2015 Tournament Field Factoids
As we await the start of the 2015 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 (2014) Tournament
MEN: 31 of last year's 61 participants (eleven Sweet 16 teams, six Elite 8 teams, all Final Four teams)
WOMEN: 35 of last year's 64 participants (fourteen Sweet 16 teams, all Elite 8 teams, all Final Four teams)
First Ever Tournament Appearance
MEN (3): Millsaps, Mount Aloysius, Sage
WOMEN (8): Babson, DeSales, McDaniel, Milwaukee Engineering, St. Joseph's (L.I.), Staten Island, UW-La Crosse, Westminster (Mo.)
D3Soccer.com Top 25 Ranked Teams not participating
MEN (3): #14 Elizabethtown (17-2-1), #15 Middlebury (13-2-2), #22 Colorado College (14-3-3)
WOMEN (1): #23 Hope (16-3-3)
Undefeated Teams in the Tournament
MEN (1): Calvin (20-0-1)
WOMEN (5): Roger Williams (19-0-3), Trinity (Texas) (19-0-1), Messiah (18-0-2), Puget Sound (16-0-4), Thomas More (17-0-2)
Most Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2015 participants only)
MEN (42 total championships): 38 - Ohio Wesleyan; 36 - Wheaton (Ill.); 25 - Rowan; 24 - Babson; 22 - Washington U.; 20 - St. Lawrence; 19 - Trinity (Tx.); 16 - Montclair State; 15 - Scranton; 14 - four teams
WOMEN (30 total championships): 26 - Ithaca, William Smith; 24 - TCNJ; 21 - Trinity (Texas); 19 - Wheaton (Ill.), 17 - Williams; 16 - Lynchburg, Messiah, Puget Sound; 15 - six teams
Most Consecutive Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2015 participants only)
MEN: 14 - Trinity (Tx.) (2002-15); 13 - Stevens (2003-15); 11 - Loras, Ohio Wesleyan (2005-15); 10 - Amherst, Montclair St. (2006-15); 7 - Thomas More (2009-15)
WOMEN: 19 - Wheaton (Ill.) (1997-2015); 16 - Messiah (2000-15); 14 - Puget Sound (2002-15); 13 - Hardin-Simmons, Ithaca (2003-15); 11 - Johns Hopkins (2005-15); 10 - Washington U. (2006-15); 9 - Lynchburg, William Smith, Williams (2007-15)
Most Years Since Previous Tournament Appearance
MEN: 15 yrs. - Washington and Lee (2000); 12 yrs. - Rowan (2003); 10 yrs. - CCNY (2005); 8 yrs. - Eastern (2007); 7 yrs. - Westminster (Pa.) (2008); 5 yrs. - Macalester (2010)
WOMEN: 26 yrs. - St. Lawrence (1989); 17 yrs. - Gustavus Adolphus (1998); 10 yrs. - Pomona-Pitzer, Sewanee (2005); 5 yrs. - Denison (2010)
Most Tournament Wins All-Time (2015 participants only)
MEN: 63 - Ohio Wesleyan; 48 - Wheaton (Ill.); 36 - Trinity (Tx.); 32 - Rowan; 30 - Babson; 28 - Washington U.; 27 - St. Lawrence; 21 - Loras, Scranton; 20 - Amherst
WOMEN: 54 -TCNJ; 52 - Messiah; 48 - Wheaton (Ill.); 45 - William Smith; 40 - Ithaca; 26 - Williams; 25 - Amherst; 24 - Trinity (Texas), Washington U.; 23 - Lycnhburg
Highest Tournament Winning Percentage All-Time, min.10 games (2015 participants only)
MEN: .708 - Oneonta State (8-3-1), Rutgers-Camden (8-3-1); .682 - Loras (21-9-3), Trinity (Texas) (36-16-3); .653 - Ohio Wesleyan (63-32-6); .633 - Brandeis (19-11-0); .630 - Redlands (13-7-3); .622 - Amherst (20-11-6); .621 - Stevens (17-9-7), UW-Oshkosh (19-11-3);
WOMEN: .838 - Messiah (48-12-5); .777 - Wheaton (Ill.) (48-12-5); .721 - TCNJ (54-20-3); .692 - Amherst (25-10-4); .667 - William Smith (45-19-8); .662 - Ithaca (40-19-6); .643 - Washington U. (24-12-6); .638 - Lynchburg (23-12-5); .625 - Montclair State (7-4-1); .622 - Williams (26-15-4)
Most Tournament Appearances Without a Tournament Win (aka Most Desperate for First Tournament Win)
MEN: 6 - Johnson & Wales (0-6-0); 5 - Eastern (0-4-1); 4 - Cabrini (0-3-1), St. Scholastica (0-4-0); 3 - Lake Forest (0-3-0), Thomas (0-3-0)
WOMEN: 7 - Penn State-Behrend (0-7-0); 6 - Cabrini (0-6-0); 5 - Carroll (0-4-1), Westfield State (0-4-1); 4 - UW-Oshkosh (0-3-1); 3 - Lesley (0-3-0)
Most Represented Conferences
MEN: 4 - UAA; 3 - Centennial, NESCAC, NJAC, NCAC; 2 - six conferences
WOMEN: 4 - UAA; 3 - Centennial, CCIW, NESCAC, NJAC, WIAC; 2 - seven conferences
Representation by Region
MEN: 13 - New England; 9 - Mid-Atlantic; 8 - East, Great Lakes, North; 7 - South Atlantic; 4 - Central, West
WOMEN: 12 - New England; 9 - Mid-Atlantic; 8 - Central, South Atlantic; 7 - East, Great Lakes, North; 6 - West
Most Representated States
MEN: 10 - Pennsylvania; 8 - Massachusetts; 7 - New York; 4 - New Jersey, Wisconsin; 3 - Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio
WOMEN: 9 - Pennsylvania; 8 - Massachusetts; 6 - New York; 5 - Wisconsin; 4 - Illinois, New Jersey; 3 - Texas
Schools Represented in Both Men's and Women's Tournaments (22)
Amherst, Babson, Brandeis, Cabrini, Calvin, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, DePauw, Milwaukee Engineering, Montclair State, Oneonta State, Rowan, St. Lawrence, St. Scholastica, Stevens, Thomas More, Trinity (Texas), UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, Washington U., Westminster (Mo.), Wheaton (Ill.)
Longest Active Winning Streaks Entering the Tournament
MEN: 20 - Calvin; 16 - Daniel Webster; 14 - Haverford, Trinity (Tx.); 12 - Johnson and Wales; 11 - Methodist; 9 - Kenyon; 8 - Washington and Lee, Westminster (Mo.); 7 - Lycoming
WOMEN: 17 - Trinity (Tx.); 15 - William Smith; 13 - Hardin-Simmons, Lesley, Roger Williams; 11 - Catholic; 10 - Puget Sound; 9 - Centre; 8 - Messiah, Western Connecticut
Longest Active Unbeaten Streaks Entering the Tournament
MEN: 40 - Calvin; 18 - Lycoming; 16 - Daniel Webster; 14 - Haverford, Methodist, Trinity (Tx.); 12 - Johnson and Wales; 9 - Kenyon, Washington and Lee; 8 - Middlebury, Morrisville State, St. Scholastica, Westminster (Mo.)
WOMEN: 45 - Messiah; 25 - Puget Sound; 22 - Roger Williams; 20 - Trinity (Texas); 19 - Thomas More; 17 - William Smith; 13 - Hardin-Simmons, Lesley; 12 - Centre; 11 - Catholic
Highest 2015 Goals Per Game (tournament participants only)
MEN: 5.38 - St. Scholastica; 4.32 - Westminster (Mo.); 3.62 - Calvin; 3.58 - Thomas More; 3.52 - Montclair State; 3.44 - Thomas; 3.26 - Milwaukee Engineering; 3.00 - MIT; 2.95 - Johnson and Wales; 2.90 - Trinity (Texas)
WOMEN: 6.05 - Penn State-Berks; 5.25 - Hardin-Simmons; 4.32 - Texas-Tyler; 4.15 - Messiah; 4.05 - Trinity (Tx.); 4.00 - Swarthmore; 3.80 - Stevens; 3.74 - Thomas More; 3.65 - Lynchburg; 3.59 - Staten Island
Lowest 2015 Goals Against Average (tournament participants only)
MEN: 0.19 - Calvin; 0.24 - Amherst; 0.36 - St. Lawrence; 0.38 - Bowdoin, Trinity (Texas); 0.44 - Whitworth; 0.47 - Oneonta State, Tufts; 0.51 - Brandeis, Lycoming
WOMEN: 0.10 - Thomas More; 0.14 - Puget Sound; 0.15 - Messiah, Trinity (Texas); 0.22 - William Smith, Piedmont; 0.26 - Swarthmore, Roger Williams; 0.34 - Lynchburg; 0.38 - Washington U.
Most Shutouts Posted in 2015 (tournament participants only)
MEN: 17 - Calvin; 15 - Trinity (Tx.); 13 - Daniel Webster, MIT, Sage, Texas-Dallas; 12 - Amherst, Brandeis, Bridgewater State, Eastern, Lycoming, Oneonta State, St. Lawrence, St, Scholastica, Westminster (Mo.)
WOMEN: 18 - Piedmont; 17 - Lynchburg, Messiah, Puget Sound, Thomas More, Trinity (Texas); 16 - Roger Williams; 15 - Calvin, Swarthmore, William Smith
Most Used Mascots
MEN: 3 - Engineers (MIT, RPI, Rose-Hulman), Hawks (Loras, Montclair State, UW-Whitewater); Saints (St. Lawrence, St. Scholastica, Thomas More); 2 - Bears (Bridgewater State, Washington U.), Beavers (Babson, CCNY), Eagles (Daniel Webster, Eastern), Polar Bears (Bowdoin, Ohio Northern), Scots (Gordon, Macalester), Tigers (DePauw, Trinity (Texas)), Titans (UW-Oshkosh, Westminster (Pa.))
WOMEN: 4 - Lions (Penn State-Behrend, Penn State-Berks, Piedmont, TCNJ); 3 - Hawks (Montclair State, Roger Williams, UW-Whitewater), Saints (St. Lawrence, St. Scholastica, Thomas More), Tigers (DePauw, Sewanee, Trinty (Texas)); 2 - Blue Jays (Johns Hopkins, Westminster (Mo.)), Easgles (St. Joseph's (L.I.), UW-La Crosse), Knights (Calvin, Wartburg), Titans (Illinois Wesleyan, UW-OShkosh)
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