Thursday, March 10, 2016

News On The Horizon 3/10/2016

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 8, 2016--Hoopville
State Your Case: Wichita State, Monmouth, Valparaiso, Saint Mary’s--Rush The Court
CBT Bracketology: The Zags are Dancing again--CollegeBasketballTalk
Meanwhile, Saint Mary’s joins a growing list of at-large teams hoping there’s a ticket left when they reach the front of the line. That list includes teams like Monmouth, Wichita State, and Valparaiso. Their resumes are complete. All they can do is wait and watch what unfolds around them.
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St. Louis               Raleigh
7) Colorado             7) Texas Tech
10) Cincinnati          10) Vanderbilt
2) Michigan State       2) North Carolina
15) GREEN BAY           15) UNC-ASHEVILLE
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Next four teams OUT (at large): Michigan, Valparaiso, Florida State, Houston
D-3 BP68--Basketball Predictions
In all, there were four changes to the projected bracket since Sunday. Green Bay enters as the Horizon champ (replacing Valparaiso), Iona enters from the MAAC (replacing Monmouth), Fairleigh Dickinson enters as the NEC champ (replacing Wagner), and Holy Cross (Patriot League) replaces Lehigh.
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15. GREEN BAY (HORIZON)
15. NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)
15. UNC-ASHEVILLE (BIG SOUTH)
15. MONTANA (BIG SKY)
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Decent resumes, but not good enough:
Syracuse, Michigan, Valparaiso, LSU
Updated Bracketology – Predicting the Tournament Field--College Hoops Daily
15 SEEDS: New Mexico State; Green Bay; Weber State; UNC Asheville.
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FIRST FIVE OUT: Michigan; St. Bonaventure; Florida State; South Carolina; Valparaiso.
Championship Week Video Notebook: Wednesday, March 9th--College Hoops Daily
Green Bay 78, Wright State 69: Phoenix wins Horizon, earns NCAA bid--The Detroit Free Press
Motor City Madness: No. 4 Green Bay captures NCAA Tournament berth with victory over Wright State--Press Row Sports

Vikings Fall To Northern Kentucky In First Round Of Horizon League Tournament--csuvikings.com

Titan Basketball Awards Banquet Slated For March 24--detroittitans.com

Titans Edged in OT of Horizon League Championship First Round--detroittitans.com

Oakland misses mark, falls short in Horizon semis--The Detroit News
Oakland laments opportunity lost--The Detroit News
Pat Caputo - No excuse for failure of Oakland Golden Grizzlies in Horizon League Tournament--The Oakland Press
Bye-Bye: No. 2 Oakland knocked out by No. 3 Wright State in Motor City Madness semifinal--Press Row Sports
How it's done: the branding of Oakland University athletics--Oakland Post
Remembering the Golden Grizzlies' rise: After tournament defeat, don't forget how Team 49 got there--Oakland Post
FELDER SELECTED AS A SPORTING NEWS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN--ougrizzlies.com

Oakland women set for Horizon League tournament--The Oakland Press
OAKLAND OPENS HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AGAINST YOUNGSTOWN STATE--ougrizzlies.com

A dead end--Whoosh!Net

Flames to Face Wright State in HL First Round--uicflames.com

Fans greet UWGB men's basketball after championship win--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB men return home as champions--Green Bay Press Gazette
UWGB radio announcer 'embarrassed' by attention--Green Bay Press Gazette
Men's Basketball to Host Selection Show Watch Party on Sunday--GreenBayPhoenix.com
Continue The Rise into 2016-17, Lock in Men's Basketball Season Tickets--GreenBayPhoenix.com

Phoenix women stay focused on team goals--Green Bay Press Gazette

Vote For Jenny!--Panther Blog Zone
Panther Pre-Game Party Scheduled For Saturday--uwmpanthers.com

Introducing Cinderella: Meet the Green Bay Phoenix--CollegeBasketballTalk
Mid-major tournaments show their NCAA risks, rewards--USA Today
Which of these mid-major leagues most likely gets an at-large bid?--USA Today
2. Valparaiso

Horizon League tournament result: Lost to 4th-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay in semifinals.

Rankings: KenPom.com 37, KPI Sports 43, RealTimeRPI 51, Sagarin 48. Composite: 44.8.

USA TODAY Sports bracketology projection: Out. Top team considered for an at-large bid that will not get one.

Outlook: Two years ago a team with 24 wins and two conference losses fell in the Horizon semis and was left out of the NCAA tournament. What will be the fate of this season’s Valparaiso team, with 26 wins, two conference losses and an ouster from the Horizon semis?

The Crusaders have wins at Pac-12 bubble team Oregon State and home against MAAC tournament champ Iona. But not winning the Horizon’s automatic bid put Valparaiso’s fate in the hands of perhaps a dozen other teams.

"They will stay on the board for some time," Castiglione said. "We know, as we move through the week, we'll have discussion about some of those teams on the under consideration board. ...

"But we know they have some quality wins, including the one at Oregon State. They're a team that we've watched and recognize how good they are."
Valparaiso Men's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule--College Sports Madness
Local roundup: Heather Burton, Purdue Calumet head to NAIA tournament--The Post-Tribune
VU's Peters honored: Valparaiso's Alec Peters was named to the All-Horizon League Tourmanent Team for the second straight season. He scored a tourney-best 32 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in VU's 99-92 overtime loss to Green Bay in rthe semifinals. Peters also was named to the All-District V Team by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Meredith Hamlet latest in line of sisters to play for Valparaiso--The NWI Times
Scouting the Horizon League women's basketball tournament--The NWI Times
VU upsets Detroit to advance in Horizon tourney--The NWI Times
Crusaders March On After Extraordinary 94-91 Overtime Win--valpoathletics.com
Norse look for revenge in Horizon tourney opener--The Northerner
Staunch defense leads @NKUNorseWBB over Cleveland State--nkunorse.com

Tom Archdeacon: ‘Sad’ ride home for Donlon, Raiders--Dayton Daily News

Demmings Named Third Team High-Major by College Madness--wsuraiders.com

Horizon puts on good show in Detroit--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

Penguin women going ‘4’ title--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
YSU’s Cash is Horizon 2nd-teamer--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle

Valparaiso, Northern Kentucky, Wright State Advance to Second Round--Horizon League Network

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