2nd NCAA Regional Playoff Rankings Released, Hobart Still 2nd

Although the Hobart College Statesmen have a higher national ranking, one more win over a RRO (regional ranked opponent, in this case Saint Lawrence) and a better SoS; they still ended up second to Delaware Valley (9-0) in the latest NCAA playoff rankings released tonight. A link to the rankings can be found here.

I am at a bit of a loss but at the end of the day all the Statesmen (9-0, 6-0) can do is beat Rochester (5-3, 3-3) and let the rest take care of itself Saturday night (when the final, unpublished rankings come out and the Committee begins creating the respective Championship bracket).

While it seems like the #2 seed they received in 2012 for going 10-0 may not happen this year, it is possible that Widener (9-0) defeating DVC on Saturday for the MAC title could be just enough to boost Hobart into a 2 seeding, especially given the "Whitewater rule". Ultimately less than .02 separates the teams as far as SoS goes and Widener would get a boost from beating DelVal whereas Hobart won't get much, if any lift, from beating UofR.

Regardless, we'll know how it turns out come Sunday at 6 PM. In the meantime, let the fan hand wringing begin (like how Framingham State is ranked four places higher than Rowan, a team it lost to H2H).

I will have the UofR game preview up tomorrow. 

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!