NESCAC

[SierraFD3soccer]

Positive for Midds is that they get almost two weeks off??!! For them the tournament meant a lot less. Will obv be going into it with two home games and maybe rebuild its momentum. So while losing sucks, could be the best thing for them.

[Bucket]

Positive for Midds is that they get almost two weeks off??!! For them the tournament meant a lot less. Will obv be going into it with two home games and maybe rebuild its momentum. So while losing sucks, could be the best thing for them.

And the Panthers are going to need the two weeks to get healthy—the game concluded with 4 normal starters (Payne, Sawin, Dugan, and Federman) injured and on the sidelines. For those keeping track, Payne was dressed, but was held out. Sawin, Dugan, and Federman were all injured in the match. (Amherst lost their keeper to injury, as well.)

[Ejay]

Wesleyan should not be a tournament team. They only have 7 wins, of which only 3 are against teams above .500, and 2 of those are ranked outside the top 110. Complete joke if they get in.

1. Springfield (5-9-3)
2. Tufts (10-3-3)
3. Swarthmore (7-7-2)
4. W. New England (8-5-6)
5. W. Connecticut (12-3-5)
6. Colby (4-7-4)
7. Trinity (6-7-2)

[nescac1]

The formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

[Ejay]

The formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

Understood, but a travesty nonetheless. 

[stlawus]

If next year's formula applied to this year Wesleyan's position would be a lot dicier.  Thankfully this is the last year of the current dials. 

[Bucket]

The formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

Understood, but a travesty nonetheless. 

Eh— Travesty? Really?

[Ejay]

The formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

Understood, but a travesty nonetheless. 

Eh— Travesty? Really?

Yes. 100%. So many more deserving teams.Wesleyan has 1 win against a team in the top 110.

[nescac1]

The NESCAC NPIs are utterly nuts right now:

1. Williams
2. Middlebury
3. Conn College
5. Tufts
8. Bowdoin
10. Hamilton
11. Amherst
18. Wesleyan

All eight are locks for the tourney.  I think Williams is a lock to stay at number one unless they lose to Amherst, and Tufts wins two, in which case I think maybe Tufts could get there?  In all events, they can't all host for geographic reasons but with a win from Tufts Saturday, NESCAC could conceivably have all four top seeds and seven teams that are the highest-ranked team in a first round pod.  Wild.