It is not often that I chime in... HOWEVER... so, lets just reset the SCIAC tourney and replace LaVerne with Pacific??? BS in my mind and quite lazy to take the easy way out...and don't give me this "is all about who they fly in" garbage... the NCAA has the scratch to pay for it... Just lazy in my eyes... maybe the hotel will give them a frequent traveler discount...
Respectfully ludawg6, the SCIAC just got big recognition with 2 Pool C bids.
IMHO, they earned them. When you look at who was on the board for those late picks (probably #16 thru #18) the SCIAC teams were the best.
The West Region has been, by far, the strongest region the D3. For review for newcomers, since 2013, Linfield has won.
Trinity TX in 2016
Cal Lu in 2017
UT Tyler (a #6 seed in the Sauget IL regional and probably the last Pool C) beat Texas Lutheran in the Finals for the 2018 crown.
Chapman won in 2019.
No champ in 2020.
Pacific was one-half inning away from going to Cedar Rapids, losing to the national Championship Finalist St Thomas MN in the Regional Finals in 2021.
I thought that the SCIAC was the most competitive conference in the country this year. The traditional powerhouses, NJAC, SUNYAC and WIAC all had strong teams but the SCIAC looked the most unpredictable on a game by game basis.
For once, I am glad that the West Region and SCIAC get the nod on a close call, as happens at the end of the Pool C selections.
