At-large bids (formerly Pool C)

[Greek Tragedy]

https://d3datacast.com/npi/

Here's today's Pool C bids according to the d3datacast crew

1. Emory - UAA
2. Trinity CT - NESCAC
3. Mary Wash - C2C
4. Tufts - NESCAC
5. Redlands - SCIAC
6. La Crosse - WIAC
7. NYU - UAA
8. Franklin and Marshall - CC
9. Trinity TX - SAA
10. Amherst - NESCAC
11. Platteville - WIAC
12. Wash U - UAA
13. Otterbein - OAC
14. Scranton - LAND
15. Oshkosh - WIAC
16. Bates - NESCAC
17. Brandeis - UAA
18. Whitewater - WIAC
19. Johns Hopkins - CC
20. Babson - NEWMAC
21. Roanoke - ODAC


22. Carthage - CCIW
23. John Carroll - NCAC
24. Elmhusrt - CCIW
25. Concordia TX - SCAC

Barring bid thieves...

WIAC - 4
NESCAC - 4
UAA - 4
CC - 2
C2C - 1
SCIAC - 1
SAA - 1
OAC - 1
LAND - 1
NEWMAC - 1
ODAC - 1

New rankings for At-large (not Pool C) bids

1. Emory - UAA
2. Trinity CT - NESCAC
3. Tufts - NESCAC
4. Christopher Newport - C2C
5.NYU - UAA
6. Franklin & Marshall - CC
7. Wash U - UAA
8. La Crosse - WIAC
9. Whitewater - WIAC
10. Scranton - LAND
11. Redlands  - SCIAC
12. Oshkosh - WIAC
13. Amherst - NESCAC
14. Otterein - OAC
15. Babson - NEWMAC
16. Bates - NESCAC
17. Platteville - WIAC
18. Carthage - C IW
19. Johns Hopkins - CC
20. Elmhurst - CCIW
21. Virginia Wesleyan - ODAC


22. Farmingdale St - SKY
23. Brandeis - UAA
24. Roanoke - ODAC
25. John Carroll - NCAC

We lost 2 At-large teams from last week. Trinity TX became the AQ and Brandeis dropped out. 2 CCIW teams joined the At-large pool.

[Ralph Turner]

Yeah they at-large bids but "Pool C" is so much more intrinsically D3, I am sad to see the term passing into oblivion.

[Ralph Turner]

15 of the 21 bids are projected to Power 5 conference members.

[Greek Tragedy]

Yeah they at-large bids but "Pool C" is so much more intrinsically D3, I am sad to see the term passing into oblivion.

Me too.

[Patrick Coleman]

Yeah they at-large bids but "Pool C" is so much more intrinsically D3, I am sad to see the term passing into oblivion.

We survived the loss of the "Quality of Wins Index" and I bet we can get over losing Pool C, too. Anything that makes D-III more understandable to the masses is a good thing.

[Gregory Sager]

Yeah they at-large bids but "Pool C" is so much more intrinsically D3, I am sad to see the term passing into oblivion.

We survived the loss of the "Quality of Wins Index" and I bet we can get over losing Pool C, too. Anything that makes D-III more understandable to the masses is a good thing.

Good point, Pat, although I, too, will miss "Pool C". I'm not going to let my insider status blind me to the larger needs of D3 by clinging to esoteric jargon.

[Greek Tragedy]

Yesterday's NPI had Amherst as the At-large 11. After their 1st round loss in the NESCAC tournament, could they be on the bubble now? Only time will tell. I think they are fairly safe. All four remaining teams are all in the top 21 At-large positions, so no bid thief here.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yesterday's NPI had Amherst as the At-large 11. After their 1st round loss in the NESCAC tournament, could they be on the bubble now? Only time will tell. I think they are fairly safe. All four remaining teams are all in the top 21 At-large positions, so no bid thief here.

Not having the double round robin makes clear who Amherst is voting for.  They split with Wesleyan and Bates, lost to Trinity, beat Tufts.  The Lord Mammoths are rooting for their pachydermian bretheren all the way!

[y_jack_lok]

Should this board be renamed "At-Large (formerly Pool C)"?

[Greek Tragedy]

Should this board be renamed "At-Large (formerly Pool C)"?

LOL 😂

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Should this board be renamed "At-Large (formerly Pool C)"?

LOL 😂

I'm not a Hall of Famer, so I can't do it (maybe nobody can?).  I could create a new thread with that name and merge this one into it.  Not sure I care enough, though.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Since Pool A is AQ, Pool C is At Large... what would we call Pool B were it to ever be needed again?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Since Pool A is AQ, Pool C is At Large... what would we call Pool B were it to ever be needed again?

It doesn't exist anymore.  With conference membership now a requirement to get into D3, we're unlikely to ever have a critical mass calling for it - if a new conference forms, their members will just be in the at-large pool with everyone else until their two years are up.

[Gregory Sager]

Should this board be renamed "At-Large (formerly Pool C)"?

LOL 😂

I'm not a Hall of Famer, so I can't do it (maybe nobody can?).  I could create a new thread with that name and merge this one into it.  Not sure I care enough, though.

I'm a Hall of Famer, and I can't change it. Pat created this board, so I suspect that he's the only person who can change the name.

[Ralph Turner]

Should this board be renamed "At-Large (formerly Pool C)"?

Interesting ...

That is rather "Musk-ian".