The NCAA tournament selection show is less than two weeks away, and the top teams in the country are starting to look ahead at what could be a berth in the field.
Let’s start with the North region, led by No. 1 Le Moyne and No. 3 Merrimack. The top-ranked Dolphins blew out Pace and Saint Michael’s to solidify the top spot in the NE-10 tournament. Merrimack scored a big win over Adelphi last week, adding another quality victory to the resume for an at-large berth.
No. 7 NYIT (8-0 in the East Coast Conference) and No. 8 Adelphi (8-2 in the NE-10) are also contenders for the final North region spots.
In the South, No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne — a team headed straight for the NCAA tournament —leads the South Atlantic Conference with an 8-0 record. No. 4 Seton Hill took down Limestone last week and sits at 5-0 in the Great Midwest. No. 5 Saint Leo outlasted Sunshine State rivals Tampa and Florida Tech to move to 7-0 in conference.
No. 6 Colorado Mesa (RMAC), No. 9 Lake Erie (Great Midwest), No. 12 Mount Olive and No. 13 Belmont Abbey (Conference Carolinas) and No. 10 Florida Tech and No. 11 Tampa (Sunshine State) are also in the mix.
No huge changes in the rankings, but conference tournaments get started this week.
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April 23, 2018
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1 |
Le Moyne |
14-0 |
1 |
4/28 vs. Southern New Hampshire |
2 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
15-1 |
2 |
4/27 vs. TBD |
3 |
Merrimack |
12-1 |
3 |
4/28 vs. Saint Michael's
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4 |
Seton Hill |
12-1 |
4 |
4/24 at Alderson Broaddus |
5 |
Saint Leo |
13-1 |
5 |
4/26 vs. Rollins (SSC Tournament)
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6 |
Colorado Mesa |
13-2 |
6 |
4/22 vs. CSU-Pueblo |
7 |
NYIT |
9-4 |
8 |
4/25 vs. Molloy |
8 |
Adelphi |
9-3 |
7 |
4/28 vs. Franklin Pierce |
9 |
Lake Erie |
10-2 |
11 |
4/25 vs. Roberts Wesleyan |
10 |
Florida Tech |
9-5 |
9 |
4/26 vs. No. 11 Tampa (SSC Tournament)
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11 |
Tampa |
13-4 |
10 |
4/26 vs. No. 10 Florida Tech (SSC Tournament) |
12 |
Mount Olive |
11-4 |
12 |
4/27 vs. TBD (CC Tournament)
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13 |
Belmont Abbey |
10-4 |
13 |
4/24 vs. Lees-McCrae (CC Tournament)
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14 |
LIU Post |
8-3 |
14 |
4/24 at No. 15 Saint Anselm |
15 |
Saint Anselm |
8-3 |
17 |
4/24 vs. No. 14 LIU Post |
16 |
Limestone |
10-6 |
15 |
4/27 vs. TBD (CC Tournament)
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17 |
Mercy |
10-3 |
16 |
4/28 at No. 14 LIU Post |
18 |
Mercyhurst |
8-4 |
19 |
4/28 at Ohio Valley |
19 |
Rockhurst |
14-2 |
N/A |
5/4 vs. TBD (RMAC Tournament) |
20 |
Pace |
6-6 |
18 |
4/27 vs. Assumption
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ALSO CONSIDERED: Assumption, Bentley, Indianapolis, Lindenwood, Lynn, Queens (N.C.), Rollins, Southern New Hampshire, Wheeling Jesuit, Wingate