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Date Posted: 13:49:12 03/04/05 Fri
Author: J.J.
Subject: NEC Tourney attendance
In reply to:
Moose
's message, "NEC Tourney picks" on 12:32:07 03/02/05 Wed
While I'll agree that first round games at campus sites are a good thing (because they reward regular season performance), let's not pretend it helps attendance any - the NEC is just plain awful.
Quarterfinal games:
@ LIU - 438 (How does LIU get less than 500 for their final game @ Schwartz?)
@ FDU - 1,013 (#2 seed can only draw 1k?)
@ RMU - 1,223 (At least only a few faithful witnessed the upset)
@ MON - 1,947 (NEC attendance champs can't sell out all 3 games?)
If those 4 games are played at 1 NUTERAL site, you could draw 3k, right? By comparison, QU @ CCSU drew 3,156 fans in the snow and it was the largest attended NEC game this season (I know, we aren't going anywhere).
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Re: NEC Tourney attendance -- LarryL9797, 15:21:32 03/04/05 Fri
And a large part of that attendance at the CCSU/QU game was there was some decent press for a few days before the game. Because you gessed it ... UCONN was not going to play until Tuesday.
Here is to next year! only 8 months until midnight madness!
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Play in game? -- J.J., 09:46:28 03/07/05 Mon
FDU - Wagner winner most likely gets the play-in game vs. SWAC champion (which is up for grabs). Big South Champs Winthrop (RPI 73) has a win vs. Providence, and likely MEAC champ Coppin St. (126) had a sick schedule (#2 in the nation). MEAC challangers Delaware St., Hampton, and South Carolina St. also have a RPI better than Wagner and near FDU. FDU or Wagner should win the PIG, but will likely face a beating at the hands of Illinois or UNC in the first round.
FYI- Around the Northeast mid-majors:
America East: Vermont will face NU for the bid. Loser will certainly get an NIT bid.
MAAC: Niagara faces Rider for the NCAAs. Niagara would get NIT with a loss, Rider has a good shot for NIT also.
Patriot: Holy Cross vs. Bucknell in the finals. Once again, winner get NCAA, loser almost assured NIT.
Ivy: Penn clinched regular season and NCAA bid. No NIT.
I really hope the NEC improves next season, this is very bad. Although NEC peers are still 1-bid NCAA conferences, a strong schedule and good results provides the possibility for a NIT post-season bid. In the last 7 seasons the NEC has only one NIT bid (Wagner, 2002). These other conferences are killing us.
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Postseason -- J.J., 11:37:40 03/14/05 Mon
NEC representative #16 FDU faces a brutal task in the first round vs. #1 Illinois. With Oakland's upset in the Mid-Con tourney, the Knights avoided the PIG, but also lost out on any hope of a win.
Around the northeast:
#2 UConn will face #15 Central Florida
#13 Vermont earned a tough game vs. #4 'Cuse
#13 Penn has a chance to upset #4 Boston College
#14 Bucknell has a date vs. #3 Kansas
#14 Niagara will face #3 Oklahoma
Also,
#7 Charlotte vs. #10 NC State
CCSU played a total of 4 NCAA bound teams this season and was 0-5 in those games.
NIT:
America East - Northeastern (@ Mehphis) and Boston Univ. (@ Georgetown)
Patriot - Holy Cross (@ Notre Dame)
CAA - Hofstra (@ St. Joes), Drexel (@Buffalo), and VCU (vs. Davidison)
MAAC, NEC, and Ivy - none!
Also,
Cal State Fullerton will play @ Oregon State.
CCSU played Holy Cross in a scrimmage and reports from the game were very positive. CS Fulleton was invited to the 2004 Mohegan Sun Classic in New Britain and finished (1-1) tied with CCSU by losing to Samford and defeating Colgate.
The AE had a very strong year, but NU leaves for the even stronger CAA begining next season.
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Some Postseason Results -- J.J., 11:39:45 03/18/05 Fri
Well FDU put up a good fight in the 1st half. Illinois was too strong, but it was a good showing for the NEC. Penn and Niagara also lose in the first round.
Both AE teams get totally crushed in the NIT, and all 3 CAA also teams lose. However, both Holy Cross and CS-Fullerton win! How is it that 2 avergage mid-majors, who "on paper" match up near even to CCSU win a post season game? I'd have to image if Central scheduled and beat a couple of tough mid-majors next year, and finished top 2 in the NEC, an NIT bid would be possible.
The goals for next season should be clear - NEC championship and a NCAA bid, but a consilation prize of a NIT win wouldn't be bad.
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