Final MDIA Div. B Poll (5/1/06)

[Pinball]

although i a thrilled we got an At-large bid, it would of been nice to see both Claremount/USD and SJU/UST in seprate sides of the bracket and they play eachother enough!!

[lil lady lax fan]

although i a thrilled we got an At-large bid, it would of been nice to see both Claremount/USD and SJU/UST in seprate sides of the bracket and they play eachother enough!!

We're right there with ya on that one!! I think you guys have it worse than we do. At least we don't have to face them 'til the semis.

Here's hoping we see you on the turf for the Finals game!

[Jay Wisnieski]

I feel very bad for the guys at Salem State. It is unfortunate that they worked hard all season, and now they can't finish it how they wanted.

That being said, I couldn't be happier about Harding getting into the tournament. It was my opinion that they should have been in all along, and now due to an unfortunate circumstance, they are. Now they need to go win their first round game so I don't sound like an idiot for backing them.

[Sonny]

As a team that is right now trying to get a scouting report together this is very interesting. will another pcll team get the bid or will harding get the at large and get in? and if this happens will it be like last year and the tournament will get reseeded. i believe that is a big thing because harding if they get in deserve i believe a much higher seed then the 11 that salem state had. if anyone has an answer to these questions that would be great.

Salem State was #12 seed. Since Harding is currently in the #11 spot in the polls and Southwestern is lower than them, Harding will be seeded #11 and Southwestern will now be the #12 seed. No major changes to the seeding, really.

Correct. The Div. B tournament field has been updated to reflect this. the main USLIA.com page is now updated as well.

Harding moves into the field as the No. 11 seed and will play SJU (No. 6 seed). Southwestern becomes the No. 12 seed and they will play Montana (No. 5 seed).

[culax]

I too am very sorry for the Salem State team. It is unfortunate that they will miss out on this experience. On the other hand, I am extremely happy for Harding. I thought that both Harding and Northern Colorado deserved to make the tournament. Hopefully they will get a chance to play each other in Plano.

[Kyle Berggren]

Congrats to Harding! A lot of drama happened last night when I was away from the computer. I'm glad it has all seemed to work out for now (sorry for Salem State), but another very deserving team was able to get in. Good Luck to all, and I too hope to see a Harding vs. UNC game in Plano!

[Zeuslax]

Very unfortunate and slightly embarrassing for Salem State and the PCLL. What a shame. Were they aware of this situation going into playoffs? I find it hard to believe that a team going into playoffs would not be aware of thier financial situation. Unless they assumed that money was available from the university and it fell through. Which I've seen happen before. As the calendar year closes, different groups and committes begin to rapidly dwindle in funds available. Congrats to Harding.....it will be interesting if they make some noise.

[AuggieLaxCoach]

I too am happy to see Harding getting a bid to Texas. We played them in a weekend series down in Omaha a while back and they are a class act. It was a great game and I think they deserve to be there. Good luck fellas!