MBB: University Athletic Association

[WUPHF]

Carnegie Mellon and Rochester go to overtime...

Kailan Lee gets the go-ahead fade away jumper to fall and Rochester gets the 82-81 win.
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Chicago and Brandeis are going to second overtime thanks to some late game heroics by the Maroons.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis and Chicago tied at 91 with 2:18 left in 2nd OT period.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis 101, Chicago 95 Final 2 OT.

No way the National Committee takes away Brandeis's regional ranking now.  I can take Brandeis at #11 in Northeast if no Pool C bid possible.

Results vs common opponents WPI and Tufts being a factor in comparing the resumes of Brandeis vs the resumes of NE College and Albertus Magnus, I can see why Brandeis did not get regionally ranked in the end. 😅

[WUPHF]

It looked like we may have three upsets in UAA play, lots of credit to Brandeis and Rochester.

For what it is worth, the Matt Snyder regional rankings have Brandeis at No. 10.  Rochester at No. 2.

[deiscanton]

I brought my smartphone and a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot which I turned on so as not to use up smartphone data for video streaming.

In the first half of the Brandeis men's game, I also.streamed the CWRU v.Emory game on the smartphone with the smartphone connected to the wifi hotspot. 

BTW, congrats to Eric D'Aguanno of Brandeis and Matt Davet of Emory on scoring their 1000th career point this afternoon. 

With CWRU leading over Emory throughout the game, I left the stands to watch the CWRU v Emory game on the phone from the Napoli Trophy Room, which has a window from which I can watch the Brandeis scoreboard.  I went to the trophy room only after Eric D'Aguanno hit the 1000 pt. milestone.

Thank goodness the Brandeis game went to double OT today.  I was able to watch the finish of both the CWRU/Emory game and the Wash U/NYU game before returning to the court to cheer on the Brandeis men in the overtime periods.

Brandeis has clinched third place in the UAA, with the worst case scenario being that Brandeis and Rochester would finish tied for third place.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Brandeis 101, Chicago 95 Final 2 OT.

No way the National Committee takes away Brandeis's regional ranking now.  I can take Brandeis at #11 in Northeast if no Pool C bid possible.

Because they beat an unranked team? I don't agree. They very easily could lost their ranking.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis's loss this week was a result vs a RRO in Wash U.  If Brandeis is to be penalized for another result vs a RRO to the extent that they drop out of the Northeast rankings entirely, so be it.  Rochester went 1-1 vs 2 opponents who were not regionally ranked, but the East Region is weaker than the Northeast Region on the whole.

All I am interested in asking for those who want to replace Brandeis in the Northeast is which team/teams could replace Brandeis in the Northeast?

I am retracting my previous statement above given the results vs common opponents being a deciding factor in the regional rankings.😅

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Brandeis's loss this week was a result vs a RRO in Wash U.  If Brandeis is to be penalized for another result vs a RRO to the extent that they drop out of the Northeast rankings entirely, so be it.  Rochester went 1-1 vs 2 opponents who were not regionally ranked, but the East Region is weaker than the Northeast Region on the whole.

All I am interested in asking for those who want to replace Brandeis in the Northeast is which team/teams could replace Brandeis in the Northeast?

They won't get penalized for another vRRO opponent, but they aren't going to be necessarily helped with a loss.

It doesn't work that you get bonus points for playing the game ... the number of games is nice, but the loss will stand out as well.

And as I said on Twitter ... it isn't necessarily about "replacing" anyone. The way everything works is all teams are removed from the rankings ... the slate is wiped clean ... and the committee get to work. They don't take last week's rankings and make adjustments ... they start fresh. So no one will "replace" anyone. They simply will be ranked accordingly.

[deiscanton]

Technically, Dave is correct in that the rankings start from scratch.  Therefore, when looking at all 76 Northeast teams, the Northeast RAC-- with review of the National Committee would have to find 11 teams whose overall Pool C resumes are currently better than Brandeis in order for Brandeis not to be in the top 11 in the Northeast.  From a neutral perspective, that may be possible.

It is my emotion as a fan that led me to say "replaced."

However, the rankings to be released this week are the start of the definition of which teams are ranked for Pool C purposes.

[deiscanton]

I still have a feeling in my gut that Brandeis, even when starting from scratch this week again, will have a Pool C resume among the top 11 in the Northeast, although I think that it is the 11th best resume, to be honest.

I can see Trinity from NESCAC in the top 11 in the Northeast when rankings are released tomorrow.

I would not be making this argument for Brandeis if the Brandeis men had a winning pct of .625 rather than a .667 winning percentage.

I am honestly looking at all 5 factors of the primary criteria in my analysis.

I should have looked at common opponents a little more carefully.😅

[WUPHF]

Monday morning random-ia.

-Washington University is rated at No. 14 with an SOS of No. 19 according to Ken Massey.

-Oshkosh has a 438 mile drive to St. Louis according to the NCAA mileage calculator.

-Washington University and Chicago first met during the 1907-1908 season.  Chicago won 30-10.

-Counterfactual: The Bears are 9-4 or worse without Payden Webb.  Webb is currently leading the league in 3-point field goal percentage at 48%.  In UAA play, Webb has scored 9 or more points in 9 games, averaging 20 minutes per game.  Webb is currently ranked No. 9 in the league for points per 40 minutes.  Webb brings the ball handling and defense.

[WUPHF]

Here is my final draft of the UAA All-Association team (edited).

Player of the Year: DeVaughn Rucker, Washington University

Newcomer of the Year: Cole Frilling, Case Western Reserve

Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Arenas, Washington University

Coaching Staff of the Year: Washington University and Emory coaches

First Team

Colin Sawyer, Brandeis;   Matthew Schner, Emory;   DeVaughn Rucker, Washington University;   Ryan Algier, Rochester;   Lawrence Rowley, Emory;   Jack Nolan, Washington University;   Cole Frilling, Case Western Reserve;   Jordan Baum, Chicago
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Second Team

Justin Hardy, Washington University;   Chandler Jones, Brandeis;   Ross Gang, Rochester;   Michael Hollis, Case Western Reserve;   Romin Williams, Emory;
Zach Howarth, Carnegie Mellon;   Cole Schmitz, Chicago;   Trent Suddeth, Carnegie Mellon;

Honorable Mentions

Matt Davet, Emory;   Zach Howarth and Collin McNeil, Carnegie Mellon;   Robert Faller, Case Western Reserve;   Brennan McDaniel, Chicago;   Jimmy Martinelli and Ethan Feldman, NYU;   Eric D'Aguanno, Brandeis;   Kailan Lee, Rochester;   Matt Nester and Jonathan Arenas, Washington University.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Week 3 men's regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-third

Brandeis stays in ... bravo.

[deiscanton]

Hold all tickets, please... Steward's inquiry on the regional rankings.....

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Check again - there was a problem on the NCAA side and we have since reposted.

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/mens-third-regional-ranking

Brandeis not posted.