2015 POOL C

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

What is the field size needed to host per NCAA Tournament regulations?

From Page 22 of the NCAA Manual:

Section 2•6 
Site Selection criteria
The Division III Championships Committee has prioritized the fo
llowing site-selection criteria for all championships:
1. Quality and availability of the facility and other necessary accommodations;
2. Geographical  location  (which  may  include  such  factors  as  rotation  of  sites,  weather,  accessibility  and
transportation costs);
3. Seeding; and
4. Attendance history and revenue potential, which shall be consid
ered necessary to assure fiscal responsibility.
In addition, the soccer committees include the following site-selection deliberations:
●hosts for all rounds of the championship must have the ability to charge admission.
●preference is given to grass/grass-like surfaces.
●preference is given to playing surfaces 70 yards x 115 yards or larger. The minimum field size is 65 yards x
110 yards.
●hosts must be able to establish a barrier to separate the spectators from the field of play.
●The potential host must have played the majority of its home games on the field it is submitting for consideration.
A competing institution that cannot charge admission at its home facility and/or cannot establish a barrier to separate
the spectators from the field of play and/or does not have a field that meets minimum-size requirements (65 yards x 110
yards) may not serve as host

Great thanks for relaying this info!

[lastguyoffthebench]

Amherst
Tufts

16 remaining

[lastguyoffthebench]

Middlebury for the AQ or a strong NESCAC school could miss out.    Still projecting 2 at-large bids total.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Denison #3 Great Lakes falls to Oberlin 2-1.    Probably needed at least 1 NCAC postseason win

[Mr.Right]

Defending national Champion Tufts falls once again in the quarters. At 9-4-3 and a .620 SOS and 3 wins v ranked they will need to sweat it out again. They are currently ranked #3 but should fall to #6 next week. They better hope ECONN, MIT and MIDD win respective tournaments

[lastguyoffthebench]

CNU falls to Mary Washington in PKs.   Had 3 chances for the win but missed all of them.  They won't be dancing

[PaulNewman]

Defending national Champion Tufts falls once again in the quarters. At 9-4-3 and a .620 SOS and 3 wins v ranked they will need to sweat it out again. They are currently ranked #3 but should fall to #6 next week. They better hope ECONN, MIT and MIDD win respective tournaments

I agree that Tufts' situation is precarious.  You have to wonder if Conn and Bowdoin are playing for Tufts' bid.  And of the two Bowdoin might be the team more likely to overtake the Jumbos, as they, with a win over Conn, would have an impressive RvR of 4-1-1 (unless I'm counting that wrong) with a head-to-head with Tufts of 1-0-1 (both away).  Conn by beating Bowdoin only can get to a RvR of 2-3.  Tufts now stands at 3-3-1.  Wesleyan is a real wild card as well.  I can definitely picture the Cardinals winning 2 games, and they certainly would be very confident and jacked up for a Final if they can upset Middlebury (who I thought they played evenly or outplayed in the first match).

[PaulNewman]

Save a Pool C for Dickinson (if needed).  Just beat F&M only real chance of the game with 59 secs left.

[wingtips2]

Denison #3 Great Lakes falls to Oberlin 2-1.    Probably needed at least 1 NCAC postseason win

Denison is done. If you can't even make your conference tourney, you shouldn't make the big dance.

[Shooter McGavin]

Amherst
Tufts

16 remaining

If Tufts makes the tournament they are stealing a bid from a more deserving team...

[lastguyoffthebench]

If ECSU fails to earn the AQ who would you rather see, Tufts or ECSU?


North Park is done.


Add UW-Oskosh for Pool C, 15 remaining.

Haverford, Dickinson, F&M, 13 remaining.

Stockton, 12 remaining (fairly safe whether they make NJAC final or not).

Washington U and CMU, 10 remaining

Loser of Oneonta St v Plattsburgh St, 9 remaining

Winner of Cortland St v Brockport St, 8 remaining (slight reach)

RPI misses LL playoffs but beat Stockton, Oneonta St, Skidmore tied Hobart, Union, Babson.   They are in if SLU wins LL.  7 remain

[Brother Flounder]

Amherst
Tufts

16 remaining

If Tufts makes the tournament they are stealing a bid from a more deserving team...

Really, when they have one of the hardest schedules in the nation and a good rvr..... They don't play patsies....

[blooter442]

Really, when they have one of the hardest schedules in the nation and a good rvr..... They don't play patsies....

I personally agree that Tufts is worthy of a bid this year, as 9-4-3 combined with their SOS and RvR is actually pretty good given all the parity nationwide. What I think most people don't want to see is Tufts becoming like Rochester and seemingly getting the benefit of the doubt most years even with four, five losses, and nearly as many ties - that said, Rochester is pretty much cooked this year. I think if Tufts were in double figures for wins there would be a lot fewer questions, and most years nine wins and four losses might be pushing it, but I think this year it could well be one of the better resumes.

[Wisco21]

Tufts is deserving of an At-Large. Would be harsh for the committee to leave them out imo.

[All NESCAC]

Tufts is deserving of an At-Large. Would be harsh for the committee to leave them out imo.

Who gets left out if Conn or Bowdoin or Wesleyan wins the NESCAC AQ Tournament not Middlebury?