Predictions for D3 NE this year? Will the NESCAC continue to dominate? Very basically if you take away seniors on the top 6 teams not much changes. (I know this was calculated very inaccurately, but it was just to get a basic idea.) Tufts is basically returning everyone with almost everyone else losing two. MIT is hit real hard by graduation. That being said, this is from regionals and nationals was a whole other story.
With Schmidt gone it looks like individually it’s going to be between Coby and Rand for the individual title. Not sure if anyone else has a shot, but you never know. NE should definitely get 3 at large bids for nationals though. My prediction is that it’s the same 5 teams as last year, probably just switched up a bit depending on who’s on or off. Incoming freshmen could also make it interesting.
Based on regionals from last year, this is what it’ll look like:
1. Williams
2. Midd
3. Tufts
4. Bowdoin
5. Bates
6. MIT n/a
1 Williams 88 7 10 22 23 26 40 50
Lose 3 and 6
New Score: 116
2 Middlebury 89 1 14 17 28 29 39 149
Lose 1 and 7
New Score: 127
3 Bowdoin 160 2 24 37 43 54 64 86
Lose 2 and 4
New Score: 243
4 Bates 161 18 20 34 42 47 55 108
New Score: 248
Lose 3 and 4
5 Tufts 175 3 30 35 44 63 71 80
Lose 7
New Score: 175
6 Mit 195 12 15 32 66 70 89 106
Lose1, 2, 4, and 6
New Score: n/a