2020 NCAA Tournament

[D3RetiredHooper]

Yeah, really don't see utilizing Nebraska Wesleyan as a host and potential round of 16 site as an issue.  The committee can also choose to send Pomona-Pitzer or whoever wins the SCIAC to NWU and have them play NWU in the opener as they will have to be a flight regardless of where they go to fill the four teams.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

This is true .. forgot about the western flank of Wisconsin. The risk, though, is you also need to make sure other teams can get to other teams. If you pull UWs out of there for NWU, you leave UST high and dry and probably WashU. The UWs can also get shifted eastward easily enough.

[Greek Tragedy]

I'm planning on going to Salem Ft. Wayne this year. I'm pretty sure I want to see Nate West play.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There is just one week left in the regular season and with it comes conference chaos.

Some conference tournaments are already underway and have seen upsets. It will be the theme of the week. With conference tournaments come upsets. Those upsets will cause teams on the NCAA tournament bubble to have their hopes burst. And there will be some Cinderellas who will capture the headlines.

Could it be any more fun?

Sunday on Hoopsville (starting at a special earlier time) we chat with a few programs who are either looking to avoid the conference chaos or be a part of it.

Plus, there is changes coming to the way we look at the current regional structure. How the process started and flowed for the last 18 or more months. And what you can expect it all to look in the future.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Pat Devaney, Sr., NJCU women's coach
- Brad Bankston, ODAC Commissioner
- Josh Merkel, No. 2 Randolph-Macon men's coach
- Ashlee Rogers, Marymount women's coach
- Jeff Gard, No. 7 UW Platteville men's coach
- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take 

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[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Week 3 men's regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-third

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

One good thing our of these rankings is how solidified the top 2-3 are for most regions.  This is really helpful for bracketing, because hosts will be relatively easy to determine early.

-Stevens-Yeshiva won't change regardless of conference tourney outcomes.
-Same for JHU-Swat (a 1-2 head to head record isn't going to be enough for Hopkins to overtake the Garnet and they already beat CNU head to head behind them).
-I don't think either Platteville or WashU can be caught.
-Brockport has East #1 locked up.  RPI probably stays ahead of Hobart regardless; at worst they'll be 2-1 head to head.
-Mount has beaten Marietta twice, so even a Marietta conference tourney win probably won't matter there and Marietta's SOS isn't likely strong enough to catch Witt, either.
-I could see UTD catching RMC if things work out a certain way, but you're going to have a Texas host anyway, so I don't know that it matters.

You're really just looking at the NE and W.  Colby or Tufts winning the NESCAC could hop them over Middlebury, but you may have three hosts there anyway. Springfield would have to lose their semifinal to even be threatened and even then it may not be enough.  St. John's winning the AQ could make things interesting out west, but the committee has already shown the SOS difference there is enough to keep the Tommies up.  Maybe if NWU also loses early?

In any event, the top teams are much clearer than they've been in the past.  We can confidently already pencil is as hosts:

Swarthmore
Johns Hopkins
Brockport
Platteville
WashU
Mt Union
Wittenberg
Emory
Randolph-Macon
UT-Dallas/LeTourneau
St. Thomas
Stevens
NWU
NESCAC - TBA
Springfield/NESCAC

That only leaves one spot.  A third NE team might have a chance, unless it's Colby (although even Colby probably beats out RPI if they need an east team for geography.  I don't see any way Yeshiva hosts under any circumstances).  If they need someone out west or if Colby is the third NESCAC team, then you could see potentially St. John's, Benedictine, or North Central filling that spot, depending on how the weekend goes.

I suppose you could argue CNU might be in the mix there, but I don't think anyone else is.

As always, the actual teams in the tournament may dictate some geographic changes - RMC could be a casualty there and it's always tricky bracketing the midwest.

[Swish3]

One good thing our of these rankings is how solidified the top 2-3 are for most regions.  This is really helpful for bracketing, because hosts will be relatively easy to determine early.

-Stevens-Yeshiva won't change regardless of conference tourney outcomes.
-Same for JHU-Swat (a 1-2 head to head record isn't going to be enough for Hopkins to overtake the Garnet and they already beat CNU head to head behind them).
-I don't think either Platteville or WashU can be caught.
-Brockport has East #1 locked up.  RPI probably stays ahead of Hobart regardless; at worst they'll be 2-1 head to head.
-Mount has beaten Marietta twice, so even a Marietta conference tourney win probably won't matter there and Marietta's SOS isn't likely strong enough to catch Witt, either.
-I could see UTD catching RMC if things work out a certain way, but you're going to have a Texas host anyway, so I don't know that it matters.

You're really just looking at the NE and W.  Colby or Tufts winning the NESCAC could hop them over Middlebury, but you may have three hosts there anyway. Springfield would have to lose their semifinal to even be threatened and even then it may not be enough.  St. John's winning the AQ could make things interesting out west, but the committee has already shown the SOS difference there is enough to keep the Tommies up.  Maybe if NWU also loses early?

In any event, the top teams are much clearer than they've been in the past.  We can confidently already pencil is as hosts:

Swarthmore
Johns Hopkins
Brockport
Platteville
WashU
Mt Union
Wittenberg
Emory
Randolph-Macon
UT-Dallas/LeTourneau
St. Thomas
Stevens
NWU
NESCAC - TBA
Springfield/NESCAC

That only leaves one spot.  A third NE team might have a chance, unless it's Colby (although even Colby probably beats out RPI if they need an east team for geography.  I don't see any way Yeshiva hosts under any circumstances).  If they need someone out west or if Colby is the third NESCAC team, then you could see potentially St. John's, Benedictine, or North Central filling that spot, depending on how the weekend goes.

I suppose you could argue CNU might be in the mix there, but I don't think anyone else is.

As always, the actual teams in the tournament may dictate some geographic changes - RMC could be a casualty there and it's always tricky bracketing the midwest.

Please elaborate....

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

One good thing our of these rankings is how solidified the top 2-3 are for most regions.  This is really helpful for bracketing, because hosts will be relatively easy to determine early.

-Stevens-Yeshiva won't change regardless of conference tourney outcomes.
-Same for JHU-Swat (a 1-2 head to head record isn't going to be enough for Hopkins to overtake the Garnet and they already beat CNU head to head behind them).
-I don't think either Platteville or WashU can be caught.
-Brockport has East #1 locked up.  RPI probably stays ahead of Hobart regardless; at worst they'll be 2-1 head to head.
-Mount has beaten Marietta twice, so even a Marietta conference tourney win probably won't matter there and Marietta's SOS isn't likely strong enough to catch Witt, either.
-I could see UTD catching RMC if things work out a certain way, but you're going to have a Texas host anyway, so I don't know that it matters.

You're really just looking at the NE and W.  Colby or Tufts winning the NESCAC could hop them over Middlebury, but you may have three hosts there anyway. Springfield would have to lose their semifinal to even be threatened and even then it may not be enough.  St. John's winning the AQ could make things interesting out west, but the committee has already shown the SOS difference there is enough to keep the Tommies up.  Maybe if NWU also loses early?

In any event, the top teams are much clearer than they've been in the past.  We can confidently already pencil is as hosts:

Swarthmore
Johns Hopkins
Brockport
Platteville
WashU
Mt Union
Wittenberg
Emory
Randolph-Macon
UT-Dallas/LeTourneau
St. Thomas
Stevens
NWU
NESCAC - TBA
Springfield/NESCAC

That only leaves one spot.  A third NE team might have a chance, unless it's Colby (although even Colby probably beats out RPI if they need an east team for geography.  I don't see any way Yeshiva hosts under any circumstances).  If they need someone out west or if Colby is the third NESCAC team, then you could see potentially St. John's, Benedictine, or North Central filling that spot, depending on how the weekend goes.

I suppose you could argue CNU might be in the mix there, but I don't think anyone else is.

As always, the actual teams in the tournament may dictate some geographic changes - RMC could be a casualty there and it's always tricky bracketing the midwest.

Please elaborate....

I just mean, if CNU wins the CAC tourney, as expected, they'll be above .800 winning percentage with a .540 or so SOS.  That certainly puts them in the mix for hosting, if geography is favorable - but geography is rarely favorable for CNU, which is why I discounted their chances so much.  RMC will definitely host before them, due to the head to head and I can't see having enough teams to both feasible.  I just wanted to recognize that they'll have a solid resume to be on the hosting bubble.

[Swish3]

One good thing our of these rankings is how solidified the top 2-3 are for most regions.  This is really helpful for bracketing, because hosts will be relatively easy to determine early.

-Stevens-Yeshiva won't change regardless of conference tourney outcomes.
-Same for JHU-Swat (a 1-2 head to head record isn't going to be enough for Hopkins to overtake the Garnet and they already beat CNU head to head behind them).
-I don't think either Platteville or WashU can be caught.
-Brockport has East #1 locked up.  RPI probably stays ahead of Hobart regardless; at worst they'll be 2-1 head to head.
-Mount has beaten Marietta twice, so even a Marietta conference tourney win probably won't matter there and Marietta's SOS isn't likely strong enough to catch Witt, either.
-I could see UTD catching RMC if things work out a certain way, but you're going to have a Texas host anyway, so I don't know that it matters.

You're really just looking at the NE and W.  Colby or Tufts winning the NESCAC could hop them over Middlebury, but you may have three hosts there anyway. Springfield would have to lose their semifinal to even be threatened and even then it may not be enough.  St. John's winning the AQ could make things interesting out west, but the committee has already shown the SOS difference there is enough to keep the Tommies up.  Maybe if NWU also loses early?

In any event, the top teams are much clearer than they've been in the past.  We can confidently already pencil is as hosts:

Swarthmore
Johns Hopkins
Brockport
Platteville
WashU
Mt Union
Wittenberg
Emory
Randolph-Macon
UT-Dallas/LeTourneau
St. Thomas
Stevens
NWU
NESCAC - TBA
Springfield/NESCAC

That only leaves one spot.  A third NE team might have a chance, unless it's Colby (although even Colby probably beats out RPI if they need an east team for geography.  I don't see any way Yeshiva hosts under any circumstances).  If they need someone out west or if Colby is the third NESCAC team, then you could see potentially St. John's, Benedictine, or North Central filling that spot, depending on how the weekend goes.

I suppose you could argue CNU might be in the mix there, but I don't think anyone else is.

As always, the actual teams in the tournament may dictate some geographic changes - RMC could be a casualty there and it's always tricky bracketing the midwest.

Please elaborate....

I just mean, if CNU wins the CAC tourney, as expected, they'll be above .800 winning percentage with a .540 or so SOS.  That certainly puts them in the mix for hosting, if geography is favorable - but geography is rarely favorable for CNU, which is why I discounted their chances so much.  RMC will definitely host before them, due to the head to head and I can't see having enough teams to both feasible.  I just wanted to recognize that they'll have a solid resume to be on the hosting bubble.

Ain't that the truth...thanks, Ryan!

[sac]

We'll probably need 7 host sites in the Great Lakes/Central/West again.   

[NEPAFAN]

I thought Hopkin's Gym was too small to host?

[Pat Coleman]

Johns Hopkins has hosted before and would host again. Maybe there might be a need for separate sessions, but Goldfarb Gymnasium is plenty big enough for the first weekend.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The race for conference championships and automatic bids to the NCAA tournaments is nearly at it's peak. In less than 72 hours, we will know who have punched their tickets to the 'dance' and who sits on the edge of their seat hoping to keep playing in March.

Thursday night on Hoopsville, we not only recap what has already happened in conference tournaments across Division III, but we also look ahead at what should be an exciting final weekend of the regular season. Conference champions crowned, upsets, and those who's hopes to still playing will see their bubbles burst.

We also talk to both national committee chairs about the work left ahead of them, what they hope people understand about the process, and how they see bracketing coming together. Plus, we look ahead at the second annual Beyond Sports & WBCA Division III Women's All-Star Game and championship weekend.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Dixie Jeffers, Capital women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Karin Harvey, Montclair State women's coach & DIII Women's National Committee Chair
- Sam Atkinson, Gallaudet Assoc. Dir. of Communications & DIII Men's National Committee Chair

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[ronk]

I thought Hopkin's Gym was too small to host?

For purely personal reasons, I hope Scranton is sent there. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I thought Hopkin's Gym was too small to host?

For purely personal reasons, I hope Scranton is sent there. 

For reasons of spreading out different region teams ... I rather they not.

But I wouldn't mind that myself.