NESCAC

[Sandon Mibut]

Sorry, small sample size.  We can cherry pick data ranges all day to prove points (and I think that's probably what you do on various message boards)

I'm not the same Sandon as any other message boards so feel free to be mad at the other one if needed.

I also don't care about NCAA selection criteria; I simply have crunched the numbers for recent seasons - particularly 2021-current as NPI has gained favor and committee discretion has lessened. NESCAC do well at NCAAs and if you want an arbitrary rule or you simply dislike the NESCAC that's fine but the data demonstrates that any NESCAC teams participating in NCAA perform as well or better than similarly ranked teams even if the NESCAC teams have fewer wins and more ties going into the tournament.

[Earl2]

Yes you can say that Amherst made it based on a great tourn run, but they were on the cusp to get in anyway before the tournament. In late Oct, they were 29th. So they were probably going to make it in anyway.

They (Amherst) will be tough to beat. I watched the game against Williams live. Previous posts imply their game is largely kick it long and be physically. They and Williams were much better technically than given credit for by many.

By the way, whoever is coaching Hamilton has done an incredible job. In fairness, they were never going to defeat the 5 national champs Tufts; but they are a more than capable team and could go deep in the tourney.

Any team from the NESCAC could win the Natty this year. The quality play and depth of talent in my humble opinion is materially different than in years past.