BB: Regionals (South) Danville '08, Salisbury '09, Methodist '10, Rhodes '11

[EttaFan1]

If I'm CNU, I would take the flight to Memphis.  It could end up being the "easiest" path to Appleon.  

I would just hope the NCAA selection committee would take some care to balance the regions if they can figure out the transportation.  Sending CNU to Marietta to be with, the Co#1 team in the country, a top 10 nationally ranked Heidelberg, a top 20 rated Adrian would be MUCH more difficult.  

(Of course if the south region were in somewhere north carolina, they would likely get to tangle with Shenendoah again too).  

To do that, might look like this....

South Region (not in seed order, national ranking follows in parentheses)
1.  CNU (South, 1/2)
2. Texas-Tyler (West, 11/16)
3. Thomas More (Mid east 24/27)
4. Piedmont (25/ORV)

MidEast
1/ Marietta (Mid East 1/2)
2. Heidelerg (Mid East 7/9)
3. Adrian (Mid East 13/18)

MNew York
1. Corltand (NY, 6/8)
2.Shenendoah (South 3/4)

Mid Atlantic
1. Kean (MA, 3/4)
2. Alvernia (Mid Atl 15/18)
3. Rowan (21/23)

[Boysofsummer21]

IMHO - I see CNU going to Millingon and I do agree that provides them the best chance at Appleton. Marietta is hosting a really tough regional and I don't think anyone really wants to have to go there. I agree with Shenandoah going up to NY with Courtland but now I have never really understood how they (NCAA) determined regional assignments.

[BigPoppa]

CNU's official position is to play whomever is in the other dugout...

But, do you want to be the #1 seed, being flown to Millington with a bracket of

1) CNU
2) Thomas More
3) Webster/SLIAC Champ
4) HCAC Champ (not Anderson)
5) Piedmont  Pool B/C
6) TBA

Or be sent to Rowan Kean or Marietta as a #2 or #3 seed, where you might also catch Shenandoah, again?  

My bad!  The tourney is at Kean.

Webster is a solid program, but I am not sure that would deserve a #3 seed in region. They are currently unranked in the Central region.

[mrmom]

Somebodies Flying in. 

Actually had some fun mapping out the Auto qaulifiers...had to make a few guesses but really none of the guess schools were close anyway.

Notwithstanding POOL B/C teams of the 38 automatics only 4 are within 500 miles of millington Manchester In. (HCAC), crawfordsville, In. (NCAC) and SLIAC St Louis MO, and Bloomington, Il...but Bloomington (Ill wesleyan) is already a host.

[forheavendial4999]

I see the south looking something like...

1. CNU   A
2. Piedmont   B
3. Rhodes/WashU/Emory/Texas-Tyler    C
4. PrAC   A
5. SLIAC   A
6. Wabash    A

Only one flight. The 3 seed will be weak but that's not TOO bad. I like that it will have teams from multiple regions. It wasn't an awful choice.

Wabash (already qualified) is 444 miles according to google maps, just within the limits.  the only way the President's conference winner heads to Millington is if it is Thomas More from near Cincinnati, a 464 mile trip.  W&J and Grove City are in that battle and will have something to say.  Both of those schools are in Western PA, and would be well in excess of 700 miles to the Memphis area.

The HCAC champ, unless it is Anderson, would also be within 500 miles of Millington.  Anderson is too far north..  Franlkin,Manchester, and Rose Hulman (terre Haute) are less than 500 miles.

Manchester is further north than Anderson. How are they within 500 miles?

[EttaFan1]

Google maps says 471 miles when I type it in. Further west than anderson I suppose.

[forheavendial4999]

Google maps says 471 miles when I type it in. Further west than anderson I suppose.

You must be using Manchester and not North Manchester.

TES shows 600 miles from Manchester College to Rhodes College. Millington's not 100 miles from Rhodes.

[EttaFan1]

Good enough.  I didn't do my research thoroughly enough.  My bad.

I will clarify.  Manchester or Anderson will either stay in the mid-east or be shipped to the cenral region (or mid west) should they win the HCAC.  Rose Hulman or Franklin could go to Millington.

[forheavendial4999]

No problem, made that mistake a few weeks ago myself.

Caught it though because I knew Manchester was pretty far north.

Would be a bit ironical if former SCAC member Rose-Hulman won the HCAC and was at the Rhodes region and Rhodes and Trinity aren't.

[Ralph Turner]

Salisbury (South #4) won its finale to moves to 26-10, in-region.

That is a very strong number, against very representative competition.

With the drop in the regional ranking by CWRU, and a solid #3 ranking by Piedmont, I think Piedmont gets the second Pool B bid.

[rolln2]

Salisbury (South #4) won its finale to moves to 26-10, in-region.

That is a very strong number, against very representative competition.

With the drop in the regional ranking by CWRU, and a solid #3 ranking by Piedmont, I think Piedmont gets the second Pool B bid.

So now it looks like the south region teams to an NCAA regional will be CNU, SHEN, SAL, RMC, CATH, PIEDMONT.  Although probably not to the south region tournament.

[narch]

washu and transy, both within 500 miles of millington, both dropped out of the regional rankings...making air travel to millington more likely for someone

[NoVa Baseball]

I'm now thinking CNU and RMC are flying in to the South Regional:

1 Christopher Newport 29-5 39-5  #1 seed in South Region tourney - air fare and all
2 Shenandoah 30-5 34-5 #Heading to another region
3 Piedmont 29-11 31-13 #2 in South region tourney
4 Salisbury 24-10 25-11 Heading to another region
5 Rhodes 23-17 24-20 Logical #4 if they make the South Region tourney
6 Emory 24-13 26-17 #3  in South Region Tourney
Unranked Randolph-Macon - Should be the #5 in the South Region
Unranked SLAIC Champion - Logical #6 in South Region Tourney

[EttaFan1]

washu and transy, both within 500 miles of millington, both dropped out of the regional rankings...making air travel to millington more likely for someone

Transy failed to make the HCAC tournament, and is most likey done.   Rose Hulman and Franklin are in the HCAC tourney and are within bussing distance to Millington, though.  Franklin is in the championship game tomorrow, I believe.

[Ralph Turner]

I'm now thinking CNU and RMC are flying in to the South Regional:

1 Christopher Newport 29-5 39-5  #1 seed in South Region tourney - air fare and all  Pool A bid
2 Shenandoah 30-5 34-5 #Heading to another region
3 Piedmont 29-11 31-13 #2 in South region tourney           Pool B bid
4 Salisbury 24-10 25-11 Heading to another region   Pool C bid on the bubble
5 Rhodes 23-17 24-20 Logical #4 if they make the South Region tourney
6 Emory 24-13 26-17 #3  in South Region Tourney  if they make the South Region tourney

Unranked Randolph-Macon - Should be the #5 in the South Region
Unranked SLAIC Champion - Logical #6 in South Region Tourney