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Final public NCAA regional rankings

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These are the final published NCAA Division III men’s basketball regional rankings. There is one secret ranking on Selection Sunday that we do not get to see.

Remember there are three ways a game can be classified as in region.

Through games of Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009.

Men’s regional rankings
Records listed are overall record, followed by in-region record.
Atlantic Region
1. Richard Stockton 23-2 20-2
2. Farmingdale State 23-2 23-2
3. Montclair State 20-5 16-5
4. William Paterson 20-6 20-6
5. Baruch 22-4 20-3

East Region
1. Ithaca 24-1 22-1
2. St. Lawrence 19-5 17-5
3. Hamilton 18-6 16-2
4. Utica 17-8 17-8
5. Rochester 16-8 16-8

Great Lakes Region
1. John Carroll 20-4 18-3
2. Capital 22-3 20-3
3. Carnegie Mellon 18-6 14-5
5. Wooster 19-6 18-4
4. Calvin 17-7 12-2
6. Ohio Wesleyan 17-7 16-6

Middle Atlantic Region
1. St. Mary’s (Md.) 21-4 18-2
2. Franklin & Marshall 21-4 20-4
3. DeSales 20-5 19-5
4. Widener 20-5 18-5
5. Gwynedd-Mercy 20-5 19-4
6. McDaniel 18-7 16-6
7. Cabrini 19-6 19-6
8. Scranton 19-6 18-6

Midwest Region
1. Wheaton (Ill.) 22-3 18-3
2. Washington U. 22-2 21-2
3. Elmhurst 19-6 19-6
4. Transylvania 19-5 16-3
5. Lawrence 17-6 17-6
6. Augustana 18-7 17-7
7. Carroll 16-7 16-7
8. North Central (Ill.) 16-9 14-7

Northeast Region
1. Worcester Tech 20-4 20-3
2. Middlebury 22-3 20-2
3. Elms 24-1 23-1
4. Rhode Island College 21-4 21-4
5. Mass-Dartmouth 22-3 20-3
6. Salem State 20-5 19-5
7. Bridgewater State 18-6 17-4
8. Brandeis 16-8 16-8
9. Amherst 20-5 18-5
10. Bowdoin 17-8 17-8

South Region
1. Trinity (Texas) 22-3 19-3
2. Texas-Dallas 21-4 19-4
3. Guilford 21-4 20-4
4. Randolph-Macon 20-5 18-2
5. Centre 20-4 16-4
6. McMurry 18-7 17-5
7. DePauw 19-6 15-5
8. Roanoke 19-6 14-6

West Region
1. St. Thomas 25-0 24-0
2. Puget Sound 23-2 20-0
3. UW-Stevens Point 21-4 20-4
4. UW-Whitewater 21-4 20-4
5. UW-Platteville 21-4 16-4
6. Buena Vista 23-2 20-2
7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 18-6 16-4
8. Whitworth 20-5 18-5

Women’s regional rankings
Records listed are in-region record, followed by overall record.
Atlantic Region
1. York (Pa.) 24-1 24-1
2. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) 21-3 21-4
3. TCNJ 20-4 21-4
4. Kean 18-5 20-6
5. Marymount (Va.) 19-4 20-5
6. Mary Washington 18-5 20-5

Central Region
1. Ill. Wesleyan 21-0 24-0
2. Washington U. 18-4 20-4
3. UW-Stevens Point 21-3 22-3
4. UW-Whitewater 20-3 22-3
5. UW-Eau Claire 17-4 21-4
6. St. Norbert 18-2 19-4

East Region
1. Rochester 21-3 21-3
2. New York U. 20-4 20-4
3. Cortland St. 21-3 22-3
4. Union 18-4 18-6
5. Oneonta St. 17-4 19-5
6. Ithaca 16-6 17-8

Great Lakes Region
1. Hope 18-1 22-1
2. Thomas More 19-2 23-2
3. DePauw 15-3 21-4
4. Wash. & Jeff. 18-3 22-3
5. Transylvania 18-3 20-5
6. Capital 18-4 18-5

Mid-Atlantic Region
1. Scranton 21-4 21-4
2. Moravian 18-5 20-5
3. Muhlenberg 22-3 22-3
4. DeSales 21-4 21-4
5. Messiah 20-3 22-3
6. Alvernia 16-6 17-8

Northeast Region
1. Amherst 23-1 24-1
2. Tufts 21-3 21-3
3. Brandeis 16-6 17-6
4. Bowdoin 20-4 21-4
5. Eastern Connecticut 23-2 23-2
6. Western Connecticut 19-4 20-4
7. Southern Maine 18-5 19-6
8. Keene State 17-6 19-6

South Region
1. Oglethorpe 17-3 22-3
2. Greensboro 23-0 24-1
3. Texas-Dallas 21-3 21-4
4. Mississippi College 21-3 22-3
5. Roanoke 20-3 22-3
6. Randolph-Macon 17-4 20-5

West Region
1. George Fox 20-0 25-0
2. St. Benedict 22-3 22-3
3. Simpson 18-3 22-3
4. Concordia-Moorhead 17-5 18-7
5. St. Thomas 18-7 18-7
6. Redlands 18-6 19-6

Putting on the pressure

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Are last-second free throws the most pressure packed action in sports?

While some would argue for kicking a field goal with three seconds left down by two or standing with the tying and winning runs on base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, it’s hard to argue against the last-second free throw, because once the referee hands you the ball, it’s just you and the basket, 15 feet away.

The NCAA’s Double-A Zone focuses on how this simple act can be suddenly less than simple and uses a fairly topical reference in the process. Say, a pair of free throws from Sunday’s games. Lot of Division III fans over there.

Hoopsville Podcast: February 22nd

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With just a week left before teams leave everything the hands of the NCAA selection committees, there is plenty to talk about, try and figure out, and react to… it is sometimes tough to figure out where to start and where to end! Tonight’s show started with reacting to the Wash U loss to Rochester and finished with UW-Platteville’s win over UW-Stevens Point.

Guests included:
– Jason Mulligan (Univ. of New England)
– Lee McKinney (Fontbonne)
– Nancy Fahey (Wash U.)

Also reports from Bob Quillman (Midwest/WIAC), Mark Simon (Northeast), and JC DeLass (Rochester-Wash U), along with Pat Coleman chatting with UW-Platteville’s Paul Combs and Jeff Skemp.

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Hoopsville Podcast: February 19th

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The 2008-09 regular season is quickly coming to an end with just a few days left before many conference tournaments and about 10 days until we learn who will continue their seasons in the NCAA Tournaments.

Once again we tackled the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, East, and South Regions on the Thursday edition of Hoopsville. We also took a look at where many teams stand in terms of being in good shape or not for an NCAA bid.

Guests included:
– Averett Coach Jimmy Allen
– Cabrini Coach Marcus Kahn
– Capital Coach Damon Goodwin
– Illinois Wesleyan Women’s Coach Mia Smith
– Rochester Tech Coach Bob McVean

Click the play button below to listen. You can load the podcast page in iTunes or can also get this and any of our future Hoopsville podcasts automatically by subscribing to this RSS feed: http://d3blogs.com/d3hoops/?feed=podcast

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NCAA regional rankings, week 2/3

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The third men’s rankings have been released. Waiting on the second women’s rankings.

Remember there are three ways a game can be classified as in region.

Through games of Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009.

Men’s regional rankings
Records listed are overall record, followed by in-region record.
Atlantic Region
1. Richard Stockton 22-2 19-2
2. Farmingdale State 21-2 21-2
3. William Paterson 19-5 19-5
4. Baruch 21-4 19-3
5. St. Joseph’s (L.I.) 20-3 19-3

East Region
1. Ithaca 22-1 20-1
2. St. Lawrence 18-4 16-4
3. Hamilton 15-6 13-2
4. Rochester 15-7 15-7
5. St. John Fisher 15-7 12-7

Great Lakes Region
1. Capital 20-3 18-3
2. John Carroll 18-4 16-3
3. Carnegie Mellon 17-5 13-4
4. Calvin 16-6 11-1
5. Wooster 17-6 16-4
6. Ohio Wesleyan 16-6 15-5

Middle Atlantic Region
1. Franklin & Marshall 21-2 20-2
2. St. Mary’s (Md.) 20-4 17-2
3. Widener 18-5 16-5
4. McDaniel 17-6 15-5
5. DeSales 18-5 17-5
6. Wesley 16-7 14-3
7. Gwynedd-Mercy 18-5 17-4
8. Cabrini 17-6 17-6

Midwest Region
1. Washington U. 21-1 20-1
2. Wheaton (Ill.) 20-3 16-3
3. Elmhurst 17-6 17-6
4. Transylvania 17-5 14-3
5. North Central (Ill.) 16-7 14-5
6. Lawrence 15-6 15-6
7. Augustana 17-7 16-7
8. St. Norbert 18-4 17-4

Northeast Region
1. Worcester Polytech 18-4 18-3
2. Middlebury 21-3 19-2
3. Elms 21-1 20-1
4. Rhode Island College 19-4 19-4
5. Bridgewater State 17-5 16-3
6. Massachusetts-Dartmouth 20-3 18-3
7. Salem State 18-5 17-5
8. Amherst 19-5 17-5
9. New England 20-3 19-3
10. Brandeis 14-8 14-8

South Region
1. Texas-Dallas 20-3 18-3
2. Trinity (Texas) 20-3 17-3
3. Guilford 19-4 18-4
4. Randolph-Macon 19-5 17-2
5. Centre 18-4 14-4
6. McMurry 16-7 15-5
7. DePauw 17-6 13-5
8. Mississippi College 17-5 15-5

West Region
1. St. Thomas 22-0 22-0
2. Puget Sound 21-2 18-0
3. UW-Whitewater 20-3 19-3
4. UW-Stevens Point 20-3 19-3
5. UW-Platteville 20-3 15-3
6. Buena Vista 22-2 19-2
7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 16-6 14-4
8. Whitworth 18-5 16-5

Women’s regional rankings
Records listed are in-region record, followed by overall record.
Atlantic Region
1. York (Pa.) 22-1 22-1
2. Kean 17-4 19-5
3. Mt. St. Mary 19-3 19-4
4. TCNJ 18-4 20-4
5. Marymount 18-3 19-4
6. Mary Washington 16-5 18-5

Central Region
1. Illinois Wesleyan 20-0 22-0
2. UW-Whitewater 18-3 20-3
3. UW-Stevens Point 19-3 20-3
4. Washington U. 16-4 18-4
5. UW-Eau Claire 15-4 19-4
6. St. Norbert 17-2 18-4

East Region
1. Rochester 20-2 20-2
2. New York U. 18-4 18-4
3. Cortland State 18-3 19-3
4. Union 16-4 16-6
5. Oneonta State 16-4 18-5
6. Ithaca 14-6 15-8

Great Lakes Region
1. Hope 16-1 20-1
2. Thomas More 17-2 21-2
3. DePauw 13-3 19-4
4. Washington & Jefferson 16-3 20-3
5. Transylvania 16-3 18-5
6. Capital 16-4 16-5

Mid-Atlantic Region
1. Moravian 18-4 20-4
2. Muhlenberg 20-3 20-3
3. DeSales 19-4 19-4
4. Messiah 18-3 20-3
5. Scranton 17-4 20-4
6. Alvernia 15-5 16-7

Northeast Region
1. Amherst 22-1 23-1
2. Tufts 19-3 19-3
3. Brandeis 14-6 15-6
4. Bowdoin 19-4 20-4
5. Eastern Connecticut 21-2 21-2
6. Western Connecticut 17-4 18-4
7. Southern Maine 17-4 18-5
8. Keene St. 16-5 18-5

South Region
1. Oglethorpe 16-2 21-2
2. Texas-Dallas 20-2 20-3
3. Greensboro 20-0 21-1
4. Roanoke 19-2 21-2
5. Randolph-Macon 15-4 18-5
6. McMurry 16-4 18-5

West Region
1. George Fox 18-0 23-0
2. St. Benedict 20-3 20-3
3. Concordia-Moorhead 15-5 16-7
4. Simpson 16-3 20-3
5. St. Thomas 17-6 17-6
6. La Verne 15-4 17-5