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#16
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 29, 2024, 10:49:24 PMWhat if any of your 2nd rd teams lose in the 1st rd?

Don't have time for a Poppers' flow chart of possible alternatives.   :)
#17
A - Home
1. Keene State
2. Trinity(CT)
3. Hampden-Sydney

B - Away
1. Bethany Lutheran
2. Wisconsin Lutheran
3. Whitworth


C - Neutral
1. Dubuque
2. Loras
3. St Joseph
4. Rowan
5. Hood
6. Tufts
#18
Round 1
1. Campbell- Stockton
2. Annus - Roger Williams
3. Baylor-Carroll - PS Harrisburg
4. Overway - Calvin
5. Souter - Texas-Dallas
6. Broeckel - Wis Lutheran
7. Nkrumah - Worcester State
8. Blondo - SUNY New Paltz

Round 2 (brought my computer and was able to replace McCants with DeAngelo, Hines w Sechi)
1. Hafemeister - Catholic
2. Dunn - Widener
3. Lee - Eastern
4. Pearson - Platteville
5. DeAngelo -Swarthmore
6. Sechi - Catholic
7. Noel - Rowan
8. Lash - Neb Wesleyan
#19
Round 1
Nebraska Wesleyan
Rowan
CNU
Hood
St Joseph
Tufts
Platteville
Coe

Round 2 (w computer so able to edit my pre-picks)

Catholic
Whitworth
Widener
Guilford
Loras
Illinois College
RMC
NYU
#20
HSC over Farmingdale, Catholic over Rowan, Cal Lutheran over CMS, Trinity(TX) over Nebraska Wesleyan.
Widener over CNU, Oswego over Williams, Keene St. over Eastern, Guilford over Hood.
CWRU over Hope, Loras over UW Platteville, Trine over Coe, Wash U over Dubuque.
RMC over St Joe, John Carroll over Elmhurst, Trinity(CT) over Virginia Wes, NYU over Stockton.

HSC over Trinity(TX), Keene St over Oswego, CWRU over Trine, Trinity(CT) over John Carroll.

HSC over CWRU.
#21
Trine, Oswego, Trinity(TX)
#22
Quote from: Augie2020 on February 29, 2024, 05:49:34 PM
Quote from: saratoga on February 28, 2024, 12:30:06 PMOk, I guess I can buy into the fact that CUA had one less loss during the regular season & they were the 1 seed.
However, the fact that they didn't have a deep bench is extraneous...who does that fall back on??
I agree they did go 11 deep against Scranton,We went 10.I think ronk that is pretty deep your giving your starters a breather.That is with Kaci Kranson playing hurt so say 9 players.

 I wasn't referring to the number of their players; there was little contribution from any of their reserves.
#23
Quote from: saratoga on February 28, 2024, 11:15:17 AMCongrats to Anna Scoblick on winning POY.
Another local player that former coach DiPillo never even spoke to even though she was coached by Deanna Klingman.
She has always worked her tail off to get better & it's paying off.
The best thing to happen to Lady Royal basketball was DiPillo leaving for another D1 assistant coaching gig.

Well done to Kaeli voted as DPOY, Meghan as ROY, Kaci as a First Team selection & Maddy Ryan as a second team pick.

Not sure what Ben & his coaching staff didn't quite accomplish as they defeated CUA twice & won the Landmark on Catholic's court.


 I guess it was more what Catholic accomplished(regular season title) with a decidedly thinner bench than what Ben's staff did accomplish.
#24
Quote from: Augie2020 on February 27, 2024, 11:44:08 PMSurprised Kranson did not get player of the year and Coach of the year was not Ben O'brien.Okay then!Wow

 There will be 2 more years to battle for POY between them; at least the winner was from northeastern PA.
#25
Region 5 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Landmark Conference
February 27, 2024, 12:20:13 AM
Quote from: CardsFan on February 26, 2024, 10:58:27 PMI only just discovered that the board was back up and running. I am so happy for this group of seniors at CUA on their Landmark title. It has been really enjoyable to watch them play and improve together. I'm so glad they were able to get over the hurdle of the Landmark semifinals. The atmospheres in the DuFour Center on Thursday and Saturday were the best in many a year. There has been a real effort to get students out to the games during the season and the students have responded. That has not always been the case.

I also have to congratulate the Lady Royals on their Landmark title this past Saturday. That was the first of the three games this season that I saw in person. They were dominant from start to finish. Tremendous defense. I hope they make some noise in the NCAAs.

 The free pizza slices and t-shirts have helped in that regard.  :) Cards played well against Susque on Saturday but will have trouble against a team with a physical front line. Might not run into one until the 2nd weekend, though. Tommy Kelly, Timby, and Ntimoah could hold their own in a physical match, but not many of the others.
  Catholic women have been doing it with a short bench. Have always been a fan of Matt Donohue's defense. I foresee him to come up with a plan to stop W&L's all-american. You'll have problems with Rhode Island College in the expected 3rd round. They thumped us(Scranton) last year in the 2nd round on our home court.
   Best wishes in the postseason!
#26
   The chair said tonight that past history is to reward the 2-seeds if a 1-seed can't host. This penalizes the 1-seed(NYU, Catholic, this year) by having to play on a 2-seed's(DeSales, W&L) home court in the 2nd round rather than on a neutral court(3 or 4-seed). I was afraid this was the case but at least it's out in the open now. That was my question to Dave McHugh to ask her tonight and thankfully, he did ask her.
#27
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: 2024 NCAA Tourney
February 26, 2024, 05:07:50 PM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on February 26, 2024, 04:44:19 PMI talked to someone at DeSales.  They're stoked about this.  They expected they'd have to play at NYU in the second weekend, so, if they have to eventually play anyway, getting them at home is their best chance to win.

I suspect the committee decided to give hosting to the two teams who'd earned it, but lost the right due to geography.  They both seem to have been rewarded with weaker first round opponents to make up for second round challenges.

If you're a 1 seed, you expect to eventually play everyone anyway. Is losing in the third round worse than losing in the second if you're good enough to be in the final four?

I'm sure the committee chair will be asked about it tonight on hoopsville.

 You've earned the right to give someone else the chance to beat a higher seed in the 2nd round so you don't have to play them in the 3rd round. That's why there is seeding in the tourney.
#28
Multi-Regional Topics / 2024 NCAA Tourney
February 26, 2024, 04:32:21 PM
    NYU, DeSales, and Catholic are given poor hosting choices: NYU goes to a 1-seed(DeSales) instead of a 4/3/2 seed. Chair Dannelly said if I'm a 1-seed, I don't want to play at a 2-seed host; it's even worst than that being at a 1-seed.
    DeSales, being a 1-seed, shouldn't have another 1-seed(NYU) in its pod.
    Catholic, also a 1-seed, similarly, shouldn't have to play at another 1-seed(W&L).
    There must have been a complete lack of 4/3/2-seed schools putting in to host to justify these choices.
#29
 Scott's designation for Scranton is #7 of all the 16 1-seeds and, if chalk holds, they would play the 10th-rated 1-seed(Oshkosh) in the 3rd round.
#30
Quote from: saratoga on February 25, 2024, 07:11:54 PMAugie,
I watched the game yesterday & it appeared the CUA players all immediately left the floor once the handshakes were over.

Then again, hard to be 100% sure because our wonderful FloSports broadcast ended abruptly 2 minutes after the game concluded.

Ronk:
Please don't get too far over your skis...you're bound to have a rough landing.
One game at a time.

Ok, 1st round - ~ 58th seed, someone like St. Joe(ME)(repeat from last year), then the winner of #26(Springfield) and #39(New Jersey City) from 2 years ago.