First off I'd like to apologize for the delay in the second part of the conference preview, the holidays were insanely busy for me. Conference play starts  in 2 days so I figured I should post this now. Btw I love all the stats and analysis in this thread, I think it really sets apart the NCAC from other conferences.

 

4. Wabash (Season 77: 22-8) (indyrider):  Wabash will enter another season with indyrider's system running like clock work. 3 seniors graduate which will be replaced by 3 freshman, and  the 3-3-3-3 scholarship structure will continue to make sure that Wabash is relevant every season. Michael Lynch and Michael Bellis will be the two leaders on this team and will also receive help from Junior Floyd Lorentzen. Wabsh will add another great team to the West division.

 

5. Oberlin (Season 77: 10-17) (warrior0510): Oberlin has struggled historically to make the postseason, but this team is shaping up to have a better opportunity than recent memory. Oberlin will have to rely on depth and experience to put up W's since they return 5 seniors. Not seeing any NT action in 76  years, fans have their fingers crossed that this could be the year. It will be up to oldwarrior to get the most from this team.

 

6. Kenyon (Season 77: 15-13) (deery6): Deery6 brings another talented team to the North Coast, with only 2 seniors on the roster, they are yet another scary young team. The talent level in the NCAC has been rising steadily and its teams like Kenyon that are pushing it. William Witt will be a defensive match up nightmare for any coach but that's just the start of it. Christopher Finklea is only a sophomore. A CPOY candidate already, Finklea wll keep many coaches up at night in the next three years. He is simply one of the most talented guards in DIII ever. A Finklea-Witt combo will be hard to stop.

 

7. Grove City(Season 77: 16-12) (timjmiller): Grove City comes into '78 and must replace 3 key starters including 1000 point scorer John Cowart.  Leading the charge will be Guard Dennis Warwick and Forward Henry Johnson. Both were starters on a team that just narrowly missed postseason play. Timjmiller will have a very young frontcourt in Aaron Stafford and Glenn Woods but will have a solid backcourt. Hopes are high Grove City, PA for a chance to slip into postseason play.

 

8. Thiel (Season 77: 23-7) (jduke): After a conference championship and a Sweet Sixteen run, Jduke has begun reloading. Luther Postma will most likely be the leader, scoring 5 points a game last season. A very solid group of underclassmen make up most of the roster and Thiel should not be overlooked. A possible sleeper the deeper the season gets, We will definitely see them back at the top in a few seasons.

 

9. Allegheny (Season 77: 0-27) (piratesfan23): After going an incredible 0-27 last season which made many fans turn to hard liquor to get through the season, first year coach piratesfan23 will have a huge rebuild project on his hands. Lawrence Winston will most likely be the star of the team but Allegheny is surprisingly deep and have several interchangeable players and that will work to their advantage.

10. Hiram(Season 77: 13-14) (bannerup): Hiram is another team that will most likely have to take their turn near the bottom of the conference while they wait and develop their younger players. They will already be more relevant next season as the 2 juniors on the roster are already the go to players. The 3 losses from seniors will be offset by the growth of underclassmen. While they are definitely not a write off this season, next season will more likely be a better year.

11. Earlham(Season 77: 28-4) (beefurglar): The good news is that beefburglar has his team coming an impressive year which includes a co-conference championship and a Sweet Sixteen run. The bad news is that he lost 6 seniors on the 28-4 squad. But don't worry as he already has an impressive class of freshman on campus and we will see him back at the top soon.

12. Ohio Wesleyan(Season 77: 5-22) (zorzii): Zorzii is in the second year of his rebuild and he has a whopping 10 underclassmen on the roster and no seniors. Sounding like a broken record, Ohio Wesleyan will be a scary team to face in a few seasons. All zorzii has to do is sit back and watch his super classes grow into superstars. But for now, every team will be trying to take advantage of a very inexperienced team. Enjoy your time against Ohio this season because they will be a tough team next season.

Well here are the rest of the ranking :) I hope I didn't offend anybody and don't take these rankings to seriously. I fully expect most of my predictions to be wrong