I just think that its a bit overrated of a schedule to be the overall (1) and now (42).

the out of region opponents from the beginning of the year cannot be what makes this schedule so tough..I just dont see it.

Just a thought

Ya, Boy

[Hobbesy]

My thoughts and a look at the upcoming tournaments.

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[straightHeat3]

New ABCA poll; (tired to keep it as neat as possible... )
May 4,2010


Rank School                                      Record   Points    Last Rank
1. (5) Johns Hopkins (Md.)                  37-3      237            2
2. (3) Wis.-Whitewater                       31-4      235            1
3. Wooster (Ohio)                               34-7      217            5
4. St. Thomas (Minn.)                           25-6     212            3
5. Chapman (Calif.)                              28-8      210           4
6. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)             34-5      191            6
7. Shenandoah (Va.)                            34-8      190            7
8. Mississippi College                            34-7     181            9
9. Heidelberg (Ohio)                             30-6      179          12
10. Cortland (N.Y.) State                      30-7-1    162         13
11. Trinity (Texas)                                 32-7      156          15
12. St. Scholastica (Minn.)                     32-5      153          10
13. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.)                     28-9       151          14
14. Linfield (Ore.)                                 30-10      139          19
15. Tufts (Mass.)                                   27-5       109          25
16. Eastern Connecticut State              26-9       108          20
17. Salisbury (Md.)                                26-9        91           17
18. Texas-Tyler                                     32-10       89          22
19. Marietta (Ohio)                               25-9         84           11
20. North Central (Ill.)                          28-5         72           30
21. Redlands (Calif.)                              28-9        67            8
22. Kean (N.J.)                                     28-10        58           28
23. Western New England (Mass.)        33-9         55           26
24. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)                30-10         49           16
25. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)           27-7        45          29
26. Plattsburgh (N.Y.) State                   30-8        41           23
27. Rowan (N.J.)                                 23-12-1      34              rv
28. Rochester (N.Y.)                               28-9         30           18
29. Webster (Mo.)                                  30-8        25              rv
30. Wheaton (Mass.)                              29-8         24             rv

Also receiving votes (alphabetically): Adrian (Mich.), Alvernia (Pa.), Augustana (Ill.), Buena Vista (Iowa), Cal
Lutheran, Concordia-Chicago (Ill.), George Fox (Ore.), Keystone (Pa.), Mary Washington (Va.), Methodist (N.C.),
St. John Fisher (N.Y.), St. Joseph's (Maine), Texas Lutheran, Trinity (Conn.), Westfield (Mass.) State, Wis.-
Stevens Point, York (Pa.).

[Hobbesy]

May 3 NEIBA Poll

1. Tufts (4) 27-5 38 pts.
2. Wheaton 29-8 31 pts.
3. Western New England (1) 33-9 29 pts.
4. Eastern Connecticut 26-9 27 pts.
5. Westfield State 28-7 15 pts.
6. St. Joseph's, ME 31-10 11 pts.
7. Williams 22-10-1 9 pts.
8. Keene State 23-13-1 7 pts.
8. Worcester State 28-9-1 7 pts.
Also Receiving Votes: Bowdoin (3), WPI (2), Endicott (1).

We were all pretty close except for the Amherst pick from me and Word...No love for Castleton St. yet.

[KSCfan]

That abc poll is anole as far as I'm concerned. Wnec has 7 more wins than eastern with the same amount of losses and eastern is 10 spots ahead of them. Then trinity is getting votes and they didn't even make the nescac tourny, and their record should not even be considered top 30.  To me this is another case of people voting reputation rather than honest quality of a team

the new England poll a much better reflection and I hope the NCAA consults this rather than the national poll