South Region Rankings and Playoffs

[Ron Boerger]

Results from last week:

• Oglethorpe, 1-0; 62-47@Berry  NEXT:  SAA Championships, v. Hendrix 2/22
• Trinity (Texas), 2-0; 82-38@JWU-Denver, 60-56@Colorado  NEXT:  @Schreiner 2/20
• William Peace, 2-0; 70-41@Salem, 70-69 v. Greensboro  NEXT: USAC Championships v. TBD 2/22
• Texas-Dallas, 2-0; 111-66@Belhaven, 71-40@Louisiana  NEXT:  v. McMurry 2/22
• Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2-0: 70-65 v. ETBU, 67-64@LeTourneau  NEXT: @HPU, 2/20 
• Emory & Henry, 2-0:  75-52 v. Roanoke, 76-61@E. Mennonite  NEXT: ODAC Championships v. TBD, 2/24
• Emory, 1-1:  50-54 v. NYU, 58-57 v. Brandeis  NEXT: @Carnegie-Mellon 2/21
• Hardin-Simmons, 1-1:  73-76@HPU, 77-56@Sul Ross   NEXT: @UT-D 2/20
• East Texas Baptist, 1-1:  65-70 v. UMHB, 57-52 v. Concordia  NEXT:  v. Belhaven 2/20

With 7-9 all losing I fully expect to see Austin (2-0, 68-63 v. SW, 68-65 v. TLU) get on the board in this week's rankings.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second week Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-second

[Ron Boerger]

And as expected Austin is now regionally ranked, which should help Trinity when *next* week's results come out.  5-2 vs RROs compared to Oglethorpe's 1-1 (assuming there are no other results v. RROs for the Stormy Petrels) might help Trinity take the top spot - assuming all keep winning this week.

EDIT:   Trinity would like George Fox (8th and last in West) to quit losing, too.

[Ralph Turner]

1   Oglethorpe   24-1   24-1  SAA
2   Trinity (Texas)   17-2   20-3  SCAC
3   William Peace   22-2   22-3  USAC
4   Texas-Dallas   19-4   19-4  ASC
5   Mary Hardin-Baylor   17-3   19-4  ASC
6   Emory & Henry   19-4   19-4  ODAC
7   Austin   17-3   20-3          SCAC
8   Emory   16-6   16-6          UAA
9   East Texas Baptist   16-6   17-6  ASC

Might we see a "Texas bracket"?

[jekelish]

1   Oglethorpe   24-1   24-1  SAA
2   Trinity (Texas)   17-2   20-3  SCAC
3   William Peace   22-2   22-3  USAC
4   Texas-Dallas   19-4   19-4  ASC
5   Mary Hardin-Baylor   17-3   19-4  ASC
6   Emory & Henry   19-4   19-4  ODAC
7   Austin   17-3   20-3          SCAC
8   Emory   16-6   16-6          UAA
9   East Texas Baptist   16-6   17-6  ASC

Might we see a "Texas bracket"?

If Austin College can get past St. Thomas on Sunday and then win their semifinal game (at a minimum) in the conference tournament, I think it's a realistic possibility.

[Ron Boerger]

So far this week, none of the region's ranked teams have lost, so there should be little movement in the rankings overall.   The primary impact would come from the results against RROs which will be updated to reflect the different teams ranked last week not included in last week's calculation. 

1   Oglethorpe SAA - W 62-37 @ Berry , 2/23 v. Hendrix
2   Trinity (Texas) SCAC - W 87-52 @ Schreiner, W 84-62 v. Schr
3   William Peace USAC - W 72-61 vs. Huntingdon
4   Texas-Dallas  ASC - W 74-56 v. HSU, W 69-57 v. McMurry
5   Mary Hardin-Baylor ASC - W 77-64 @ HPU, W 84-66 @SRSU
6   Emory & Henry ODAC - W 50-45 @ Guilford, W 84-79 v. Bridgewater
7   Austin SCAC - W 56-44 @ Centenary,  2/23 @ St. Thomas (TX)
8   Emory UAA - W 66-53 @ Carnegie Mellon, 2/23 @ CWRU
9   East Texas Baptist ASC - @ 72-68 v Belhaven, W 69-37 @ Louisiana

[edit:  missed today's OU-Hendrix game]

[deiscanton]

The crazy thing is that Emory could win out for a final of 19-6 (.760), a very strong SOS, a 2-3 v RRO (1-1 v Chicago, 1-1 v NYU, and a 4 pt loss to #1 in South Oglethorpe) and still not get in as a Pool C because the Eagles wil not make it to the table from the #8 in South position.

[jekelish]

I'll be curious to see what happens with Austin College if they lose to a good St. Thomas team (which beat Trinity earlier this year) today, even though UST doesn't actually count as a regional opponent since they're transitioning from NAIA.

[Ron Boerger]

The crazy thing is that Emory could win out for a final of 19-6 (.760), a very strong SOS, a 2-3 v RRO (1-1 v Chicago, 1-1 v NYU, and a 4 pt loss to #1 in South Oglethorpe) and still not get in as a Pool C because the Eagles wil not make it to the table from the #8 in South position.

In that case Emory might be second on the table - it's possible that should Austin lose in the SCAC tourney, that loss pushes them below the Eagles.   Would think the first team on the table from the South, whoever it is, gets in.   If one of the current conference leaders lose in their championships, all bets are off. 

At least one each of the ASC and SCAC teams above Emory will lose before season's end - Emory would like it to be exactly one team, and the lower team in each conference because the higher team might still remain above them with a loss (edit:  and for UMHB, might stay above anyway).   

[Ron Boerger]

I'll be curious to see what happens with Austin College if they lose to a good St. Thomas team (which beat Trinity earlier this year) today, even though UST doesn't actually count as a regional opponent since they're transitioning from NAIA.

I'm still trying to figure out how St. Thomas lost their very next game to Schreiner.  Good luck today!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Women's third regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-third

[Ron Boerger]

Mary Hardin-Baylor 67, East Texas Baptist 50 in the ASC semis tonight. 

[Ron Boerger]

Hardin-Simmons 81, UT Dallas 78 (ot) in the other semi. 

[jekelish]

Wow. That's a big one. Did not expect UTD to fall in this round.

[Ron Boerger]

Wow. That's a big one. Did not expect UTD to fall in this round.

Ditto.  18-34 at the line a huge reason UTD lost.