MBB: University Athletic Association

[deiscanton]

Rucker shares the honor of being co-Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week with Lawrence Rowley of Emory for this week.

[deiscanton]

Just a little bit of my speculation of where I may see Brandeis and Rochester in the upcoming regional rankings this week:

1.). I expect Rochester to improve in the East Region by 2 positions.  Rochester now has results vs RRO to place in the data (2-6 with 1 of those wins happening last Friday, which they needed to stay alive in the hunt for a Pool C bid.  Rochester's SOS is very high, while the winning pct improved to .682.

2.). Brandeis may drop a position or two in the Northeast, but I don't expect Brandeis to completely drop out of those rankings, as the Northeast ranks 11 teams.  Brandeis's winning pct dropped to .682, but their SOS increased as a result of playing 2 regionally ranked opponents.  Brandeis went 0-2 last weekend, and now stands at 2-5 vs RRO.  The teams ranked below Brandeis in the Northeast did not play any regionally ranked opponents last week.  Everything starts from scratch, however, so Brandeis could still hold at #7 in Northeast on Wednesday.

However, I would not be surprised to see Amherst at #7 in NE this week, with Brandeis at #8 in NE based on Amherst's higher winning pct and their 3-2 vs RRO.

However, my opinion is that Brandeis and Rochester need to win out the rest of the way in order to be selected in Pool C.

[deiscanton]

Carnegie Mellon has declared for the ECAC DIII Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments.  Both teams will need to win out to become eligible for selection.

[Greek Tragedy]

You think Wash U and Emory are locks for Pool C (obviously one will probably get the AQ).

[deiscanton]

You think Wash U and Emory are locks for Pool C (obviously one will probably get the AQ).

I believe that Wash U and Emory are safe right now as the UAA co-leaders in the one between Wash U and Emory which does not get the AQ will be in as a Pool C team.

[WUPHF]

Just thinking about basketball so I'll add a throw-away comment: Brandeis is the only other team that is still in the race, but they would need to go 3-0 and would need Washington University to go 0-3 over the final three games. 

I would check to see if Emory needs to go 1-2 or 0-3 for the tiebreaker, but there is no need.

Emory has three teams on the schedule that they beat by a combined 74 points. Emory. Sharpie.

[deiscanton]

Just thinking about basketball so I'll add a throw-away comment: Brandeis is the only other team that is still in the race, but they would need to go 3-0 and would need Washington University go 0-3 during the same stretch. 

I would check to see if Emory needs to go 1-2 or 0-3 for the tiebreaker, but there is no need.

Emory has three teams on the schedule that they beat by a combined 74 points. Emory. Sharpie.

Mathematically, Brandeis is still in the UAA title hunt.  Realistically, Brandeis is 2 games out with 3 to play and probably needs to go the Pool C route.

With Emory exploding for a 61 point second half vs Brandeis on Sunday, the race is Emory's to lose.

[WUPHF]

Yes, Brandeis is still in as I said.

But there is no way in hell that is happening.

Brandeis has had a great season though so I definitely do not want to take anything away from them.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Week 2's Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-second

[deiscanton]

Week 2's Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-second

Brandeis is at #9 in the Northeast this week, with St. Joe's (CT) and Amherst at #7 and #8 respectively.

Rochester moved up to #4 in East.

Emory and Wash U hold their positions at #1 in South and #2 in Central respectively

[deiscanton]

I just talked with Brandeis Sports Info about Brandeis's future in the ECAC since I did not see the soccer teams declare for ECAC's last fall, nor is Brandeis currently on the basketball list. 

According to what I heard on my call today, the new Brandeis athletic director has decided to pull Brandeis out of the ECAC effective at the end of this academic year, and have no Brandeis teams declare for ECACs in any sport this year.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I just talked with Brandeis Sports Info about Brandeis's future in the ECAC since I did not see the soccer teams declare for ECAC's last fall, nor is Brandeis currently on the basketball list. 

According to what I heard on my call today, the new Brandeis athletic director has decided to pull Brandeis out of the ECAC effective at the end of this academic year, and have no Brandeis teams declare for ECACs in any sport this year.

That isn't a new thing for a lot of schools that used to be involved with the ECAC. It is a lot of money to participate in something that, IMO, doesn't get the programs very much in return. They have to pay a fee (now per sport; still exists per year) to participate, but that doesn't cover costs of either travel or hosting.

[deiscanton]

Carnegie Mellon has declared for the ECAC DIII Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments.  Both teams will need to win out to become eligible for selection.

Update for clarification-- Carnegie Mellon only needs 2 more wins to be eligible for the ECAC Men's Basketball Tournament, since 1 of their 12 losses was to a DII team.  Carnegie Mellon men are 10-11 vs D3 opponents.

[WUPHF]

Last Friday in the UAA...

Emory at Carnegie Mellon
Eagles over the Tartans, 92-79

Rochester at Case Western Reserve
Yellowjackets over the Spartans, 69-66

Washington University at Brandeis
Bears over the Judges, 69-66

Chicago at NYU
Maroons over the Judges, 76-68

As the Ken Massey predictions suggest, three of these games should be great games.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm not sure Rochester has much hope if they lose,  that will just be too many losses,  even if most of them are to very good teams.