MBB: University Athletic Association

[deiscanton]

I listened to Hoopsville last night, and I could not believe that someone asked a question about the Emory men's Pool C chances.  First of all, Emory was never regionally ranked in the South to begin with this season.   Second, any team with 9 regional losses is not going to be a serious Pool C candidate to begin with.

Emory's regional percentage is .609 going into Saturday.   A final in-region percentage of .625 does not cut it for serious Pool C consideration, no matter how strong it is....

Emory's strength of schedule is .562, which is strong, but 9 losses against that strength of schedule does not equal success vs that schedule for Pool C purposes.

Emory is only 3-5 vs regionally ranked competition, and has lost 4 more in-region games vs non-regionally ranked competition.   (Only strong quality wins are road win at NYU and the sweep over Brandeis).

(Emory's regionally ranked opposition was Maryville, TN  (0-1 vs. Maryville), Brandeis (2-0 vs Brandeis), NYU (1-1 vs NYU), Wash U (0-2 vs Wash U), and Rochester (1 loss at home, away rematch on Saturday)

Note:  The men use the "once ranked, always ranked" rule for regionally ranked opponents.  

However, congratulations to Emory on a vastly improved season.   Emory was picked to finish last in the UAA this year, and the Eagles have done substantially better than that.  

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

deiscanton - at first I tried to give that question some serious thought... but when i took a quick look at the resume I tried hard not to sound too harsh about it... but yes, Emory really has no chance of making the tournament despite a very impressive turn-around.

[WUPHF]

I listened to Hoopsville last night, and I could not believe that someone asked a question about the Emory men's Pool C chances.  First of all, Emory was never regionally ranked in the South to begin with this season.   Second, any team with 9 regional losses is not going to be a serious Pool C candidate to begin with.

Maybe there are two types of fans: rational and irrational.  You are the perfect example of the rational fan.  You know the rules, look at the numbers, and analyze the situation accordingly.  The irrational fans only care about one team (just let me know when are where they are playing!).  And, would prefer to tell Emory exactly where they stand (and remind them of who won the volleyball national championship).  [Please insert a few yellow faces here].

Seriously though, thanks for your posts over the past season.  I have learned a lot from you.  And, maybe next season, I will proofread all my posts before hitting the post buttom.

Unfortunately, I cannot go to Chicago this weekend, but I will be watching the game online.  I have no doubt the Chicago is looking to end the season strong with a big win over Washington University.  And, Chicago has played well at home, going 11-2 at home.  The last loss at home was against Brandeis in mid-January.  Should be a good game in Hyde Park.

[Marty Peretz]

Tomorrow's game will be a de facto home contest for Wash.U. Much of its roster hails from the Chicagoland area and the windy city serves as the home of perhaps more WU alums than anywhere else in the country. The alumni club has an event scheduled at the game as well. Should be a huge crowd, particularly with it being Wallis' final homecoming.

[WUPHF]

Tomorrow's game will be a de facto home contest for Wash.U. Much of its roster hails from the Chicagoland area and the windy city serves as the home of perhaps more WU alums than anywhere else in the country.

If only they could get there a few hours early and paint those ugly maroon-red walls green, red, and white!  [Please insert a few more yellow faces here].

If the box scores, and the bleachers viewable from the video feeds are any indication, it will not take that much to turn the crowd friendly.

[WUPHF]

Always the idiot, it appears I have been commenting on the Women's game in the Men's Basketball thread.  It looks like I had two browsers open, both to D3boards.com/.

Men's Basketball starts at 3:00 CST.

[John Gleich]

Chicago starts the game on fire.  The Bears looking a little sloppy.  A few bad turnovers, few bad shots.  19-10.

That maroon and green with a black background for the live stats it pretty ugly...

What time doe the men's game start?

[bobcat10]

Another textbook NYU loss. ECAC's here we come.

1994

How can an athletic director be satisfied with a 16 year NCAA Tourney drought?

[Gregory Sager]

Wash U held off Chicago, 64-60.

Leading Maroons scorer Steve Stefanou didn't play today.

[lileyes]

Case got ahead early....beat Carnegie by 20

[howardjp]

Today's Boston Globe notes that Brandeis defeated NYU and thus clinched the #2 seed for the UAA tournament -

Look forward to their coverage of this exciting event.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

H

[BUBeaverFan]

Wash U's victory in Chicago on Saturday was a very physical affair, as is the norm when Wash U and Chicago play.  Sean had a rough day shooting and I think the physical play in the post knocked Spencer Gay off of his game a bit.  AT had a solid game as did Caleb Knepper.  It was a great double header to watch.  The UC student fans never seem to disappoint when it comes to their creative ways of showing their dislike of Wash U.  Great atmosphere.  Hopefully the win will allow the Bears to host next weekend.

[WUPHF]

Great atmosphere.  Hopefully the win will allow the Bears to host next weekend.

And, you have to appreciate the Chicago mascot: lots of energy and enthusiasm.

The Bears will be ranked No. 1 in the final regional rankings and are practically guaranteed to to host the first weekend.  The big questions is whether or not they have a chance at hosting a sectional, and it seems likely they will not, all things considered.

[deiscanton]

Today's Boston Globe notes that Brandeis defeated NYU and thus clinched the #2 seed for the UAA tournament -

Look forward to their coverage of this exciting event.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

H

Is Johns Hopkins hosting it next weekend?  (LOL)

[howardjp]

Perhaps Professor Lelchuk's fictional "Cardozo College" ...from his book about a university near Boston named for a great Jewish Supreme Court Justice.

H

PS - Kudos to John Weldon for some really nice shooting the last two games ...and what is up with Kenny Small?

Is Johns Hopkins hosting it next weekend?  (LOL)

Today's Boston Globe notes that Brandeis defeated NYU and thus clinched the #2 seed for the UAA tournament -

Look forward to their coverage of this exciting event.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

H