Good luck to all teams in the NEWMAC Tournament this year.

As an aside, the No. 1 seed has not won since 2006 (WPI).

Since then we've gone 7 seed (Coast Guard), 3 seed (Coast Guard), 2 seed (MIT), 5 seed (Clark), 2 seed (MIT) if I'm not mistaken.

MIT vs Coast Guard at 7 ET

Broadcast link
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coast-guard-sports

Feel free to tune in. (e-mail us during broadcast at cgbears2008@aol.com)

We'll have the call tonight (audio) at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

We're broadcasting the sectional this weekend ...both games on Friday, and the game on Saturday at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

Audio link for today's Eastern CT-Amherst game at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional

For what it's worth, my favorite observation from championship weekend was the MIT kid reading aloud from a neuroscience textbook whenever a kid from Springfield went to the free throw line.

"The cerebral cortex is located ... The cerebellum is...."

Thought it was hillarious. Applaud the creativity. Bring that with you to Ithaca this weekend.

Good luck to both WPI and MIT.

Options for following tonight's game

Audio
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coast-guard-sports

Video
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/babson.portal#

LIVE STATS
http://www3.babson.edu/livestats/mens_basketball/main.html

I believe it's an across-the-board measure for all sports. Women's tourney is being cut from 8 teams to 6.

And yes, 5 would play 4, with the other 3 getting byes, from what I was told.

Last 4 yrs in the NEWMAC, the tourney champs have been the 7, 3, 2, and 5 seeds.

and in the first round, the 7 seed has beaten the 2-seed twice, and lost VERY close games the other 2 times.

I'd also guess that if you looked at the winning percentage of the lower seed in conference tournaments over the last 4 yrs, the NEWMAC would rate near the top...

Makes for good discussion...I had a good chat at the CUNYAC with some folks about whether I'd rather see a reg season champ in the NCAAs or would rather have the conf tourney champ get in, a la the Ivy League.