Tournament Field Factoids
As we await the start of the 2013 NCAA Division III men's and women's championship tournament, let's take a look at the tournament field.
Who's Back from Last Year's (2012) Tournament
MEN: 30 of last year's 62 participants, thirteen Sweet 16 teams, seven Elite 8 teams, all Final Four teams
WOMEN: 41 of last year's 64 participants, twelve Sweet 16 teams, seven Elite 8 teams, all Final Four teams
D3Soccer.com Top 25 Ranked Teams not participating
MEN: #17 DePauw (14-2-3), #18 Randolph (17-2-1), #21 Texas-Dallas (12-1-6)
WOMEN: #21 Washington & Lee (17-3-1)
Most Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2013 participants only)
MEN (40 total championships): 36 - Ohio Wesleyan; 34 - Wheaton (Ill.); 24 - Messiah; 18 - St. Lawrence, Williams; 17 - Trinity (Tx.), Va. Wesleyan, 16 - Greensboro; 14 - Montclair St., Rochester
WOMEN (28 total championships): 24 - Ithaca, William Smith; 23 - TCNJ; 19 - Trinity (Texas); 17 - Wheaton (Ill.), 15 - Emory, Scranton, Williams; 14 - Lynchburg, Messiah, Oneonta St., Puget Sound
Most Consecutive Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2013 participants only)
MEN: 17 - Messiah (1997-2013); 12 - Dominican, Trinity (Tx.) (2002-13); 11 - Stevens (2003-13); 9 - Loras, Ohio Wesleyan, York (Pa.) (2005-13); 8 - Amherst, Montclair St. (2006-13)
WOMEN: 23 - TCNJ (1991-2013); 17 - Wheaton (Ill.) (1997-2013); 14 - Messiah (2000-13); 12 - Puget Sound (2002-13); 11 - Hardin-Simmons, Ithaca (2003-13); 9 - Johns Hopkins, Rowan (2005-13); 8 - Washington U. (2006-13); 7 - Farmingdale St., Lynchburg, Williams (2007-13)
First Tournament Appearance
MEN (7): Centenary (N.J.), King's, Lycoming, Mount St. Mary, Oberlin, Rutgers-Newark, SUNYIT
WOMEN (6): Brooklyn, Colby-Sawyer, Penn State-Berks, Salem, St. Norbert, Trinity (Conn.)
Most Years Since Previous Tournament Appearance
MEN: 33 yrs. - Lake Forest (1980); 15 yrs. - Cal Lutheran (1998); 11 yrs. - Westminster (Mo.) (2002); 10 yrs. - Gordon (2003); 7 yrs. - Roger Williams, Puget Sound (2006); 6 yrs. - five teams (2007)
WOMEN: 16 yrs. - Drew (1997); 10 yrs. - Bridgewater St. (2003); 9 yrs. - Keene St. (2004); 6 yrs. - Elizabethtown, York (2007)
Most Tournament Wins All-Time (2013 participants only)
MEN: 66 - Messiah; 59 - Ohio Wesleyan; 43 - Wheaton (Ill.); 32 - Williams; 30 - Trinity (Tx.); 24 - St. Lawrence; 19 - UW-Oshkosh; 17 - Loras; 15 - Amherst, Stevens
WOMEN: 52 -TCNJ; 47 - Messiah; 45 - Wheaton (Ill.); 38 - William Smith; 36 - Ithaca; 23 - Amherst; 22 - Washington U.; 19 - Williams; 18 - Trinity (Tx.); 17 - Chicago, Lycnhburg, Wheaton (Mass.)
Highest Tournament Winning Percentage All-Time, min.10 games (2013 participants only)
MEN: .825 - Messiah (66-12-5); .692 - Loras (17-7-2); .670 - Trinity (Tx.) (30-14-3); .664 - Williams (32-14-9); .656 - Ohio Northern (10-5-1); .653 - Ohio Wesleyan (59-30-6); .641 - UW-Oshkosh (19-10-3); .638 - Stevens (15-7-7)
WOMEN: .845 - Messiah (47-7-4); .792 - Wheaton (Ill.) (45-10-5); .723 - TCNJ (52-19-3); .700 - Amherst (23-9-3); .667 - Elizabethtown (9-4-2); .661 - Ithaca (36-17-6); .656 - William Smith (38-18-8)
Most Tournament Appearances Without a Tournament Win (aka Most Desperate for First Tournament Win)
MEN: 4 - Johnson & Wales (0-4-0), Misericordia (0-4-0) Thomas More (0-4-0); 3 - Baruch (0-3-0)
WOMEN: 9 - Aurora (0-9-0); 6 - Farmingdale St.(0-6-0), 5 - Penn State-Behrend (0-5-0), Skidmore (0-3-3); 4 - Cabrini (0-4-0), Transylvania (0-4-0); 3 - Alleghney (0-3-0)
Most Respresented Conferences
MEN: 3 - CCC, IIAC, NCAC, NJAC, UAA; 2 - eight conferences
WOMEN: 5 - NESCAC; 4 - UAA; 3 - CCIW, Liberty, NJAC ; 2 - eight conferences
Representation by Region
MEN: 13 - New England; 9 - Mid-Atlantic; 8 - East, Great Lakes, North; 7 - South Atlantic; 4 - Central, West
WOMEN: 13 - New England; 9 - Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic; 8 - Central, Great Lakes; 7 - East; 5 - North, West
Representation by State
MEN: 10 - Pennsylvania; 9 - Massachusetts; 7 - New York; 5 - New Jersey; 4 - Ohio; 3 - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota
WOMEN: 11 - Pennsylvania; 8 - Massachusetts; 7 - New York; 5 - Illinois; 4 - New Jersey; 3 - Kentucky
Longest Active Winning Streaks Entering the Tournament
MEN: 16 - Trinity (Tx.); 11 - Stevens, Baruch; 9 - Ohio Wesleyan, Va. Wesleyan; 8 - Amherst, Loras; 7 - Rutgers-Camden, Wheaton (Mass.), Hardin-Simmons
WOMEN: 19 - Trinity (Tx.); 18 - St. Scholastica; 17 - William Smith; 16 - Lynchburg; 13 - Messiah, Puget Sound; 12 - Thomas More; 11 - Lesley, Misericordia, Washington U., Webster
Longest Active Unbeaten Streaks Entering the Tournament
MEN: 37 - Amherst; 33 - Rutgers-Camden; 22 - Ohio Wesleyan; 17 - St. Scholastica; 16 - Trinity (Tx.); 14 - Thomas More
WOMEN: 30 - Trinity (Tx.), 20 - UW-Whitewater; 19 - Montclair St.; 18 - St. Scholastica; 17 - Messiah, William Smith; 16 - Hardin-Simmons, Lynchburg, Thomas more; 15 - Hanover
Highest 2013 Goals Per Game (tournament participants only)
MEN: 5.09 - St. Scholastica; 4.00 - Trinity (Tx.); 3.32 - Mount St. Mary; 3.30 - Montclair St.; 3.25 - Messiah; 3.14 - Ohio Northern; 3.04 - Rutgers-Newark; 2.94 - Baruch; 2.89 - Stevens; 2.88 - Rochester
WOMEN: 5.18 - Trinity (Tx.); 4.86 - Lynchburg; 4.57 - St. Scholastica; 4.48 - Penn State-Berks; 4.29 - Hardin-Simmons; 4.24 - Webster; 3.84 - Rowan; 3.80 - Johns Hopkins; 3.67 - Lasell, Washington U.
Lowest 2013 Goals Against Average (tournament participants only)
MEN: 0.33 - Trinity (Tx.); 0.36 - St. Lawrence, SUNYIT; 0.38 - Stevens; 0.39 - Salisbury; 0.44 - St. Scholastica; 0.45 - Loras; 0.49 - Loras, York (Pa.); 0.52 - Rose-Hulman
WOMEN: 0.10 - Montclair St.; 0.22 - Washington U.; 0.24 - Messiah, Thomas More; 0.27 - Trinity (Tx.); 0.33 - William Smith; 0.35 - Puget Sound; 0.38 - St. Scholatica; 0.40 - Hardin-Simmons; 0.42 - Misericordia
Most Shutouts Posted in 2013 (tournament participants only)
MEN: 15 - St. Lawrence, Trinity (Tx.); 14 - Salisbury; 13 - St. Scholastica, SUNYIT, York (Pa.); 12 - Loras; 11 - nine teams
WOMEN: 17 - Colby-Sawyer, Messiah, Montclair St.; 16 - St. Scholatica, Thomas More, Trinity (Tx.); 15 - Lynchburg, Washington U., William Smith; 14 - Centre, Misericordia, Puget Sound
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