NPI bubble

[Ron Boerger]

Correct, however, right now Southwestern holds one of the at-large bids, so them winning the conference does not "steal" a bid. Those on the bubble right now should root for Trinity, but Southwestern winning doesn't hurt them. I would love to watch those two teams play again, great rivalry.

The SAA has (so far, at least) spurned the Flo trend so you should have the chance if all goes according to chalk.  I will be interested to see if they use the Southwestern broadcast team or bring in someone else (the SCAC often did this, but I'm not familar with how the SAA does championship broadcasts yet).  Links are on the championship website.

[kansas hokie]

Thank you! I have Flo as my son is playing in a conference the bowed to the FloSports overlords so I had to contribute to see him play. Have to get my money's worth this week!

[kansas hokie]

141 teams remain after Wed. games

back to 11 conferences to watch...1 bid already stolen.

C2C - Christopher Newport
Centennial - Dickinson
WIAC - UW Eau Claire or Whitewater
NACC - BID STOLEN
NCAC - Denison
Liberty - Hobart
MWC - Lake Forest
NJAC - Rowan
Landmark - Catholic
SAA - Trinity or Southwestern
SUNYAC - Buffalo St.
Newmac - Wheaton (MA)

[BaboNation]

Still a long way to go, but WPI leads Wheaton in the 67th minute 1-0.  They lost to Wheaton 4-0 in the regular season.

[BaboNation]

WPI hung on to beat Wheaton 1-0.

[SKUD]

Bid stolen!

[jknezek]

Bid stolen!

Man I hate this terminology. I now it's accepted, but nothing was stolen. Winning your conference is the only way to guarantee a bid. WPI didn't "steal" a bid from some team lower in the NPI, that team failed by not winning their AQ as WPI did. At-large's aren't stolen, they are second chances that teams should be grateful they are gifted. What wasn't earned, only bestowed, can't be stolen from you before it is given.

[camosfan]

I logged on just to see what people thought of this result.

[SKUD]

JK fair! I won't use it again.

[deiscanton]

Given their current positions in the NPI table, both WPI and Babson need to win the NEWMAC tournament and get the AQ to make it into the field.  One of those two teams will get the NEWMAC AQ on Saturday with Wheaton losing to WPI in the NEWMAC semifinals today.    Wheaton (MA) is looking to be guaranteed to be in the field through an at-large bid right now due to their position in the NPI table going into the NEWMAC tournament.    Because of WPI beating Wheaton in one of the NEWMAC semifinals today, NEWMAC will take an at-large bid, as Wheaton is not going to fall so far down the NPI table with this loss to be out of the tournament.  As a result, another team on the NPI bubble just got their bubble popped today and will have to win their AQ to get in if they have not already been eliminated from the AQ hunt by virtue of losing in the conference tournament, or in the case of the UAA or Northwest Conference in men's soccer, by failure of finishing in sole possession of first place on the table at the end of this weekend.  We accept the term "bid thief" to refer to a team that just popped another team's bubble.   Maybe we should replace the term "bid thief" with "bubble popper" instead.

BTW, a great turnaround performance by WPI today, winning in today's semifinals on the same Keefe Field in Norton, MA where they went down 3-0 in the first half to Wheaton just a few weeks earlier.

[SKUD]

If you play that game 9 more times that would be WPI's only win. The goalie was amazing and the Def also cleared balls of the line and blocked quite a few.!

[Garden12]

Anyone have word on what the NPI at large bubble line will be? Any predictions on the number based on the current conference final matchups?

[kansas hokie]

Wheaton loses and a bid is stolen, nice win WPI. Babson joins them in the final.

Last four in right now:

Amherst
Southwestern
VA Wesleyan
Buffalo St.

[kansas hokie]

I think the cut-line will be at around 33/34 after it all shuffles with tourney finals. NPI above 56.3 to have a shot to get in.

10 conferences to watch now for moving the cutline higher...2 bids already stolen.

C2C - Christopher Newport
Centennial - Dickinson
WIAC - UW Eau Claire
NACC - BID STOLEN
NCAC - Denison
Liberty - Hobart
MWC - Lake Forest
NJAC - Rowan
Landmark - Catholic
SAA - Trinity or Southwestern
SUNYAC - Buffalo St.
Newmac - BID STOLEN

[kansas hokie]

11-7 NPI update, 126 teams still with a shot at national title

Cut-line, last 4 in...

Edgewood (#30, 56.765)
Amherst
Southwestern (still playing)
VA Wesleyan (#34, 56.477)

Last 4 out...

Hamilton (#37, 55.929)
Saint John's
Rochester (still playing)
Bridgewater (#45, 55.485)