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NCAA regional rankings, Week 2

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The NCAA Division III men’s and women’s basketball committee released their second regional rankings of the 2006-07 season Wednesday evening.

The number of teams ranked is relative to the number of teams in each region.

Men’s Basketball
The first record listed is the overall record, followed by record in regional games, through Sunday, Feb. 11.

We have added our calculated QOWI through Sunday to this list. Some adjustments have been made to our database since, but these should be a ballpark:

Atlantic
1. Ramapo 18-5 17-3, 11.050
2. Stevens 19-4 19-4, 10.000
3. Manhattanville 19-5 18-5, 9.957
4. Richard Stockton 17-7 14-5, 10.158
5. New Jersey City 16-7 15-6, 9.1714

East Region
1. Brockport State 18-4 17-4, 10.286
2. St. Lawrence 18-5 17-5, 10.364
3. Rochester 16-6 16-5, 10.286
4 Hamilton 16-5 13-5, 10.000
5. Utica 18-4 17-4, 9.857

Great Lakes Region
1. Lake Erie 22-1 18-0, 10.889
2. John Carroll 16-7 15-5, 10.350
3. Wooster 20-3 15-2, 9.941
4. Wittenberg 20-3 15-3, 10.000
5. Hope 19-3 12-3, 9.929
6. Ohio Northern 17-6 12-6, 10.111

Middle Atlantic Region
1. Johns Hopkins 20-3 19-2, 10.429
2. Messiah 17-5 14-3, 10.412
3. Catholic 17-5 16-5, 10.286
4. Alvernia 19-4 18-2, 9.600
5. Hood 17-6 16-5, 10.048
6. King’s 16-7 15-6, 9.864
7. Scranton 18-5 16-5, 9.619
8. Lincoln 15-7 9-3, 9.769

Midwest Region
1. Augustana 19-4 19-3, 10.591
2. Washington U. 18-4 16-3, 10.556
3. Chicago 18-4 17-4, 10.350
4. Aurora 21-2 20-2, 10.476
5. Elmhurst 18-4 14-4, 9.889
6. Wheaton (Ill.) 15-7 11-6, 9.706
7. Carthage 14-8 11-7, 9.235
8. Grinnell 15-6 14-6, 9.350

Northeast Region
1. Amherst 23-1 22-1, 11.522
2. Salem State 19-2 19-2, 10.667
3. WPI 19-2 17-2, 10.842
4. Trinity (Conn.) 20-3 16-3, 10.789
5. Rhode Island 19-3 19-3, 10.455
6. Keene State 19-4 16-4, 10.350
7. Brandeis 16-6 16-6, 10.227
8. Bates 18-6 17-6, 10.000
9. Babson 15-8 14-8, 9.545
10. Husson 17-5 17-3, 9.800

South Region
1. Mississippi College 20-2 18-1, 10.316
2. Virginia Wesleyan 21-3 20-3, 10.478
3. Guilford 19-3 18-3, 9.810
4. Mary Hardin-Baylor 20-3 20-3, 9.609
5. Maryville 18-5 18-3, 9.905
6. DePauw 19-4 16-3, 10.389
7. Averett 17-6 15-4, 9.737
8. Centre 18-4 12-4, 9.688

West Region
1. UW-Stevens Point 20-2 19-1, 11.550
2. St. John’s 18-5 18-2, 10.300
3. St. Thomas 21-3 21-3, 10.333
4. Whitworth 20-3 17-3, 10.150
5. UW-Oshkosh 19-4 16-4, 10.100
6. Occidental 15-5 10-3, 9.923
7. Loras 17-6 15-4, 9.947
8. Redlands 14-6 10-3, 9.615

The first record listed is the regional record, followed by overall record, through Sunday, Feb. 11.
Women’s basketball
Atlantic
1. Mary Washington 20-2 21-2, 11.182
2. Mount St. Mary 20-3 20-3, 10.409
3. William Paterson 19-3 20-4, 10.091
4. Kean 19-3 20-3, 10.636
5. Stevens 19-4 19-4, 9.455
6. York (Pa.) 16-8 16-8, 9.667

Central
1. Lake Forest 17-1 19-2, 10.778
2. UW-Stout 18-4 19-5, 11.714
3. Illinois Wesleyan 17-2 19-3, 10.632
4. Carroll 18-3 18-3, 10.650
5. Washington U. 14-4 17-5, 10.167
6. Chicago 15-5 17-5, 10.350

East
1. New York University 20-2 20-2, 11.136
2. Cortland State 19-1 20-1, 11.250
3. Rochester 18-4 18-4, 11.091
4. St. Lawrence 19-1 21-2, 10.850
5. Medaille 17-2 19-4, 10.053
6. Brockport State 15-5 17-5, 10.000

Great Lakes
1. Calvin 15-0 21-1, 10.800
2. DePauw 13-3 20-3, 10.875
3. Denison 17-3 19-4, 10.450
4. Wilmington 17-4 19-4, 10.500
5. Hope 14-3 19-3, 9.825
6. Transylvania 15-5 16-7, 9.895

Mid-Atlantic
1. Messiah 21-1 21-2, 12.136
2. Scranton 19-2 21-2, 11.273
3. McDaniel 20-2 20-2, 11.045
4. Gwynedd-Mercy 21-2 21-2, 10.957
5. Dickinson 18-4 19-4, 9.591
6. Muhlenberg 18-4 19-4, 9.955

Northeast
1. Bowdoin 21-1 23-1, 12.273
2. Fitchburg State 21-1 21-1, 11.818
3. Emmanuel 18-1 20-1, 11.684
4. Southern Maine 21-1 21-1, 11.455
5. Brandeis 16-4 17-4, 10.800
6. Maine Maritime 18-2 20-2, 10.850
7. Norwich 19-2 20-2, 10.286
8. Williams 16-4 19-5, 11.150

South
1. Howard Payne 21-1 22-1, 11.000
2. Oglethorpe 17-3 18-5, 10.450
3. McMurry 19-3 20-3, 10.182
4. Maryville (Tenn.) 16-2 19-3, 10.176
5. Randolph-Macon 17-3 18-4, 10.150
6. Hardin-Simmons 17-4 18-4, 9.857

West Region
1. Luther 14-2 18-4, 11.000
2. Puget Sound 15-2 19-4, 10.588
3. St. Benedict 19-2 19-4, 10.190
4. Gustavus Adolphus 20-3 20-3, 10.262
5. Simpson 14-4 18-5, 10.722
6. George Fox 11-4 15-6, 9.800

First 2007 regional rankings

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The NCAA Division III men’s and women’s basketball committees released their first regional rankings of the 2006-07 season Wednesday afternoon.

The number of teams ranked in the men’s and women’s poll is relative to the number of teams in each region.

Men’s Basketball
The first record listed is the overall record, followed by record in regional games, through Sunday, Feb. 4.
Atlantic
1 Ramapo 16-5 15-3
2 Stevens 17-4 17-4
3 Manhattanville 16-5 15-5
4 Richard Stockton 15-7 12-5
5 New Jersey City 14-7 13-6

East Region
1 St. Lawrence 18-3 17-3
2 Brockport State 16-4 15-4
3 Utica 17-3 16-3
4 New York U. 16-4 14-4
5 Rochester 15-5 15-4

Great Lakes Region
1 Lake Erie 20-1 16-0
2 Wooster 18-3 13-2
3 Wittenberg 18-3 13-3
4 Hope 17-2 10-2
5 John Carroll 14-7 13-5
6 Ohio Northern 16-5 11-5

Middle Atlantic Region
1 Johns Hopkins 19-2 18-1
2 Catholic 16-4 15-4
3 Hood 16-5 15-4
4 Messiah 15-5 12-3
5 Alvernia 16-4 15-2
6 Scranton 16-5 14-5
7 Lincoln 13-7 9-3
8 King’s 14-7 13-6

Midwest Region
1 Augustana 17-4 17-3
2 Washington U. 16-4 14-3
3 Chicago 16-4 15-4
4 Aurora 19-2 18-2
5 Wheaton (Ill.) 14-6 10-5
6 Elmhurst 16-4 12-4
7 Carthage 14-6 11-5
8 Bluffton 16-5 11-5

Northeast Region
1 Amherst 23-0 22-0
2 WPI 17-2 15-2
3 Salem State 17-2 17-2
4 Rhode Island 17-3 17-3
5 Trinity (Conn.) 18-3 14-3
6 Bates 17-4 16-4
7 Keene State 17-4 14-4
8 Brandeis 14-6 14-6
9 Babson 13-8 12-8
10 Tufts 13-8 13-8

South Region
1 Mississippi College 18-2 16-1
2 Virginia Wesleyan 19-3 18-3
3 Guilford 16-3 15-3
4 Maryville (Tenn.) 15-5 15-3
5 DePauw 17-4 14-3
6 Mary Hardin-Baylor 17-3 17-3
7 Averett 14-6 12-4
8 Centre 16-4 10-4

West Region
1 UW-Stevens Point 18-2 17-1
2 St. Thomas 18-2 18-2
3 St. John’s 16-5 16-2
4 Whitworth 18-2 15-2
5 Occidental 14-4 9-2
6 UW-Oshkosh 18-4 15-4
7 Loras 15-5 13-3
8 Puget Sound 16-4 13-3

Women’s Basketball
The first record listed is the regional record, followed by overall record, through Sunday, Feb. 4.

Atlantic
1 Mary Washington 17-2 18-2
2 Mount St. Mary 17-3 17-3
3 William Paterson 17-3 18-4
4 Kean 17-3 18-3
5 Stevens 17-4 17-4
6 Rutgers-Newark 15-4 15-6

Central
1 Illinois Wesleyan 17-0 19-1
2 UW-Stout 17-3 18-4
3 Lake Forest 15-1 17-2
4 Carroll 17-3 17-3
5 Chicago 14-4 16-4
6 Washington U. 12-4 15-5

East
1 Rochester 18-2 18-2
2 St. Lawrence 18-0 20-1
3 Cortland State 17-1 18-1
4 New York University 18-2 18-2
5 Medaille 15-2 17-4
6 Brockport State 13-5 15-5

Great Lakes
1 Calvin 12-0 18-1
2 DePauw 12-2 19-2
3 Denison 17-2 19-3
4 Wilmington 16-3 18-3
5 Hope 13-2 18-2
6 Baldwin-Wallace 16-4 17-4

Mid-Atlantic
1 Messiah 20-0 20-1
2 Scranton 17-2 19-2
3 Gwynedd-Mercy 18-2 18-2
4 McDaniel 18-2 18-2
5 Muhlenberg 17-3 18-3
6 Dickinson 16-4 17-4

Northeast
1 Bowdoin 19-1 21-1
2 Fitchburg State 18-1 18-1
3 Emmanuel 16-1 18-1
4 Southern Maine 19-1 19-1
5 Maine Maritime 17-1 19-1
6 Norwich 17-2 18-2
7 Williams 14-4 17-5
8 Brandeis 14-4 15-4

South
1 Howard Payne 19-1 20-1
2 Oglethorpe 15-3 16-5
3 McMurry 17-3 18-3
4 Randolph-Macon 15-2 16-3
5 Hendrix 15-2 20-3
6 Maryville (Tenn.) 13-2 15-3

West
1 Luther 11-2 15-4
2 Gustavus Adolphus 18-2 18-2
3 Puget Sound 13-2 17-4
4 St. Benedict 16-2 16-4
5 Simpson 13-4 17-5
6 George Fox 9-4 13-6

D-III maintains redshirt, practice rules

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The Division III membership is voting on legislative proposals today at the NCAA convention. Some key proposals, and the action that has been taken on them:

Proposal 6:

Amend (bylaw) 14.1.11 by adding new 14.1.11.1, page 91, as follows:
“14.1.11.1 Requirements. The use of male practice players
in a women’s sport is subject to the following requirements:
“(a) Male practice players shall only be permitted to
practice in the traditional segment in the women’s
sport;
“(b) The use of male practice players is limited to one
practice per week; and
“(c) In team sports, the number of male practice players
shall not exceed half of the number of student-athletes
required to field a starting unit in that sport.”

And an amendment to said proposal, sponsored by the MASCAC (the real MASCAC, the one in Massachusetts), which would increase the players to five players for three days per week in basketball.

This proposal was sent back to committee by a vote of 359-62-3. It could be revisited in another year, though the prevailing opinion appears to be that the status quo should be maintained.

For those who missed Hoopsville, Dave McHugh interviewed Barb Bausch (Vassar), Lori Kerans (Millikin) and Val Cushman (Randolph-Macon Woman’s College). Click here for the audio.

Bylaws: Amend 14.2.4.1, page 92, as follows:
[Division III, roll call]
“14.2.4.1 Minimum Amount of Participation. A season of intercollegiate
participation shall be counted when a student-athlete
participates (practices or competes) during or after the first contest
following the student-athlete’s initial participation at that
institution. A season of participation shall not be counted when
a student-athlete participates in a preseason scrimmage or preseason
exhibition conducted prior to the first contest following
the student-athlete’s initial participation at that institution.
This provision is applicable to intercollegiate athletics participation
(practice or competition) conducted by a Division III any
collegiate institution at the varsity, junior varsity or freshman
team level.”

A change to make the redshirt rules even more restrictive was defeated … again … as the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s proposal to no longer honor redshirts granted by another division. There were 82 in favor, 336 opposed with five abstentions. This would have meant that student-athletes who redshirted in Division I, Division II or the NAIA would have lost a year of eligibility in transferring to Division III.

This is a rule the MIAC uses on a conference level. It’s now had two airings on the national level and has not gotten widespread support.

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Who should teams practice against?

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An NCAA committee issued a position statement calling for a ban on the use of male practice players in women’s intercollegiate athletics and Division III is voting to severly restrict it at the upcoming NCAA convention. The proposal being considered does not eliminate the practice, but limits it to one practice per week. The proposal also would limit the number of male practice players in team sports to no more than half of the number required to field a starting women’s team (for example, only two male practice players would be permitted in a sport with five starting players).

Vassar coach Barb Bausch, who is in her 11th season as a Division III women’s basketball head coach, wrote the following opinion piece:

Citing the spirit of Title IX as their reasoning, an NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics recently criticized a little known, but common practice in women’s sports — using male players during practice sessions to emulate larger opponents.

Barb BauschWith all due respect, I must disagree with the committee.

I know from personal experience, as a former player and someone who has coached females in basketball for 20 years now, that practicing against stronger and bigger players, whether they’re men or women, is an effective tool for getting better.

As a coach, I always try to make practice more competitive than what the opponent can give. At the high school level, I encouraged my teams to seek out the best competition they could find for pickup games, male or female. When we had to compete against two 6-foot-6 female athletes on the same team, we found a guy that tall so we could have a sense of what 6-6 was like. It makes sense to use the overload principle to prepare a team for all possibilities. That is what good coaches do.

As a college coach, I seek out anyone who is quicker, stronger and faster to practice against before we face our opponents. Generally, these tend to be male undergraduates. When a player learns that she can make a move against that type of speed or strength, she never forgets it. It’s not only the starters who practice against the guys — the whole team does. What this does is help the level of play within the team become more equal.

As an educated professional who has dedicated her career to the advancement of women’s opportunities in life through sport, I find it hard to accept a committee telling me what is best for the women I coach. I, as well as many others in this profession, have worked hard and sought out education and experiences from so many points of view to give our best to the student-athletes we have the good fortune to coach. It would be their loss and the loss of all those in which they come in contact if they could not benefit from our knowledge and well thought out choices that we make for the women we coach. It would be beneficial, however, if there was more help in finding solutions to raise the percentage of women coaching women and men in sport and in securing women in administrative positions.