WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

I'll have a better read on NPU a few days from now, once I've seen the Vikings scrimmage. The Park lost a lot of experience in the backcourt with the graduation of Sinead Molloy and Zakiya Newsome, so Chantel Hairston is going to be expected to step up. I have heard great things about incoming G Savanna Childress, and the Vikings supposedly have augmented their interior corps with a couple of good freshman bigs, but as always I'm withholding judgment until I see them play.

The question, as it has been for the past two seasons for NPU, is whether they can find reliable secondary scorers to take some of the pressure off of Jayla Johnson. One of 'em will certainly be Emily Czuhajewski, who has established herself as being among the league's best shooters, but she's not a creator. Somebody needs to be that person who can break down defenses and open up the game for Jayla and Emily. That, more than anything else, is what I'm waiting to find out about the 2021-22 Vikings.

[gordonmann]

Good stuff. Thanks.

[Jester1390]

Don't know if its true elsewhere in the midwest but in division 2 in minnesota a boatload of players have come back for their 5th year.  Obviously probably most are scholarships so there is no expense like for a d-3 player . This  might raise the ire of some but i also think its a indicator of what some of the degrees are worth post graduation and maybe a indication they dont have student loans so no need to get into the job market right away.   it would be interesting to see the percentage of D-1 players coming back

[RogK]

the Wheaton roster :
https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster
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[Jester1390]

there is a website that does rankings of all the teams and you can punch in who is playing who and it shows a prediction. I used this site a couple of years ago but i forgot what its called can someone help me out

[Roundball999]

there is a website that does rankings of all the teams and you can punch in who is playing who and it shows a prediction. I used this site a couple of years ago but i forgot what its called can someone help me out

Massey ratings.  See https://masseyratings.com/cbw/ncaa-d3/ratings

[RogK]

All 430 teams listed on that site are tied with zero wins each.

[Mr. Ypsi]

All 430 teams listed on that site are tied with zero wins each.

Rog, don't be so negative!  They are also all tied with zero losses each!

[RogK]

It's a positive to be negative in the covid-19 era.

[Jester1390]

massey thats  it.  Thanks so much

[GoPerry]

Interesting. I have Millikin ahead of Wheaton on my ballot.

Thoughts?

You have it right Gordon.  The rest of the D3hoops pre-season voters(Thunder #11, MU #22) are just off on that or more likely just unaware? 

I still gave Wheaton the slight nod over Millikin last year.  But no doubt MU has the edge on Wheaton going in this year.  With Jordan Hildebrand deciding to come back the Big Blue have practically the same team and lost nobody in key positions.  And a more experienced Elyce Knudsen who every team will have to game for or risk getting shredded.

Wheaton, on the other hand, will need to replace 15 pts and 5 rebs/g along with leadership and grit with the graduation of Hannah Williams.  I'm not sure that Hannah Swider can significantly increase her 14 pts/g since her game is more spot up shooting.  Annie Tate will again be amongst the top two or three players in the conference but she'll need help.  Lily Schwen, Zoe Nordling, Ellie Cassell and others will get their chances.  I don't see the top 8 from last year as being locked in so a couple of the promising incoming freshman will have their chance to get in the rotation.

[RogK]

...and the new Carthage roster :
https://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Now that all 9 CCIW rosters are known, we can confidently forecast that the campuses of any two teams will be equidistant from each other.

[Gregory Sager]

...and the new Carthage roster :
https://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Now that all 9 CCIW rosters are known, we can confidently forecast that the campuses of any two teams will be equidistant from each other.

I see that Tim Bernero has a new assistant this year. Since the new assistant coach is a male, and Tim has no other assistants listed, I think that this might be the first time that a CCIW women's basketball program has had no women on the coaching staff. At least, I can't remember any in the past.

I doubt that it means anything, but it's worth noting.

[Next Man Up]

...and the new Carthage roster :
https://athletics.carthage.edu/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Now that all 9 CCIW rosters are known, we can confidently forecast that the campuses of any two teams will be equidistant from each other.

I see that Tim Bernero has a new assistant this year. Since the new assistant coach is a male, and Tim has no other assistants listed, I think that this might be the first time that a CCIW women's basketball program has had no women on the coaching staff. At least, I can't remember any in the past.

I doubt that it means anything, but it's worth noting.

Sounds like an exercise/discussion in Philosophy 101. If it means nothing, is it worth mentioning?    🤷🏻‍♂️

[Gregory Sager]

Sure it is. It's called "give Rog punchline material," and it's a staple of my posts in this room.