MBB: Skyline Conference

[NYBB]

City Tech has two good players and a lot of weak roleplayers.  Farmingdale is coming into their own and i think, may be an upset team in the NCAA tournament.

[NYBB]

Wow...the skyline standings are a lot tighter than i thought.  Between MSV, Yeshiva & Maritime, i think it's going to be exciting.

[Raptormania!]

Let me just add my hope that St. Joe's of Brooklyn joins the Skyline as well- a classy program run by a classy coach.

Big game tonight for Bard- underdogs to be sure, but a win would bring them back into the playoff discussion, and stopping a 13-game winning streak would really put the Raptors on the map.

[NYBB]

what happened to your big man McGinn?  He hasn't been playing...that sure hurts them.

[NYBB]

why is SUNY-Purchase not listed in the teams section of the D3hoops.com atlantic page?

Also, Purchase has two players who would be eligible for the NCAA statistic leaderboard but neither of them are listed.  Why is this?

[Rhodes Scholar]

SUNY- Purchase is in the East region, not the Atlantic. 

As far as the stats go, maybe Purchase's players are not recognized because the team is a provisional NCAA D3 member.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Results from 2/14

Farmingdale 105, Bard 66
Poly 90, MSM 72
St. Joe's 112, MSV 108
Maritime @ Purchase

Farmingdale keeps rolling, routing Bard. Poly pulls off an upset, winning easily at home against MSM. St. Joe's holds on against MSV. No score on Maritime @ Purchase.

[NYBB]

how long is purchase going to be a provisional?  they've been playing in a D3 conference for at least three seasons now

[Pat Coleman]

You have to fulfill all the requirements of the four-year provisional process. Some schools can do it in three while others need five.

[NYBB]

so i'm going to assume that Purchase is an official D3 school next season?

[Rhodes Scholar]

Skyline Standings

Farmingdale 14-1
St. Joe's 13-2
OW 12-3
Maritime 8-7
MSM 8-7
Yeshiva 6-9
MSV 5-10
Bard 4-11
Poly 3-12
Purchase 2-13

Maritime beat Purchase 69-62 Thursday night. It was the fifth straight loss for Purchase. Farmingdale looks unbeatable but first place is still up for grabs. The Rams will take on St. Joe's in Patchogue on Feb 20. The sixth and final playoff spot is also unsettled. MSV, the seventh place team, has an easier schedule than sixth place Yeshiva, and will face the Maccabees in Washington Heights on Feb 20.

[Raptormania!]

If only Bard had converted one more posession, and beaten Yeshiva earlier this year- there would be a three-way tie for the final spot.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Here's a breakdown of the three teams competing for the final playoff spot:

Yeshiva (6-9)
MSV (5-10)
Bard (4-11)

If you eliminate their games against Farmingdale, St. Joe's and Old Westbury:

Yeshiva (5-5)
MSV (5-4)
Bard (4-5)

If you eliminate their games against Poly and Purchase:

Yeshiva (2-4)
MSV (4-3)
Bard (1-5)

Record vs. top five teams:

Yeshiva (1-7)
MSV (1-9)
Bard (1-7)

Head to head:

Yeshiva (2-1)
MSV (3-0)
Bard (0-4)

Conference wins (in order):

Yeshiva: Poly, Bard, OW, Bard, Poly, Purchase
MSV: MSM, Bard, Yeshiva, Purchase, Bard
Bard: Purchase, Poly, Maritime, Purchase

[NYBB]

MSV has the easiest remaining schedule and they will secure the 6th spot.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Results from 2/16

Farmingdale 92, MSM 60
Maritime 63, Yeshiva 60
Old Westbury 86, Bard 83
Poly 75, MSV 74
St. Joe's 74, Purchase 59

Farmingdale wins their 15th in a row. Maritime takes hold of fourth place with a win over Yeshiva. Old Westbury prevails over Bard. Poly sweeps MSV with a buzzer-beater. St. Joe's stays one game up on Old Westbury and one game behind Farmingdale with a win over Purchase.