GNAC Posts Winning Marks Against CCAA, PacWest Hoops Opposition
West Region DII non-conference play has concluded for men’s and women’s basketball as of last night, and the cumulative results have been positive for the GNAC. Depending on the quality of results, these matchups can play an outsized role in the determination of who lands at-large berths to the NCAA West Regionals.
On the women’s side, the GNAC has posted a winning record against its West Region counterparts in the CCAA and the PacWest, winning 32 of 55 (.582) matchups. The GNAC went 18–11 (.621) against the CCAA and 14–12 (.538) vs. the PacWest.
Western Washington (7–2) and Simon Fraser (7–2) combined for 14 of the GNAC’s 32 wins although all 10 GNAC members posted at least one win in matchups against their West Region non-league counterparts.
On the men’s side, the GNAC posted a combined record of 29–23 (.558) against CCAA and PacWest opposition. The GNAC went 17–11 vs. the Pac-West and 12–12 vs. the CCAA.
Leading the way for the GNAC has been Saint Martin’s, which has gone unbeaten across seven matchups — 5–0 vs. the PacWest and 2–0 vs. the CCAA. Central Washington has posted a 4–2 record, going 3–1 vs. the CCAA and 1–1 vs. the PacWest.
(Note: while matchups vs. CCAA and PacWest teams make up a majority of a team’s in-region matchups, games against DII opponents located in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska also count as in-region contests).
Beginning today, Division II goes on its usual nine-day shutdown until Friday, Dec. 29. A handful of non-conference games will take place next weekend coming out of the shutdown before GNAC play resumes Thursday, Jan. 4.
For an updated look at some of the key criteria used in selecting the five at-large teams that will join the automatic qualifiers in the NCAA men’s and women’s regionals, I am offering two links you should find helpful.
These pages are updated nightly and provide a real-time look at where teams rank in the categories of overall DII record, in-region strength of schedule, DII RPI and performance indicator.
Note: while the pages list all West Region teams alphabetically, you can click on the various category headers to see them ranked from top to bottom according to the data.
NCAA DII Championships Selection Criteria
Required Criteria for Both Men and Women
· DII in-region winning percentage
· DII winning percentage
· DII strength of schedule
· DII head-to-head competition
· Results vs. common DII opponents
Additional Criteria (women only)
· Performance indicator
· In-region RPI
Additional Criteria (men only)
· Performance indicator
· In-region RPI
· Results vs. ranked DII opponents
Definitions for DII Men’s and Women’s Basketball Selection Criteria
· Division II Strength of Schedule: The cumulative won-loss records of the team’s divisional opponents and the cumulative won-loss records of the team’s opponent’s opponents.
· Division II Head-to-Head Competition: Divisional opponents that compete against each other.
· Results versus In-Region Opponents: A team’s results versus opponents within the region.
· Division II Record on the Road: Divisional team record for competitions conducted away from the home venue, including neutral sites.
· Division II Results versus Teams with a Record of .500 or Better: Outcome against divisional opponents that have won at least 50 percent of their competitions.
· Division II Results versus Teams with a Winning Record: Outcome against divisional opponents that have more wins than losses.
· In-Region Non-Conference Won-Lost Record: A team’s record against in-region opponents from conferences other than its own.
· In-Region Strength of Schedule: The cumulative won-loss records of the team’s in-region opponents and the cumulative won-loss records of the team’s opponent’s opponents.
· Performance Indicator: A system that assigns numerical values to game results depending on the site and quality of the opponent.
· In Region Rating Percentage Index (RPI): Numerical value determined by:
o Won-lost-tied record (25 percent)
o Opponents’ winning percentage (50 percent)
o Opponents’ opponents winning percentage (25 percent)
· Results vs. DII Common Opponents: A comparison of results of teams that have played against the same divisional opponents.
· Results vs. Ranked DII Opponents: A team’s results vs divisionally ranked opponents (i.e., teams that were ranked the previous week).
