2008 MCLA Division 1 Bracket

[NoFlow]

I think the SELC will probably go 4-0 in the first round. Watch out now...do do do do do.

If VT and UF get out of the first round, I'll eat my shorts... It ain't happening. Period.

[CATLAX MAN]

I think the SELC will probably go 4-0 in the first round. Watch out now...do do do do do.

If VT and UF get out of the first round, I'll eat my shorts... It ain't happening. Period.

You should probably put FSU in that category also.

[NYBuilt]

wow look at all this selc hate from the west coast. everyone like an underdog

[CATLAX MAN]

wow look at all this selc hate from the west coast. everyone like an underdog

Will you get over this"SELC hate" thing? It has nothing to do with that. Those 3 teams have virtually no chance to beat the opponents they are matched up against. PERIOD. It has nothing to do with what conference they are from.

[Tim Gray]

wow look at all this selc hate from the west coast. everyone like an underdog

Will you get over this"SELC hate" thing? It has nothing to do with that. Those 3 teams have virtually no chance to beat the opponents they are matched up against. PERIOD. It has nothing to do with what conference they are from.

I'm not saying they will, but bigger upsets have happened in the world of sports. On any given Sunday...

[wheelz33]

I like how many are calling for a #11 over #6 upset. But mention a #10 upsetting a #7 and people respond like you just picked #16 Lindenwood to win it all...

[CATLAX MAN]

I will say it again........very slowly and in big letters so the hate/conspiracy theorists can understand...........IT HAS TO DO WITH WHO THE TEAMS IN THE MATCHUP ARE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONFERENCE OR THE SEEDING NUMBER. :!:

VT, FSU, & FL are no match for their opponents, for various reasons. UCSB has a chance to upset ASU, since they will be back to full strength and ASU may possibly be missing their leading scorer. It's not brain surgery to figure out who has the best chance for upset amongst those teams.

If you guys are focused on the SELC, the only team who has a chance to advance is Georgia. I think they are evenly matched with SSU and it should be a close game.

[wheelz33]

Im not predicting any upsets. I think for all the parity talk this year there will be surprisingly few (if any) upsets in the first round. However, I will stop well short of saying many of the teams have no chance. If Colorado St can lose to Utah this year, they can certainly lose to Va Tech. Id almost have more faith in them then a team that is 2-5 in their last 7, and is playing a team theyve lost to twice already. (I don't know what constitutes UCSB being at full strength, Ill take your word for it).

My only point is anything can happen, and bigger upsets have happened before...

[StickSideHigh]

I would like to see these so called various reasons and before you answer take your midol

[Ballaholic]

TOURNEY RANK. TEAM (MCLA RECORD) [T25W/T25L/NON-RANKED L]

TOP 25 GOALS FOR AVERAGE (GFA)
TOP 25 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE (GAA)
WINS OVER TEAMS SEEDED ABOVE THEM:

1. Michigan (14 - 0) [9/0/0] **CCLA CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 12.8
T25 GAA: 6
0

T25 W: #6 Arizona State (11-8), #1 BYU (12-9), #15 Arizona (9-4), #3 Minn-Duluth (12-9), #14 Lindenwood (20-5), #16 Colorado (8-0), #7 CSU (10-9), #24 Michigan State (13-5), #25 Michigan State (21-5)
T25 L:

2. Chapman (15 - 0) [9/0/0] **WCLL CHAMPS **

T25 GFA: 15.4
T25 GAA: 8.3
0

T25 W: #1 BYU (16-15), #9 Northeastern (15-9), #19 Florida (17-6), #25 Utah (14-6), #24 Claremont (23-3), #13 Cal Poly (13-6), #8 UCSB (12-11), #8 Sonoma State (12-10), #6 ASU (17-9)
T25 L:

3. Minnesota-Duluth (11 - 2) [3/2/0] **UMLL CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 8.8
T25 GAA: 7.6
0

T25 W: #12 Boston College (10-5), #17 Arizona (10-6), #4 BYU (8-6)
T25 L: #2 Colorado State (7-9), #7 Michigan (9-12)

4. BYU (13 - 3) [12/3/0] **RMLC CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 13.4
T25 GAA: 7.6
0

T25 W: #3 UCSB (15-9), #24 Simon Fraser (17-11), #23 Michigan State (18-6), #8 Arizona State (17-15),#17 Arizona (16-1), #12 Colorado (14-5), #4 CSU (14-6), #20 Lindenwood (13-6), #19 Utah (11-3), #14 Oregon (17-7), #17 Colorada (9-4), #7 CSU (10-5)
T25 L: #15 Chapman (15-16), #7 Michigan (12-9), #7 Minn-Duluth (6-8)

5. Simon Fraser (15 - 1) [5/1/0] ** PNCLL CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 12.5
T25 GAA: 9.2
0

T25 W:#14 Lindenwood (13-5), #18 Texas A&M (10-7), #9 Sonoma State (10-9), #5 Oregon (16-8), #16 Oregon (15-9)
T25 L: #1 BYU (11-17)

6. Arizona State (13 - 3) [5/3/0]

T25 GFA: 12.3
T25 GAA: 10.8
0

T25 W: #22 Cal Poly (10-9), #25 Utah (22-8), #10 UCSB (9-8), #9 UCSB (14-8), #24 Chico State (11-8)
T25 L: #8 Michigan (8-11), #4 BYU (15-17), #2 Chapman (9-17)

7. Colorado State (11 - 5) [9/4/1]

T25 GFA: 9.2
T25 GAA: 7.5
1

T25 W: #12 Boston College (9-7), #3 Minn-Duluth (9-7), #24 Texas (13-3), #20 Loyola-Marymont (12-11), #5 Oregon (8-4), #13 Cal Poly (8-4), #25 Arizona (11-8), #17 Colorado (8-4), #18 Utah (14-6)
T25 L: #9 Sonoma State (8-9), #6 BYU (6-14), #1 Michigan (9-10), #4 BYU (5-10)
NR L: Utah (10-11)

8. Sonoma State (12 - 3) [5/3/0]

T25 GFA: 10.9
T25 GAA: 8.3
1

T25 W: #17 Texas A&M (10-6), #19 Cal Poly (7-12), #2 Colorado State (9-8), #10 Oregon (17-5), #22 Santa Clara (15-6)
T25 L: #11 Simon Fraser (9-10), #10 UCSB (5-12), #2 Chapman (10-12)

9. Georgia (12 - 3) [5/3/0] ** SELC CHAMPS **

T25 GFA: 10.5
T25 GAA: 11
0

T25 W: #7 Boston College (11-9), #21 Utah (11-9), #16 FSU (12-9), #11 FSU (13-9), #14 VT (17-16)
T25 L: #19 Florida(9-13), #11 Lindenwood (7-10), #21 Virginia Tech (13-16)

10. Virginia Tech (14 - 2) [2/1/1]

T25 GFA: 15
T25 GAA: 13
1

T25 W: #13 Georgia (16-13), #11 Florida State (14-13)
T25 L: #15 Georgia (17-16)
NR L: Central Florida (10-15)


11. UCSB (11 - 6) [5/6/0]

T25 GFA: 8.9
T25 GAA: 7.8
1

T25 W: #9 Arizona (8-3), #22 Cal-Poly (11-5), #9 Northeastern (7-4), #8 Sonoma State (12-5), #22 Loyola Marymount (12-9)
T25 L: #1 BYU (9-15), #12 FSU (6-7), #18 Florida (8-10), #9 ASU (8-9), #2 Chapman (11-12), #6 ASU (8-14)

12. Florida State (15 - 4) [5/4/0]

T25 GFA: 13.25
T25 GAA: 9.5
1

T25 W: #21 Utah (14-6), #22 Central Florida (23-14), #6 UCSB (7-6), #23 Northeastern (17-8), #13 Florida (8-7)
T25 L: #13 Georgia (9-12), #20 Virginia Tech (13-14), #15 Boston College(8-9), #15 Georgia (9-13)


13. Boston College (12 - 4) [2/3/1] ** PCLL CHAMPS **

T25 GFA: 7.6
T25 GAA: 9
2

T25 W: #19 Florida (8-7). #11 Florida State (9-8)
T25 L: #13 Georgia (9-11), #3 Minn-Duluth (5-10), #2 CSU (7-9)

14. Texas A&M (15 - 3) [0/3/0] **LSA CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 6.3
T25 GAA: 11.3
0

T25 W:
T25 L: #14 Sonoma State (6-10), #20 Simon Fraser (7-10), #14 Lindenwood (6-14)

15. Florida (10 - 5) [3/3/2]

T25 GFA: 9.8
T25 GAA: 10.8
2

T25 W: #13 Georgia (13-9), #10 UCSB (8-10), #23 Central Florida (13-12)
T25 L: #7 Boston College (7-8), #3 Chapman (6-17), #11 FSU (7-8)
NR L: Loyola Marymount (11-12 OT), Auburn (8-11)


16. Lindenwood (13 - 6) [5/3/3] **GRLC CHAMPS**

T25 GFA: 10.4
T25 GAA: 11.4
2

T25 W: #13 Georgia (10-7), #22 Indiana (16-7), #18 Texas A&M (14-6), #19 Utah (13-12), #21 Illinois (14-13)
T25 L: #20 Simon Fraser (5-13), #1 Michigan (5-20), #4 BYU (6-13)
NR L: Georgia Tech (5-9), Michigan State (9-10), Illinois (8-14)

you're the Bill James of club lacrosse. nice work.

[CATLAX MAN]

(I don't know what constitutes UCSB being at full strength, Ill take your word for it).

Nick Nyeholt & Jack Miller, top midfielders for UCSB, did not make the trip to ASU in the WCLL quarters due to illness. They should be back and ready to go in Dallas. Tyler Westfall, top scorer for ASU at 5.46 pts per game, was injured in the WCLL playoffs and possibly may not be ready for the UCSB game. Those 2 things could tilt the balance slightly for those 2 teams.

[uhavbalimnctrl]

that will make for some boring consolation games huh...

most are

I know this has been brought up before, but why not give a post-season poll including the consolation games. This would make the games more competetive/fun to watch since the first preseason poll is semi-based off of the last poll from the season.

[socallax]

I have to say I see the SELC going 0-4 in the opening round. Those matchups just don't work in their favor.

It's not that I hate the SELC, I just don't think they're very good. Sure they can put up some numbers during the season, but that run and gun style just wont cut it in the post season against well balanced teams. This is also why I think UCSB will take down ASU.

[cricketman]

Looks like ASU is going to have to give the Gauchos the business for the 3rd time this year.

Did someone say HAT TRICK.

If you speak to anyone from U.C. San Diego from 2 years ago they might tell you how hard it is to beat a team 3 times in a season. I'd be upset if I were you for getting such a motivated opponent with way more tournament experience than ASU has.

[Zamboni_Driver]

I see the entire 9-16 going 0-8. And if 17-20 switched with 9-12 or 13-16 I'd see them losing all in either position as well. UCSB might have the only advantage which is not conference based, but due to the fact they are facing a team they faced 2 times prior.

If a lower ranked SELC team was facing a higher ranked SELC team for the 3rd time, I'd make an exception for the lower as well. It's not conference, or play, it's just repitition that factors here.

I do believe there was alot of parity in the league for several weeks, and if the tourney was played in March I'd suggest several upsets. But right now I think the parity at the top has evaporated...

(but parity in the 12-20 still exists and is a future issue --always on my soapbox!)