BB: Pool B

[Big Louie]

Ralph,

The CUNYAC will have a POOL A automatic bid this year. They already have a 2014 handbook out. How accurate it is I couldn't tell you but they have just 2 Pool B bids slated for 2014.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph,

The CUNYAC will have a POOL A automatic bid this year. They already have a 2014 handbook out. How accurate it is I couldn't tell you but they have just 2 Pool B bids slated for 2014.

Thank you Big Louie.  I know that the Handbook is out, but the Handbook and I go way, way back.  LOL.

My sincere questions to the committee is that the CUNYAC does not have the requisite 7 members as shown on the CUNYAC website.

If you have 4 core (full) members of the conference, then you can have affiliates join to make it to 7. Once you have been at those 7, then you earn to Pool A bid. I do not believe that the CUNYAC fulfills those criteria. 

I do have my eye on this and have reported my concerns to people who have better connections than I.   

[Big Louie]

Ralph the CUNYAC is at 7 schools for baseball. They have CCNY, Lehman, Staten Island, Baruch, John Jay...along with Stevens and Yeshiva. The CUNYAC is set to go for 2014 Pool A bid.

Here's an article talking about Staten Island getting ready for the automatic bid

http://www.baseballplayermagazine.com/news_article/show/302466?referrer_id=74119-news

[Jim Dixon]

Pool B talk will be starting up soon.  I haven't looked at Pool B  for baseball closely this season, so here goes.

SAA is still Pool B for 2014, 8 teams.  (I think that they take a Pool B bid with them to Pool A next season.)

The UAA-4 plus Chicago make 5.

The CUNYAC has 5 teams plus affiliate Stevens.

The E-8 has 4 (plus provisional Houghton).

We have independents:  St Joe's Brooklyn, Rust, Maranatha Baptist, Finlandia, and Maine-Presque Isle.  (Bard moved to the Liberty League. Huntingdon and Covenant are in the USA South.)

My first count is (8 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 5 = ) 28.

We might have 3 Pool B bids. I am awaiting the Publication of the Handbook.

add Nebraska Wesleyan.

Both Nebraska Wesleyan, Rust, and Maranatha Baptist will not qualify for the playoffs as they play a schedule that has 31% or more non-D-III opponents.

[Ralph Turner]

CUNYAC gets a Pool A bid for the 2014 season.

Here is the link to the story on the front page.

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2014/04/pool-B

That pulls a Pool B bid into Pool A. As discussed above by numerous posters, I think that we have 2 Pool Bids in 2014.

[Spence]

Pool C is gonna lose at least one bid, probably more like 3. Case, Rhodes, Emory, Fisher and Birmingham Southern all look like pretty good candidates right now.

[D3SportsFan]

Do we know the exact bid breakdown for 2014 between pools A, B, and C?

[D3SportsFan]

Lots of great competition for pool B bids. Are there only 2 available, before getting pool C consideration?

[CrashDavisD3]

 Pool  B - Page 17 

Additional information from Page 17 thru Page 31

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/MANUALS_DIIIMBA_PreChampsManual_2013-14.pdf

[D3SportsFan]

Thanks for the link Crash!

[CrashDavisD3]

POOL B/C Selection

Pool A-40, Pool B-2, Pool C-14

Primary Criteria
The primary criteria emphasize regional competition (all contests leading up to NCAA championships); all criteria listed will
be evaluated (not listed in priority order).
● Win-loss percentage against Division III opponents.
● Division III head-to-head competition
● Results versus common Division III opponents
● Results versus ranked Division III opponents as established by
the rankings at the time of selection.
● Division III strength of schedule
● Win-loss percentage — last 25% of the season (if applicable)

Contests versus provisional and reclassifying members in their
third and fourth years shall count in the primary criteria.
Provisional and reclassifying members shall remain ineligible f
or rankings and selection.

Weighted Scale
Once the OWP and OOWP are calculated, they are to be combined on a weighted scale (e.g., 2/3 weight
for OWP and 1/3 weight for OOWP) and this combined number becomes the strength of schedule.

Secondary Criteria

If the evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision, the secondary criteria will be reviewed. All the criteria
listed will be evaluated (not listed in priority order). The secondary criteria introduce results against out-of-region Division III
and all other opponents including those contests versus opponents from other classifications (i.e., provisionals, NAIA, NCAA
Divisions I and II).

● Non-Division III win-loss percentage.
● Results versus common non-Division III opponents
● Non-Division III Strength of Schedule

[cubs]

Might be adding the WIAC into the Pool B conversation as soon as 2015-16....

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/statecolleges/uw-superior-moves-to-leave-wiac-for-minnesota-conference-b99252592z1-256049331.html

[BigPoppa]

Could a move to Pool B actually help the WIAC!? If it were this season, they could possibly get two Pool Bs and still have third in the running for Pool A.

[cubs]

Could a move to Pool B actually help the WIAC!? If it were this season, they could possibly get two Pool Bs and still have third in the running for Pool A.

Assume you mean Pool C?

[BigPoppa]

Could a move to Pool B actually help the WIAC!? If it were this season, they could possibly get two Pool Bs and still have third in the running for Pool A.

Assume you mean Pool C?

Yes.. Was just editing it. Pool C, not Pool A.