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Michigan is the new Stony Brook. 10 - 0 ranked in the Top 10 and they do not have a win vs a quality team. They have not even played a quality (top 20) opponent. Towson and Penn State are good programs but they are each having an off year. Good for Michigan, they should make The Tournament. Will The B1G have two or three teams in the NCAA's? I don't think The B1G gets four. How about the ACC? How many teams make it?


Michigan has played and beaten Cal, UC Davis, Central Michigan, Dartmouth (#25), Colorado (#14), Denver (#9), Cincinnati, Kent State, Towson (#25), Penn State (#19). They have 7 games remaining. OSU, Niagra, Hopkins (#14 and dropping), Maryland (#2), Rutgers, Northwestern, and Detroit Mercy.. If they go 4-3 in the remaining games. That is games against 8 ranked opponents, they will make B10 tournament and may end up w/ NCAA bid.

I see B10 w/ four bids. MD, Northwestern, Michigan and Hopkins.they

ACC will definitely get four. BC, Cuse, UVA, Duke. ND (weak schedule) and VATech are a ? They have to win a few ACC games. VATech loss to Colorado and USC didn't help them and ND playing a horrible non-conference slate hurts them as well..

16 Conference bids. (Florida and Stony Brook top 20 teams that stand alone in their conferences) Interested in how the selection committee sees the ret of the field. Georgetown/Denver from Big East. Penn, Princeton, Dartmouth Cornell from IVY, Navy/Loyola from Patriot. USC, Colorado and Stanford from Pac 12.

Still a lot of Lax left in the season. Conference play will thin the herd a bit. Should be a fun April!



In your ACC you left out UNC and ND just beat UVA . Duke plays a weak non conference schedule as well so will need to win some games in conference. ACC is easily the most deep conference there is.


Quite an omission, my apologies. Didn't realize Duke had such a soft schedule as well. Duke played Northwesstern and Penn and lost both and had a tough game vs Louisville...They will have a tough road to Tournament as well. Still say 4 in from ACC, Duke, ND and VATech as ? Let's see how ACC conference play shakes out...


Pretty sure it is 13 conference Bids (I could be wrong). Maybe B1G gets 4. Florida and Stony Brook definitely Top 20 (Florida Top 8). Cornell?? (They lost to Villanova, struggled with Columbia and did you see the Stony Brook game? don't think they are dancing). Dartmouth ? Maybe, but thinking only two ivy.

With regard to Duke's YTD non-conference schedule I would not call Northwestern and Penn weak.

Good luck to all the rest of the way.


Wasn't sure how many conferences get the AQ. I know they added conferences , I counted 16....but Mountain Pacific has 3 teams (is there a minimum # required for a AQ?)

I guess Ivy gets 2-3. Cornell is down this year. Penn and Princeton definitely, maybe Dartmouth...

Unfortunately Duke having lost to Penn and Northwestern doesn't help them with NCAA selection. Only wins matter. (A few years ago, John Sung, then coach at Winthrop and member of selection committee, gave interview regarding selection process. He said close losses against quality competition is a loss. Only wins, specifically against quality competition, count towards selection.

Agree w/ earlier post that ACC is the deepest/ most talented conference from top to bottom. But ND and Duke need to win a 3-4 conference games.

UVA loss to ND hurts but they play a strong non-conference schedule (Beat Loyola, beat Navy, beat Princeton, still have to play JMU, MD, PSU) plus their conference games.

ND non-conference consists of 1 Top 20 team - Northwestern in April. (Virtually a must win game ) A tough road to tournament.

Duke has lost to their only two top 20 non-conference games. Another tough road.

VA Tech beat a solid top 20 Denver. Also lost to JMU, Colorado and USC. With a conference record equal to ND and/or Duke, VA Tech will get the nod.

Should be interesting!