Great Lakes Region

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ONU going 3-1, ie losing in the OAC title game, would get them a decent resume but probably not good enough for this year

[Onward on, John Carroll]

ONU going 3-1, ie losing in the OAC title game, would get them a decent resume but probably not good enough for this year

I think you're right.  Life is about timing.

[fantastic50]

After running the numbers, it appears a Pool C bid isn't yet out of the question for the the second-tier OAC teams, but (as others suggested) they would need help from others and the selection committee, in addition to winning out except for the OAC final.

28% B-W (19-9) .679 / .563 / 4-5
27% ONU (20-8) .714 / .544 / 3-5

OWU and MSJ appear to be out of the running, even with a nice win for the Bishops last night.

As for the region's top four, Marietta could use one more win as insurance, but they all look fairly solid even if they lose their remaining games.
100% Wittenberg (21-4) .840 / .524 / 3-2
99% Wooster (20-6) .769 / .557 / 3-2
98% John Carroll (20-6) .769 / .535 / 5-1
93% Marietta (19-7) .731 / .557 / 2-5

It is my prediction that the Wooster-Wittenberg victor will be ranked #1 in the region next week, but could lose that perch in the final rankings, depending on the NCAC tournament outcome.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

As the regular season draws ever closer to the end, the intensity of conference races increases. There are very few teams in both the men's and women's side of Division III basketball that seem comfortable at the top. With conference tournaments starting, being at the top is important, but it also comes with a big target.

This Thursday's Hoopsville is a special podcast edition - not live.

On the show, Dave talks to several coaches who teams seem like they have wrapped up their conferences races and one who may not be able to take the top spot, but is in great position to win it all their first time in the league.

We also talk to a coach who has more time than it seems anyone else. How she is using that time to help her school's SAAC in many ways and how that help is allowing the student-athletes at Southern Maine to give back to the school, the community, and many more.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can listen to this week's podcast here: http://bit.ly/2EtvKH0

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A reminder, Hoopsville will return to live shows on Sunday, February 18, starting at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Pete Moran, No. 18 John Carroll men's coach
- Allison Coleman, Sage women's coach
- Samantha Allen, Southern Maine women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Trevor Woodruff, No. 13 Scranton women's coach

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The OAC, MIAA and HCAC all end up in ties.  The NCAC was a whisker away from a tie, the PAC was tied going into yesterday before Bethany's loss.  And I don't know if anyone followed how the AMCC finished but LaRoche had a one game lead last weekend and lost a game only to have PSU Behrend lose to the last place team in the league on the same day.

Pretty wild year around the Region.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The final week of the 2017-18 season is upon us. In a week's time, the topic will be who has punched their tickets to the NCAA tournaments and who is hoping to get selected. This week... we don't know many of the answers and some questions have yet to be considered.

url=http://www.d3hoopsville.com]Hoopsville[/url] returns to the air LIVE this Sunday night with a jam-packed, and super-sized, edition. Dave welcomes guests from around the country and looks at a lot of the conference tournaments which are getting underway. Can some of the top teams take advantage of home-court advantage? Who may surprise? Who do some NOT want to see lose if they hope to make the tournament themselves?

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Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Tom Glynn, Nichols men's coach
- Anne Crutchfield, Emory & Henry women's coach
- Kevin Broderick, Nazareth men's coach
- Zach Otto-Fisher, UW-Superior interim women's coach
- Jon Prevo, No. 24 Rose-Hulman women's coach
- Brendan Gulick, Baldwin Wallace broadcaster (Great Lakes recap)
- Ryan Scott, "Top 25 Double-take"

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[Onward on, John Carroll]

Anyone with Pool C aspirations around the country are hoping for an Etta-JCU final in the OAC Tournament and a Witt-Woo final in the NCAC Tournament.  It would seem those four schools have a pretty good handle on an NCAA bid regardless of outcomes so to have some other school with the OAC or the NCAC would mean less Pool Cs to go around.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The NCAA men's basketball regional advisory committees released their third set of rankings, and as expected, the Atlantic Region was among those getting shuffled. Here's the full list: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/men-regional-rankings-third

[Onward on, John Carroll]

The NCAA men's basketball regional advisory committees released their third set of rankings, and as expected, the Atlantic Region was among those getting shuffled. Here's the full list: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/men-regional-rankings-third

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

[fantastic50]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

[Onward on, John Carroll]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

I'll clear next weekend and stop fretting.

[bluestreak66]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

Assuming the OAC title features the Streaks and Pios, I have to imagine the winner would be in a could position to host

[Fifth and Putnam]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

Assuming the OAC title features the Streaks and Pios, I have to imagine the winner would be in a could position to host

I think Wooster has the inside track to being the 2nd host. If Wooster wins the NCAC Tournament they would in my mind be the 2nd host.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

Assuming the OAC title features the Streaks and Pios, I have to imagine the winner would be in a could position to host

I think Wooster has the inside track to being the 2nd host. If Wooster wins the NCAC Tournament they would in my mind be the 2nd host.

And if Witt wins they wouldn't host? Interested in why you think Wooster has the "inside track"

[Onward on, John Carroll]

Seems like the GL is pretty well set. Woo, Witt, Etta and JCU look pretty solid. It could dicey for whomever is ranked 4 th next week if all 4 of those teams fail to earn the Pool A this weekend.  If there are upsets in both the OAC and the NCAC, and all four of the aforementioned schools need a Pool C, they all will have good resumes but you never know if they might get left at the table.

I have all four in the top 14 resumes nationally right now, before removing any teams for Pool A berths.  With 21 Pool C berths to give out, I don't think there can be enough chaos in conference tournaments to knock out any of those four.  The big question now is who (besides Witt) will host.

Assuming the OAC title features the Streaks and Pios, I have to imagine the winner would be in a could position to host

I think they need Witt to win the NCAC for either to host.  If Woo beats Witt, I think they both host and JCU and Etta both go on the road regardless of whom wins the OAC.