Remembering Selection Sundays past

About this time 10 years ago, I was sitting at work, listening on the phone to a broadcast on my alma mater’s campus radio station, a Selection Sunday special where the station’s sports director and a writer for the campus paper were waiting with the team for the NCAA’s announcement to start. My alma mater was hoping for an at-large bid and it made for great radio.

About this time five years ago, I was sitting in a radio studio in suburban Baltimore. That sports director was live on remote for Hoopsville with a bubble team waiting to find out if they were getting in or not. They got their answer, again, in an NCAA announcement made over the phone and broadcast to hundreds on the air.

About this time last year, I was in another studio, waiting for announcements. Thousands of people were listening as we were interviewing Texas-Dallas head coach Terry Butterfield, he of the Cinderella champ of the American Southwest Conference. And the Selection Sunday drama continued with the pairings.

Whether you’ve been huddled around a speaker phone or a radio, there’s nothing like this day, Selection Sunday. Until now. Now we’re waiting around for a news release … one which might come at 10, might come earlier, might not come at all. If you’re waiting online with us, congratulations and thanks. But it doesn’t feel the same.

Bring back the drama. This isn’t anywhere near as fun as it could be.

12 Days: Feels like the third time

Here is what’s on tap for the final day of our run through the conference championships. In most cases (ahem, NESCAC men) this is the third meeting between the teams involved.

American Southwest Conference

Men: 2:30 PM – #1W Howard Payne (20-6) vs. #1E Mississippi College (26-1)
Howard Payne Audio

Women: 3 PM – #1W McMurry (25-2) vs. #4W Mary-Hardin Baylor (11-16)
McMurry Audio

Centennial Conference

Men: 2 PM – #1 Ursinus (20-6) vs. #2 Johns Hopkins (18-7)
Conference Audio

Women: 2 PM – #1 Muhlenberg (24-2) vs. #2 Johns Hopkins (20-6)
Conference Audio

Commonwealth Coast Conference

Men: 2 PM – #2N Endicott (18-9) vs. #3N Colby-Sawyer (17-9)

New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference

Men: 1 PM – #1 WPI (21-3) vs. #2 MIT (20-7)
Penn Atlantic Video
Conference Audio

Women: 1 PM – #1 Springfield (21-6) vs. #2 Mount Holyoke (20-5)

New England Small College Athletic Conference

Men: 12 PM – #1 Amherst (24-2) vs. #2 Tufts (21-5)
D3Cast Video
Amherst Audio

Women: 1 PM – #1 Bates (19-7) vs. #2 Bowdoin (23-2)
D3Cast Video

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 1 PM – #3 Centre (19-7) vs. #4 DePauw (14-12)
DePauw Audio

Women: 3:30 PM – #1 DePauw (26-1) vs. #2 Trinity (Texas) (20-6)
DePauw Audio

Please feel free to post corrections below. It’s been a long weekend… 🙂

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Gameday Update: Who’s in?

Here’s an easy reference of the teams who are going to the dance. We’ll update it as time permits throughout the day.

Remember that the previous Dose has a schedule of today’s action along with links to broadcasts where available.

Men

Amherst (NESCAC)
Alvernia (PAC)
Baldwin-Wallace (OAC)
Bridgewater State (MASCAC)
Buena Vista (IIAC)
Carnegie Mellon (UAA)
Catholic (CAC)
Christopher Newport (USAC)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (SCIAC)
DePauw (SCAC)
Elms (NAC)
Endicott (CCC)
Hamilton (Liberty League)
Hope (MIAA)
Lake Erie (AMCC)
Lawrence (MWC)
Maryville (Mo.) (SLIAC)
Mass-Boston (LEC)
Messiah (MACC)
North Central (CCIW)
Norwich (GNAC)
Plattsburgh State (SUNYAC)
Puget Sound (NWC)
Scranton (MACF)
St. John Fisher (Empire 8 )
St. Thomas (MIAC)
Transylvania (HCAC)
SUNY-Farmingdale (Skyline)
Ursinus (Centennial)
UW-Whitewater (WIAC)
Virginia Wesleyan (ODAC)
William Paterson (NJAC)
Wittenberg (NCAC)
Wisconsin Lutheran (LMC)
WPI (NEWMAC)
York, N.Y. (CUNYAC)

Women
Baruch (CUNYAC)
Bowdoin (NESCAC)
Cal Lutheran (SCIAC)
Capital (OAC)
Carroll (MWC)
Colby-Sawyer (CCC)
Concordia-Moorhead (MIAC)
Denison (NCAC)
Greensboro (USAC)
Gwynedd-Mercy (PAC)
Hood (AWCC)
Hope (MIAA)
Lakeland (LMC)
Maine-Farmington (NAC)
Manchester (HCAC)
Marymount (CAC)
Maryville (Mo.) (SLIAC)
Medaille (AMCC)
Messiah (MACC)
Mount St. Mary (Skyline)
Muhlenberg (Centennial)
New Jersey (NJAC)
Norwich (GNAC)
Oswego State (SUNYAC)
Pacific Lutheran (NWC)
Randolph-Macon (ODAC)
Salem State (MASCAC)
Scranton (MACF)
Simpson (IIAC)
Southern Maine (LEC)
Springfield (NEWMAC)
St. John Fisher (Empire 8 )
UW-Stout (WIAC)
Washington University (UAA)
Wheaton (Ill.) (CCIW)
William Smith (Liberty League)

12 Days: Why I’ll root for B-W

There are way too many interesting stories to pick just a couple so I thought this might be useful instead. Below is a listing of all conference title games with times, participants, seeds and links where we could find them. We’ll try to duplicate this tomorrow when the NESCAC, NEWMAC, Centennial, SCAC and ASC crown their champs.

All listings are Eastern Standard Time. Unless otherwise noted, the first team shown is hosting.

We couldn’t have put this together without the help of Matthew Florjancic, from Baldwin-Wallace. We’re glad to have his assistance. Wherever you are, my Yellow Jacket friend, I salute you and will cheer for your Baldwin buddies today.

As a final note, there is a lot of information here and I’m sure I’ve made mistakes on details. If you see any, please post them below and I’ll make amendments as necessary.

Enjoy the games!

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament

Men: 3 PM – #1 Lake Erie (20-6) vs. Pitt-Greensburg (17-9)
Lake Erie Audio

Women: 3 PM – #1 Medaille (24-1) vs. Pitt-Greensburg (21-5)

Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference

Women: 7 PM – #1 Hood (14-10) vs. #2 Mary Baldwin (12-14)

Capital Athletic Conference

Men: 4 PM – #2 Catholic (20-6) vs. #5 Salisbury (15-12)

Women: 1:45 PM – #1 Mary Washington (27-0) vs. #3 Marymount (19-8)
D3HOOPSNET BROADCAST

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Men: 8:30 PM – #2 North Central (21-5) vs. #4 Illinois Wesleyan (20-5)
Penn Atlantic Video

Women: 3:00 PM – #1 Wheaton (Ill.) (22-4) vs. #2 Illinois Wesleyan (19-7)
Wheaton (Ill.) Audio

Empire 8

Men: 7 PM – #1 St. John Fisher (23-3) vs. #2 Utica (20-5)
St. John Fisher Audio

Women: 4 PM – #1 St. John Fisher (24-2) vs. #3 Utica (19-7)
Utica Audio

Great Northeast Atlantic Conference

Men: 2 PM – #2 Norwich (19-7) vs. #4 Emerson (14-13)

Women: 4 PM – #1 Emmanuel (21-6) vs. #2 Norwich (24-3)

Great South Athletic Conference

Men: 4 PM – #2 Huntingdon (19-7) vs. #1 Maryville (Tenn.) (20-6)
Huntingdon Audio
Maryville (Tenn.) Audio

Women: 2 PM – #1 Maryville (Tenn.) (21-6) vs. #3 Agnes Scott (15-12) @ Huntingdon

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 7:30 PM – #1 Transylvania (22-4) #2 Franklin (20-7)

Women: 3 PM – #1 Franklin (24-3) vs. #2 Manchester (20-7)
Manchester Audio

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 8 PM – #1 Coe (20-6) vs. #3 Buena Vista (14-13)
Buena Vista Audio

Women: 8 PM – #1 Simpson (22-4) vs. #2 Luther (21-4)
Simpson Audio

Lake Michigan Conference

Men: 2:45 PM – #3 Wisconsin Lutheran (13-14) vs. #4 Edgewood (15-10)
Edgewood Audio

Women: 8 PM – #1 Lakeland (20-7) vs. #2 Concordia (Wis.) (19-8)
Concordia (Wis.) Audio

Liberty League

Men: 3 PM – #1 Hamilton (21-4) vs. #3 Union (17-9)
Hamilton Audio

Women: 3 PM – #1 William Smith (20-5) vs. #2 St. Lawrence (19-7)…52-47
William Smith Audio

Little East Conference

Men: 3 PM – #1 Keene State (21-6) vs. #2 UMass-Boston (16-10)
Keene State Audio

Women: 4 PM – #1 Southern Maine (26-1) vs. #3 Eastern Connecticut State (21-6)

Middle Atlantic Commonwealth Conference

Men: 3 PM – #1 Widener (21-4) vs. Messiah (17-9)
D3HOOPSNET BROADCAST

Women: 7 PM – #1 Messiah (24-2) vs. #2 Moravian (21-5)
Messiah Audio

Middle Atlantic Freedom Conference

Men: 3 PM – #1 Scranton (20-6) vs. #3 Wilkes (17-9)
Scranton Audio

Women: 7 PM – #1 Scranton (25-1) vs. #2 DeSales (16-10)
Scranton Audio

Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference

Men: 2 PM – #3 Bridgewater State (16-9) vs. #4 Worcester State (13-13) @ Westfield State

Women: 2 PM – #1 Salem State (22-4) vs. #3 Bridgewater State (19-6)

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 7:30 PM – #1 Calvin (22-5) vs. #2 Hope (25-2)
Women: 3 PM – #1 Hope (26-1) vs. #2 Calvin (23-3)

Hope Audio
Calvin Audio

Midwest Conference

Men: 4 PM – #1 Lawrence (23-0) vs. #2 Carroll (20-3)
Lawrence Audio

Women: 3 PM – #1 Carroll (20-4) vs. #2 St. Norbert (17-7)
Carroll Audio

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 8:30 PM – #1 St. Thomas (21-5) vs. #2 Carleton (21-5)
Carleton Audio

Women: 2 PM – #2 Concordia-Moorhead (20-6) vs. #4 Carleton (18-9)

North Atlantic Conference

Men: 2 PM – #1 Elms (20-6) vs. #5 Maine-Farmington (13-14)

Women: 1 PM – #1 Maine Maritime (23-4) vs. Maine-Farmington (23-4)

New Jersey Athletic Conference

Men: 1:50 PM – #1 William Paterson (19-7) vs. #6 Ramapo (18-9)
D3HOOPSNET BROADCAST

North Coast Athletic Conference

Men: 7 PM – #1 Wooster (25-2) vs. #2 Wittenberg (24-3)
Wooster Audio
Wittenberg Audio

Women: 3 PM – #3 Denison (21-6) vs. #4 Kenyon (21-6)
Wittenberg (Host) Audio

North Eastern Athletic Conference

Men: 2 PM – #1 Keystone (21-6) vs. #3 Villa Julie (18-7)

Women: 2 PM – #1 D’Youville (18-9) vs. Keuka (15-9)

Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference

Men: 8:30 PM – #1 Clarke (16-10) vs. #2 Aurora (16-10)

Women: 2 PM: #1 Rockford (20-6) vs. #4 Concordia (Ill.) (12-15)

Northwest Conference

Men: 10 PM – #1 Puget Sound (20-4) vs. #2 Whitworth (20-6)
Puget Sound Audio

Women: 10 PM – #1 Pacific Lutheran (21-3) vs. #2 Puget Sound (22-4)
PLU Audio

Ohio Athletic Conference

Men: 7:30 PM – #1 Baldwin-Wallace (20-4) vs. #2 Ohio Northern (21-5)
Teamline Video
Baldwin-Wallace Audio

Women: 3 PM – #1 Baldwin-Wallace (24-2) vs. #2 Capital (24-3)
Teamline Video
Baldwin-Wallace Audio

Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Women: 2 PM – #1 Randolph-Macon (24-2) vs. Bridgewater (Va.) (22-5)

Pennsylvania Athletic Conference

Women: 7 PM – #1 Gwynedd-Mercy (23-3) vs. #2 Wesley (19-7)

Presidents’ Athletic Conference

Men: 7:30 PM – #1 Bethany (22-4) vs. #4 Waynesburg (16-10)

Women: 2 PM – #1 Washington & Jefferson (21-4) vs. #2 Thomas More (20-7)
W&J Audio

Skyline Conference

Men: 6:45 PM – #1 SUNY-Farmingdale (21-5) vs. #2 Manhattanville (19-8)
Live Video or Audio

Women: 1 PM – #1 Mount St. Mary (24-3) vs. #3 SUNY-Farmingdale (17-8)

State University of New York Athletic Conference

Men – 1 PM: #4 SUNYIT (16-10) vs. #6 Plattsburgh State (17-10)
Conference Audio

Women – 3 PM: #1 Cortland (23-3) vs. #2 Oswego (20-6)
Conference Audio

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 4 PM – #2 Maryville (Mo.) (17-8) vs. #4 Westminster (Mo.) (13-12) at Blackburn

Women: 8 PM – #1 Maryville (Mo.) (22-4) vs. #3 Fontbonne (13-12)

University Athletic Association

Men: 4 PM – Carnegie Mellon (19-5) vs. Rochester (16-8)
Carnegie Mellon Audio

While the UAA does not have a conference tournament, CMU can clinch the automatic bid with a win or a Washington University loss.

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference-Hosted by St. Scholastica

Men: 8 PM – #1 St. Scholastica (16-10) vs. #3 Bethany Lutheran (13-13)

Women: 7 PM – #2 Northwestern (Minn.) (15-10) vs. #4 Martin Luther (12-14)

USA South Athletic Conference

Men: 2 PM – #1 Christopher Newport (19-7) vs. #2 Averett (20-7)
CNU Audio

Women: 4 PM – #2 Greensboro (20-7) vs. #3 Ferrum (14-12) at CNU
Conference Audio

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Men: 8 PM – #1 UW-Whitewater (21-5) vs. #2 UW-Stout (21-5)
UW-Whitewater Audio
UW-Stout Audio

Women: 4 PM – #1 UW-Stout (21-5) vs. #3 UW-Stevens Point (17-10)
UW-Stout Audio
UW-Stevens Point Audio

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