DIV III predictions

[Midwest]

Millikin University from CCIW ( College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin ) should be very good. They have their entire starting line up back. The team won their confrence but lost in the conference championship. Head coach had to miss the tournament because she became sick. They were disapointed they didn't get an at large bid to the NCAA tournament seeing they did beat 3-4 teams that did go to the tournament from other conferences.

[jonriv]

Div III preseason poll

RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS
1 Linfield (8) 51-3 200
2 Texas-Tyler 40-13 189
3 Christopher Newport 38-12 181
4 Eastern Connecticut State 35-7 163
5 Luther 41-6 161
6 Cortland State 42-5-1 141
7 Emory 41-4-1 135
8 Salisbury 36-6 133
9 DePauw 32-11-1 130
10 Coe 38-11 128
11 Redlands 36-11 121
12 Central 39-9 108
13 Messiah 39-7 103
14 Louisiana College 30-12 89
15 Coast Guard 38-4 82
16 Wisconsin-Whitewater 28-12 77
17 St. Thomas (Minn.) 42-6 75
18 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 35-12 70
19 East Texas Baptist 36-9 62
20 Moravian 37-9 50
21 Ithaca 27-12 43
21 Wisconsin-River Falls 28-15 43
23 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 29-16 40
24 Rowan 31-13 30
25 Virginia Wesleyan 29-11 20
Others receiving votes: Hiram 6; St. John Fisher 3

[jonriv]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/artic ... layed-2012

[jonriv]

Updated rankings

RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Linfield (8) 6-0 200 1
2 Texas-Tyler 6-0 190 2
3 Luther 0-0 178 5
4 Eastern Connecticut State 0-0 175 4
5 Emory 11-1 162 7
6 Cortland State 0-0 158 6
T7 DePauw 0-0 137 9
T7 Salisbury 4-0 137 8
9 Coe 0-0 136 10
10 Redlands 8-4 126 11
11 Christopher Newport 2-2 110 3
12 Central (Iowa) 0-0 105 12
13 Coast Guard 0-0 102 15
14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 0-0 96 17
15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15 95 18
16 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0-0 92 16
17 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-0 67 23
18 Moravian 0-0 65 20
19 Ithaca 0-0 53 21
20 Rowan 0-0 47 24
21 Louisiana College 3-1 43 14
22 Hiram 0-0 32
T23 East Texas Baptist 2-2 19 19
T23 Wisconsin-River Falls 1-1 19 22
25 Cathage 4-0 13
Dropped out: No. 13 Messiah, No. 25 Virginia Wesleyan.

Others receiving votes: Trine 8, Virginia Wesleyan 8, Shenandoah 5, St. John Fisher 5.

[jonriv]

Linfield Continues Run at No. 1 in NFCA Division III Top 25

STARKVILLE, Miss. - With the start of another season of Division III softball comes the continuation of Linfield's streak as the No. 1 team in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll, the association has announced. After going wire-to-wire a season ago and now starting this year 6-0, the Wildcats received all eight first place votes to remain at the top in the first regular season poll of 2012.

Texas-Tyler remains in the No. 2 spot after also starting 6-0, while Luther jumps two to No. 3 despite not having played yet. The No. 4 spot continues to be held by yet untested Eastern Connecticut State, while 11-1 Emory jumps two to round out the top five.

[fasterpitch92701]

ft, the way the D3 schools are selling themselves to our athletes is "Play the sport you love while still having a real college experience. Here, education comes first." As i get chances to talk to the kids i know, i will try and find out what - in their experience - is true.

From DD's experience the quote is correct as is. She's getting a phenominal education, she can get the classes she wants when she wants them, no TA's allowed on campus, the athletic competition is serious (but not at the premier D1 level, obviously), she WILL graduate in 4 years and she is having a heck of lot of fun with wonderful classmates and teammates in two sports. Sports is considered the required mental shift intended to be a healthy and purposeful diversion/break from lectures, study groups, labs and late night proof sets. All study makes Jane a dull girl. I asked DD bluntly if she regretted not going with the D1's who courted her and she said "not for a single moment". She's playing her last 4 years of ball (except maybe an adult rec league in the future) and will not be a professional softball player. She knows it and intends to enjoy the game for what it is, a game she loves to play competitively.

[Fastpitch4Life]

ft, the way the D3 schools are selling themselves to our athletes is "Play the sport you love while still having a real college experience. Here, education comes first." As i get chances to talk to the kids i know, i will try and find out what - in their experience - is true.

From DD's experience the quote is correct as is. She's getting a phenominal education, she can get the classes she wants when she wants them, no TA's allowed on campus, the athletic competition is serious (but not at the premier D1 level, obviously), she WILL graduate in 4 years and she is having a heck of lot of fun with wonderful classmates and teammates in two sports. Sports is considered the required mental shift intended to be a healthy and purposeful diversion/break from lectures, study groups, labs and late night proof sets. All study makes Jane a dull girl. I asked DD bluntly if she regretted not going with the D1's who courted her and she said "not for a single moment". She's playing her last 4 years of ball (except maybe an adult rec league in the future) and will not be a professional softball player. She knows it and intends to enjoy the game for what it is, a game she loves to play competitively.

Mission accomplished! I hope when and if the time comes, my DD will have had the experience and sense of fulfillment that your DD has. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[jonriv]

RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Linfield (8) 10-0 200 1
2 Luther 4-0 189 3
3 Eastern Connecticut State 0-0 180 4
4 Emory 15-1 174 5
5 Texas-Tyler 9-1 168 2
6 Coe 2-0 150 9
T7 Cortland State 1-1 133 6
T7 DePauw 0-0 133 7
9 Salisbury 5-1 127 8
10 Coast Guard 2-0 126 13
11 Redlands 10-4 113 10
12 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0-0 99 16
13 Central (Iowa) 0-0 95 12
14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-0 86 17
T15 Christopher Newport 3-3 78 11
T15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8-4 78 15
17 Rowan 2-0 72 20
18 Ithaca 0-0 64 19
19 Moravian 1-0 61 18
20 Louisiana College 7-1 54 21
21 St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-2 48 14
22 Carthage 4-0 31 25
T23 Washington-St. Louis 4-0 25 NR
T23 Wisconsin-River Falls 2-2 25 24
25 Shenandoah 4-0 20 NR
Dropped out: No. 22 Hiram, No. 23 East Texas Baptist.

Others receiving votes: Trine 18; St. John Fisher 15; Hiram 10; East Texas Baptist 4.

[jonriv]

updated poll


RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Luther (3) 4-0 190 2
2 Emory (2) 16-1 183 4
3 Eastern Connecticut State 0-0 182 3
4 Linfield (2) 12-2 179 1
5 Coe 11-1 168 6
6 DePauw 2-0 148 8
7 Pacific Lutheran (1) 13-5 138 NR
8 Texas-Tyler 10-2 129 5
9 Central (Iowa) 5-1 121 13
10 Redlands 14-4 118 11
11 Christopher Newport 9-3 112 15
12 Wisconsin-Whitewater 0-0 109 12
13 Cortland State 6-2 93 7
14 Rowan 6-0 92 17
15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-0 84 14
16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 10-4 78 16
17 Coast Guard 6-4 71 10
18 Salisbury 10-4 68 9
19 Louisiana College 9-1 63 20
20 Ithaca 0-0 49 18
T21 Carthage 4-0 36 22
T21 Washington-St. Louis 6-1 36 23
23 Trine 7-3 33 NR
24 Bridgewater (Va.) 9-1 19 NR
25 St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-2 18 21
Dropped out: No. 19 Moravian, No. 23 Wisconsin-River Falls, No. 25 Shenandoah.

Others receiving votes: TCNJ 16, Moravian 15, Alma 13, St. John Fisher 11, John Carroll 8.