quote:Originally posted by Texan:
SPP, do you know if there any at large berths in the regionals, or is just the tourney winners?
University of Texas at Dallas Earn First-Ever At-Large Bid Into NCAA Div. III National Tourney.
ORANGE, CA - A 32-11 record, national rankings and a tougher non-conference schedule has earned the UTD baseball team its first-ever at-large invitation to the national NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Tournament. UTD will join fellow American Southwest Conference member Texas Lutheran and Austin College in a seven-team, double-eimination West Regional Tournament, beginning Wednesday at Chapman University in Orange, CA. The Comets will open against George Fox University of Oregon (30-9) at 11:30 am local time (9:30 am PDT) Wednesday.
2007 NCAA Tournament pairings
The NCAA Division III baseball committee has released the 2007 Division III playoff pairings.
At-large teams are noted with an asterisk.
New England Regional
Hosted by Eastern College Athletic Conference, Harwich, Mass.
Wheaton (Mass.) (31-11)
Eastern Connecticut (34-10)
Williams (25-8)
Curry (27-7)
Keene State * (29-13)
Western New England (27-10)
St. Joseph's (Maine) (30-10)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 4 Curry vs. No. 5 Keene State, 9:30 a.m. ET
Game 2, No. 3 Williams vs. No. 6 Western New England, 1 p.m.
Game 3, No. 2 Eastern Connecticut vs. No. 7 St. Joseph's (Maine), 4:30 p.m.
Game 4, No. 1 Wheaton (Mass.) vs. loser of Game 1, 8 p.m.
South Regional
Hosted by Ferrum College, Ferrum, Va.
Emory * (35-7)
Salisbury * (32-8)
York (Pa.) * (29-12)
Methodist * (29-13)
Bridgewater (Va.) (21-21)
Ferrum (22-16)
Villa Julie (24-20)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 4 Methodist vs. No. 5 Bridgewater (Va.), times TBA
Game 2, No. 3 York (Pa.) vs. No. 6 Ferrum
Game 3, No. 2 Salisbury vs. No. 7 Villa Julie
Game 4, No. 1 Emory vs. loser of Game 1
Mid-East Regional
Hosted by College of Wooster, at Strongsville, Ohio
Wooster * (40-5)
Otterbein (31-11)
Hope (28-11)
Marietta * (28-14)
Ohio Wesleyan (24-13)
Mt. St. Joseph (33-9)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, Wooster vs. No. 6 Mount St. Joseph, 12 p.m. ET
Game 2, No. 2 Otterbein vs. No. 5 Ohio Wesleyan, 3:30 p.m.
Game 3, No. 3 Hope vs. No. 4 Marietta, 7 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Hosted by Alvernia College, Boyertown, Pa.
Kean * (35-8)
New Jersey (32-9)
Johns Hopkins (35-9)
Gwynedd-Mercy (31-13)
Frostburg State (31-13)
Elizabethtown (22-16)
Wilkes (24-10)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 5 Frostburg St. vs. No. 4 Gwynedd-Mercy, 9:30 a.m. ET
Game 2, No. 6 Elizabethtown vs. No. 3 Johns Hopkins, 1 p.m.
Game 3, No. 7 Wilkes vs. No. 2 New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4, No. 1 Kean vs. loser of Game 1, 8 p.m.
New York Regional
Hosted by Ithaca College, Auburn, N.Y.
Cortland State (35-4)
Ithaca * (24-13)
St. John Fisher * (26-11)
Manhattanville (23-17)
Trinity (Conn.) * (28-6)
Skidmore (20-18)
Westfield State (20-15)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 4 Manhattanville vs. No. 5 Trinity (Conn.), 10 a.m. ET
Game 2, No. 3 St. John Fisher vs. No. 6 Skidmore, 11 p.m.
Game 3, No. 2 Ithaca vs. No. 7 Westfield State, 4 p.m.
Game 4, No. 1 Cortland State vs. loser of Game 1, 7 p.m.
Central Regional
Hosted by Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, Ill.
Luther (29-9)
Illinois Wesleyan * (32-11)
Carthage (32-11)
Washington U. * (30-9)
Webster (30-12)
Augustana * (32-12)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 1 Luther vs. No. 6 Augustana, 1 p.m. ET
Game 2, No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan vs. No. 5 Webster, 7 p.m.
Game 3, No. 3 Carthage vs. No. 4 Washington U., 4 p.m.
West Regional
Hosted by Chapman, Orange, Calif.
Chapman * (35-5)
Pacific Lutheran (32-7)
Texas Lutheran (35-8)
Texas-Dallas * (32-11)
George Fox * (30-9)
Pomona-Pitzer (29-11)
Austin (22-23)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 4 Texas-Dallas vs. No. 5 George Fox, times TBA
Game 2, No. 3 Texas Lutheran vs. No. 6 Pomona-Pitzer
Game 3, No. 2 Pacific Lutheran vs. No. 7 Austin
Game 4, No. 1 Chapman vs. loser of Game 1
Midwest Regional
Hosted by UW-Stevens Point at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point (28-14)
St. Thomas (32-10)
Ripon (21-13)
St. Olaf * (31-8)
UW-Oshkosh * (32-10)
St. Scholastica * (26-6)
Opening games, Wednesday, May 16:
Game 1, No. 1 UW-Stevens Point vs. No. 6 St. Scholastica, 1 p.m. ET
Game 2, No. 2 St. Thomas vs. No. 5 UW-Oshkosh, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3, No. 3 Ripon vs. No. 4 St. Olaf, 8 p.m.