BB: Pool B

[CrashDavisD3]

Does this look like 2010 Pool B 41 teams/4 Pool B Bids Any Corrections ?

Central Region:  (3)
Univ. of Chicago(IND)
Nebraska Wesleyan(IND)
Washington U St Louis (UAA)

Mideast:  (2)
Case Western Reserve (UAA)
Finlandia(IND)

Midwest:  (8)  
Bethany Lutheran (UMAC)
College of St Scholastica (UMAC)
Crown (UMAC)
Martin Luther(UMAC)
MN-Morris(UMAC)
Northland(UMAC)
Northwestern(UMAC)
Presentation(UMAC)

New England:  (8)
Becker (NECC)
Brandeis (UAA)
Daniel Webster (NECC)
Elms (NECC)
U Maine-Presque Isle(IND)
Mitchell (NECC)  
Newbury (NECC)
Southern Vermont (NECC)

New York:  (10)
Baruch (CUNYAC)
City College of New York  (CUNYAC)
Ithaca (E8)
John Jay (CUNYAC)
Lehman  (CUNYAC)
Rochester Institute of Technology (E8)
St John Fisher (E8)
College of Staten Island (CUNYAC)
Stevens Tech (E8)
Utica (E8)

South:  (6)
Emory (UAA)
Huntingdon (GSAC)
LaGrange (GSAC)
Maryville (GSAC)
Piedmont (GSAC)
Rust(IND)

West:  (4)
Chapman(IND)
Univ of Dallas(IND)
Menlo (IND)
La Sierra(IND) Move to NAIA in 2011 ??

[BigPoppa]

Nebraska Wesleyan plays in an NAIA conference (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and has a dual membership with the NCAA as well. They are picked to win the GPAC this season and, if they choose to play NCAA post-season, they could be a force after a deep run in the NAIA playoffs last year.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Nebraska Wesleyan plays in an NAIA conference (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and has a dual membership with the NCAA as well. They are picked to win the GPAC this season and, if they choose to play NCAA post-season, they could be a force after a deep run in the NAIA playoffs last year.

While NebWes generally goes d3 in basketball (and finished #2 in the nation in 1997), my understanding is that they go NAIA in most everything else.  But I'm not an expert on this, by any means.

[Ralph Turner]

Neb Wesleyan placed 38th in NAIA playoffs and earned 25 points in the Directors Cup last season.

http://www.nacda.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/NAIAJune19

[wustlfan37]

Nebraska Wesleyan plays in an NAIA conference (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and has a dual membership with the NCAA as well. They are picked to win the GPAC this season and, if they choose to play NCAA post-season, they could be a force after a deep run in the NAIA playoffs last year.

Somebody more knowledgeable than me about eligibility issues should probably weigh in on this topic, but I don't think NWU is slated to play enough NCAA teams this year to qualify for the NCAA regional.  The only thing I'm basing this on is that their 2010 schedule is essentially the same as their 2009 schedule, and NWU played in the NAIA playoffs last year.

[Ralph Turner]

Nebraska Wesleyan plays in an NAIA conference (Great Plains Athletic Conference) and has a dual membership with the NCAA as well. They are picked to win the GPAC this season and, if they choose to play NCAA post-season, they could be a force after a deep run in the NAIA playoffs last year.

Somebody more knowledgeable than me about eligibility issues should probably weigh in on this topic, but I don't think NWU is slated to play enough NCAA teams this year to qualify for the NCAA regional.  The only thing I'm basing this on is that their 2010 schedule is essentially the same as their 2009 schedule, and NWU played in the NAIA playoffs last year.

We can ask the Neb Wesleyan coach when we get into the season, whether they are committing to NCAA or NAIA.

[Ralph Turner]

Does this look like 2010 Pool B 41 39 teams/4 Pool B Bids Any Corrections ?

Central Region:  (3 2)
Univ. of Chicago(IND)
Nebraska Wesleyan(IND)  Let's assume that they will declare for the NAIA again this year.
Washington U St Louis (UAA)

Mideast:  (2)
Case Western Reserve (UAA)
Finlandia(IND)

Midwest:  (8)  
Bethany Lutheran (UMAC)
College of St Scholastica (UMAC)
Crown (UMAC)
Martin Luther(UMAC)
MN-Morris(UMAC)
Northland(UMAC)
Northwestern(UMAC)
Presentation(UMAC)

New England:  (8)
Becker (NECC)
Brandeis (UAA)
Daniel Webster (NECC)
Elms (NECC)
U Maine-Presque Isle(IND)
Mitchell (NECC)  
Newbury (NECC)
Southern Vermont (NECC)

New York:  (10)
Baruch (CUNYAC)
City College of New York  (CUNYAC)
Ithaca (E8)
John Jay (CUNYAC)
Lehman  (CUNYAC)
Rochester Institute of Technology (E8)
St John Fisher (E8)
College of Staten Island (CUNYAC)
Stevens Tech (E8)
Utica (E8)

South:  (6)
Emory (UAA)
Huntingdon (GSAC)
LaGrange (GSAC)
Maryville (GSAC)
Piedmont (GSAC)
Rust(IND)

West:  (4  3 )
Chapman(IND)
Univ of Dallas(IND)
Menlo (IND)
La Sierra(IND) Move to NAIA in 2011 ??  Provisional team; does not count towards Pool B

[Ralph Turner]

2010 Handbook

41 Pool B teams/4 Pool B bids

[JohnnyU]

Preseason/ Early season favorites for the 4 bids?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ralph, if you are correct (and you usually are!) about 39 (rather than 41), would that change the B/C numbers?  (I've forgotten the ratio number.)

[BigPoppa]

Preseason/ Early season favorites for the 4 bids?

Start with Chapman and St. Scholastica

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph, if you are correct (and you usually are!) about 39 (rather than 41), would that change the B/C numbers?  (I've forgotten the ratio number.)

Thanks for the comment.  The access ratio is 8.69444.

I count 313 Pool A schools in 36 conferences.  We get 4 Pool B bids at 35 schools.

[Ralph Turner]

Preseason/ Early season favorites for the 4 bids?

Start with Chapman and St. Scholastica

A UAA school and Ithaca.

[BaseballFan]

Preseason/ Early season favorites for the 4 bids?

Start with Chapman and St. Scholastica

Agreed with those two and  I would throw in Bethany Lutheran having a pretty good chance as well this year

[Jim Dixon]

Chapman, Ithaca, and St. Scholastica all have Pool B bids in the last three years (see below).  It is not a stretch to think that these three teams will be back.  I agree that the St. Scholastica slot is competitive and will be a contest between Bethany Lutheran and St. Scholastica.  It is not a stretch to think a UAA school will grab that fourth spot.

2009:
Chapman
Ithaca
Salisbury
St. Scholastica
Washington U.
York (Pa.)

2008:
Cal State East Bay
Chapman
Ithaca
Piedmont
Salisbury
St. Scholastica

2007:
Chapman
Emory
Ithaca
Salisbury
St. Scholactica
Washington (Mo.)
York (Pa.)