On January 14th, about halfway through the season, I tweeted out my Conference picks. These picks were based off who I thought would be the last standing team in each league.
Lets see how I did...
League: Winner (My pick)
NEW ENGLAND REGION
NESCAC: Tufts (Middlebury)
NEWMAC: Coast Guard (Springfield)
LEC: Western Connecticut (Rhode Island College)
GNAC: St. Joseph's (Albertus Magnus)
NECC: New England College (Eastern Nazarene)
MASCAC: Westfield State (Westfield State)
CCC: Nichols (Endicott)
NAC: SUNY Canton (Maine-Farmington)
Correct/Incorrect: 1/8
WEST REGION
MIAC: St. Johns (St. Johns)
UMAC: Bethany Lutheran (UW-Superior)
ARC: Nebraska Wesleyan (Nebraska Wesleyan)
SCIAC: Pomona Pitzer (Pomona Pitzer)
NWC: Whitman (Whitworth)
Correct/Incorrect: 3/5
CENTRAL REGION
CCIW: Elmhurst (North Central)
NACC: Concordia (Benedictine)
MWC: Ripon (St. Norbert)
SLIAC: Webster (Eureka)
WIAC: UW-Oshkosh (UW-Oshkosh)
Correct/Incorrect: 1/5
GREAT LAKES REGION
MIAA: Adrian (Albion)
NCAC: Wooster (Wooster)
HCAC: Transy (Hanover)
OAC: Mt. Union (Marietta)
PAC: Grove City (Westminster)
AMCC: La Roche (La Roche)
Correct/Incorrect: 2/6
EAST REGION
E8: St. John Fisher (Hartwick)
SUNYAC: Brockport (Brockport)
LL: Ithaca (Ithaca)
NEAC: Penn-State Harrisburg (Morrisville)
Correct/Incorrect: 2/4
ATLANTIC REGION
CUNYAC: Brooklyn (Baruch)
CSAC: Cairn (St. Elizabeth)
AEC: Wesley (Wesley)
MACF: Stevens (Stevens)
SKY: Yeshiva (Yeshiva)
NJAC: TCNJ (TCNJ)
Correct/Incorrect: 4/6
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
MACC: Lycoming (Widener)
LAND: Susquehanna (Scranton)
CAC: York (CNU)
CENT: Johns Hopkins (Swarthmore)
Correct/Incorrect: 0/4
SOUTH REGION
SCAC: Centenary (Texas Lutheran)
USAS: Methodist (Covenant)
ASC: LeTourneau (Texas Dallas)
SAA: Centre (Centre)
ODAC: Randolph Macon (Randolph Macon)
Correct/Incorrect: 2/5
UAA: Emory (Emory)
Total: 16/44 = 36%
Well as expected I got a ton wrong. I think that goes to show deep of a Pool C there will be this year.
A few notes:
Ithaca was a "Best Kept Secret" at the beginning of the year. Awesome to see that come to fruition with a Liberty League title and NCAA tournament.
Johns Hopkins was one of my "Intriguing Teams" to start the year. Very impressed by everything they have done this season. The win over Swarthmore was one of my favorite games all year.
Wesley was my "Best Kept Secret" in the Atlantic Region. With the AEC win, Wesley should make the NCAA tournament and Brian Cameron will have a chance to show what he can do on the national stage.
Methodist was my "Best Kept Secret" team for the South region to start the year. They were up and down at times and even though I picked Covenant to win the USAS, my faith in Methodist did not waiver. Excited to see this team in the tournament.
Centre was one of my South Region "Intriguing Teams" to start the season. Very happy to see how much they've accomplished this season. The SAA championship is just the start...
So excited for this year's NCAA tournament!
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