2024 NCAA Tournament

[Greek Tragedy]

Let the discussions begin.

[Greek Tragedy]

So apparently, Stockton got in over IWU.

Stockton: .630 Winning %/.574 SOS/5-6 vRRO
IWU: .704/.546/5-4

I know the experts were thinking Carthage would sneak into the Regional Rankings, giving IWU two more wins. Maybe they didn't, leaving IWU at 3-4 vRRO?

[Greek Tragedy]

Having a pod of Calvin v Elmhurst, New Paltz at JCU is ridiculous.

It sucks that conference foes CMS and Cal Lutheran may meet in the 2nd round. I don't know the geographics, but they split St. Thomas and Trinity TX.

3 NESCAC
3 NJAC
3 MIAA
3 SCAC
4 ODAC
4 UAA
4 ARC

1 WIAC
1 CCIW

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

They split UST and Trinity because there were three SCAC teams and they were obligated to send one out.  If Pomona had gotten in, they would've sent one of the SoCal teams out, too.

[D3BBALL]

Seems to me that the Committee made very few changes since they came out with the top 16 2 plus weeks ago.

Rowan moved out (from 14) went from a 4 to like a 5 seed
Washington U moved in, from out to a 2 seed

Everyone else basically stayed the same and in that period a number of them lost some more than 1 game, and stayed the same. Some didn't lose at all and moved down.

[Greek Tragedy]

They split UST and Trinity because there were three SCAC teams and they were obligated to send one out.  If Pomona had gotten in, they would've sent one of the SoCal teams out, too.

Sure, but why did they put the two SCIAC teams together, but not the two SCAC teams together?

[Inkblot]

My annual tournament map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1TySuWZ9hWrGeSQf5kO0vZVQhG01NFCg

Some random tournament facts...

Droughts broken:
2018: Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
2016: Catholic, Trinity (CT)
2015: Virginia Wesleyan
2012: Gustavus Adolphus
2009: Carnegie Mellon
2006: Wisconsin Lutheran
Never made it: Geneva, Mary Baldwin, New Paltz, Roger Williams, Trine

First eligible season for the five who'd never made it:
Mary Baldwin 2022
Geneva 2012
Trine 2008
Roger Williams... circa 1986 (unsure exactly when they started declaring for D3 instead of NAIA, but '86 was first year in the CCC)
New Paltz 1975

All records below are for the pool era (2000–present) unless otherwise noted

Breakdown by state:
Pennsylvania 8
New York 7
Virginia 6 (new state record)
Massachusetts 4 (lowest in pool era)
New Jersey 4
Indiana 3 (new state record)
Iowa 3 (new state record)
Texas 3
Eight states with 2 (lowest for Illinois since expansion to 59; ties pool-era low for Ohio and Wisconsin)
Ten states with 1

26 states are represented, tying the most in the pool era (2008).

The ARC (4), MAC Commonwealth (3), MIAA (3), and SCAC (3) set new conference records for bids.

The CCIW has no at-larges for the first time since 2007.
The WIAC has no at-larges for the first time since 2016.
The OAC has no at-larges for the first time since 2017.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

They split UST and Trinity because there were three SCAC teams and they were obligated to send one out.  If Pomona had gotten in, they would've sent one of the SoCal teams out, too.

Sure, but why did they put the two SCIAC teams together, but not the two SCAC teams together?

They did.  Trinity and Centenary are together in the same pod.

[Onward on, John Carroll]

John, Carol has the Saturday night game scheduled for 820. Was that their choice or is that NCAA mandated?

[Greek Tragedy]

They split UST and Trinity because there were three SCAC teams and they were obligated to send one out.  If Pomona had gotten in, they would've sent one of the SoCal teams out, too.

Sure, but why did they put the two SCIAC teams together, but not the two SCAC teams together?

They did.  Trinity and Centenary are together in the same pod.

Thanks. My apologies, totally overlooked Centenary being in their conference.

[TheOsprey]

As someone once said--  "TGHIJGSTO"!!  Off the NYC!    

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[Pat Coleman]

John, Carol has the Saturday night game scheduled for 820. Was that their choice or is that NCAA mandated?

All of these game times are set by the committee intentionally, so we have games tipping off and coming down the stretch constantly. This started a few years ago.

[D3BBALL]

John, Carol has the Saturday night game scheduled for 820. Was that their choice or is that NCAA mandated?

All of these game times are set by the committee intentionally, so we have games tipping off and coming down the stretch constantly. This started a few years ago.

Hi Pat, since 3 teams have to travel, why does it seem that the home teams is playing the later game the first day, in each pod. Wouldn't it be fair to have the home team and only 1 team traveling play first, when it would seem that the home team is the favorite anyways?

Thanks

[Pat Coleman]

John, Carol has the Saturday night game scheduled for 820. Was that their choice or is that NCAA mandated?

All of these game times are set by the committee intentionally, so we have games tipping off and coming down the stretch constantly. This started a few years ago.

Hi Pat, since 3 teams have to travel, why does it seem that the home teams is playing the later game the first day, in each pod. Wouldn't it be fair to have the home team and only 1 team traveling play first, when it would seem that the home team is the favorite anyways?

Thanks

Nobody in the NCAA Tournament is traveling on game day, so the thought of a game at 5:15 or even 3:30 shouldn't be an issue. Everyone is supposed to be at the site on Thursday for a practice in the game facility.

Home team always plays last, and has for as long as we've been covering this tournament. That is also mandated by the NCAA committee.