2013 Division III NCAA Tournament

[sac]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

You're saying the NCAA will spring for a direct charter for the D3 sweet sixteen?  I find that hard to believe.  Albany's already a pretty small airport and I don't think there's one closer that could handle more than a two seater.

[realist]

Not sure what other road teams have done, but Calvin went to RHIT on Thursday night, and they planned to do the same this weekend to UWSP.  Grand Rapids to MSP is about a 1 hour flight, and several every day.  Nice to see some new names cracking the 16.

[mailsy]

Last week home teams won 24 times while the road teams only won 6 games. This week we're at 8 road wins with one game still being played.

Cabrini, Calvin, Randloph-Macon, Ithaca and Morrisville State winning both games on the road.

[sac]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

You're saying the NCAA will spring for a direct charter for the D3 sweet sixteen?  I find that hard to believe.  Albany's already a pretty small airport and I don't think there's one closer that could handle more than a two seater.

The NCAA has done so in the past.  Whitworth men flew to Holland, MI on a charter from Spokane, in Holland they picked up the Hope women and flew them to Brownsville, Texas in 2008.

There are plenty of relatively inexpensive, economical planes available.  Not everything has to be jet service from a major airport.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

You're saying the NCAA will spring for a direct charter for the D3 sweet sixteen?  I find that hard to believe.  Albany's already a pretty small airport and I don't think there's one closer that could handle more than a two seater.

The NCAA has done so in the past.  Whitworth men flew to Holland, MI on a charter from Spokane, in Holland they picked up the Hope women and flew them to Brownsville, Texas in 2008.

There are plenty of relatively inexpensive, economical planes available.  Not everything has to be jet service from a major airport.

Well, I hope they hook them up, although I doubt they're getting closer to Williamstown than Albany - but a direct flight from Norfolk would be good.

[Ralph Turner]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

You're saying the NCAA will spring for a direct charter for the D3 sweet sixteen?  I find that hard to believe.  Albany's already a pretty small airport and I don't think there's one closer that could handle more than a two seater.

The NCAA has done so in the past.  Whitworth men flew to Holland, MI on a charter from Spokane, in Holland they picked up the Hope women and flew them to Brownsville, Texas in 2008.

There are plenty of relatively inexpensive, economical planes available.  Not everything has to be jet service from a major airport.

Correction, respectfully.

Brownwood  Tx, 160 miles southwest of Dallas, 140 miles northwest of Austin, in west central Texas.

[Pat Coleman]

You can also charter flights from smaller airports.

It's 2013, flying isn't that difficult.  This isn't some Indiana Jones trek to Southeast Asia in the 1930's.

You're saying the NCAA will spring for a direct charter for the D3 sweet sixteen?  I find that hard to believe.  Albany's already a pretty small airport and I don't think there's one closer that could handle more than a two seater.

The NCAA has done so in the past.  Whitworth men flew to Holland, MI on a charter from Spokane, in Holland they picked up the Hope women and flew them to Brownsville, Texas in 2008.

There are plenty of relatively inexpensive, economical planes available.  Not everything has to be jet service from a major airport.

The NCAA will only pay for a charter over a certain distance. (I think that range is 900 miles.) If Williams or Virginia Wesleyan wants to fly charter rather than commercial, it will almost certainly have to pick up the distance.

[Ralph Turner]

Damn, MHB already has 94 points and there's still more then 10 minutes left to play.

Concordia TX plays and "up-tempo/let's score so we can get back on defense" style of game.

CTX had 87.2 possessions per game this season, so these types of games are very common with them.  If you can run with them, then the scores can get out of hand, but you have to have a deep bench of good athletes.  Also, the officials tonight were calling plenty of fouls.

UMHB won the season series 3-1.

[Dark Knight]

When is the last time there was no WIAC team in the round of 16?

[wooscotsfan]

When is the last time there was no WIAC team in the round of 16?

It occurred in 2009 when 3 WIAC teams made the tournament (UWSP, UWW, UWP) and they all lost in the 2nd round with none of them reaching the Sweet 16.

[Greek Tragedy]

When is the last time there was no WIAC team in the round of 16?

Actually, not too long ago...

2012
First Round
3/2--Edgewood 75, UW-River Falls 67 (at River Falls)
3/2--Illinois Wesleyan 69, UW-Stevens Point 61 (at Holland, MI)
3/2--UW-Whitewater 83, Northwestern (MN) 68

Second Round (at Whitewater)
3/3--UW-Whitewater 91, St. Thomas (MN) 62
Sectional Semifinal (at Whitewater)
3/9--UW-Whitewater 67, Wheaton (IL) 56

Sectional Final (at Whitewater)
3/10--UW-Whitewater 76, Virginia Wesleyan 62

Final Four (at Salem, VA)
3/16--UW-Whitewater 71, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 56
3/17--UW-Whitewater 63, Cabrini (PA) 60
UW-Whitewater National Champions

2011
First Round
3/4--Illinois Wesleyan 83, UW-River Falls 76 (at St. Paul, MN)
3/4--UW-Stevens Point 70, St. Norbert 49 (at Mequon)

Second Round (at Mequon)
3/5--UW-Stevens Point 76, Luther (IA) 56
Sectional Semifinal (at Rock Island, IL)
3/11--St. Thomas (MN) 66, UW-Stevens Point 64

2010
First Round
3/5--UW-Stevens Point 59, Carleton (MN) 58 (at Stevens Point)
3/5--UW-Whitewater 75, Defiance (OH) 71 (at Wooster, OH)

Second Round
3/6--UW-Stevens Point 63, St. Norbert 48 (at Stevens Point)
3/6--Wooster (OH) 87, UW-Whitewater 78 (at Wooster, OH)

Sectionals (at Stevens Point)
3/12--UW-Stevens Point 74, Texas-Dallas 67
3/13--UW-Stevens Point 72, Illinois Wesleyan 56

Final Four (at Salem, VA)
3/19--UW-Stevens Point 72, Randolph-Macon (VA) 60
3/20--UW-Stevens Point 78, Williams (MA) 73
UW-Stevens Point National Champions

2009
First Round
3/6--UW-Platteville 83, Hope (MI) 59 (at Wheaton, IL)
3/6--UW-Stevens Point 61, Cornell (IA) 53 (at St. Paul, MN)
3/6--UW-Whitewater 81, Elmhurst (IL) 79 (Overtime) (at Elmhurst, IL)

Second Round
3/7--Wheaton (IL) 74, UW-Platteville 69 (Overtime) (at Wheaton, IL)
3/7--St. Thomas (MN) 53, UW-Stevens Point 50 (at St. Paul, MN)
3/7--Washington (MO) 73, UW-Whitewater 70 (at Elmhurst, IL)

[Greek Tragedy]

I guess you can say 2009 was a disappointing year.  But Platteville lost to Wheaton and Whitewater lost to Wash. U.  Wash U. then beat Wheaton and then St. Thomas in the Elite 8 (after St. Thomas had beaten Point in the 2nd round) on their way to the National Championship.

[Mr. Ypsi]

  SIGH   Now begins another 'football' week - no games 'til Saturday!

The women prep for the FF; we prep for the Sweet Sixteen.

(Am I correct in assuming that the men, but not the women, were involved in this schedule because the NCAA came so late to the women's game?  The women's 50th will be in 2032 - I wonder if they'll replicate this?   And how many of us will still be around to care? )

[Pat Coleman]

There's talk about doing it for the 35th women's.