Author Archives: Pat Coleman

Don’t D-III teams want to win?

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I posted this on our D3hoops blog already, but thought I would run it past the football readers. Some misguided sports psychologist studied a soccer team and a tennis team and came to the following conclusion:

Division I athletes wanted to win, but those playing in Division III wanted to make friends.

I think all of us here know that’s not true. Thankfully, Division III has a sports psychologist of its own: St. Thomas men’s basketball assistant coach John Tauer. He wrote a response to this blog:

The majority of Division III athletes I have coached or coached against are highly motivated by many factors, not just making friends. one of those factors is competition — individuals and teams in Division III work incredibly hard. Division III athletes are not on athletic scholarships. As a result, they may actually have higher levels of intrinsic motivation than their Division I and II counterparts.

While this is certainly preaching to the choir, I still think it’s worth passing along. I think it’s important to highlight and debunk every misconception about Division III athletics, every time possible.

Dr. Reiss then posted another column attempting to explain away his mischaracterization of Division III by, in part, blaming the blog format which requires him to write a teaser.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/who-we-are/200911/intrinsic-motivation-is-multifaceted

(Never mind that the mischaracterization was also repeated in the blog post itself, which has no such format restriction.)

NCAA regional rankings, take 2

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The NCAA released its second 2009 regional rankings today.

Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

EAST REGION
1. Alfred 7-0 7-0
2. Albright 7-0 8-0
3. Delaware Valley 6-1 7-1
4. Kean 7-1 7-1
5. Springfield 7-1 7-1
6. Lebanon Valley 7-1 7-1
7. Montclair State 7-1 7-1
8. Curry 7-1 7-2
9. Maine Maritime 7-1 7-1
10. Union 6-1 6-2

NORTH REGION
1. Mount Union 7-0 8-0
2. Wittenberg 6-0 8-0
3. Mount St. Joseph 8-0 8-0
4. Case Western Reserve 7-0 8-0
5. Illinois Wesleyan 7-1 7-1
6. Wabash 6-1 7-1
7. Wheaton (Ill.) 7-1 7-1
8. Trine 7-1 7-1
9. Otterbein 7-1 7-1
10. Allegheny 7-1 7-1

SOUTH REGION
1. Wesley 5-0 8-0
2. Hampden-Sydney 8-0 8-0
3. Thomas More 8-0 8-0
4. Huntingdon 4-0 7-1
5. Mississippi College 6-1 6-2
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-1 7-1
7. Centre 7-1 7-1
8. Dickinson 7-1 7-1
9. Washington and Jefferson 7-1 7-1
10. DePauw 6-1 6-1

WEST REGION
1. St. John’s 8-0 8-0
2. UW-Whitewater 6-0 8-0
3. Linfield 7-0 8-0
4. Central 9-0 9-0
5. Monmouth 9-0 9-0
6. St. Thomas 7-1 7-1
7. Coe 7-1 7-1
8. Cal Lutheran 6-1 6-1
9. Redlands 6-1 6-1
10. St. Norbert 8-1 8-1

ATN podcast: QB changes, changing of the guard

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Four teams clinched. A couple teams played their way out of at-large bids. A few new quarterbacks took the field and the PAC had a … wait, a not-so-new champion.

Suddenly, it seems Washington and Jefferson has lost more PAC championships than it’s won over the past five years. What happened? That’s one of many topics Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman take on in this week’s Around the Nation podcast.

In addition, get their take on the first regional rankings and a look at how they might change. Find out how a backup quarterback prepares and gets prepared for being thrust into the lineup, and how it makes a difference for everyone else on the offense. We pick up on a handful of teams that are flying below the radar but still having surprisingly strong seasons. Plus, a look back at Dome Day and Maine Maritime’s record rushing day.

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