2018 NCAA Tournament

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

BTW - NWU shot 68% for the game and was over 70% for most of it... 62% from beyond the arc. They could have beaten just about any team out there shooting like that!

[rlgyank]

3 unranked teams and the #24 ranked team in the final 4. Who would of thought that at beginning of the season?  Well the final will all be ranked and 1 will be number 1 in the last poll.

Don't be so sure about that. Because some team from the NESCAC made the final four 7 years ago, they will probably have the top 4 spots in the final poll.

[7express]

If only I put $5,000 each on Ramapo, Oshkosh, Neb Wesleyan & Springfield as the 4 teams heading to Salem at the beginning of the year 

[Smitty Oom]

If only I put $5,000 each on Ramapo, Oshkosh, Neb Wesleyan & Springfield as the 4 teams heading to Salem at the beginning of the year 

Hitting that kind of exacta would land you on a real nice beach front mansion in Hawaii! 

[smedindy]

I can't prove it right off the bat, but I'm dead certain that this is the worst collective winning percentage in D3 Final Four history.

It just goes to show that parity is king this season.

And Lady Luck is Queen...

[Greek Tragedy]

It's going to take a Final Four appearance for the IIAC to get any props, dunkin. The IIAC is a charter member conference of D3, yet it has never had a team reach the final weekend of the season in the 44 previous D3 tourneys.

Props in order now, Greg? 

[AllStar]

Info...and then that's it for tonight.  Congrats to the four teams that are still playing!

[AndOne]

Congrats to my alma mater, the NWU Prairie Wolves, or as I still call them the Plainsmen, on taking down the nation's #1 ranked team to advance to the Final Four next weekend in Salem. It will mark the fifth Final Four appearance for the Wolves, and the first since 1997 when, known as the Plainsmen, they finished second. After a 33 point beat down of the nation's #1 team earlier tonight, it appears the boys from Lincoln have created a sizable wave of momentum which they can hopefully ride to a national championship next weekend. Not bad for an unranked team many thought might not be worthy of an invitation to the big dance had they not captured the conference tourney championship and the AQ.

[Titan Q]

UW-Oshkosh becomes the 5th WIAC school to make the D3 Final Four.  The CCIW, WIAC, NESCAC, and NCAC have all sent 5...

*CCIW 5 (Augustana 6, Illinois Wesleyan 6, North Park 5, Carthage 1, North Central 1)
*WIAC 5 (Whitewater 5, Platteville 5, Stevens Point 4, Eau Claire 1, Oshkosh 1)
*NESCAC 5 (Williams 8, Amherst 7, Connecticut College 1, Middlebury 1, Trinity 1)
*NCAC 5 (Wittenberg 7, Wooster 3, DePauw 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1 Wabash 1)

[TheOsprey]

UW-Oshkosh becomes the 5th WIAC school to make the D3 Final Four.  The CCIW, WIAC, and NESCAC have all sent 5...

*CCIW 5 (Augustana 6, Illinois Wesleyan 6, North Park 5, Carthage 1, North Central 1)
*WIAC 5 (Whitewater 5, Platteville 5, Stevens Point 4, Eau Claire 1, Oshkosh 1)
*NESCAC 5 (Williams 8, Amherst 7, Connecticut College 1, Middlebury 1, Trinity 1)

NJAC 6.  Ramapo, Rowan, Stockton, William Paterson, TCNJ(Trenton St.), NJCU(Jersey City St.)

From 1986 - 1996 the NJAC had a team in the final four in eight of those years(5 different schools)

Three times--  Stockton (twice) and Kean were denied FF tickets by opponents in all NJAC sectionals during this period.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

A little look at how hosts have done in the tournament recently... 2013 was the awkward year where the tournament was stretched out to the breaking point.

       Round 1   Round 2   Sweet 16   Elite 8
2017:   15-1       11-4       2-2       1-1
2016:   11-5        9-3       3-1       1-2
2015:   13-3       12-2       4-0       3-1
2014:   12-4        9-4       3-1       2-1
2013:   24-6        8-8       6-2        -
2012:   11-5        8-3       2-2       1-1
2011:   13-3       10-3       3-1       2-1
2010:   11-5        9-4       3-1       3-0
Totals minus 2013:
        86-26      68-23     20-8      13-7
        76.8%      74.1%     71.4%      65%

2018:     14-2          6-8          3-1          1-2

[sac]

UW-Oshkosh becomes the 5th WIAC school to make the D3 Final Four.  The CCIW, WIAC, NESCAC, and NCAC have all sent 5...

*CCIW 5 (Augustana 6, Illinois Wesleyan 6, North Park 5, Carthage 1, North Central 1)
*WIAC 5 (Whitewater 5, Platteville 5, Stevens Point 4, Eau Claire 1, Oshkosh 1)
*NESCAC 5 (Williams 8, Amherst 7, Connecticut College 1, Middlebury 1, Trinity 1)
*NCAC 5 (Wittenberg 7, Wooster 3, DePauw 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1 Wabash 1)

I don't believe DePauw and Wabash were in the NCAC at the time they made the Final 4.
Five of Wittenberg's Final Fours would pre-date their entrance into the NCAC (1990)

[Titan Q]

UW-Oshkosh becomes the 5th WIAC school to make the D3 Final Four.  The CCIW, WIAC, NESCAC, and NCAC have all sent 5...

*CCIW 5 (Augustana 6, Illinois Wesleyan 6, North Park 5, Carthage 1, North Central 1)
*WIAC 5 (Whitewater 5, Platteville 5, Stevens Point 4, Eau Claire 1, Oshkosh 1)
*NESCAC 5 (Williams 8, Amherst 7, Connecticut College 1, Middlebury 1, Trinity 1)
*NCAC 5 (Wittenberg 7, Wooster 3, DePauw 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1 Wabash 1)

I don't believe DePauw and Wabash were in the NCAC at the time they made the Final 4.
Five of Wittenberg's Final Fours would pre-date their entrance into the NCAC (1990)

Correct.  I'm just looking at the leagues as they are set up currently.

[Titan Q]

Division III Tournament History Updated...

Tournament Appearances (17+)
-Scranton (LAND) 28
-Wittenberg (NCAC) 28
-Hope (MIAA) 27
-Wooster (NCAC) 27
-Franklin & Marshal (CC) 25
-Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW) 25
-Salem State (MASCAC) 24
-Calvin (MIAA) 21
-Christopher Newport (CAC) 22
-UW-Whitewater (WIAC) 21
-Wash U (UAA) 21
-Amherst (NESCAC) 19
-Maryville TN (USAC) 18
-New Jersey City (NJAC) 18
-St. Thomas (MIAC) 18
-Augustana (CCIW) 17

Tournament Wins (30+)
-Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW) 54
-Wittenberg (NCAC) 52
-Williams (NESCAC) 47
-Franklin & Marshall (CC) 45
-Augustana (CCIW) 42
-Amherst (NESCAC) 41
-UW-Stevens Point (WIAC) 38
-UW-Whitewater (WIAC) 38
-Scranton (LAND) 37
-SUNY Potsdam (SUNYAC) 36
-Calvin (MIAA) 35
-UW-Platteville (WIAC) 33
-Wooster (NCAC) 35
-Wash U (UAA) 33
-Hope (MIAA) 32
-Rochester (UAA) 31

Final Four appearances (4+)
-Williams (NESCAC) 8
-Amherst (NESCAC) 7
-Wittenberg (NCAC) 7
-Augustana (CCIW) 6
-Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW) 6
-Franklin & Marshall (CC) 5
-Nebraska Wesleyan (IIAC) 5
-North Park (CCIW) 5
-SUNY-Potsdam (SUNYAC) 5
-UW-Whitewater (WIAC) 5
-UW-Platteville (WIAC) 5
-Calvin (MIAA) 4
-Rochester (UAA) 4
-Rowan (NJAC) 4
-Scranton (LAND) 4
-St. Thomas (MIAC) 4
-UW-Stevens Point (WIAC) 4

National Championships (2+)
-North Park (CCIW) 5
-UW-Platteville (WIAC) 4
-UW-Stevens Point (WIAC) 4
-UW-Whitewater (WIAC) 4
-Amherst (NESCAC) 2
-Calvin (MIAA) 2
-Scranton (LAND) 2
-St. Thomas (MIAC) 2
-SUNY Potsdam (SUNYAC) 2
-Wash U (UAA) 2

[Pat Coleman]

3 unranked teams and the #24 ranked team in the final 4. Who would of thought that at beginning of the season?  Well the final will all be ranked and 1 will be number 1 in the last poll.

Don't be so sure about that. Because some team from the NESCAC made the final four 7 years ago, they will probably have the top 4 spots in the final poll.

Your bitterness and sarcasm aside, the NESCAC has had five teams in the Final Four in the past five years.