WBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[hcjonesy]

The HCAC office considers the HCAC first team as a higher honor than all freshman team.  Therfore, if any player that was a freshman had been voted to the all hcac team, they would not also be recognized for all freshman team.  This rule allows more players to be selected and get awards. 

[HCACBBALL]

Coaches pick Anderson #1.  That is where I would put them as well.  Looking for a big senior year from Hawthorne and Martin.

[Darryl Nester]

In case there are any HCAC women's fans lurking out there ... here are the current standings and remaining games:

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Remaining Games
Anderson	10-2	6-0	4-2	@ DC, vs. BU, @ MC, vs. TU
Transylvania	9-2	6-0	3-2	@ RHIT, vs. FC, vs. BU, @ MSJ, @ AU
Franklin	8-4	4-1	4-3	@ TU, vs. MSJ, vs. HC, vs. DC
Hanover	7-5	3-3	4-2	@ BU, vs. RHIT, vs. MC, @ FC
Manchester	7-5	4-2	3-3	vs. MSJ, @ HC, vs. AU, @ RHIT
Bluffton	4-7	1-4	3-3	vs. HC, @ AU, @ TU, vs. DC, vs. MSJ
Defiance	3-8	0-5	3-3	vs. AU, vs. MSJ, vs. RHIT, @ BU, @ FC
Rose-Hulman	3-9	2-4	1-5	vs. TU, @ HC, @ DC, vs. MC
Mount St. Joseph	1-10	1-6	0-4	@ MC, @ DC, @ FC, vs. TU, @ BU

... and the tournament outlook based on all possible outcomes of the remaining 20 games:

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	In tournament
AU	51.54%	36.67%	9.41%	2.36%	0.02%	0.00%	100.0%
TU	44.70%	36.92%	14.85%	3.34%	0.20%	0.00%	100.0%
FC	3.64%	21.08%	41.57%	23.45%	10.11%	0.15%	100.0%
MC	0.11%	3.96%	17.34%	33.22%	42.24%	2.95%	99.8%
HC	0.02%	1.37%	16.79%	36.67%	38.84%	5.80%	99.5%
BU	0.00%	0.00%	0.04%	0.84%	6.19%	61.23%	68.3%
DC	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.12%	1.81%	22.65%	24.6%
RHIT	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.59%	5.58%	6.2%
MSJ	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.64%	1.6%

[Darryl Nester]

Revised with today's results:

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Remaining Games
Anderson	11-2	6-0	5-2	vs. BU, @ MC, vs. TU
Transylvania	10-2	6-0	4-2	vs. FC, vs. BU, @ MSJ, @ AU
Franklin	8-4	4-1	4-3	@ TU, vs. MSJ, vs. HC, vs. DC
Manchester	8-5	5-2	3-3	@ HC, vs. AU, @ RHIT
Hanover	7-6	3-3	4-3	vs. RHIT, vs. MC, @ FC
Bluffton	5-7	2-4	3-3	@ AU, @ TU, vs. DC, vs. MSJ
Defiance	3-9	0-6	3-3	vs. MSJ, vs. RHIT, @ BU, @ FC
Rose-Hulman	3-10	2-5	1-5	@ HC, @ DC, vs. MC
Mount St. Joseph	1-11	1-6	0-5	@ DC, @ FC, vs. TU, @ BU

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	In tournament
AU	52.18%	40.58%	6.26%	0.98%	0.00%	0.00%	100.000%
TU	46.45%	40.70%	10.98%	1.87%	0.00%	0.00%	100.000%
FC	1.37%	15.22%	46.95%	27.76%	8.41%	0.29%	100.000%
MC	0.00%	3.50%	26.06%	40.35%	29.32%	0.77%	100.000%
HC	0.00%	0.00%	9.72%	28.35%	49.84%	12.03%	99.945%
BU	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.70%	12.36%	75.85%	88.927%
DC	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.07%	10.18%	10.249%
RHIT	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.59%	0.586%
MSJ	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.29%	0.293%

[BUBeaverFan]

Thanks Darryl.  I don't check the Women's board very often and I was curious to see if you were running HCAC numbers for the women as well.  Go Beavers!  It would be great to see both the men's and women's teams for the Beavers make their HCAC tournaments.

[Darryl Nester]

In case anyone out there is breathlessly awaiting* the updated standings and tournament scenarios, I am still waiting to see the Bluffton/Anderson score -- it's not yet posted anywhere (AU, d3hoops, or BU -- the latter is currently offline, due to the electrical outage we experienced about 15 minutes ago).

*Hey, anything's possible.

UPDATE: AU's Web site just changed to say that the game was postponed until tomorrow. Can anyone at AU shed some light on what happened?

With that game still pending, here are how things look after tonight's games (HC over RHIT, DC over MSJ, and TU over FC).

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Remaining Games
Transylvania	11-2	7-0	4-2	vs. BU, @ MSJ, @ AU
Anderson	11-2	6-0	5-2	vs. BU, @ MC, vs. TU
Manchester	8-5	5-2	3-3	@ HC, vs. AU, @ RHIT
Franklin	8-5	4-1	4-4	vs. MSJ, vs. HC, vs. DC
Hanover	8-6	4-3	4-3	vs. MC, @ FC
Bluffton	5-7	2-4	3-3	@ AU, @ TU, vs. DC, vs. MSJ
Defiance	4-9	1-6	3-3	vs. RHIT, @ BU, @ FC
Rose-Hulman	3-11	2-5	1-6	@ DC, vs. MC
Mount St. Joseph	1-12	1-6	0-6	@ FC, vs. TU, @ BU

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	In tournament
TU	58.20%	41.77%	0.02%	--	--	--	IN!
AU	41.80%	53.91%	3.91%	0.39%	--	--	IN!
MC	--	3.15%	35.35%	29.83%	30.91%	0.76%	IN!
FC	--	1.17%	38.09%	37.62%	22.41%	0.71%	IN!
HC	--	--	22.63%	31.42%	40.53%	5.42%	IN!
BU	--	--	--	0.73%	6.15%	78.69%	85.571%
DC	--	--	--	--	--	14.43%	14.429%
RHIT	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MSJ	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Rose and MSJ are eliminated from the tournament.

[BUBeaverFan]

With Anderson up 21-9 with 3 mins in the first half, hopefully the Beavers can use the time to regroup and go back to Anderson and bring home a win.  Go Beavers!

[Darryl Nester]

As WashU33Fan alluded to, the game was postponed because the power went out at AU with 3 minutes left in the first half.  When I wrote this last night:

Can anyone at AU shed some light on what happened?

I did not realize the irony of that question.

[Darryl Nester]

Anderson beat Bluffton 51-39, so AU and TU will be (in some order) #1 and #2, followed (in some order) by FC, MC, and HC, and then either BU or DC.

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Tournament?
AU	51.95%	48.05%	--	--	--	--	Yes
TU	48.05%	51.95%	--	--	--	--	Yes
FC	--	--	40.80%	38.31%	20.90%	--	Yes
MC	--	--	37.33%	30.44%	32.23%	--	Yes
HC	--	--	21.88%	31.25%	46.88%	--	Yes
BU	--	--	--	--	--	74.76%	74.76%
DC	--	--	--	--	--	25.24%	25.24%

[Darryl Nester]

Here are how things stand with today's results:

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Remaining Games
Transylvania	12-2	8-0	4-2	@ MSJ, @ AU
Anderson	12-2	7-0	5-2	@ MC, vs. TU
Franklin	9-5	5-1	4-4	vs. HC, vs. DC
Hanover	9-6	5-3	4-3	@ FC
Manchester	8-6	5-2	3-4	vs. AU, @ RHIT
Bluffton	5-9	2-4	3-5	vs. DC, vs. MSJ
Defiance	5-9	2-6	3-3	@ BU, @ FC
Rose-Hulman	3-12	2-5	1-7	vs. MC
Mount St. Joseph	1-13	1-6	0-7	vs. TU, @ BU

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Tournament?
Transylvania	56.25%	43.75%	--	--	--	--	Yes
Anderson	43.75%	56.25%	--	--	--	--	Yes
Franklin	--	--	53.12%	32.81%	14.06%	--	Yes
Hanover	--	--	40.62%	46.88%	12.50%	--	Yes
Manchester	--	--	6.25%	20.31%	73.44%	--	Yes
Bluffton	--	--	--	--	--	50.00%	50.00%
Defiance	--	--	--	--	--	50.00%	50.00%

The BU/DC winner on Wednesday will get the #6 seed.

[Darryl Nester]

Tonight's results:
Anderson 55, Manchester 61
Defiance 69, Bluffton 78
Hanover 88, Franklin 86 (OT)
Transylvania 77, Mt. St. Joseph 76

Saturday's AU/TU game will determine who hosts the tournament.  (If AU wins, they would be tied, but AU hosts because they swept Hanover, while TU split with the Panthers.)

The tie-breaker for Manchester/Franklin is more complicated; I'll spare you the details of how that plays out.

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Remaining Games
Transylvania	13-2	8-0	5-2	@ AU
Anderson	12-3	7-0	5-3	vs. TU
Hanover	10-6	5-3	5-3
Manchester	9-6	6-2	3-4	@ RHIT
Franklin	9-6	5-2	4-4	vs. DC
Bluffton	6-9	3-4	3-5	vs. MSJ
Defiance	5-10	2-6	3-4	@ FC
Rose-Hulman	3-12	2-5	1-7	vs. MC
Mount St. Joseph	1-14	1-7	0-7	@ BU

Team	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Tournament?
Transylvania	50.00%	50.00%	--	--	--	--	Yes
Anderson	50.00%	50.00%	--	--	--	--	Yes
Hanover	--	--	100.00%	--	--	--	Yes
Franklin	--	--	--	50.00%	50.00%	--	Yes
Manchester	--	--	--	50.00%	50.00%	--	Yes
Bluffton	--	--	--	--	--	100.00%	Yes

[mcbballfan]

Who are the '09-'10 HCAC favorites?

[Heartfan]

mcbballfan -

Transy is a powerhouse, Hanover, Franklin and Bluffton look really strong returning several veteran players.

MSJ, Defiance and Rose should return most of their squads and should be improved.  Anderson and Manchester lost the bulk of their starters.

Bluffton is my sleeper pick to win the conference tourney.

[HCACBBALL]

You are right, AU lost a lot of talent.  They graduated their 4 year starting point guard, 3 guard and 4.  Those 3 helped AU to their first 4 consecutive winning seasons in school history.  I am sure Coach Taylor has recruited well and I believe she is one of the most under-rated coaches with x and o's and funds in the conference.

I am looking for Hanover to step up and take the conference this year but Transy will be hard to beat.  I think for Bluffton they have to show they can beat the good conf teams on the road.  They have a unique home court advantage.  Growing up as a team and winning on the road is the next task.

[mcbballfan]

MC did lose a lot and will likely have several new faces on the floor this year.  Did any of the HCAC teams bring in highly recruited freshmen that didn't want to go to a "big" school?