NCS D1 Dark Horses/Predictions/Thoughts

[CalvinCambridge]

- Winner of #8 Monte Vista/#9 Amador Valley could cause #1 American problems in 2nd round, #5 San Leandro has the ability to win the whole thing (21-5 record and beat Carondelet by 14 early in the season), #6 Carondelet may be having a down year but still plays with the confidence of their former selves.

- Can #15 James Logan or #14 Berkeley give #2 SRV and #3 Cal any problems?

-Bottom half of the bracket is going to be a grind with SRV, Cal, and Carondelet all capable of beating each other

Anything else stand out in D1?

 

[Norcal_Fan]

- Winner of #8 Monte Vista/#9 Amador Valley could cause #1 American problems in 2nd round, #5 San Leandro has the ability to win the whole thing (21-5 record and beat Carondelet by 14 early in the season), #6 Carondelet may be having a down year but still plays with the confidence of their former selves.

- Can #15 James Logan or #14 Berkeley give #2 SRV and #3 Cal any problems?

-Bottom half of the bracket is going to be a grind with SRV, Cal, and Carondelet all capable of beating each other

Anything else stand out in D1?

I too think the MV/AV game could be a good second round match up with American. If Dublin gets past CV, they may have a shot against SRV. Dublin vs. SRV was a 5 point game with 2 minutes left to play and no head coach that game. Also like Pitt at San Leandro...will be a good game!

 

[LBJ6]

1-6 are all capable of winning this year in D1 with MM and Heritage out

 

[observer22]

1-6 are all capable of winning this year in D1 with MM and Heritage out

Agreed. There are going to be some battles in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

I like dublin as a dark horse. I think the entire campus is dialed in at the right time.

 

[dnambisan]

1-6 are all capable of winning this year in D1 with MM and Heritage out

Totally agree with this; it will likely come down to a combination of whether the matchup works in your favor or not, coaching, who is handling pressure better and so on. And of course, health of the main players always makes a difference.

 

[LBJ6]

I like dublin as a dark horse. I think the entire campus is dialed in at the right time.

Disagree donniedublin

I'll take CVC by double digits

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

Disagree donniedublin

I'll take CVC by double digits

It's on!

 

[LBJ6]

It's on!

CVC is better.

- Donnie Charter

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

Upsetcity.com

 

[LBJ6]

Upsetcity.com

You owe me a beer Donnie Dublin

 

[observer22]

No surprises at all in NCS D1, D2 or D3 tonight (Other than Donnie Dublin being surprised at no upsets). All the top 8 seeds move on in all 3 divisions, so we’ve got 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5 in each.

 

[DonniePeckerwood]

You owe me a beer Donnie Dublin

Sold! Let's stay in touch as the NCS championship games approach.

 

[ClayK]

For a lot of teams, making NCS is the goal -- and justifiably. If you're trying to build a program, or validate the time and effort of the coaches and players, getting into NCS is something to celebrate. And realistically, how many teams in any 16-team bracket in any sport at any level have a legitimate chance to win the tournament?

So you make the tournament, you play hard and you lose to a better team -- and you should be happy on the ride home. After all, at the end of all this, only eight teams that reach postseason will end the year with a win in their final game.

 

[kiddman32]

Just noticed Albany forfeited to Alhambra last night... Anyone have any idea what happened there?

 

[LBJ6]

Just noticed Albany forfeited to Alhambra last night... Anyone have any idea what happened there?

Not enough healthy players