2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[PaulNewman]

Colorado gives up a PK in 83rd minute.  1-1.

This is like waiting for that last conference final to be over on Selection Sunday for March Madness.

This is great stuff.  The NCAA should actually spend a little more money on D3 and take some from D1.  Cut out the midweek games so facilitate academics and allow 4-5 Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun games, and limit to total of 16 games, but then spend more on the athletes for the tournament.

[PaulNewman]

Berry seemingly comes out of nowhere to take the SAA AQ.

[PaulNewman]

Muhlenberg breaks through late and can make some noise about a very variable seeding if they hold on last 2 minutes.  Haverford may be out.

[PaulNewman]

Tough luck for Colorado.  Looks like going to lose 2-1 giving up two goals in last 7 minutes.  Three crushing losses to Trinity and according to Mr.Right they are done.  How is a team with the geography of CC supposed to get a much better SOS???

[dontshootthegoose]

Some breathing room for the Pool C hopefuls with Trinitys win, Haverfords lost, and Texas Dallas lost.

[Mr.Right]

Colorado College in a weak conference but they need to take the 1st 2 opening weekends and get into 2 of the best tournaments they can find around the country. If $$$ is an issue then find one in the Midwest. I agree with your point but I do not know what they should do except win their tournament and perform well against Trinity during the season

[lastguyoffthebench]

Pool C Mock Draft 1.0 by Region.

Brandeis
Wheaton MA
Coast Guard 
Amherst
Tufts

F&M
Dickinson

Kalamazoo

OWU
John Carroll

Loras
UWW

Rochester
Cortland St.
RPI

Emory
Salisbury
Rutgers-Camden

[PaulNewman]

I think you've just about nailed it lastguy.  The questions are Kzoo and Camden, and whether Camden and Gordon have reps on the cmtes pushes the needle.  So who are your first 2-3 out?

[Mr.Right]

Kalamazoo and Camden will not get in. Brockport, CMU and WPI will be first 3 out if his Pool C is correct

[backyarddawg]

Mid-atlantic will come down to Haverford or Dickinson.  Will be interesting finish as Dickinson finished 0-3-1 and Haverford finished 3-1-1.  Will Haverford's result over F&M put them over Dickinson in the rankings?

Watched CC final -  congrats to coach Topping and the Muhls.

[Mr.Right]

I still say both teams are safe

[lastguyoffthebench]

Based on simple logic, I would say Haverford gets in over Rutgers-Camden.

I will probably have Pool C  4.0 by noon tomorrow.


Haverford will be 4-4-1 vs RRT...   insane SOS, but lost h2h to Dickinson

Dickinson will be 3-4-1 vs RRT...  pretty close to SOS vs Haverford, but the additional game Haverford got vs Mules will give them an edge.

Very close call.

[gustiefan04]

Lastguy, you think UWO gets the pool b over UWW?

UWO holds a very slight advantage in SOS, and a head to head win. But UWW has better record vs regionally ranked opponents and has been ranked higher than UWO in the NCAA regional rankings.

[PaulNewman]

CMU has no business in the tournament. 

[Mr.Right]

UWW is in UWO is out. CMU has a very good SOS