Great Lakes Region

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

FYI - remember the final rankings are ultimately the national committee's job. The RACs are Regional ADVISORY Committees. Ultimately, their job is to advise the national committee who can change them rankings if they don't agree with the assessment of the RAC. Also, the RACs don't have the final vote in the final weekend.

The RACs meet Sunday morning and vote based on the usual data they have. The national committee then make any adjustments if they feel they are necessary. But then, the vRRO numbers are run a final time based on the final regional rankings. The national committee takes a look at these new numbers and make sure the rankings still jive with the information and make another set of changes if need be.

As for parings and bracketing... the RACs never, ever are involved with this process. Not sure they ever have in the past. This is strictly a national committee job.

[sac]

Great Lakes Pool C's

2008--Capital, Wooster
2009--Capital, Carnegie-Mellon
2010--John Carroll
2011--Wittenberg, PSU-Behrend
2012--Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan
2013--Wooster
2014--Hope, Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan
2015--Marietta, John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster

HCAC teams  Anderson(2010), Hanover(2011), Transylvania(2012, 2013) received Pool C's from the Midwest Region.

NCAC--9
OAC--5
MIAA--1
UAA--1
AMCC--1
PAC--0
HCAC--4 (all from Midwest Region)


Probably in line for 2 or 3 this year

Pool C's this year:  Marietta, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster, Hope (two years in a row with 4)

10 overall selections for the second consecutive year. 

[Fifth and Putnam]

Marietta College set to host the inaugural Great Lakes Invitational in 2017. Should be a fantastic weekend of basketball.

http://pioneers.marietta.edu/news/2016/7/8/marietta-set-to-host-inaugural-great-lakes-invitational-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx

[ElRetornodelEspencio]

Great job with that, 5th.

Amazed that St. Thomas is going all the way down there. Maybe can get someone from d3sports to finally go down that way

[Fifth and Putnam]

Great job with that, 5th.

Amazed that St. Thomas is going all the way down there. Maybe can get someone from d3sports to finally go down that way

If memory serves me right, Dave went to Marietta for the 2nd round NCAA Tournament game this past season.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Yep... I was there for the second round NCAA game this season. I also toyed with going to the John Carroll game at Marietta this past season, but the plans didn't work out. It is about a 5 1/2 hour drive from my house.

And not sure ElRetornodel why you would be surprised in UST going to Marietta. They went to Stevenson last season for the Hoospville Classic and have been to other far-flung locales as well.

As for D3sports going to the tourament... we shall see... that Hoopsville Classic thing kind of takes up a lot of our staffing. 

[ElRetornodelEspencio]

Great job with that, 5th.

Amazed that St. Thomas is going all the way down there. Maybe can get someone from d3sports to finally go down that way

If memory serves me right, Dave went to Marietta for the 2nd round NCAA Tournament game this past season.

So, the one we weren't in?

I'm surprised because I think this might be the furthest anyone has ever come from to play in Marietta.

Stevenson is easy -- MSP to BWI, get a couple of vans to go 20 miles.
Getting to Marietta takes quite a bit more commitment.

[Fifth and Putnam]

St. Thomas routinely travels out to the West Coast for games...if you look, they usually like to take a nice long trip almost every year. 

[ElRetornodelEspencio]

St. Thomas routinely travels out to the West Coast for games...if you look, they usually like to take a nice long trip almost every year.

Again, when you live within throwing distance of a major airport, those trips aren't that hard when the place you're traveling is also close to one.

Jeez I'm trying to give some credit to someone for traveling a long way to come to the hinterlands and apparently this board just isn't having it.

Whatever. The traveling makes up for the traveling they don't have to do to recruit. There, is a snide remark better?

[Fifth and Putnam]

St. Thomas routinely travels out to the West Coast for games...if you look, they usually like to take a nice long trip almost every year.

Again, when you live within throwing distance of a major airport, those trips aren't that hard when the place you're traveling is also close to one.

Jeez I'm trying to give some credit to someone for traveling a long way to come to the hinterlands and apparently this board just isn't having it.

Whatever. The traveling makes up for the traveling they don't have to do to recruit. There, is a snide remark better?

I was just pointing out that St. Thomas has no fear in making long journeys to play quality basketball games. I agree that getting to Marietta is a bigger challenge to get to as you have to fly into Columbus/Pittsburgh and then hitch a bus for the roughly 2-3 hour journey into town. I did get the idea though that St. Thomas will go anywhere at anytime to play top quality competition.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Big coaching news heading into the season: https://twitter.com/d3hoopsville/status/782958659349389313

[RoyalPurple]

Truly an OAC standard bearer like Larry Kehres in football, wish him nothing but the best and will make at least one trip to the East side to see him coach one last time

[Fifth and Putnam]

http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2016-17/preseason

Great Lakes teams in the preseason Top 25:

7. Wooster
8. OWU
11. John Carroll
14. Alma
17. Marietta
22. Hope

[HOPEful]

http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/men/2016-17/preseason

Great Lakes teams in the preseason Top 25:

7. Wooster
8. OWU
11. John Carroll
14. Alma
17. Marietta
22. Hope

Some big match-ups right off the bat in November...

Friday, Nov. 18th - Augustana @ Alma
Saturday, Nov. 19th - Marietta vs. Christopher Newport @ Stevenson (Hoopsville Tournament)
Wednesday, Nov. 23rd - Wooster @ Marietta
Tuesday, Nov. 29th - Hope @ John Carroll

[Fifth and Putnam]

Also:

Marietta vs. Christopher Newport on Saturday November, 19.