WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[RogK]

Hey Greg, I watched maybe 2/3 of the AUG/MIL game and less than half of the NP one.
At some point you said something about Josie S not returning since getting hit on the head. I didn't see that play.
Do you know to what extent she was hurt? Concussion? Hoping you can provide good news regarding her. If you don't know more now, maybe let us know later.

[gordonmann]

Nice job on the broadcast, Greg.

I tuned in from my hotel room in Sandusky, Ohio tonight.

[Gregory Sager]

Hey Greg, I watched maybe 2/3 of the AUG/MIL game and less than half of the NP one.
At some point you said something about Josie S not returning since getting hit on the head. I didn't see that play.
Do you know to what extent she was hurt? Concussion? Hoping you can provide good news regarding her. If you don't know more now, maybe let us know later.

Josie took a blow to the forehead and staggered off the floor at the 7:31 mark of the third quarter while holding her noggin in her hands. Dunno whether she was concussed or not, but she never re-entered the game. She did stay on the NPU bench during the remainder of the game, so it wasn't as though she was rushed to the ER or anything.

Nice job on the broadcast, Greg.

I tuned in from my hotel room in Sandusky, Ohio tonight.

Thanks, Gordon. Hope that the cold I've been fighting didn't make my call too painful to listen to.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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

[RogK]

In the category of Millikin optimism for next season, over the final 6 games, Miranda Fox made 10 of 23 3FG att (43%).

[GoPerry]

1 – UW Whitewater
2 – Chicago
3-  Wheaton
4-  Illinois Wesleyan (up from #7)
5-  Benedictine
6- UW-LaCrosse (#4)
7 – Wisc Lutheran(#6)
8-  Edgewood (#9)
9 – North Park (#8)

That should be very encouraging for fans wearing green . . .La Crosse lost twice, Wisc Lu went 1-1, BenU went 2-0 but IWU still jumps them.

[lmitzel]

1 – UW Whitewater
2 – Chicago
3-  Wheaton
4-  Illinois Wesleyan (up from #7)
5-  Benedictine
6- UW-LaCrosse (#4)
7 – Wisc Lutheran(#6)
8-  Edgewood (#9)
9 – North Park (#8)

That should be very encouraging for fans wearing green . . .La Crosse lost twice, Wisc Lu went 1-1, BenU went 2-0 but IWU still jumps them.

Amazing what an almost 100 point lead in SOS can do. I wonder if the fact that of IWU's eight losses, six have come against RRO's gave them something of a pass on their win percentage as well.

I'd assume at this point, barring something funky, both the Thunder and Titans are going to play in March.

[GoPerry]

1 – UW Whitewater
2 – Chicago
3-  Wheaton
4-  Illinois Wesleyan (up from #7)
5-  Benedictine
6- UW-LaCrosse (#4)
7 – Wisc Lutheran(#6)
8-  Edgewood (#9)
9 – North Park (#8)

That should be very encouraging for fans wearing green . . .La Crosse lost twice, Wisc Lu went 1-1, BenU went 2-0 but IWU still jumps them.

Amazing what an almost 100 point lead in SOS can do. I wonder if the fact that of IWU's eight losses, six have come against RRO's gave them something of a pass on their win percentage as well.

I'd assume at this point, barring something funky, both the Thunder and Titans are going to play in March.

I don't know . . . Provided they both win Friday and face each other in the final, the loser - Wheaton @ 20-7 or IWU @ 17-9 - doesn't feel all that safe to me.  A 9 loss team could stay on the board a long time I would think.  I haven't done a mock selection or anything.  But I see a lot of 4, 5, and 6 loss squads in the other regions.

[iwu70]

Regional rankings have things looking up for the TITANS.

GP, wouldn't  IWU be 19-9 if they lose in the AQ game?  Yes, perhaps stuck on the table, but if the Committee looks at the body of work, the SOS and the highly-ranked teams to which IWU has lost, usually very closely, still looks pretty promising to me . . . to get in.   We'll see soon. Best route obviously to win the AQ.  WC gets in for sure, me thinks, if they win on Friday.

'70

[GoPerry]

Regional rankings have things looking up for the TITANS.

GP, wouldn't  IWU be 19-9 if they lose in the AQ game?  Yes, perhaps stuck on the table, but if the Committee looks at the body of work, the SOS and the highly-ranked teams to which IWU has lost, usually very closely, still looks pretty promising to me . . . to get in.   We'll see soon. Best route obviously to win the AQ.  WC gets in for sure, me thinks, if they win on Friday.

'70

For the primary criteria, IWU's first win vs Governors State (NAIA) won't count.  So in the eyes of the committee they are currently 16-8 (.667) In-Division.  Win Friday but lose Saturday, they'd be 17-9 (.653) for the primary criteria.  18-9 if Secondary criteria gets considered.

In this case, the game vs Gov State is hurting the Titans.  Also, they might have been better off playing last night to get an extra win on their record to possibly finish 18-9 (.667) in-division.  Not sure if that would make a difference but the extra win% might.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

[Gregory Sager]

You're exactly right, GP.

[iwu70]

Thanks, GP and Greg.  I understand your numbers now.  I was at that GSU game near Chicago, a super, toughed-out win for the TITANS, to start the season, showing what a great season Kendall Sosa was going to have.  Now, the game seems a detriment. 

Oh well, we'll see what happens.  Best route always to win the AQ and not worry about table-sitting.

Another good weekend of games in the CCIW.  Keeping things exciting.

All best from my campus, a higher education ghost town.

'70

[Mr. Ypsi]

Thanks, GP and Greg.  I understand your numbers now.  I was at that GSU game near Chicago, a super, toughed-out win for the TITANS, to start the season, showing what a great season Kendall Sosa was going to have.  Now, the game seems a detriment. 

Oh well, we'll see what happens.  Best route always to win the AQ and not worry about table-sitting.

Another good weekend of games in the CCIW.  Keeping things exciting.

All best from my campus, a higher education ghost town.

'70

Is that now from coronavirus rather than Hong Kong protests - or both?

[iwu70]

Ypsi, now all from the coronavirus outbreak and crisis.  We had demos, police siege of our campus, closures in late November due to the governance and political crisis here, but now merged, mutated if you will, to the coronavirus outbreak only.  When the virus wanes, surely the political opposition to the Hong Kong government and the PRC government will re-emerge, as the issues involved are fundamentally unresolved. 

Hoping for our TITANS -- both men and women -- snatch up the AQs on offer this weekend.

Chuck, hope you are planning on October 9-11 at IWU Homecoming, for our 50th.  Where did all the years go???

IWU'70

[GoPerry]

This ranking seems a little strange to me:

#4 IWU               16-8(.667) 2-6 vRRo, .578 SOS
#6 UW-LaCrosse  18-6 (.750), 1-4 vRRo, .584 SOS

Both teams were 2-0 last week.  So not sure why the RAC dropped LaCrosse below IWU in this 3rd ranking.  Since the first one, UWL has gone from #2, #4 to now #6 and hasn't lost.

UWL seems low.  Or at least if IWU is ahead of #5 BenU then UWL should be also.