It's that time again - the Madness Before the Madness - we start with 345 Teams in D-I
We eliminate the Independents and the Great West as they don't qualify (as well as Presbyterian, SIU Edwardsville, Southern, Grambling, Louisiana Monroe, South Dakota and Cal State Northridge). This thread will eliminate teams as they become ineligible for their conference tournaments or are eliminated in the regular season (Ivy League)
America East
Vermont
Atlantic 10
Saint Louis
Xavier
St. Bonaventure
ACC
Duke
North Carolina
Florida State
Atlantic Sun
Belmont
Big 12
Missouri
Baylor
Big East
Louisville
Cincinnati
Big Sky
Montana
Big South
UNC-Asheville
Big Ten
Ohio State
Michigan State
Michigan
Big West
Long Beach State
UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association
Virginia Commonwealth
Conference USA
Memphis
Marshall
Horizon League
Detroit
Ivy League
Harvard
MAAC
Loyola (MD)
Mid-American
Akron
Ohio
MEAC
Norfolk State
Missouri Valley
Creighton
Mountain West
UNLV
San Diego State
Northeast
LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley
Murray State
Pac-12
Arizona
Colorado
Patriot League
Lehigh
SEC
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
Southern
Davidson
Southland
Lamar
SWAC
Mississippi Valley State
Texas Southern
Summit League
South Dakota State
Sun Belt
Western Kentucky
West Coast
Saint Mary's
WAC
New Mexico State
Louisiana Tech
Teams in the tournament:
Lamar
Norfolk State
Vermont
Saint Mary's
Lehigh
LIU Brooklyn
Detroit
Western Kentucky
South Dakota State
Virginia Commonwealth
Montana
Davidson
Creighton
Belmont
Murray State
UNC-Asheville
Teams eliminated from conference tournaments with at-large hopes:
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi State
California
Colorado State
New Mexico
Southern Miss
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
Syracuse
Notre Dame
South Florida
Texas
Kansas
Iowa State
North Carolina State
Virginia
Miami (FL)
Massachusetts
Saint Joseph's
La Salle
Temple
Washington
Northwestern
Seton Hall
Marquette
Georgetown
Connecticut
Kansas State
Gonzaga
Iona
Drexel
Wichita State
Brigham Young
Dayton
Stony Brook
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Minnesota
Iowa
UC Riverside
Cal Poly
UC Irvine
UAB
UCF
Western Michigan
Toledo
Kent State
Buffalo
North Carolina Central
Florida A&M
Hampton
Wyoming
Oregon
Oregon State
Georgia
LSU
McNeese State
Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Hawaii
Utah State
Nevada
Boston College
Wake Forest
Clemson
Oklahoma State
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Villanova
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Nebraska
Illinois
UC Davis
Cal State Fullerton
Pacific
East Carolina
UTEP
Tulsa
Tulane
Central Michigan
Northern Illinois
Delaware State
Bethune-Cookman
Air Force
Boise State
TCU
Utah
UCLA
Stanford
Auburn
South Carolina
Arkansas
Stephen F. Austin
Texas-Arlington
Prairie View A&M
Alabama State
Fresno State
San Jose State
Idaho
Charlotte
Duquesne
George Washington
Richmond
St. John's
DePaul
Providence
Rutgers
Portland State
Eastern Washington
Weber State
Old Dominion
George Mason
Houston
Southern Methodist
Rice
Valparaiso
Fairfield
Siena
Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green
Miami (OH)
Ball State
Maryland-Eastern Shore
Morgan State
South Carolina State
North Carolina A&T
Coppin State
Savannah State
Howard
Illinois State
Wagner
Quinnipiac
Monmouth
Washington State
Arizona State
USC
Bucknell
UNC Greensboro
Elon
Western Carolina
UTSA
Sam Houston State
Northwestern State
Nicholls State
Jackson State
Alabama A&M
North Dakota State
Oakland
Western Illinois
Southern Utah
Oral Roberts
Middle Tennessee
South Alabama
Arkansas-Little Rock
Denver
Louisiana-Lafayette
North Texas
Arkansas State
Albany
Hartford
Boston University
Maine
Florida Gulf Coast
Montana State
Idaho State
Georgia State
Northeastern
Butler
Cleveland State
Manhattan
Niagara
Marist
Evansville
Georgia Southern
Furman
IUPUI
IPFW
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Troy
San Francisco
Appalachian State
Wofford
American University
Lafayette
Tennessee State
Delaware
North Carolina-Wilmington
Virginia Military
Binghamton
New Hampshire
Rider
San Diego
Canisius
Missouri State
Morehead State
Loyola Marymount
Samford
Chattanooga
Charleston
Citadel
Tennessee Tech
Drake
Northern Iowa
Indiana State
James Madison
William & Mary
Hofstra
Towson
East Tennessee State
Mercer
Milwaukee
Youngstown State
St. Peter's
Portland
Pepperdine
Central Connecticut State
Sacred Heart
Robert Morris
St. Francis (NY)
USC Upstate
North Florida
UMBC
Charleston Southern
Winthrop
Southern Illinois
Bradley
Jacksonville State
Southeast Missouri State
Santa Clara
Colgate
Army
Holy Cross
Navy
Eastern Kentucky
Austin Peay
Liberty
High Point
Campbell
Coastal Carolina
Jacksonville
Lipscomb
Green Bay
Wright State
Illinois-Chicago
Loyola (IL)
Gardner-Webb
Radford
Eliminated in regular season:
Pennsylvania
Texas State
Rhode Island
Princeton
Yale
Northern Colorado
Fordham
UMKC
Eastern Illinois
Texas A&M-CC
Southeastern Louisiana
Central Arkansas
Stetson
Cornell
Sacramento State
Columbia
Kennesaw State
Tennessee-Martin
Brown
Mount St. Mary's
St. Francis (PA)
Fairleigh Dickinson
Bryant University
Northern Arizona
Dartmouth
Could not qualify:
South Dakota
Louisiana-Monroe
Southern
Grambling
SIU-Edwardsville
Cal State Northridge
Presbyterian
Cal State Bakersfield
Seattle
Longwood
Utah Valley
Texas-Pan American
N.J.I.T.
North Dakota
Chicago State
Houston Baptist
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North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
For all intents and purposes, The Citadel was eliminated at the start of the season. We suck so hard this year that the moon has actually moved 3245.6 miles closer to the earth.
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Tennessee-Martin is out of the running for the OVC (and have been for awhile)
Kennesaw State is out as well for the A-Sun
Columbia is out after losing this weekend
319 remain
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
"What I'm saying is: You might have taken care of your wolf problem, but everyone around town is going to think of you as the crazy son of a bitch who bought land mines to get rid of wolves."
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:Sacto State loses to Portland State - ending their chance to make the Big Sky tournament
318 left.
This weekend will bring a host of teams eliminated - the Ivy, Big Sky and others
Well, at least The Goddess beat EWU tonight....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Tomorrow will be big:
A10: Fordham and Rhode Island are on the brink of elimination a GW win combined with a loss for either team will result in their elimination.
ASun: Jacksonville loses tonight - if Stetson beats SC Upstate - the Dolphins are eliminated
Big Sky: If Montana State beats Montana tomorrow - Northern Colorado will be eliminated and the tournament field will be set
OVC: EIU has an outside chance to stay force EKU out of the tournament - they play head to head tomorrow - I don't know how the tie-breaker works.
Southland: Bit of a mess - but Nicholls plays McNeese - if Nicholls wins UCA is eliminated. SELA plays C. Arkansas - loser is eliminated. TAMU-CC plays SFA, if they lose they are eliminated.
Summit: IPFW and UMKC play in what amounts to a play-in game to the Summit tournament.
Ivy League: If Harvard beats Penn, they win the Ivy outright (I believe) Princeton plays Dartmouth - if they lose they are eliminated.
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:Ivy League: If Harvard beats Penn, they win the Ivy outright (I believe) Princeton plays Dartmouth - if they lose they are eliminated.
If Harvard beats Penn tomorrow, they just need to win one more Ivy game against either Cornell or Columbia (both have already been eliminated) to punch the first ticket to the Big Dance 2012.
All the Ivy League needs to become relevant again is to diversify its OOC schedule.
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:Ivy League: If Harvard beats Penn, they win the Ivy outright (I believe) Princeton plays Dartmouth - if they lose they are eliminated.
If Harvard beats Penn tomorrow, they just need to win one more Ivy game against either Cornell or Columbia (both have already been eliminated) to punch the first ticket to the Big Dance 2012.
Ah - I had thought that given their 2-0 record against Penn and Yale that even were they to lose, they'd win the tie-breaker. I would assume - based on this - that they don't have a tie-breaker, other than a one game tournament.
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
bonarae wrote:
If Harvard beats Penn tomorrow, they just need to win one more Ivy game against either Cornell or Columbia (both have already been eliminated) to punch the first ticket to the Big Dance 2012.
Ah - I had thought that given their 2-0 record against Penn and Yale that even were they to lose, they'd win the tie-breaker. I would assume - based on this - that they don't have a tie-breaker, other than a one game tournament.
Nicholls wins eliminating UCA
UCA beats SELA eliminating the Lions
TAMU-CC getting housed and will lose and be eliminated
EIU dropped by EKU and eliminated
IPFW beats UMKC in what amounted to a play-in game in the Summit
311 Left
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
Some conferences have a few teams left to eliminate in the week ahead - and some tournaments are set.
Conferences with teams to eliminate:
A-10 has two to eliminate before their tournament
Fordham and URI are hanging on by a thread. GW and Charlotte can be caught and eliminated. The 29th will likely settle this.
Southland has one team yet to eliminate - Texas State is hanging on by a thread
The Ivy League has to crown a champion - with 2 games left on most schedules - Harvard, Penn, Yale and Princeton
The A-Sun field is set - tournament begins on the 29th:
Belmont/Jacksonville
ETSU/North Florida
USC Upstate/UFGC
Mercer/Lipscomb
The Big South field is set - and the tournament starts on Monday
High Point/Radford
VMI/Gardner Webb
The CAA field is set - tournament begins on March 2
James Madison/UNC-Wilmington
Delaware/Towson
Northeastern/William & Mary
Georgia St/Hofstra
The Horizon League field is set - tournament begins on Tuesday
Detroit/Loyola
Green Bay/Youngstown St
UIC/Milwaukee
Wright St/Butler
The Missouri Valley field is set - tournament begins on Thursday
Indiana St/Southern Illinois
Drake/Bradley
The Northeastern field is set - tournament begins on Thursday
LIU/Sacred Heart
Wagner/CCSU
Robert Morris/Monmouth
St. Francis (NY)/Quinnipiac
The OVC field is set - tournament begins on Wednesday
Morehead St/EKU
Austin Peay/Jacksonville St
The Patriot League field is set - tournament begins on Wednesday
Bucknell/Navy
Holy Cross/Lafayette
Lehigh/Colgate
American/Army
The SoCon field is set - tournament begins on Friday
Charleston/App. St
WCU/The Citadel
Samford/Furman
GSU/Chattanooga
The Summit League field will be set at the end of the night.
The West Coast Conference field is set - tournament begins Wednesday with a play in game
Portland/Santa Clara
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
In the SWAC MVSU has locked up the #1 seed and Texas Southern has sealed the #2 seed. the other seeds should shake out after Thursday.
If PVU wins against Southern or UAPB loses to Valley, PVU will lock up #3.
the AAMU/JSU loser will get the #8 spot.
tampajag wrote:In the SWAC MVSU has locked up the #1 seed and Texas Southern has sealed the #2 seed. the other seeds should shake out after Thursday.
If PVU wins against Southern or UAPB loses to Valley, PVU will lock up #3.
the AAMU/JSU loser will get the #8 spot.
they barred two schools from the tournament, right?
North Dakota State University Bison 2011 and 2012 National Champions
tampajag wrote:In the SWAC MVSU has locked up the #1 seed and Texas Southern has sealed the #2 seed. the other seeds should shake out after Thursday.
If PVU wins against Southern or UAPB loses to Valley, PVU will lock up #3.
the AAMU/JSU loser will get the #8 spot.
they barred two schools from the tournament, right?
yes, southern and grambling. grambling would have missed the tourney anyway since they are last place.
Big night in conference tournaments as we start to work on winnowing down the field:
Big Sky:
Northern Colorado lost last night - ending their shot at making the BSC tournament
A10:
Fordham loses to URI and will not make the A-10 tournament
