Conference Tournaments 2015-16

7express · February 14, 2016, 08:38:42 PM

So, we have our first conference tournament set for the 2016 season: Pat, feel free to start a new topic for this year if you want!

NESCAC (first round @ higher seeds 2/20; semifinals and finals at the highest seed remaining after the quarterfinals 2/27-2/28):

#8 Colby (16-8, 4-6) (60)
@ 2/20 3 PM
#1 Trinity (CT) (18-6, 9-1) (71)

#6 Williams (15-9, 5-5) (71)
@ 2/20 4 PM
#3 Tufts (19-5, 7-3) (77)

#7 Bowdoin (12-10, 4-6) (76)
@ 2/20 4 PM
#2 Amherst (20-4, 8-2) (83)

#5 Wesleyan (18-6, 5-5) (74)
@ 2/20 3 PM
#4 Middlebury (14-10, 6-4) (86)

Semifinals & finals 2/27-2/28 @ Trinity:

#4 Middlebury (15-10, 6-4) (70)
@ 2/27 2 PM
#1 Trinity (CT) (19-6, 9-1) (58)

#2 Amherst (21-4, 8-2) (86)
vs. 2/27 4 PM
#3 Tufts (20-5, 7-3) (83)

#4 Middlebury (16-10, 6-4)
vs. 2/28 12 PM
#2 Amherst (22-4, 8-2)
Trinity & Amherst are locks, and Tufts is almost a lock as well. Middlebury isn't getting a pool C, so, so far bubble teams are still OK. If Middlebury wins Sunday however...

Greek Tragedy · February 14, 2016, 08:57:40 PM

Speaking of, Pat, is this year's conference tourney tracker the same link as last year? I bookmarked last year's link...thanks!

hopefan · February 16, 2016, 06:48:07 AM

Conference tourneys also start this week for the CUNY (Thursday, 2/18) and the NJAC (Saturday, 2/20).

The CUNY has final regular season games today, 2/16, and the NJAC finishes up tomorrow, 2/17... Tourney Brackets will be finalized when those games are completed....

7express · February 16, 2016, 10:19:25 AM

The CUNY is early this year I didn't think they started the tourney until the Saturday the NJAC and CAC start the tourney's.

hopefan · February 16, 2016, 12:33:44 PM

Quote from: 7express on February 16, 2016, 10:19:25 AM
The CUNY is early this year I didn't think they started the tourney until the Saturday the NJAC and CAC start the tourney's.

The CUNY (or CUNYAC) site, the Championship schedule page, shows the tourney starts Thursday the 18th...
They do run there tourney differently than anyone else, in that 7 and 8 play 5 and 6 on Thursday, winners play 3 and 4 on Saturday the 20th, and semis and finals are following week... they stretch it to 4 nights of play rather than the normal 3....

Pat Coleman · February 16, 2016, 12:40:06 PM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 14, 2016, 08:57:40 PM
Speaking of, Pat, is this year's conference tourney tracker the same link as last year? I bookmarked last year's link...thanks!

Well, the year in the URL will change but otherwise, yes.

Greek Tragedy · February 16, 2016, 01:48:30 PM

Not to take anything away from 7express' efforts, but doesn't Pat's Tournament Tracker page do the same thing?

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2015-16/conference-tournaments/index

7express · February 16, 2016, 03:19:33 PM

Pretty much but I can do the dirty work for Pat and crew and they can just copy from here

7express · February 16, 2016, 03:20:43 PM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 16, 2016, 01:48:30 PM
Not to take anything away from 7express' efforts, but doesn't Pat's Tournament Tracker page do the same thing?

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2015-16/conference-tournaments/index

Also, let's hope I don't fracture my wrist again, and hopefully I can actually update them this year, but I don't think I can take on 30 again

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 16, 2016, 03:57:41 PM

Quote from: hopefan on February 16, 2016, 12:33:44 PM
Quote from: 7express on February 16, 2016, 10:19:25 AM
The CUNY is early this year I didn't think they started the tourney until the Saturday the NJAC and CAC start the tourney's.

The CUNY (or CUNYAC) site, the Championship schedule page, shows the tourney starts Thursday the 18th...
They do run there tourney differently than anyone else, in that 7 and 8 play 5 and 6 on Thursday, winners play 3 and 4 on Saturday the 20th, and semis and finals are following week... they stretch it to 4 nights of play rather than the normal 3....

Yes... two games on Thursday... at #5 and #6 seeds home courts... then Saturday at #3 and #4 seeds home courts... then next week at a neutral court (CCNY).

Ryan Stoppable · February 16, 2016, 07:09:19 PM

For purposes of updating the tracker, the NACC cut its tournament to the top 6 and it doesn't start until the 24th. (The first games showing on the page are still regular season games yet.)

David Collinge · February 16, 2016, 08:35:25 PM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on February 16, 2016, 01:48:30 PM
Not to take anything away from 7express' efforts, but doesn't Pat's Tournament Tracker page do the same thing?

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2015-16/conference-tournaments/index

Also, with a page on d3boards.com essentially duplicating one on d3hoops.com, I wonder if driving traffic from the latter site to the former has an adverse effect on ad rates and such. (I had the same thought when I saw the latest men's poll duplicated in toto in a post elsewhere on this site.) I'm not trying to be a pr¡ck about it, just genuinely curious.

Knightstalker · February 17, 2016, 11:25:39 PM

NJAC tournament is set. The first round has 1 seed NJCU and 2 seed Stockton with byes, 5 TCNJ at 4 Ramapo and 6 WPU at 3 Rutgers Newark.

Link to NJAC website bracket page.
http://www.njacsports.com/news/2016/2/17/MBB_0217161445.aspx?path=mbball

magicman · February 17, 2016, 11:57:07 PM

The road to the SUNYAC championship will go through Plattsburgh as the Cardinals clinched the top seed tonight with a 93-62 win over Potsdam State. The Cardinals will receive a first round bye and host the semifinals and finals on February 26th and 27th. Seeds 2 thru 6 will be decided by this weekend's games.

6 teams vying for 5 remaining spots.

gordonmann · February 18, 2016, 04:38:59 PM

Ryan Stoppable:

Thanks for the correction. I'll make that fix tonight or, if I forget, when the NACC field is set. We'll post this page publicly on Monday since almost all the playoff fields will be set at that point.

Hopefan:

Yeah, I noticed that last night. The CUNYAC went to the same double bye system that the OAC used in prior years. It's a pain to describe to the outside world but it makes sense as far as protecting your top teams from taking a loss that would hurt them from an at-large perspective. The CUNYAC has had its top seed miss the NCAA tournament because of an upset loss in the conference tournament in recent history. So maybe they are reacting to that and providing a bigger incentive for excellence throughout the regular season.

I'm a little surprised more conferences don't change their tournament format or just have smaller playoff fields to give their best teams a better chance of making the tournament and representing their conference. Personally I like the MAC/CCIW/SCIAC/lots of other conferences approach -- make the playoffs a four-team thing so there's some exclusivity to it. Then I again I also like the Ivy/UAA structure where the top team gets the AQ and that's it. Takes away from some of the fun though.

Dave:

Good question. I don't know the answer but my guess is that people who find this page will still visit the one on the main page so we'll get double clicks. But I know there are some people who use the message boards without using the main site.