2018 NCAA Tournament

[KnightSlappy]

John Carroll to Augustana is 503 miles

[Gregory Sager]

With CMS @ Whitman just underway, the home teams have gone 5-8 thus far tonight, with the other two games played on neutral floors.

[Titan Q]

John Carroll to Augustana is 503 miles

Seems like that sectional is heading to Rock Island.

[Gregory Sager]

John Carroll to Augustana is 503 miles

JCU will get to fly to Quad Cities International Airport, then, because I'm pretty sure that Augie is going to host the sectional. UW-Oshkosh and Augie are the only two schools within busing distance among the four, and Augie's seeded highly enough to be a host while UWO isn't.

[iwumichigander]

John Carroll to Augustana is 503 miles

JCU will get to fly to Quad Cities International Airport, then, because I'm pretty sure that Augie is going to host the sectional. UW-Oshkosh and Augie are the only two schools within busing distance among the four, and Augie's seeded highly enough to be a host while UWO isn't.

If you measure it by the way Coach G's coat flys, I am sure it is 499 miles 

[AndOne]

Nebraska Wesleyan moves on with an 82-61 win over Aurora in St. Louis.

I think Nebraska Wesleyan's non-conference schedule caused a sizable chunk of fans, analysts, and poll voters to underestimate their overall level of talent and capabilities.

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

[Titan Q]

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2018DIIIMBB_Pre-Champs_Manual_20180124.pdf

The Championships Committee has prioritized the following site-selection criteria for all championships:
1. Complete bid;
2. Quality and availability of the facility and other necessary accommodations;
3. Geographical location (which may include such factors as rotation of sites, weather, accessibility and transportation costs);
4. Seeding; and
5. Attendance history, hosting history and revenue potential, which shall be considered necessary to assure  scal responsibility.

[Titan Q]

Whitman, UW-Stevens Point, Nebraska Wesleyan, UW-Platteville...

That would be at UW-Platteville.

[KnightSlappy]

Nebraska Wesleyan moves on with an 82-61 win over Aurora in St. Louis.

I think Nebraska Wesleyan's non-conference schedule caused a sizable chunk of fans, analysts, and poll voters to underestimate their overall level of talent and capabilities.

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

All of the computer ratings systems had Nebraska Wesleyan in the top five or six at the end of the season.

[Gregory Sager]

Whitman, UW-Stevens Point, Nebraska Wesleyan, UW-Platteville...

That would be at UW-Platteville.

Yep.

Ramapo, F&M, Middlebury, and MIT? Your guess is as good as mine. It's an all-busing sectional, we know that. But none of thees four teams hosted this weekend, so none of them are high seeds.

Swarthmore, Plattsburgh State, Hamilton, and Springfield is also an all-busing sectional.This one has a likely host, though, as Plattsburgh State was seeded highly enough to host a pod this weekend. I think that this sectional will be up in the North Country.

[Gregory Sager]

Nebraska Wesleyan moves on with an 82-61 win over Aurora in St. Louis.

I think Nebraska Wesleyan's non-conference schedule caused a sizable chunk of fans, analysts, and poll voters to underestimate their overall level of talent and capabilities.

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

All of the computer ratings systems had Nebraska Wesleyan in the top five or six at the end of the season.

Based upon the fact that NebWes had two of the best players in last season's IIAC, Nate Schimonitz and Cooper Cook, coming back this season, I knew that the Prairie Wolves would be good. If anything, it looks like several other NWU players, such as Deion Wells-Ross and Ryan Garver, have emerged this season as stars, too.

With all of the carnage that took place this weekend, NebWes looks to me to be one of the remaining favorites.

[BobbyO]

Looking at map quest it appears that Emory is a little over 500 to John Carroll, Augie and Oshkosh barely under 500.  Emory is the highest ranked at 6th, Augie is 9th, John Carroll is 20th and Oshkosh is 23rd.  I doubt that the NCAA would fly Augie and Oshkosh to Atlanta.  Emory would be the only one that would have to be transported via air.  If the look at rankings it should be at Augie.  John Carroll is the most central to other schools.  I am pulling for Rock Island IL at the Carver Center.

[AndOne]

Nebraska Wesleyan moves on with an 82-61 win over Aurora in St. Louis.

I think Nebraska Wesleyan's non-conference schedule caused a sizable chunk of fans, analysts, and poll voters to underestimate their overall level of talent and capabilities.

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

All of the computer ratings systems had Nebraska Wesleyan in the top five or six at the end of the season.

Yet NWU couldn't crack the Top 25 in the most recent D3Hoops Poll. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤔 

[Greek Tragedy]

Nebraska Wesleyan moves on with an 82-61 win over Aurora in St. Louis.

I think Nebraska Wesleyan's non-conference schedule caused a sizable chunk of fans, analysts, and poll voters to underestimate their overall level of talent and capabilities.

Can anyone explain how the NCAA looks at host sites for the 3rd and 4th rounds? If a team hosted games last evening and tonight, does that make any difference as far as hosting again next weekend?
Is it all dependent on the remaining seeds? Thanks.

All of the computer ratings systems had Nebraska Wesleyan in the top five or six at the end of the season.

Based upon the fact that NebWes had two of the best players in last season's IIAC, Nate Schimonitz and Cooper Cook, coming back this season, I knew that the Prairie Wolves would be good. If anything, it looks like several other NWU players, such as Deion Wells-Ross and Ryan Garver, have emerged this season as stars, too.

With all of the carnage that took place this weekend, NebWes looks to me to be one of the remaining favorites.

In a sectional that includes Whitman/CMS, Platteville and Point?

[AndOne]

Looking at map quest it appears that Emory is a little over 500 to John Carroll, Augie and Oshkosh barely under 500.  Emory is the highest ranked at 6th, Augie is 9th, John Carroll is 20th and Oshkosh is 23rd.  I doubt that the NCAA would fly Augie and Oshkosh to Atlanta.  Emory would be the only one that would have to be transported via air.  If the look at rankings it should be at Augie.  John Carroll is the most central to other schools.  I am pulling for Rock Island IL at the Carver Center.

I don't believe the D3Hoops rankings have anything at all to do with it. It's only the NCAA seedlings that matter.