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Date Posted: 12:32:47 01/05/05 Wed
Author: J.J.
Subject: NEC OOC recap

With only 1 OOC game left (SHU @ Harvard), I thought it would be a good time to review the NEC so far.

NEC: A very bad year! The conference stinks - only the SWAC and Indpendants are worse. Conf. RPI Rank 30 of 31. As of Jan. 3 the NEC is 2-9 vs. the Ivy; 2-4 vs. AE (both wins over Albany); 4-5 vs. MAAC; and 6-6 vs. Patroit, for a total of a 14-24 record vs. northeast mid-majors. Very few "quality wins" and numerous "bad losses." Only 1 team in top-200 in RPI. NEC auto-bid could be play-in game for NCAA tourney.

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SFPA (5-4, NEC 1-0; RPI 62): Above expectations. Best win @ Bucknell. Losses to three top-75 RPI teams in Pitt, Minnesota, and GW. Early favorite to win the NEC outright and the tourney.

LIU (3-6, 1-0; 201): Best win @ Albany. Encouraging start for young team, but will most likely miss NEC playoffs.

CCSU (4-6, 0-1; 216): Best win @ Santa Clara. Team will make it as far as their shooting % can take them, but still a legit NEC tourney contender.

FDU (4-7, 1-0; 243) Best win @ Rider. Tough OOC schedule, but should finish top-3 in conference with a real shot at the tourney title.

Quinn (4-5, 1-0; 245) Best win @ RMU. Weaker OOC schedule provided confidence and PT for new players. If Monroe stays hot and healthly could finish as high as 4th.

RMU (2-8, 0-1; 246) Best win vs. Duquesne. Very tough OOC schedule includes losses to Ohio St, Pitt, and Virginia. Could be a top-3 finish in conference and strong tourney contender.

SFNY (3-5, 0-0; 248) Best win @ St. John's. Good backcourt could upset a few top NEC teams, but will most likely finish between 4th and 8th place.

MON (2-8, 1-0; 303) Best win vs. St. Peter's. Disapointing start with missed opportunities vs. Rider and Siena, but a tough schedule overall. Very hard to repeat and most likelely will finish between 3rd and 6th, but with talent to make a real strong run come March.

WAG (1-10, 0-2; 313) Best win vs. Albany. Injuries and youth hurt too much - miss playoffs.

SHU (1-9, 0-2; 314) Best win @ Army. Young backcourt, but a team with potential for a few upsets in the NEC, however will likely miss the playoffs again.

MSM (3-6, 1-0; 324) Best win @ Loyola. A team on a slow rise but also with big potential for upsets. Should sneak in the playoffs between a 6th and 8th place.

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New Year NEC projections:
1. SFPA
2. FDU
3. RMU
4. CCSU

5. MON
6. SFNY
7. QU
8. MSM

9. SHU
10. LIU
11. WAG

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[> Re: NEC OOC recap -- LarryL9797, 14:06:59 01/05/05 Wed

I would say that there are 4 teams that are killing the RPI ranking. If you take them out. your average ramps up a bit. you HAVE to ahve all your teams be in the +200s to make your conference look the best it can be. It does not help that SHU has an RPI rating of 60.2 it kills UR average.

303 Long Island U. = 64.93
314 Mount St. Mary's = 63.11
320 Wagner = 61.44
325 Sacred Heart = 60.20


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