2023 Men's Basketball Atlantic Regional Tournament THREAD

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AIC opens the season at Central Connecticut on Sept. 2.

https://ccsubluedevils.com/sports/fb...20230320irttov

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Good news: at least in that stretch, you have Seton Hill (Week 2) and Bloomsburg (Week 4).
Bad news: after that stretch, you have a Millersville...

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Sometimes, it's not the seedings ... it's about how Team A matches up against Team B. Typically, you can throw the seeds out the window when it comes...

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For those of you scoring at home (and if you're "scoring" D2football.com posts at home on a Sunday night, you need to get out more), half of...

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Because Cal needs a cheap win ahead of back-to-back home games against Kutztown and Shepherd to appease the masses....

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Cal opens the 2023 season on the road against an Alderson-Broaddus team which is currently on a 14 game losing streak dating back to 2021 and are 1-21...

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I'd think regionally (Mid-Atlantic) to start. Somehow, I don't think the Cheyney brand would resonate in Dallas/Fort Worth, but crazier things have h...

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Urban Outfitters is headquartered in Philadelphia's Navy Yard industrial complex and has their major distribution center in Gap, Lancaster County....

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Ashland opens the season with IUP. I, too, would be interested to see who NDC opens the season with....

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I seem to recall Kentucky's men doing full sub outs at each media timeout for one season. West Chester's women did that for a season or two about a decade...

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Directly from the IUP Website:

Per NCAA regulation, there is absolutely no re-entry.

https://iupathletics.com/news/2023/3.....

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Schedule for Saturday's games:

(6) East Stroudsburg vs. (3) Mercyhurst: 12:00pm
(7) UPJ vs. (2) West Liberty: 2:30pm
(8) Winston-Salem...

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I get that. At the same time, does WCU have the budget to bring in additional outside help? Take that up with WCU athletics, not me. I'm just relaying...

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IUP will host the Atlantic Regional tournament this weekend:

1. IUP vs. 8. Winston-Salem State
4. Virginia Union vs. 5. Fairmont State...

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Atlantic Regional Bracket is set which will be hosted at IUP:

1. IUP vs. 8. WSSU
4. Virginia Union vs. 5. Fairmont State
2. West...

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That's a lot more common at non-D1 schools since many of those schools don't have the resources (or, the need) to bring in an outside company (BEST Crowd...

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I drew the comparison between Glenville's women and the Grinnell men in that they substitute on most, if not every, stoppage (unless that changed in recent...

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I can't help but wonder if her up-tempo and multiple (and very frequent) substitution scheme might not fit at the D1 level. It's a big difference between...

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I can't say that I'm surprised that Fairmont's women gave Glenville all they could handle. FSU head coach Stephanie (Michael) Anderson was a senior on...

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WOU goes from playing the reigning FCS national champions to playing a school that isn't even in the NAIA, let alone the NCAA in consecutive weeks. I...