MBB: Centennial Conference

[Reserved Seat]

I like ronk's idea with F&M and Cabrini having home court.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I can see that happening... especially with the number of upsets AND the number of teams in the region and within 500 miles.

[oftdip]

Classic F&M win tonight - early jitters, regrouped after Milligan sub and took control of first half with tough defense and rebounds...Hayk was the inside force while Georgio steered the ship... Porter played his best 'big-time' game yet, really showed off his outside jumper- he is maturing very nicely... The Dips just started to play a bit tougher after getting behind early - when they control the boards, they win... No boards, much much tougher night for them...
Liddic had an off night - could have had 30 if he made all the bunnies he missed - he is still POY  -quality, great kid who has his act together...Killing was pure freshman tonight - he will be an impact player for the next three years... Curry is such a force when he gets 'in the zone'...
The win was simply the finsl regular season product for this F&M team - defense holds to 50's, at least two starters step up big time and get a lead on hold it for good...
Dip Nation is looking for more games in Mayser soon!!!

[njf1003]

Good win by the Dips tonight!
and a nice sized crowd at Mayser as well!

I like the idea of both F&M and Cabrini getting pods as well.

[ronk]

   Hoping for a Scranton-York & Messiah-F&M regional and Miseri-St. Mary's & PSU-Hbg-Cabrini regional

  I was a day early for including PSU-Hbg; their win Saturday was only a semifinal; final, Sunday.

[Omahamike]

So the Diplomats will host first and second round action?  Hopefully I can make it East as I have a consumer report in Las Vegas.  We are going to test if that commercial where the golfer hits a ball from roof to roof of strip hotels is feasible.  Any chance of Mulenberg making the NCAA tournament?

[mailsy]

So the Diplomats will host first and second round action?  Hopefully I can make it East as I have a consumer report in Las Vegas.  We are going to test if that commercial where the golfer hits a ball from roof to roof of strip hotels is feasible.  Any chance of Mulenberg making the NCAA tournament?

Unfortunately, probably slim to none.  To many teams ahead of them that will get looked at first.

[Dips75]

So the Diplomats will host first and second round action?  Hopefully I can make it East as I have a consumer report in Las Vegas.  We are going to test if that commercial where the golfer hits a ball from roof to roof of strip hotels is feasible.  Any chance of Mulenberg making the NCAA tournament?

Unfortunately, probably slim to none.  To many teams ahead of them that will get looked at first.

Probably true. Only 16 teams can host that first weekend out of 62 entrants. There are eight regions, so only about 2 teams per region can host. I could easily see F&M having to travel.

[mulefreak02]

great season by the mules, too bad spencer couldn't end his career with a title. malique had an off night, but he'll be a force the next few years. reserved seat, when i predicted that malique would score 27, i meant in next year's title game. congrats to all on a great year, i hope f&m represents the cc well in the ncaa tournament.

[Dips75]

reserved seat, when i predicted that malique would score 27, i meant in next year's title game.

Oh, good to know.

[Dips75]

one tin, i look forward to hearing many trumpets "blowning." we'll see who wins tomorrow night. My pick:

Mules 73, F&M 65.

Killing scores 27, Liddic finally makes an NCAA tourney. Enjoy the game, fellow CC fans! GO MULES

So this is about next year's CC title game. Good to see Liddic will make the tourney in his fifth season of eligibility.

[CCHoopster]

Scranton, York, F&M, Miseri, Cabrini, York, St. Mary's in.... What would the order be of hosting. Cabrini then?

[Dips75]

Scranton, York, F&M, Miseri, Cabrini, York, St. Mary's in.... What would the order be of hosting. Cabrini then?

Not sure.

[Dips75]

Scranton, York, F&M, Miseri, Cabrini, York, St. Mary's in.... What would the order be of hosting. Cabrini then?

I think F&M has a case, but that doesn't mean they'll get it. Cabrini is pretty much a lock.

[r.w. mcnickels]

So the Diplomats will host first and second round action?  Hopefully I can make it East as I have a consumer report in Las Vegas.  We are going to test if that commercial where the golfer hits a ball from roof to roof of strip hotels is feasible.  Any chance of Mulenberg making the NCAA tournament?

Unfortunately, probably slim to none.  To many teams ahead of them that will get looked at first.

Probably true. Only 16 teams can host that first weekend out of 62 entrants. There are eight regions, so only about 2 teams per region can host. I could easily see F&M having to travel.

I think F&M's chances of hosting an opening weekend pod are better than you think. However, they'd likely travel for the sectional if they make it that far.

I was curious how the NCAA did it last year, so I looked at the 2011 final regional rankings (released on selection day) to see where the 16 first/second round hosts were ranked. Almost across the board, the top 2 teams in each region hosted if they could. Top seeds La Roche and Purchase either didn't apply or couldn't host due to facilities issues, otherwise they likely would have been selected.

I see no way that F&M drops from its current regional ranking of No. 2. With so many tournament teams within a drive of Cabrini and F&M, I think both the Cavs and Diplomats will get opening weekend hosting honors.

Here are last year's final regional rankings, with opening weekend hosts in bold:

East
1   Oswego State   23-4   23-4
2   Ithaca   19-6   20-6
3   Rochester   19-4   20-5
4   Buffalo State   18-6   21-6
5   Stevens 19-7   19-7
6   Skidmore   18-8   18-9

Great Lakes
1   Wooster   23-2   26-2
2   Marietta   22-3   25-3
3   Hope   18-2   22-6
4   Penn State-Behrend   23-3   23-4
5   Wittenberg   16-6   19-8
6   Wabash   19-6   20-6

Midwest
1   Augustana 23-3   24-3
2   Concordia (Wis.)   21-3   23-4
3   Manchester   20-5   21-6
4   Hanover   19-7   19-7
5   Illinois Wesleyan   18-8   19-8
6   Benedictine 20-6   21-7
7   St. Norbert   20-5   20-5
8   Edgewood   18-8   18-10

Atlantic
1   SUNY-Purchase   23-4   23-4
2   Ramapo   19-4   20-6
3   St. Joseph's (L.I.)   20-6   22-6
3   Kean   17-6   18-8
5   New Jersey City   17-8   19-9

Mid-Atlantic
1   La Roche   24-2   25-2
2   St. Mary's (Md.)   20-3   22-5
3   Cabrini   22-5   22-5
4   Gwynedd-Mercy   20-5   21-6
5   Franklin and Marshall   20-5   22-5
6   Lebanon Valley   18-7   20-7
7   Keystone   21-6   21-6
8   Alvernia   17-6   18-6
9   Scranton   19-5   20-5

Northeast
1   Middlebury   22-1   25-1
2   Williams   23-2   25-2
3   WPI   22-4   22-5
4   Becker   23-4   23-4
5   Amherst   21-3   22-3
6   Western Connecticut State   20-5   21-5
7   Rhode Island College   19-7   19-7
8   Elms   18-6   20-7
9   Eastern Connecticut State   17-8   19-9
10   Bridgewater State   18-8   19-9
11   MIT   19-7   19-8

South
1   Virginia Wesleyan   23-4   21-4
2   Randolph-Macon 24-4   23-4
3   McMurry   20-6   21-7
4   Mary Hardin-Baylor   21-7   21-7
5   Texas-Dallas   20-5   21-6
6   Ferrum   20-5   23-5
7   Eastern Mennonite   16-5 22-5
8   North Carolina Wesleyan   16-4   21-6

West
1   Whitworth   26-1   26-1
2   St. Thomas 23-3   24-3
3   UW-Stevens Point   23-3   24-3
4   Chapman   16-1   24-3
5   UW-River Falls   18-6   20-7
6   Carleton   18-6   18-8
7   Whitman   14-6   19-8
8   Lewis and Clark   12-6   18-8
9   UW-Whitewater   16-9   17-9