BB: Pool B

[JohnnyU]

Luckily for those teams, Salisbury can get a Pool A bid this year (I believe).

[JohnnyU]

Also, it's interesting that Pool B seems to come down to conference competition in some ways.

Chapman and Ithaca (E8) are pretty much independents. But the other two bids could come down to the winners of the UMAC and UAA. Should be exciting the whole year.

[Ralph Turner]

Also, it's interesting that Pool B seems to come down to conference competition in some ways.

Chapman and Ithaca (E8) are pretty much independents. But the other two bids could come down to the winners of the UMAC and UAA. Should be exciting the whole year.

"Conference champs" earning a bid?  That is the way that it should be.

For that matter, Ithaca will need a good conference record to keep them in contention for a Pool B bid.

I imagine that the CUNYAC is looking at its sitaution.  If they could find more room in their budgets to add 2 more baseball programs, then they could have a Pool A bid.

The E8 is losing RIT to the LL in 2011-12.  There goes one more team out of the conference.

Luckily for those teams, Salisbury can get a Pool A bid this year (I believe).

Absolutely!

[Ralph Turner]

Feb 18th update of the 2010 Handbook.  41 teams listed.

Central (3)
Chicago (Ind; does not participate in the UAA)
Neb Wesleyan (Ind)
Wash StL (UAA)

Mid-Atlantic  (1)
Baptist Bible (Ind; does not participate in the CSAC)

Mid-East (2)
Case Western Reserve (UAA)
Finlandia (Ind)

Midwest (8)
Bethany Lutheran College (UMAC)
College of St. Scholastica (UMAC)
Crown College (UMAC)
Martin Luther College (UMAC)
University of Minnesota, Morris (UMAC)
Northland College (UMAC)
Northwestern College (UMAC)
Presentation College (UMAC)

New England (7)
Becker College (NECC)
Brandeis University (UAA)
Daniel Webster College (NECC)
Elms College (NECC)
University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMC  [sic])
Newbury College (NECC)
Southern Vermont College (NECC)

New York (11)
Baruch College (CUNYAC)
The City College of New York (CUNYAC)
Ithaca College (Empire 8)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice  (CUNYAC)
Lehman College (CUNYAC)
Mitchell College (NECC)
Rochester Institute of Technology  (Empire 8)
St. John Fisher College (Empire 8)
College of Staten Island (CUNYAC)
Stevens Institute of Technology (Empire 8)
Utica College (Empire 8)

South  (6)
Emory University (UAA)
Huntingdon College  (GSAC)
La Grange College  (GSAC)
Maryville College (Tennessee)  (GSAC)
Piedmont College  (GSAC)
Rust College  (Ind)

West (3)
Chapman University (Ind)
University of Dallas (Ind)
Menlo College (Ind)

[JohnnyU]

Obviously this is way too early to mean anything, and includes non-region games, but here's the early season Pool B teams above .500. Just for fun.

Bethany Lutheran   2   0   1.000
St. Scholastica           2      0   1.000
Chapman                 10   2   0.833
WashU                   5   1   0.833
Huntingdon           9   4   0.692
Maryville                   9   4   0.692
St. John Fisher           4   3   0.571

[Ralph Turner]

Obviously this is way too early to mean anything, and includes non-region games, but here's the early season Pool B teams above .500. Just for fun.

Bethany Lutheran   2   0   1.000
St. Scholastica           2      0   1.000
Chapman                 10   2   0.833
WashU                   5   1   0.833
Huntingdon           9   4   0.692
Maryville                   9   4   0.692
St. John Fisher           4   3   0.571

+1! Thanks for the post. 

I will appreciate any contributions to the Pool B board that you make!

On your next iteration, can you try to compile an in-region column as well?

[CrashDavisD3]

Obviously this is way too early to mean anything, and includes non-region games, but here's the early season Pool B teams above .500. Just for fun.

Bethany Lutheran   2   0   1.000
St. Scholastica           2      0   1.000
Chapman                 10   2   0.833
WashU                   5   1   0.833
Huntingdon           9   4   0.692
Maryville                   9   4   0.692
St. John Fisher           4   3   0.571

+1! Thanks for the post. 

I will appreciate any contributions to the Pool B board that you make!

On your next iteration, can you try to compile an in-region column as well?

Chapman in region record is at 10-1 at this time

[JohnnyU]

In region records of Pool B teams over .500...

St. Scholastica   2   0   1.000
Chapman   10   1   0.909
WashU   5   1   0.833
Maryville   9   3   0.750
Bethany Lutheran   3   1   0.750
Huntingdon   5   4   0.556

[JohnnyU]

In region records of Pool B teams that are over .500 and played more than 5 games...

Chapman                  10   1   0.909
Bethany Lutheran   5   1   0.833
Maryville                  11   3   0.786
Huntingdon          11   4   0.733
WashU                   6   5   0.545
Menlo                   7   6   0.538
Emory                   9   8   0.529

[JohnnyU]

In region records of Pool B teams that are over .500 and played more than 5 games...

Chapman                   13   1   0.929
Bethany Lutheran     7   1   0.875
CCNY                     6   1   0.857
Maryville                   13   4   0.765
Huntingdon           13   4   0.765
St. Scholastica             4   2   0.667
WashU                     9   6   0.600
Stevens                     5   4   0.556

[AlleyCat]

Ithaca is in some serious trouble starting the season at 1-7. I know people are going to say they played in California, but you still have to beat some of the good teams you play no matter where they're from.

Just my thoughts....

[BigPoppa]

Ithaca is in some serious trouble starting the season at 1-7. I know people are going to say they played in California, but you still have to beat some of the good teams you play no matter where they're from.

Just my thoughts....

The good thing for Ithaca is that those are not in-region losses.

[CrashDavisD3]

With only 4 Pool B bids some great records could miss the playoffs or have to hope they can make it in Pool C. In Region is where you cant have losses to make it of course.

BUT if that 4th spot comes down to 2 teams it still can make a difference..So just win and you have no complaints on WHY you stayed home.

SELECTION 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).

• Out-of-region head-to-head competition.
•Overall Division III win-loss percentage.
• Results versus common non Division III opponents.
• Results versus all Division III ranked teams.
• Overall win-loss percentage.
• Results versus all common opponents.
• Overall DIII Strength of Schedule.

[UMACfan]

Anyone want to try some Pool B rankings?

Mine are...

1. Chapman
2. Bethany Lutheran
3. Huntingdon
4. St. Scholastica
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5. Ithaca
6. Maryville
7. WashU

[BigPoppa]

1. Chapman
2. St. Scholastica
3. Bethany
4. Huntingdon