Conference Tournament Seedings

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EIVA Tournament

Play-in: April 15
#9 Southampton (14-9) at #8 Vassar (16-5)

Quarterfinals * April 19
Play-in Winner at #1 Penn State (23-5)
#7 Springfield (22-7) at #2 George Mason (14-9)
#6 Concordia (10-17) at #3 Rutgers-Newark (14-11)
#5 Princeton (15-10) at #4 Juniata (17-8)

Semifinals * April 24 * at site of highest remaining seed
#3-6 Winner vs. #2-7 Winner
#4-5 Winner vs. #1-Play-in Winner

Championship * April 26
Championship Match


MIVA Tournament

Quarterfinals
#8 Mercyhurst (9-19) at #1 Lewis (24-5), April 18
#7 Findlay (12-17) at #2 Loyola-Chicago (17-7), April 19
#6 Quincy (9-15) at #3 Ball State (18-8), April 19
#5 IPFW (14-9) at #4 Ohio State (16-11), April 19

Semifinals * April 25 * at site of highest remaining seed
#3-6 Winner vs. #2-7 Winner
#4-5 Winner vs. #1-8 Winner

Championship * April 26
Championship Match


MPSF Tournament
Quarterfinals * April 19
#8 Long Beach State (17-12) at #1 Pepperdine (22-4)
#7 Cal St. Northridge (18-11) at #2 BYU (19-6)
#6 Pacific (18-13) at #3 Hawai'i (23-5)
#5 UC Irvine (19-10) at #4 Stanford (17-11)

Semifinals * April 24 * at site of highest remaining seed
#3-6 Winner vs. #2-7 Winner
#4-5 Winner vs. #1-8 Winner

Championship * April 26
Championship Match

[Ms X]

So, the stage is set. It's time to play ball.

VBCrusin, are you going to do a contest for the playoffs? Is it just for the MPSF or all 3 conferences? This should be more exciting than the regular season.

[tigfan]

Why in god's name does the EIVA...OF ALL CONFERENCES...have an 8 vs 9 Play in... Why doens't the MPSF have a 9th seed? SOUTHAMPTON gets a shot at the final 4 over UCLA...as much as I smile at the fact that UCLA is not in the running for the NCAA title...it doesn't seem right that Southampton gets a shot...

...what's the deal, anybody know?

[roy]

tigfan said:

Why in god's name does the EIVA...OF ALL CONFERENCES...have an 8 vs 9 Play in... Why doens't the MPSF have a 9th seed? SOUTHAMPTON gets a shot at the final 4 over UCLA...as much as I smile at the fact that UCLA is not in the running for the NCAA title...it doesn't seem right that Southampton gets a shot...

...what's the deal, anybody know?

Each conference can make their own rules as far as their own league tournament. So, its not a matter of why does the EIVA do it that way, but why doesn't the MPSF do it that way. The most practical would be a 12 team tournament with the top 4 seeds getting a bye and the bottom seeds playing off to see who will play the top seeds.

[tigfan]

I agree... that's absolutely RIDICULOUS!

But, an even greater question...why is there even a EIVA conference tournament AT ALL?!

Take Penn State and George Mason...combine them with Lewis, Ball State, Ohio State, and Loyola to make ONE halfway decent tournament.

[Jobe]

I believe the EIVA has a play in game and other
conferences do not is because the EIVA has about 20 teams in their conference.

[NET2]

The EIVA has 3 divisions. The play-in game is between the best 2 teams in the lower ranking divisions that are not seeded among the top 7 EIVA teams among all divisions.