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Contents
NW Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dover | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Morgantown | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dover | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ocala | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lubbock | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ocala | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dover | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson City | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson City | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Trenton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson City | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pontiac | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pontiac | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Olympia | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dover | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Casper | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Evansville | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Evansville | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Casper | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stamford | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Casper | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Casper | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cedar Rapids | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackson | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cedar Rapids | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cedar Rapids | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wichita | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wichita | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Austin | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
NE Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sacramento | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Plainview | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sacramento | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Idaho Falls | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Idaho Falls | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Yuma | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sacramento | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Youngstown | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Raleigh | 98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Norfolk | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Raleigh | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Youngstown | 91 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Greenville | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Youngstown | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Youngstown | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yakima | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Cheyenne | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yakima | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Annapolis | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fresno | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Annapolis | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yakima | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tacoma | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Cincinnati | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Francisco | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kalamazoo | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | San Francisco | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
SW Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gainesville | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Concord | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gainesville | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Buffalo | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Buffalo | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Allentown | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Buffalo | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Miami | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Riverside | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Miami | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rockford | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Miami | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Buffalo | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Duluth | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ft. Lauderdale | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ft. Lauderdale | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bloomington | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Orlando | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Naples | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Amarillo | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Los Angeles | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Los Angeles | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Naples | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Haven | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Naples | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
SE Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Canton | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lancaster | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lancaster | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Spokane | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lancaster | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Macon | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Rapids | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Decatur | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Rapids | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Macon | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Shreveport | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Macon | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Lancaster | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Montgomery | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Little Rock | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Roswell | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Roswell | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Montgomery | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cambridge | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Montgomery | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Montgomery | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Keystone | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lexington | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Keystone | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Keystone | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Madison | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
Final Four
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Dover | 72 | ||||||
| Orlando | 73 | ||||||
| Orlando | 60 | ||||||
| Montgomery | 63 | ||||||
| Youngstown | 53 | ||||||
| Montgomery | 73 | ||||||
| League 5 NTT Brackets | ||||||
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| S67 | S68 | S69 | S70 | S71 | S72 | S73 |
L5 S74 NTT Preview
NTT Region 1 analysis
The Favorite
(1) Dover (18-0) (C-5 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 100.0 (1) SoS: 5 Streak: W18
AvgPts: 83.0 (29) AvgPtsAllowed: 61.2 (15)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 4-0
Record vs. Top 50: 7-0 Record vs. Top 100: 9-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 6-0
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'8 Jr PF James Lamp (20.9ppg, 5.1rpg, 13blk)
The Contenders
(2) Wichita (18-0) (C-23 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 88.8 (17) SoS: 145 Streak: W18
AvgPts: 81.7 (41) AvgPtsAllowed: 56.9 (7)
Record vs. Top 10: 1-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-0 Record vs. Top 100: 5-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-0
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 7'1 Sr C Bobby Weil (8.8ppg, 10.5rpg, 27blk)
(3) Albany (16-2) (C-4 1st place)
RPI: 87.2 (26) SoS: 62 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 87.7 (10) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.6 (95)
Record vs. Top 10: 1-2 Record vs. Top 25: 2-2
Record vs. Top 50: 2-2 Record vs. Top 100: 3-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-2
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Defense
Player to watch: 7'0 Sr C Wayne Stultz (10.2ppg, 7.4rpg, 25blk)
The Dark Horses
(4) Pontiac (13-5) (C-16 3rd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 93.5 (5) SoS: 1 Streak: W7
AvgPts: 72.9 (149) AvgPtsAllowed: 64.3 (32)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 1-1
Record vs. Top 50: 5-2 Record vs. Top 100: 9-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 5-2
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'1 Sr SG Louis Brooks (20.4ppg, 1.6apg, 1.6spg)
(5) Carson City (17-1) (C-31 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 83.1 (58) SoS: 132 Streak: W15
AvgPts: 73.8 (130) AvgPtsAllowed: 52.9 (2)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-0 Record vs. Top 100: 3-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-0
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Jr PF Bruce McLaughlin (12.7ppg, 5.9rpg, 22blk)
(6) Stamford (13-5) (C-5 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 95.9 (2) SoS: 6 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 79.9 (55) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.6 (97)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 2-2
Record vs. Top 50: 5-3 Record vs. Top 100: 7-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 4-2
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Defense
Player to watch: 7'3 Jr PF Scott Andrews (16.2ppg, 6.8rpg, 23blk)
The Rest
(7) Jackson (15-3) (C-10 1st place)
RPI: 88.8 (18) SoS: 76 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 83.7 (25) AvgPtsAllowed: 73.0 (128)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-2 Record vs. Top 100: 6-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-2
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'11 Jr C Clarence Maxey (15.6ppg, 10.2rpg, 26blk)
(8) Lubbock (16-2) (C-25 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 85.4 (37) SoS: 141 Streak: W3
AvgPts: 76.7 (86) AvgPtsAllowed: 60.0 (12)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-1 Record vs. Top 100: 4-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Jr PF Leonard Pemberton (9.6ppg, 5.9rpg, 19blk)
(9) Ocala (15-3) (C-10 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 86.8 (30) SoS: 94 Streak: W5
AvgPts: 81.9 (38) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.4 (55)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-1 Record vs. Top 100: 5-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Experience Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'1 Jr PG Vernon Dancy (19.4ppg, 3.3apg, 1.3spg)
(10) Cedar Rapids (16-2) (C-17 1st place)
RPI: 84.1 (48) SoS: 154 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 78.1 (71) AvgPtsAllowed: 56.3 (6)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-0 Record vs. Top 100: 3-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-0
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'8 So SF Seymour Morales (18.2ppg, 5.2rpg, 0.8spg)
(11) Austin (13-5) (C-26 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 83.6 (53) SoS: 153 Streak: W3
AvgPts: 78.3 (68) AvgPtsAllowed: 72.9 (127)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-2 Record vs. Top 100: 0-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-3
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Experience Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'7 Jr C Francisco Mick (15.2ppg, 5.8rpg, 15blk)
(12) Trenton (13-5) (C-3 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 84.9 (43) SoS: 44 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 78.7 (66) AvgPtsAllowed: 66.1 (44)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-3 Record vs. Top 100: 4-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-4
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'8 So SF Gilbert Hunter (16.4ppg, 5.4rpg, 0.7spg)
(13) Olympia (14-4) (C-31 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 86.9 (29) SoS: 112 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 73.6 (137) AvgPtsAllowed: 61.8 (20)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-3
Record vs. Top 50: 0-3 Record vs. Top 100: 2-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-4
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 5'11 Sr SG Tim McIntyre (18.4ppg, 1.1apg, 1.1spg)
(14) Evansville (11-7) (C-13 1st place)
RPI: 84.1 (49) SoS: 11 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 77.1 (81) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.3 (88)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-2 Record vs. Top 100: 5-6
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-2
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'7 Sr SF Jonathan Piper (19.4ppg, 4.9rpg, 1.2spg)
(15) Casper (15-3) (C-25 1st place)
RPI: 87.0 (28) SoS: 177 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 85.1 (20) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.4 (56)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 2-1 Record vs. Top 100: 6-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'8 Sr PF Carmine Macdonald (14.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 17blk)
(16) Morgantown (13-5) (C-6 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 76.0 (111) SoS: 251 Streak: W3
AvgPts: 71.6 (163) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.0 (35)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 0-1 Record vs. Top 100: 1-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-2
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'9 Jr C Benoit Eason (9.8ppg, 7.9rpg, 28blk)
SimSportsNews's Pick for Region 1: Dover (18-0)
NTT Region 2 analysis
The Favorite
(1) Sacramento (17-1) (C-30 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 95.2 (3) SoS: 47 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 85.3 (18) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.8 (60)
Record vs. Top 10: 1-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-0
Record vs. Top 50: 5-1 Record vs. Top 100: 8-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 4-1
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Fr C James Delvalle (15.3ppg, 8.3rpg, 27blk)
The Contenders
(2) Kalamazoo (16-2) (C-20 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 89.5 (15) SoS: 55 Streak: W13
AvgPts: 73.6 (136) AvgPtsAllowed: 59.9 (11)
Record vs. Top 10: 2-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-0 Record vs. Top 100: 7-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 4-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'7 So SG Douglas Ouellette (27.3ppg, 3.8rpg, 0.9spg)
(3) Yakima (16-2) (C-30 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 92.3 (7) SoS: 24 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 86.6 (15) AvgPtsAllowed: 69.6 (80)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 2-2 Record vs. Top 100: 6-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-2
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'11 So C Todd Hawkins (18.0ppg, 7.8rpg, 39blk)
The Dark Horses
(4) Greenville (16-2) (C-7 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 86.7 (31) SoS: 114 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 81.8 (39) AvgPtsAllowed: 68.0 (62)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-2
Record vs. Top 50: 3-2 Record vs. Top 100: 3-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-2
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr C Ricky Reece (8.2ppg, 8.4rpg, 27blk)
(5) Raleigh (15-3) (C-7 1st place)
RPI: 91.9 (10) SoS: 149 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 87.5 (12) AvgPtsAllowed: 71.8 (111)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-3
Record vs. Top 50: 4-3 Record vs. Top 100: 4-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 4-3
Style of Play: Norm/Zone Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Turnover Margin
Player to watch: 6'10 Fr PF Vaughn Powell (18.3ppg, 7.1rpg, 20blk)
(6) Fresno (15-3) (C-27 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 85.0 (42) SoS: 108 Streak: W9
AvgPts: 89.2 (6) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.0 (84)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 0-1 Record vs. Top 100: 4-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-1
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'11 So C Andrew Rivera (6.7ppg, 9.2rpg, 17blk)
The Rest
(7) Tacoma (14-4) (C-32 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 85.8 (35) SoS: 49 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 73.5 (140) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.1 (36)
Record vs. Top 10: 1-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-4 Record vs. Top 100: 5-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-4
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr C Michael Godfrey (9.6ppg, 6.4rpg, 15blk)
(8) Idaho Falls (14-4) (C-22 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 87.8 (19) SoS: 102 Streak: W6
AvgPts: 82.8 (33) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.3 (93)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-3
Record vs. Top 50: 0-4 Record vs. Top 100: 4-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-4
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'9 So PF Glen Magee (14.7ppg, 6.6rpg, 16blk)
(9) Yuma (14-4) (C-32 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 81.5 (73) SoS: 40 Streak: W2
AvgPts: 87.2 (14) AvgPtsAllowed: 74.7 (148)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-1 Record vs. Top 100: 5-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'3 Jr SG Dean Eells (21.2ppg, 2.2rpg, 0.8spg)
(10) Cincinnati (13-5) (C-16 1st place)
RPI: 83.3 (56) SoS: 3 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 76.9 (82) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.2 (52)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-2 Record vs. Top 100: 5-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-2
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'9 So SF Otto Copeland (17.9ppg, 3.2rpg, 0.7spg)
(11) Casper (15-3) (C-25 1st place)
RPI: 87.0 (28) SoS: 177 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 85.1 (20) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.4 (56)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 2-1 Record vs. Top 100: 6-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'8 Sr PF Carmine Macdonald (14.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 17blk)
(12) Norfolk (15-3) (C-11 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 82.7 (63) SoS: 91 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 81.1 (48) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.9 (61)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-1 Record vs. Top 100: 3-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-3
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'7 Sr SG Barry Ward (16.8ppg, 3.4rpg, 0.9spg)
(13) Youngstown (12-6) (C-16 4th place, at-large bid)
RPI: 81.8 (69) SoS: 21 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 76.9 (84) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.9 (43)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-3
Record vs. Top 50: 1-4 Record vs. Top 100: 4-5
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-4
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'6 Sr SG Alonzo Torres (26.7ppg, 3.7rpg, 0.9spg)
(14) Cheyenne (13-5) (C-24 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 87.2 (25) SoS: 161 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 71.4 (167) AvgPtsAllowed: 60.4 (13)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-4 Record vs. Top 100: 2-5
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-5
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'7 Fr PF Mario Turner (11.1ppg, 4.9rpg, 11blk)
(15) San Francisco (13-5) (C-29 3rd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 82.1 (68) SoS: 98 Streak: W6
AvgPts: 82.9 (32) AvgPtsAllowed: 72.7 (123)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-3 Record vs. Top 100: 3-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-3
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'4 So PG Shawn Helwig (23.2ppg, 2.2apg, 0.9spg)
(16) Plainview (12-6) (C-26 1st place)
RPI: 76.8 (105) SoS: 128 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 81.7 (42) AvgPtsAllowed: 75.2 (154)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-0 Record vs. Top 100: 2-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Norm/Man Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'7 Sr PF Mark Franko (20.8ppg, 6.6rpg, 16blk)
SimSportsNews's Pick for Region 2: Sacramento (17-1)
NTT Region 3 analysis
The Favorite
(1) Gainesville (18-0) (C-8 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 94.0 (4) SoS: 66 Streak: W18
AvgPts: 89.7 (4) AvgPtsAllowed: 64.2 (30)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-0 Record vs. Top 100: 7-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-0
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 5'10 Jr PG Otis Wong (19.6ppg, 2.0apg, 1.6spg)
The Contenders
(2) New Haven (16-2) (C-4 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 92.0 (9) SoS: 27 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 78.5 (67) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.4 (39)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-1
Record vs. Top 50: 2-1 Record vs. Top 100: 5-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'4 Sr PG Lloyd Reynolds (33.8ppg, 1.5apg, 1.8spg)
(3) Orlando (15-3) (C-12 1st place)
RPI: 92.2 (8) SoS: 41 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 75.0 (108) AvgPtsAllowed: 61.6 (16)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-2 Record vs. Top 100: 7-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-2
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'7 So SF Guillermo Labrecque (22.4ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.1spg)
The Dark Horses
(4) Rockford (15-3) (C-14 1st place)
RPI: 90.2 (12) SoS: 7 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 83.7 (26) AvgPtsAllowed: 74.0 (142)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-1 Record vs. Top 100: 8-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-2
Style of Play: Norm/Zone Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'6 Jr SG Dane McWilliams (22.4ppg, 0.7apg, 0.7spg)
(5) Providence (16-2) (C-2 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 84.9 (44) SoS: 157 Streak: W12
AvgPts: 82.9 (30) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.3 (38)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-1 Record vs. Top 100: 6-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-1
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr C Eric Ortega (7.8ppg, 10.1rpg, 41blk)
(6) Ft. Lauderdale (15-3) (C-9 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 87.3 (23) SoS: 144 Streak: W8
AvgPts: 81.0 (51) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.1 (86)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-2 Record vs. Top 100: 4-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-2
Style of Play: Norm/Man Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 7'1 Jr C Landon Barta (24.2ppg, 7.2rpg, 30blk)
The Rest
(7) Amarillo (16-2) (C-24 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 85.2 (39) SoS: 176 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 82.7 (34) AvgPtsAllowed: 71.6 (107)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-0 Record vs. Top 100: 4-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 7'1 Jr C Eckhard Schwanz (11.4ppg, 9.2rpg, 23blk)
(8) Buffalo (15-3) (C-1 3rd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 87.7 (21) SoS: 148 Streak: W7
AvgPts: 75.7 (103) AvgPtsAllowed: 56.1 (4)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 3-1 Record vs. Top 100: 4-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-2
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'11 Jr C David Redfern (16.9ppg, 8.9rpg, 29blk)
(9) Allentown (15-3) (C-1 1st place)
RPI: 86.6 (32) SoS: 111 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 77.2 (78) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.6 (40)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 2-2 Record vs. Top 100: 4-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-2
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Offense
Player to watch: 6'7 Jr PF Stan Little (13.2ppg, 6.3rpg, 13blk)
(10) Los Angeles (13-5) (C-30 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 87.8 (20) SoS: 48 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 78.1 (72) AvgPtsAllowed: 68.3 (67)
Record vs. Top 10: 2-3 Record vs. Top 25: 2-3
Record vs. Top 50: 2-3 Record vs. Top 100: 3-5
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-3
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'9 Fr C Cam Williams (20.8ppg, 7.4rpg, 23blk)
(11) Bloomington (16-2) (C-15 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 81.6 (72) SoS: 232 Streak: W12
AvgPts: 78.1 (73) AvgPtsAllowed: 59.6 (10)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-0 Record vs. Top 100: 2-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-0
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Turnover Margin Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'4 Jr PG Herman Albrecht (16.3ppg, 3.6apg, 1.3spg)
(12) Riverside (16-2) (C-29 1st place)
RPI: 78.0 (95) SoS: 166 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 87.7 (11) AvgPtsAllowed: 68.1 (64)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-0 Record vs. Top 100: 2-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-2
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'11 Fr SF Ace Lagrange (17.2ppg, 7.1rpg, 0.9spg)
(13) Miami (12-6) (C-12 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 89.8 (14) SoS: 50 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 70.6 (177) AvgPtsAllowed: 65.1 (37)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-4
Record vs. Top 50: 0-4 Record vs. Top 100: 5-6
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-5
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Offense
Player to watch: 6'8 So SF Bernard Davidson (19.6ppg, 4.9rpg, 0.8spg)
(14) Duluth (12-6) (C-20 4th place, at-large bid)
RPI: 85.3 (38) SoS: 43 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 76.3 (90) AvgPtsAllowed: 68.9 (71)
Record vs. Top 10: 1-3 Record vs. Top 25: 1-3
Record vs. Top 50: 2-4 Record vs. Top 100: 4-6
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-4
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'4 Sr PG Lewis Wilder (17.5ppg, 2.9rpg, 2.6apg)
(15) Naples (12-6) (C-11 3rd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 84.0 (50) SoS: 42 Streak: W3
AvgPts: 76.0 (94) AvgPtsAllowed: 64.2 (31)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 3-5 Record vs. Top 100: 3-5
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-5
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Size Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'9 Fr SF Leon Dickson (20.3ppg, 5.5rpg, 0.9spg)
(16) Concord (13-5) (C-6 1st place)
RPI: 81.6 (71) SoS: 242 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 76.3 (89) AvgPtsAllowed: 64.8 (34)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 0-2 Record vs. Top 100: 2-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-3
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Turnover Margin
Player to watch: 6'3 Sr SG Shane Warner (21.2ppg, 3.6rpg, 0.7spg)
SimSportsNews's Pick for Region 3: Gainesville (18-0)
NTT Region 4 analysis
The Favorite
(1) Pittsburgh (17-1) (C-3 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 93.3 (6) SoS: 51 Streak: W17
AvgPts: 76.3 (91) AvgPtsAllowed: 56.2 (5)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 4-1 Record vs. Top 100: 8-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 6-1
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Offense
Player to watch: 6'7 Jr PF Antonio Cummins (13.9ppg, 6.1rpg, 17blk)
The Contenders
(2) Keystone (18-0) (C-21 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 90.1 (13) SoS: 81 Streak: W18
AvgPts: 98.5 (1) AvgPtsAllowed: 69.7 (82)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-0 Record vs. Top 100: 3-0
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-0
Style of Play: Fast/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Defense
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr C Markus Talbott (16.1ppg, 9.5rpg, 26blk)
(3) Little Rock (15-3) (C-20 1st place)
RPI: 90.2 (11) SoS: 36 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 78.2 (70) AvgPtsAllowed: 61.9 (21)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-3
Record vs. Top 50: 0-3 Record vs. Top 100: 8-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-3
Style of Play: Norm/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'9 Jr C Buster Chow (15.9ppg, 6.0rpg, 13blk)
The Dark Horses
(4) Shreveport (15-3) (C-13 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 87.5 (22) SoS: 34 Streak: W7
AvgPts: 85.0 (21) AvgPtsAllowed: 73.8 (136)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-0 Record vs. Top 100: 6-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-1
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Experience Team Weakness: Defense
Player to watch: 6'5 Sr PG Jimmy Kroeger (19.6ppg, 2.6rpg, 3.9apg)
(5) Grand Rapids (17-1) (C-18 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 89.3 (16) SoS: 191 Streak: W6
AvgPts: 87.5 (13) AvgPtsAllowed: 68.3 (66)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-1 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-1 Record vs. Top 100: 4-1
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-1
Style of Play: Norm/Zone Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'5 Sr SG John Downs (19.3ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.3spg)
(6) Cambridge (16-2) (C-2 1st place)
RPI: 87.1 (27) SoS: 134 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 91.9 (2) AvgPtsAllowed: 70.2 (87)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-1
Record vs. Top 50: 1-1 Record vs. Top 100: 5-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-1
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'3 Sr SG Ronnie Sprague (22.3ppg, 3.2rpg, 1.4spg)
The Rest
(7) Phoenix (14-4) (C-32 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 84.2 (46) SoS: 58 Streak: W5
AvgPts: 75.9 (98) AvgPtsAllowed: 66.4 (46)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 2-0
Record vs. Top 50: 3-0 Record vs. Top 100: 7-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 4-0
Style of Play: Norm/Zone Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 5'11 So PG Willie Bird (16.8ppg, 1.4apg, 0.7spg)
(8) Lancaster (14-4) (C-3 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 86.0 (34) SoS: 78 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 87.8 (9) AvgPtsAllowed: 66.9 (48)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-4 Record vs. Top 100: 4-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-4
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Size
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr C Joseph Colter (9.3ppg, 10.7rpg, 38blk)
(9) Spokane (16-2) (C-28 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 82.4 (65) SoS: 183 Streak: W15
AvgPts: 79.1 (63) AvgPtsAllowed: 54.0 (3)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-2 Record vs. Top 100: 1-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-2
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 6'10 Sr PF Brian Streets (23.1ppg, 5.2rpg, 20blk)
(10) Lexington (15-3) (C-19 1st place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 83.2 (57) SoS: 107 Streak: W8
AvgPts: 79.2 (61) AvgPtsAllowed: 67.7 (59)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 1-0 Record vs. Top 100: 3-2
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-0
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Depth Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'5 Sr SG Ray Stewart (15.0ppg, 0.4apg, 0.4spg)
(11) Montgomery (15-3) (C-11 1st place)
RPI: 86.0 (33) SoS: 53 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 78.2 (69) AvgPtsAllowed: 59.4 (9)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 0-2 Record vs. Top 100: 3-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 3-3
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'4 Jr SG Nathaniel Simon (20.6ppg, 2.6rpg, 1.0spg)
(12) Decatur (14-4) (C-7 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 84.2 (47) SoS: 113 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 77.4 (75) AvgPtsAllowed: 62.7 (24)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-3
Record vs. Top 50: 0-4 Record vs. Top 100: 0-4
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-4
Style of Play: Norm/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Experience
Player to watch: 6'2 Sr SG Jake Sharp (19.7ppg, 1.4apg, 1.4spg)
(13) Macon (14-4) (C-8 2nd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 83.9 (51) SoS: 97 Streak: L1
AvgPts: 66.2 (199) AvgPtsAllowed: 52.4 (1)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-2 Record vs. Top 25: 0-2
Record vs. Top 50: 0-2 Record vs. Top 100: 2-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-3
Style of Play: Slow/Man Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Offense
Player to watch: 7'3 Jr C Raymond Kennedy (4.1ppg, 9.2rpg, 33blk)
(14) Roswell (14-4) (C-31 3rd place, at-large bid)
RPI: 82.6 (64) SoS: 140 Streak: W1
AvgPts: 75.8 (100) AvgPtsAllowed: 62.3 (23)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-1
Record vs. Top 50: 2-3 Record vs. Top 100: 2-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 2-3
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Rebounding Team Weakness: Depth
Player to watch: 7'1 Fr PF Gerard Frias (13.3ppg, 7.5rpg, 19blk)
(15) Madison (14-4) (C-17 2nd place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 77.7 (98) SoS: 249 Streak: W8
AvgPts: 75.1 (107) AvgPtsAllowed: 63.1 (26)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Record vs. Top 50: 0-1 Record vs. Top 100: 0-3
Record vs. NTT teams: 0-1
Style of Play: Slow/Norm Team Strength: Defense Team Weakness: Rebounding
Player to watch: 6'2 So PG Scotty Welch (23.6ppg, 2.2apg, 1.1spg)
(16) Canton (8-10) (C-14 7th place, Conf. Tourney Champ)
RPI: 78.6 (90) SoS: 4 Streak: W4
AvgPts: 83.2 (27) AvgPtsAllowed: 81.2 (214)
Record vs. Top 10: 0-0 Record vs. Top 25: 1-2
Record vs. Top 50: 1-3 Record vs. Top 100: 4-9
Record vs. NTT teams: 1-3
Style of Play: Slow/Zone Team Strength: Offense Team Weakness: Defense
Player to watch: 6'4 Sr SG Joe Goss (24.3ppg, 3.7rpg, 0.3spg)
SimSportsNews's Pick for Region 4: Keystone (18-0)
