Pool C

[CNU85]

I noticed in the Liberty League tournament that the #6 seed is playing #2 and the #4 seed is playing #1.

What's the reasoning behind not having #6 playing #1? I always thought as tournaments progressed that the highest seed always gets the surviving lowest seed.

[scottiedawg]

I can't answer the rationale piece but I believe a good number of conferences do not re-seed at all once the tournament has begun.

[Caz Bombers]

I've never known any D3 conference to re-seed. It's probably more convenient for everybody involved to know who they're scouting and what their travel arrangements will be.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Far more set a bracket and stick with it than re-seed. 

A lot of the six team tourneys, double bye formats, and re-seeding came about to maximize Pool C selection pre-NPI.  I do wonder if it will continue in the new era.

[CNU85]

Got it. Thanks for the education. As long as I've been around, sometimes I simply don't know. I appreciate all the feedback.

[deiscanton]

D3Datacast most recent computer unofficial run of the NPI numbers conducted Saturday, February 28, 2026-- 7:57 AM ET

The current official NPI report through games of Friday, February 27, 2026 can be found at:

http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/48955

These would be the picks if selections were done on Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2026.

D3Datacast's/NCAA's Last 7 In through games of Friday, Feb. 27, 2026-- by NPI and NPI ranking

There are discrepancies in these runs of the numbers, as Massey does not have the result of the MASCAC semifinal between Anna Maria and Bridgewater State as of the D3Datacast data run, while the NCAA does.-- The D3Datacast NPI value will be given first, followed by the NCAA's NPI value

15.)  #32-- Gettysburg-- 59.780/ 59.784
16.)  #33-- Gustavus Adolphus-- 59.741/59.745
17.)  #34-- Randolph-Macon-- 59.731/59.733
18.)  #36-- DePauw-- 59.601/59.604
19.)  #38-- Carnegie Mellon-- 59.547/59.559
20.)  #39-- Otterbein-- 59.513/59.515
21.)  #41-- St. Mary's (MN)-- 58.986/58.989

D3Datacast's/NCAA's First 7 Out through games of Friday, Feb. 27, 2026-- by NPI and NPI ranking

22.) #43-- Susquehanna-- 58.878/58.880
23.) #45-- Bridgewater (VA)-- 58.708/58.709
24.) #46-- Hamline-- 57.968/57.972
25/26.) #51/#52-- Elizabethtown-- 57.792/57.794
26/25.) #52/#51-- RI College-- 57.762/57.796
27.) #53-- UW-Eau Claire-- 57.747/57.750
28.) #54-- Stevens-- 57.737/57.740

Update-- The NCAA D3 NPI summary report has a lot of scores from conference tournaments this week that Massey never entered into its system, so in this case, I will take the official NCAA numbers on the women's side as the correct numbers with the correct ranking placements.  The first NPI value is what D3Datacast calculated with the information given by Massey, while the second NPI value is the value given on the NCAA NPI summary report.