That’s what they said

Did you miss our post-selection interviews of the NCAA committee chairs? They answered our questions and yours, including about the men’s bracket of death, about why Ithaca’s women didn’t get in, or the Buena Vista men, or the St. Mary’s (Md.) men. Listen to the archive.

So yes, there’s a bracket of death. And the Final Four in Salem could be a blowout.

But while it seems like that could happen about half of the time when we first see a bracket, only once or twice has it actually turned out that way. Who thought Catholic could win in 2001 or Virginia Wesleyan in 2006?

So while the top seven men’s teams are all in one quadrant of the bracket, we can’t assume that the national champion will come from it. The NCAA Tournament men’s bracket was announced this morning, with 60 teams vying for a chance to hoist Walnut and Bronze on March 21 in Salem, Va.

If you’re a top-ranked men’s team, you may well be in the lower left-hand bracket. That’s where the top seven teams from last week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 all reside, with No. 8 Ithaca the highest-ranked team in the lower right-hand bracket and No. 10 Richard Stockton in the upper right-hand bracket.

Baruch and Franklin and Marshall got into the men’s field, where we had projected St. Mary’s (Md.) and Buena Vista. St. Mary’s lost to Baruch head-to-head in a non-region game early in the season, while Buena Vista had no games against regionally ranked opponents all season.

The field of 63 teams who will compete for the 2009 Division III women’s basketball championship has been announced with Cortland State and Mississippi College as the surprise Pool C picks. They take the place of Ithaca and Texas-Dallas in our projections. Add another chapter to the Cortaca rivalry as the Red Dragons head to the big dance and the Bombers do not, despite Ithaca beating Cortland head-to-head in November. The Choctaws and Comets split their season series and then both lost in the first round of the ASC tournament.

George Fox (27-0) gets the lone first round bye and then will host the winner of Chapman and Occidental in what has become a traditional Wednesday west coast tournament opener. Fellow undefeated Illinois Wesleyan stays home to host Ohio Wesleyan with UW-Eau Claire and DePauw traveling to the Shirk Center.

Looking for interesting matchups? How about top-sixteen showdown between Simpson and UW-Whitewater at St. Benedict in the first round? Or a regional featuring two schools with more than one title — Washington U. and Capital — along with defending champion Howard Payne? Or Christopher Newport’s super sophomore Chelsie Schweers heading to York (Pa.) where the Spartans make their tourney debut?

Week 13 Men’s Poll

Team W-L Points
1 St. Thomas (22) 27-0, 621
2 Washington U. (1) 23-2, 588
3 Wheaton (Ill.) (2) 24-3, 567
4 UW-Stevens Point 23-4, 556
5 UW-Platteville 23-5, 511
6 Richard Stockton 25-2, 473
7 Puget Sound 24-3, 457
8 UW-Whitewater 22-5, 447
9 Middlebury 24-3, 420
10 John Carroll 23-4, 372
11 Elms 26-1, 370
12 Ithaca 24-2, 365
13 Capital 24-4, 321
14 Buena Vista 23-3, 287
15 Centre 23-4 284,
16 Mass-Dartmouth 25-3, 277
17 Trinity (Texas) 23-4, 211
18 Rhode Island College 23-5, 152
19 Elmhurst 20-7, 147
20 Lawrence 19-6, 122
21 Whitworth 23-5, 101
22 Texas-Dallas 24-4, 98
23 Guilford 21-5, 97
24 Transylvania 21-4, 82
25 Amherst 21-6, 48

Dropped out: No. 22 Randolph-Macon, 23 Franklin and Marshall, No. 24 Worcester Polytech.

Others receiving votes: Carnegie Mellon 42, Chapman 18, Franklin and Marshall 12, Augustana 11, Widener 11, Worcester Polytech 11, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8, Randolph-Macon 8, St. Mary’s (Md.) 8, Averett 5, Brandeis 5, Gettysburg 5, Wooster 4, MIT 2, Hope 1.

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Jostens finalists named
The top 10 finalists for the Jostens Trophy were announced today by members of the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. The club is responsible for the initial review of annual nominations and narrowed the pool to 10 men and 10 women finalists.

The men’s finalists: Jimmy Bartolotta, MIT; Jose Guitian, Lasell; Rashawn Johnson, Wesley; Tim Madson, Bethel; Scott Morton, Geneseo State; John Noonan, Ursinus; Joel Patch, Susquehanna; Kent Raymond, Wheaton (Ill.); Jeff Skemp, UW-Platteville; Tony Thrasher, Hamline.

The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va., to honor the most outstanding men’s and women’s Division III basketball players of the year. The award takes into account three vital parts: basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. The trophy models the Rotary motto of “Service above Self” by recognizing those who truly fit the ideal of the well-rounded Division III student-athlete. This year’s class marks the 12th year the award has been presented.

The list will be forwarded to the 35-person national selection committee, which will complete the selection process by picking the two Jostens Trophy winners.

Last year a surprise Sweet 16 team, this year St. Mary’s (Md.) is 21-4 and hoping to avoid all bubble references.

A week for the strong

A week from now we’ll know who all 123 NCAA Tournament teams are and where they’ll be playing. But before then, we’ve got a lot of business to attend to. Here’s what’s coming in this most crucial week of the Division III basketball regular season, with all but two tournament bids still up for grabs.

If you’re not already following D3hoops on Twitter, you should be. That may be your quickest source for conference tournament upsets that change the face of the NCAA Tournament.

Wednesday: The NCAA releases the final regional rankings that you and I are allowed to see, through games of Sunday.

Thursday: Hoopsville takes a look at the first wave of conference upsets — you know there will be one — and talks to coaches of teams on the bubble and still in control of their own destiny.

Friday: The CUNYAC crowns its automatic qualifiers as do the NJAC men, as we start handing out tournament bids in earnest. The ASC and SCAC begin their three-day, eight-team events, while many other conferences play their semifinals.

Saturday: Automatic bids fly left and right. We’ll have live broadcasts from conference title games (CCIW and MIAC for starters), plus links to any others we can find, audio or video.

Sunday, March 1: Bright and early in the morning we’ll have our first NCAA Tournament bracket projection, based on the games already played. That afternoon the final handful of bids will be awarded, including the NESCAC, SCAC, ASC, NEWMAC and others. We’ll update our bracket projections, if necessary. That evening, Hoopsville airs after all the dust has settled, and we’ll also find out what teams made the women’s NCAA Tournament, scheduled for release around 10 p.m. ET.
And you’ll hear many cliches about madness, I’m sure.

Monday, March 2: The bracket announcements, which will be streamed on live video by the NCAA and simulcast on Hoopsville, are scheduled for 10 a.m. ET (men) and noon ET (women). After each announcement we’ll talk to teams affected as well as decision-makers. We’ll also open our NCAA Tournament Pick ‘em contests on Monday.

Week 12 men’s poll About the Top 25
1 St. Thomas (24) 25-0
2 Washington U. (1) 22-2
3 Puget Sound 23-2
4 Wheaton (Ill.) 22-3
5 UW-Platteville 21-4
6 UW-Stevens Point 21-4
7 UW-Whitewater 21-4
8 Ithaca 24-1
9 Buena Vista 23-2
10 Richard Stockton 23-2
11 Capital 22-3
12 Elms 24-1
13 Trinity (Texas) 22-3
14 Middlebury 22-3
15 John Carroll 20-4
16 Centre 20-4
17 Rhode Island College 21-4
18 Mass-Dartmouth 22-3
19 Guilford 21-4
20 Elmhurst 19-6
21 Amherst 20-5
22 Randolph-Macon 20-5
23 Franklin and Marshall 21-4
24 Worcester Polytech 20-4
25 Lawrence 16-6

Dropped out: No. 22 Texas-Dallas, No. 25 Carnegie Mellon.

Others receiving votes: Augustana 29, Transylvania 24, Texas-Dallas 23, Whitworth 18, Chapman 17, Carnegie Mellon 14, DePauw 13, Montclair State 10, St. Mary’s (Md.) 10, William Paterson 4, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2, Widener 2, Salem State 1.

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UMD can’t slow down RIC’s roll
Rhode Island College won its eighth consecutive game and the 12th in its past 13, as Kaseem Johnson turned in a double-double and Antone Gray scored a team-high 18 points in the No. 25 Anchormen’s 82-71 win against No. 15 Mass-Dartmouth on Tuesday night.

The win gives RIC sole possession of first place in the Little East and gives the Anchormen a sweep of the season series with the Corsairs. Tuesday’s men’s scores.

St. John Fisher ended its four-game tailspin in dramatic fashion, going on an 18-0 run in the second half to blow Rochester Tech away, 72-51. It’s RIT’s first Empire 8 loss of the season, giving No. 8 Ithaca, which beat Stevens 81-68, first place by a half game.

Week 10 men’s poll About the Top 25
Team W-L Pts. Last Week
1 St. Thomas (17) 21-0, 617, 1
2 Washington U. (8) 19-1, 608, 2
3 UW-Stevens Point 19-2, 571, 3
4 UW-Platteville 19-2, 547, 4
5 UW-Whitewater 18-3, 501, 5
6 Puget Sound 19-2, 488, 6
7 Buena Vista 20-2, 454, 7
8 Ithaca 20-1, 431, 9
9 Richard Stockton 21-2, 396, 10
10 Wheaton (Ill.) 18-3, 392, 14
11 Trinity (Texas) 19-2, 378, 12
12 Elms 18-1, 352, 13
13 Middlebury 20-2, 324, 16
14 Capital 18-3, 290, 8
15 Mass-Dartmouth 19-2, 282, 17
16 Franklin and Marshall 19-2, 221, 21
17 Elmhurst 16-5, 189, 15
18 John Carroll 16-4, 139, 24
19 St. Norbert 17-3, 127, 11
20 Augustana 16-6, 119, 18
21 Carnegie Mellon 16-4, 108, 23
22 DePauw 17-5, 84, 25
23 Centre 17-4, 82, —
24 Guilford 17-4, 79, —
25 Rhode Island College 16-4, 75, —

Dropped out: No. 19 Texas-Dallas, 20 Amherst, No. 22 Worcester Polytech.

Others receiving votes: Amherst 72, Texas-Dallas 65, Transylvania 31, William Paterson 28, Whitworth 26, Chapman 21, Rochester Tech 8, Worcester Polytech 6, DeSales 4, St. Lawrence 4, McDaniel 2, Randolph-Macon 2, Roanoke 1, Salem State 1.

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Another MWC crushing

Lawrence knocked off a ranked opponent for the second time in four days, as the Vikings went to St. Norbert and beat the No. 11 Green Knights, 75-52.

Lawrence had won 94-67 at then-No. 24 Carroll on Saturday. Carroll was playing without its best player, John Hoch, who was averaging 24 points per game.

Tuesday night’s win ended St. Norbert’s 15-game winning streak, a run which included an upset of then-No. 1 UW-Platteville. Tuesday night’s men’s scores.

Jack Minister scored a career-high 27 points and Brian Vayda had a career-best 15 rebounds as Clark knocked off crosstown rival No. 22 Worcester Polytech 68-56. Rhode Island College ended the game on a 44-15 run, rallying from 18 down to win at home against No. 20 Amherst. St. John Fisher led by as many as 12 in the first half but couldn’t hold on as No. 9 Ithaca rallied to win 75-66. And No. 6 Puget Sound, unbeaten against Division III teams, made quick work of Pacific Lutheran in an 84-59 victory.

In women’s action, No. 15 Tufts used a late 14-4 run to get past Mass-Dartmouth 66-60, while top-ranked Illinois Wesleyan and No. 8 Messiah had little trouble with North Park and Elizabethtown, respectively. Tuesday night’s women’s scores.

Daniel Webster’s women reached 11 wins for the first time in more than a decade, turning 32 Southern Vermont turnovers into 31 points in a 69-49 win. The last 11-win season for the Eagles was 1997-98. Hollins’ losing streak extended to 56 games in a 70-26 defeat at Guilford.

Week 9 men’s poll
Team W-L
1. St. Thomas (18) 19-0
2. Washington U. (7) 17-1
3. UW-Stevens Point 17-2
4. UW-Platteville 18-2
5. UW-Whitewater 17-3
6. Puget Sound 17-2
7. Buena Vista 18-2
8. Capital 17-2
9. Ithaca 17-1
10. Richard Stockton 19-2
11. St. Norbert 16-1
12. Trinity (Texas) 17-2
13. Elms 17-1
14. Wheaton (Ill.) 16-3
15. Elmhurst 15-4
16. Middlebury 18-2
17. Mass-Dartmouth 17-2
18. Augustana 15-5
19. Texas-Dallas 17-2
20. Amherst 16-3
21. Franklin and Marshall 17-2
22. Worcester Polytech 16-3
23. Carnegie Mellon 14-4
24. John Carroll 14-4
25. DePauw 15-5

Dropped out: No. 21 St. John Fisher, No. 23 Centre, No. 24 Carroll, No. 25 Gettysburg.

Others receiving votes: Centre 41, Rhode Island College 34, Guilford 27, William Paterson 24, Whitworth 22, Roanoke 14, Transylvania 13, Anderson 9, St. John Fisher 9, Randolph-Macon 3, DeSales 2, Hope 2, Chapman 1, Rochester Tech 1, Salem State 1.

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No. 1 has two new faces

St. Thomas and Illinois Wesleyan have taken over as the new No. 1 teams in the D3hoops.com Top 25. It’s the first time for either school at the top of the poll in its 10-year history.

The Tommies, who are the only undefeated team in Division III men’s basketball, received 18 of 25 voters’ first-place votes. Defending national champion Washington U., which defeated then-No. 18 Carnegie Mellon 90-70 on the road on Sunday afternoon, got the other seven. The full poll.

Illinois Wesleyan got 24 women’s first-place votes, with UW-Stevens Point getting the other.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.

Week 8 men’s poll
1 St. Thomas (18) 17-0
2 Washington U. (7) 15-1
3 UW-Stevens Point 15-2
4 UW-Platteville 16-2
5 Capital 16-1
6 UW-Whitewater 15-3
7 Wheaton (Ill.) 15-2
8 Trinity (Texas) 16-1
9 Puget Sound 15-2
10 Buena Vista 16-2
11 Ithaca 15-1
12 Richard Stockton 17-2
13 Elms 15-1
14 St. Norbert 14-1
15 Augustana 14-4
16 Amherst 14-2
17 Elmhurst 13-4
18 Mass-Dartmouth 14-2
19 Middlebury 16-2
20 Carnegie Mellon 13-3
21 St. John Fisher 14-2
22 Texas-Dallas 15-2
23 Centre 14-3
24 Carroll 13-3
25 Gettysburg 12-3

Dropped out: No. 21 Roanoke, No. 23 William Paterson, No. 24 Franklin and Marshall.

Others receiving votes: Roanoke 40, Franklin and Marshall 31, William Paterson 29, Worcester Polytech 23, Anderson 18, Brandeis 12, Rhode Island College 9, Whitworth 9, MIT 7, Salem State 7, North Central (Ill.) 5, Randolph-Macon 3, Washington and Lee 3, Cal Lutheran 2, Carthage 2, DePauw 2, DeSales 1, Virginia Wesleyan 1.

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Wartburg ends BVU streak
Buena Vista had won 11 consecutive games, five of those by four points or less or in overtime. But the No. 6 Beavers’ luck ran out when they ran into Wartburg on Monday night.

Wartburg shot 13-for-24 from three-point range and handled Buena Vista in giving the Beavers their first conference loss, 80-66. Cole Danielson hit seven of them in scoring a game-high 25 points, while Mitch Eslick added three three-pointers in the win.

“Eslick got it going tonight,” said Wartburg coach Dick Peth. “He had been waiting a long time to shoot like this. Cole had good looks on the perimeter, too. Our point guards did a great job of getting them the ball which helped lead to those chances.” Monday’s men’s scores.

Elsewhere on Monday, No. 2 St. Thomas played its fifth game in 13 days and edged Hamline 64-59 behind 15 points from junior guard Joe Scott. No. 20 Texas-Dallas lost a home game for the first time this season, falling to University of the Ozarks 68-66. No. 23 William Paterson rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Baruch 70-65. Willamette edged Lewis and Clark 75-73 in the completion of Saturday’s suspended game. Tyler Sanborn recorded his fifth consecutive double-double as Guilford beat Hampden-Sydney 69-51 to remain a half-game behind Randolph-Macon in the ODAC standings.

Team W-L Pts. Last Week
1 Wheaton (Ill.) (18) 15-0, 618, 1
2 St. Thomas (5) 14-0, 602, 2
3 Washington U. (2) 13-1, 578, 3
4 UW-Stevens Point 13-2, 540, 4
5 UW-Platteville 14-2, 483, 6
6 Buena Vista 14-1, 478, 5
7 UW-Whitewater 14-2, 461, 7
8 Capital 14-1, 444, 8
9 Amherst 13-1, 436, 9
10 Trinity (Texas) 14-1, 372, 10
11 Puget Sound 13-2, 339, 12
12 Ithaca 14-1, 305, 13
13 Richard Stockton 15-2, 292, 14
14 Mass-Dartmouth 13-1, 277, 15
15 Augustana 12-4, 264, 11
16 Elms 13-1, 260, 16
17 St. Norbert 12-1, 240, 17
18 Carnegie Mellon 11-2, 178, 19
19 Elmhurst 11-4, 162, 20
20 Texas-Dallas 14-1, 147, 22
21 Roanoke 14-2, 135, 18
22 Gettysburg 11-2, 92, —
23 William Paterson 12-2, 78, 25
24 Franklin and Marshall 13-1, 65, 21
25 Middlebury 14-2, 51, —

Dropped out: No. 23 Anderson, No. 24 Whitworth.

Others receiving votes: Whitworth 50, Anderson 37, St. John Fisher 35, Salem State 25, Randolph-Macon 21, Centre 20, Carroll 10, DePauw 7, Worcester Polytech 7, St. Mary’s (Md.) 5, Carthage 4, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2, Rochester 2, Chapman 1.

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The rest of the top 10 remain steady with the exception of Elmhurst (9-4), which dropped from 10th to 20th after three straight losses.

Illinois Wesleyan and Ursinus drop out of the top 25 and were replaced by No. 21 and undefeated Franklin and Marshall (11-0) and N0. 25 William Patterson (10-2).

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# Team W-L Pts. Last Week
1 Wheaton (Ill.) (18) 13-0, 618, 1
2 St. Thomas (5) 12-0, 601, 2
3 Washington U. (2) 11-1, 578, 3
4 UW-Stevens Point 11-2, 557, 6
5 Buena Vista 12-1, 487, 8
6 UW-Platteville 13-2, 482, 4
7 UW-Whitewater 13-2, 472, 9
8 Capital 12-1, 448, 11
9 Amherst 10-1, 435, 5
10 Trinity (Texas) 12-1, 347 16
11 Augustana 11-3, 319, 7
12 Puget Sound 11-2, 301, 17
13 Ithaca 12-1, 283, 12
14 Richard Stockton 13-2, 244, 13
15 Mass-Dartmouth 11-1, 227, 20
16 Elms 11-1, 217, 18
17 St. Norbert 10-1, 208, 23
18 Roanoke 12-1, 180, 22
19 Carnegie Mellon 11-2, 175, 14
20 Elmhurst 9-4, 156, 10
21 Franklin and Marshall 11-0, 137, —
22 Texas-Dallas 12-1, 133, 24
23 Anderson 11-3, 122, 25
24 Whitworth 12-2, 113, 15
25 William Paterson 10-2, 45, —

Dropped out: No. 19 Illinois Wesleyan, No. 21 Ursinus.

Others receiving votes: Gettysburg 36, St. Mary’s (Md.) 32, Carthage 30, Middlebury 29, Rochester 26, DeSales 22, Centre 15, Salem State 14, St. John Fisher 14, Randolph-Macon 13, Carroll 12, Illinois Wesleyan 8, Millikin 7, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5, North Central (Ill.) 5, Wilmington 5, Worcester Polytech 5, Rochester Tech 2.

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Wheaton (Ill.) became the third No. 1 men’s team in as many polls as the Thunder climbed into the top spot in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25.

The Thunder, who finished their non-conference schedule 11-0, including a 130-109 win at Grinnell in Saturday’s action, received 16 first-place votes. Wheaton’s path to No. 1 was opened when the previous top men’s team, UW-Platteville, lost by a bucket at St. Norbert.

Wheaton hosts Illinois Wesleyan on Wednesday and travels to North Park on Saturday, beginning its CCIW schedule. The full D3hoops.com Top 25.

St. Thomas came in at No. 2, receiving four No. 1 votes. Defending champion Washington U. was third with a pair of No. 1 nods, while UW-Platteville followed and had the remaining three. Amherst rounds out the top five.

Rochester remains No. 1 in the women’s poll, splitting the first-place votes with No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan, 13-10. No. 3 UW-Eau Claire has the other two No. 1 women’s votes.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 polls are voted on by panels of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and are published weekly.

# Team W-L Pts. Last Week
1 Wheaton (Ill.) (16) 11-0, 614, 2
2 St. Thomas (4) 10-0, 594, 3
3 Washington U. (2) 9-1, 568, 4
4 UW-Platteville (3) 12-1, 551, 1
5 Amherst 9-0, 513, 8
6 UW-Stevens Point 9-2, 452, 5
7 Augustana 10-2, 451, 9
8 Buena Vista 10-1, 429, 10
9 UW-Whitewater 11-2, 404, 6
10 Elmhurst 9-2, 395, 7
11 Capital 9-1, 370, 12
12 Ithaca 10-0, 317, 17
13 Richard Stockton 11-1, 301, 14
14 Carnegie Mellon 10-1, 273, 15
15 Whitworth 11-1, 238, 19
16 Trinity (Texas) 11-1, 214, 21
17 Puget Sound 9-2, 210, 22
18 Elms 10-1, 182, 11
19 Illinois Wesleyan 8-3, 181, 16
20 Mass-Dartmouth 9-1, 158, 24
21 Ursinus 6-3, 98, 13
22 Roanoke 10-1, 96, —
23 St. Norbert 8-1, 77, —
24 Texas-Dallas 9-1, 65, 23
25 Anderson 9-3, 45, —

Dropped out: No. 18 Centre, No. 20 St. Mary’s (Md.), No. 25 DeSales.

Others receiving votes: Franklin and Marshall 40, Gettysburg 39, Centre 29, St. Mary’s (Md.) 26, William Paterson 26, Middlebury 24, New York University 22, DeSales 21, Mary Hardin-Baylor 19, St. John Fisher 19, Bethel 16, Salem State 14, Worcester Polytech 13, Randolph-Macon 12, Millikin 5, Ohio Northern 3, Wooster 1.

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The loss dropped defending Division III national champions to 9-1 and fourth in this week’s poll. Elmhurst (9-1) jumps from 10th to seventh.

That means your new number one team is the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The Pioneers are 10-0 and received 13 of 25 first place votes.

The number one ranking is the first for the Pioneers in more than nine years.

Wheaton stays at No. 2 and St. Thomas moves up a notch to No. 3. UW-Stevens Point at fifth rounds out the top 5.

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Team W-L, Points, Last Week’s Ranking
1 UW-Platteville (13) 10-0, 604, 3
2 Wheaton (Ill.) (7) 8-0, 601, 2
3 St. Thomas (3) 8-0, 560, 4
4 Washington U. (2) 9-1, 537, 1
5 UW-Stevens Point 8-1, 529, 5
6 UW-Whitewater 9-1, 490, 6
7 Elmhurst 9-1, 475, 10
8 Amherst 7-0, 441, 7
9 Augustana 8-2, 406, 8
10 Buena Vista 8-1, 379, 9
11 Elms 9-0, 350, 12
12 Capital 9-1, 316, 14
13 Ursinus 5-1, 313, 13
14 Richard Stockton 9-1, 219, 20
15 Carnegie Mellon 8-1, 209, 12
16 Illinois Wesleyan 6-2, 203, 15
17 Ithaca 8-0, 202, 19
18 Centre 7-1, 197, 16
19 Whitworth 7-1, 167, 18
20 St. Mary’s (Md.) 7-1, 138, 17
21 Trinity (Texas) 8-1, 129, 22
22 Puget Sound 5-2, 120, 21
23 Texas-Dallas 9-0, 100, 24
24 Mass-Dartmouth 7-1, 99, 23
25 DeSales 8-0, 72, 25

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Roanoke 48, Worcester Polytech 46, Gettysburg 38, Millikin 34, William Paterson 16, Middlebury 12, Rhode Island College 12, Transylvania 12, Gordon 11, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 10, Defiance 8, Lawrence 6, Bethel 5, Salem State 5, Carthage 3, Franklin and Marshall 2, Carleton 1.

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Team W-L Pts. Last Week
1 Washington U. (23) 8-0, 623, 1
2 Wheaton (Ill.) 8-0, 587, 2
3 UW-Platteville (2) 9-0, 571, 3
4 St. Thomas 7-0, 553, 4
5 UW-Stevens Point 7-1, 515, 6
6 UW-Whitewater 7-1, 480, 5
7 Amherst 7-0, 459, 8
8 Augustana 6-2, 394, 9
9 Buena Vista 7-1, 391, 11
10 Elmhurst 6-1, 381, 7
11 Carnegie Mellon 7-0, 370, 13
12 Elms 9-0, 358, 16
13 Ursinus 5-1, 309, 12
14 Capital 7-1, 266, 10
15 Illinois Wesleyan 4-2, 203, 17
16 Centre 5-1, 201, 18
17 St. Mary’s (Md.) 7-1, 199, 14
18 Whitworth 6-1, 156, 20
19 Ithaca 8-0, 143, 22
20 Richard Stockton 8-1, 134, 23
21 Puget Sound 5-2, 122, 21
22 Trinity (Texas) 6-1, 118, 25
23 Mass-Dartmouth 7-1, 98, 24
24 Texas-Dallas 8-0, 95, —
25 DeSales 8-0, 62, —

Dropped out: No. 15 Gettysburg, No. 19 Worcester Polytech

Others receiving votes: Gettysburg 46, Worcester Polytech 44, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 38, Rhode Island College 31, Roanoke 28, Millikin 26, Lawrence 24, Transylvania 19, Salem State 16, Gordon 12, Middlebury 12, William Paterson 11, Carleton 10, Bethel 7, Loras 7, Fontbonne 3, Carthage 1, Franklin and Marshall 1, Wooster 1.

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