2016 NCAA Tournament

[Christan Shirk]

One more quick thing that I noticed...Is this new?

Transcontinental Quadrant


I never remember this? Just an interesting side note as it looks like they dropped the West name...

The names of the quadrants are not given by the NCAA and therefore are not official. It's just something we at D3soccer.com do so we have some way of referring to them. And sometimes the teams and the pods of a quadrant are so scattered that there's just no name that fits except something like "Transcontinental".  We used that twice before for the men in 2011 (http://www.d3soccer.com/ncaatournament/2011/men/2011-mens-bracket) and 2012 (http://www.d3soccer.com/ncaatournament/2012/men/2012-mens-bracket), but have avoided using it until again until this year. We've used it for the women in 2011 and 2014.

There are no set four names we use every year.  Almost every year two of the quadrants could both be given the designation "Northeast", but then we look to see if one could be named "New England" or "Mid-Atlantic", and if not maybe "East" or "Atlantic".  And then there's always one quadrant (sometimes almost two) that could go "Central", "North Central" or Midwest" with one designation perhaps seeming a little more appropriate given the mix of teams and pod sites that year.  Sometimes we can use "Great Lakes" or "West", etc.  I probably over-think the naming, but it is nice to have a name for referencing purposes, especially when we get to the sectionals.

[D3 Scout]

One thing to point out about a potential UWW vs. Carthage rematch in the second round is that the first game was played at UWW. Not many times is playing away from home an advantage but it might be for UWW. They are built to slow the game down and pump every throw in, corner and free kick into three guys 6 ft 4 or taller waiting in the box. With Carthage's field being much narrower than UWW's field I believe this is an advantage to the Warhawks. Throw ins will go deeper in the box and cause problem after problem for the opposing defense and goalkeeper.

If both teams make it to the second round I believe UWW wins 2-1 in overtime.

[swibbles]

Second Round
Chicago
Westminster
Depauw
Wash U
Carthage
Whitewater
St. Thomas
Luther

Rowan
Tufts
Haverford
UMB
Trinity
Chapman
Lynchburg
Kenyon

Amherst
Daniel Webster
Babson
Brandeis
Rutgers Newark
Vassar
SUNY Oneonta
Rochester

Messiah
Chris Newport
Carnegie Mellon
Calvin
Cortland
Scranton
F&M
W&L

Sweet 16
Chicago
Wash U
Whitewater
St. Thomas

Rowan
Haverford
Trinity
Kenyon

Amherst
Babson
Vassar
Rochester

Messiah
Carnegie Mellon
Cortland
W&L

Elite 8
Chicago
St. Thomas
Haverford
Trinity
Amherst
Rochester
Messiah
Cortland

Final Four
Chicago
Trinity
Amherst
Messiah

Chicago over Messiah

[NJrexSoccer03]

Second Round
Chicago
Westminster
DePauw
Washington St Louis
Carthage
Wis-Whitewater
St Thomas
Luther
Rowan
Tufts
Haverford
UMASS Boston
Trinity
Chapman
Lynchburg
Kenyon
Amherst
Worchester
Babson
Brandeis
Rutgers-Newark
Etown
SUNY Oneonta
Rochester
Messiah
Montclair
Ohio Wes
Ohio North
Morrisville
Penn St Behrand
F&M
Wash Lee

Sweet 16
Chicago
Washington St. Louis
Carthage
Luther
Rowan
Haverford
Trinity
Kenton
Amherst
Brandeis
Rutgers-Newark
SUNY Oneonta
Messiah
Ohio North
Morrisville
F&M

Elite 8
Chicago
Luther
Rowan
Kenyon
Amherst
Rutgers-Newark
Messiah
F&M

Final 4
Chicago
Rowan
Amherst
Messiah

Final
Rowan beats Messiah

[D3 Scout]

2nd round:
Chicago
Dubuque
DePauw
Wash U
Carthage
UWW
St. Thomas
Luther
Rowan
Tufts
Haverford
Kean
Trinity
Texas Dallas
Lynchburg
Kenyon
Amherst
Worchester
babson
brandeis
Rutgers-Newark
Elizabethtown
SUNY O
Rochester
Messiah
Chris. Newport
Ohio Wes
Ohio N.
SUNY C
Scranton
F&M
St. L

Sweet Sixteen:
Chicago
DePauw
UWW
Luther
Rowan Haverford
Trinity
Kenyon
Amherst
Brandies
Rutgers-Newerk
Rochester
Messiah
Ohio W
SUNY C
St. Lawrence

Elite 8:
Chicago
UWW
Rowan
Kenyon
Amherst
Rutgers Newark
Messiah
St. Lawrence

Final Four:
Chicago
Rowan
Amherst
Messiah

Final:
Chicago
Amherst

Winner:
Chicago

[Mr.Right]

Here we go getting ready to watch the 1st game of the 2016 NCAA's...CMU v OWU....I wonder how CMU feels about playing on a Friday at 11am? Think they will draw a big crowd? As a neutral I am pleased but as a team I would be bullsh*t being forced to play at this time on this day in front of no one..It has happened for years but as a coach nothing gets you more riled up than that.


Match-up of 2 bubble teams IMO....1 NCAC school that did not make their own tournament an 1 UAA school that is tryin to prove the doubters wrong..Can the UAA succeed this year? You would figure with so much parity this would be as good a shot as any year in recent memory.

[Mr.Right]

OWU goes up 1-0 over CMU 5 minutes in on a bizarre goal. CMU plays a short goal kick and OWU is high pressing and forces a giveaway by CMU deep in their own end. OWU moves the ball around to the other side and the kid hits a moving rocket that gets past the GK about 25 yrds out. CMU's GK makes 2 errors as he should of saved it and never have played a short GK if OWU is going to press so high.

[Mr.Right]

CMU has a golden chance off a corner as the kid had a free header on net and went over the goal. OWU needs to clean up their defense on set pieces or CMU will get a goal on one of them. This game has more goals in it and looks to be a very even game.

[Mr.Right]

CMU coming on strong now as they draw the game 1-1 off a set piece that OWU did not clear properly an then tripped a CMU kid on the box for a PK...1-1


UPDATE: CMU really coming on strong as they are looking the better team 1st Half they go up 2-1 over OWU at halftime off a nasty one-two and OWU defender fell asleep and did not follow his man and he got in 1v1 on the GK...NIce Finish..2-1 CMU

[Falconer]

Watched last 10 mins of the first half and CMU is dominating possession.  They scored on a point blank shot after the ball was headed deeper into the box.  2-1 CMU at the half.

[Mr.Right]

This CMU side is a very good side with only 3 seniors so expect them to challenge for the UAA title for a few years now. #10 Devin Keane is the only senior who is a legitimate contributor that will graduate. The coach who is in his 3rd year has really done well with this program recruiting wise and really putting a stamp on this program.

[Shooter McGavin]

CMU gets a goal called back after a questionable offside call, but even prior to that the ball seemed to be out of balance and should have been an OWU throw-in. What a bizarre sequence of events. Glad to see the officiating hasn't gotten any better from the regular season. You have to feel bad for these teams with trying to play a guessing game with officials each game. Poor as usual from the NCAA and the crews they provide. Takes away from the game!! 

[Ryan Harmanis]

Add to that OWU was somehow given an indirect kick on the 6-yard line after a CMU foul in the box. Unless someone else saw something, I have no idea how that's not a penalty.

CMU definitely controlled the first half. Second has been more even,  but a large part of that is the ref and both teams losing their heads a bit.

[Shooter McGavin]

Add to that OWU was somehow given an indirect kick on the 6-yard line after a CMU foul in the box. Unless someone else saw something, I have no idea how that's not a penalty.

CMU definitely controlled the first half. Second has been more even,  but a large part of that is the ref and both teams losing their heads a bit.

100% agree. Glad I am not the only one watching this!! Had to call it a dangerous play for it to be indirect but I instantly assumed penalty as did the players. Definitely wasn't a handball so had to be a foul or dangerous play. Very unlucky for OWU with that call. Also not a lot of flow with all these stoppages in the second half. I didn't catch the first half. 

[Ryan Harmanis]

Yea, I'm sure that's what he called, but there was nothing that could be deemed a dangerous play. Scared refereeing, in my opinion. CMU's coaching staff berated the ref in the first half and he refused to make that call against them.

And if OWU loses that won't be the reason why, mind you. CMU's had the better of play so far. Just a bad missed call.