2019 NCAA Tournament Field Factoids
As we await the start of the 2019 NCAA Division III men's and women's championship tournament, let's take a look at the tournament field.
PART 1 - THE PARTICIPANTS
Who's Back from Last Year's (2018) Tournament
MEN: 26 of last year's 62 participants (eleven Sweet 16 teams, five Elite 8 teams, two Final Four teams)
WOMEN: 32 of last year's 64 participants (fourteen Sweet 16 teams, seven Elite 8 teams, all Final Four teams)
First Ever Tournament Appearance
MEN (4): Eastern Nazarene, John Jay, Penn State-Harrisburg (by AQ berth) and Central (by Pool C at-large berth)
WOMEN (6): Cairn, John Jay, Maine Maritime, Monmouth, Southwestern, Utica (all by AQ berth)
D3Soccer.com Top 25 Ranked Teams not participating
MEN (0): --
WOMEN (1): No. 25 Washington and Lee (16-2-2)
Undefeated Teams in the Tournament
MEN (0): --
WOMEN (3): Centre (21-0-0), Pitt-Greensburg (19-0-1), Randolph-Macon (20-0-1)
Most Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2019 participants only)
MEN (out of 46 total championships): 41 - Ohio Wesleyan | 30 - Messiah | 28 - Rowan | 26 - Babson | 23 - Trinity (Tx.) | 19 - Montclair St., Rochester | 18 - Amherst, Calvin, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 17 - Colorado College, Johns Hopkins
WOMEN (out of 34 total championships): 30 - William Smith | 29 - TCNJ | 25 - Trinity (Tx.) | 22 - Wheaton (Ill.) | 21 - Williams | 20 - Messiah | 19 - Chicago, Hardin-Simmons, Scranton, Washington U.
Most Consecutive Tournament Appearances, incl. this year (2019 participants only)
MEN: 18 ('02-'19) - Trinity (Texas) | 14 ('06-'19) - Amherst | 7 ('13-'19) - Franklin & Marshall, Kenyon | 8 ('12-'19) - Calvin, Chicago, Tufts
WOMEN: 20 ('00-'19) - Messiah | 17 ('03-'19) - Hardin-Simmons | 15 ('05-'19) - Johns Hopkins | 14 ('06-'19) - Washington U. | 13 ('07-'19) - Lynchburg, William Smith, Williams | 11 ('09-'19) - Trinity (Texas) | 9 (11'-'19) Cabrini, Centre, Misericordia, Penn State-Behrend
Most Consecutive Years Advancing to Sectionals (Sweet 16) (2019 participants only)
MEN: 9 ('10-'18) - Amherst | 5 ('14-'18) - Tufts | 4 ('15-'18) - Calvin | 3 ('16-'18) - Messiah | 2 ('17-'18) - Chicago, Rochester, St. Thomas
WOMEN: 15 ('04-'18) - Messiah | 6 ('13-'18) - Williams | 4 ('15-'18) - Hardin-Simmons, Washington U., William Smith | 2 ('17-'18) - TCNJ, Wheaton (Ill.)
Most Years Since Previous Tournament Appearance
MEN: 18 yrs. (2001) - Gettysburg, Kalamazoo | 17 yrs. (2002) - Texas Lutheran | 13 yrs. (2006) - Nazareth | 12 yrs. (2007) - Principia, Washington and Jefferson | 11 yrs. (2008) - Ithaca | 9 yrs. (2010) - Keene State
WOMEN: 23 yrs. (1996) - Randolph-Macon | 15 yrs. (2004) - Concordia (Wis.) | 14 yrs. (2005) - Johnson and Wales | 12 yrs. (2007) - Rose-Hulman | 10 yrs. (2009) - Mary Washington | 9 yrs. (2010) - Dickinson,UW-Stevens Point
Most Tournament Wins All-Time (2019 participants only)
MEN: 85 - Messiah | 64 - Ohio Wesleyan | 44 - Trinity (Texas) | 33 - Rowan | 30 - Babson, Calvin | 28 - Amherst | 21 - Kenyon, Tufts | 17 - Johns Hopkins, Rochester
WOMEN: 66 - Messiah | 64 - TCNJ | 56 - William Smith | 54 - Wheaton (Ill.) | 42 - Williams | 39 - Washington U. | 30 - Amherst, Trinity (Texas) | 28 - Chicago | 26 - Hardin-Simmons, Johns Hopkins
Highest Tournament Winning Percentage All-Time, min. 10 games (2018 participants only)
MEN: .833 - Messiah (85-15-5) | .786 - Tufts (21-5-2) | .682 - Oneonta State (14-6-2) | .679 - Trinity (Texas) (44-20-3) | .667 - Swarthmore (11-5-2) | .650 - Amherst (28-13-9) | .638 - Ohio Wesleyan (64-35-6) | .625 - Chicago (12-6-6) | .619 - Luther (12-7-2) | .611 - Calvin (30-18-6)
WOMEN: .843 - Messiah (66-9-8) | .764 - Wheaton (Ill.) (54-15-5) | .733 - Carnegie Mellon (10-3-2) | .720 - TCNJ (64-23-6) | .701 - William Smith (56-21-10) | .694 - Washington U. (39-15-8), Williams (42-16-9) | .691 - Amherst (30-12-5) | .676 - Middlebury (22-10-2) | .633 - Hardin-Simmons (26-13-10)
Most Tournament Appearances Without a Tournament Win (a.k.a. Most Desperate for First Tournament Win)
MEN: 7 - Johnson and Wales (0-7-0) | 5 - Thomas (0-5-0) | 2 - Pacific Lutheran (0-2-0), Principia (0-2-0), Salve Regina (0-2-0), SUNY-Maritime (0-2-0), Washington and Jefferson (0-2-0)
WOMEN: 6 - Lesley (0-6-0) | 3 - Haverford (0-2-2), Wooster (0-3-0) | 2 - Johnson and Wales (0-2-0), University of New England (0-2-0)
Longest Active Winning Streaks Entering the Tournament (tournament participants only)
MEN: 12 - Messiah | 10 - Centre, Texas-Dallas | 9 - John Carroll, UW-Superior | 8 - Penn State-Behrend | 7 - Johns Hopkins, Keystone, 7 - St. Norbert | 6 - Catholic, Kenyon, Montclair State, Tufts
WOMEN: 21 - Centre | 17 - Hardin-Simmons | 13 - MIT, Ohio Northern, Stevens | 12 - William Smith | 11 - Maryville (Tenn.) | 10 - Penn State-Berks | 9 - Illinois Wesleyan. Rose-Hulman
Longest Active Unbeaten Streaks Entering the Tournament (tournament participants only)
MEN: 19 - Calvin | 18 - Kenyon, Messiah | 17 - Johnson and Wales | 16 - Dominican | 13 - Nazareth | 12 - Johns Hopkins | 11 - John Carroll, North Carolina Wesleyan, Texas-Dallas | 10 - Centre, Hanover, Montclair State
WOMEN: 21 - Centre, Randolph-Macon | 20 - Pitt-Greensburg | 19 - MIT | 17 - Hardin-Simmons, Mass-Boston | 16 - Messiah | 14 - TCNJ, Washington U. | 13 - Ohio Northern, Rose-Hulman, St. Thomas, Stevens
Highest 2019 Overall Winning Percentages (tournament participants only)
MEN: .950 - Penn State-Behrend (19-1-0) | .929 - Calvin (19-1-1) | .900 - Kenyon (17-1-2) | .895 - Oneonta State (17-2-0) | .882 - Amherst (14-1-2) | .881 - Catholic (18-2-1) | .868 - Johns Hopkins (16-2-1) | .857 - John Carroll (17-2-2) | .857 - Johnson and Wales (17-2-2) | .850 - Gustavus Adolphus (17-3-0)
WOMEN: 1.000 - Centre (21-0-0) | .976 - Randolph-Macon (20-0-1) | .975 - Pitt-Greensburg (19-0-1) | .925 - Messiah (18-1-1) | .921 - Pomona-Pitzer (17-1-1) | .917 - TCNJ (16-1-1), William Smith (16-1-1) | .909 - MIT (19-1-2) | .895 - Wheaton (Ill.) (16-1-2) | .889 - Washington U. (15-1-2)
Lowest 2019 Overall Winning Percentages (tournament participants only)
MEN: .389 - John Jay (6-10-2) | .548 - Eastern (11-9-1) | .553 - Thomas (10-8-1) | .565 - SUNY-Maritime (12-9-2) | .571 - Framingham State (11-8-2) | .605 - Gettysburg (11-7-1) | .619 - Washington and Jefferson (12-7-2) | .632 - Trinity (Texas) (11-6-2) | .639 - Middlebury (8-3-7) | .658 - Rowan (11-5-3)
WOMEN: .524 - Mary Washington (11-10-0) | .600 - Worcester State (11-7-2) | .625 - Williams (9-5-2) | .650 - Grove City (12-6-2) | .658 - John Jay (12-6-1), Scranton (11-5-3) | .667 - St. Scholastica (14-7-0) | .676 - Carnegie Mellon (11-5-1), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (10-4-3) | .684 - Cortland State (12-5-2)
Highest 2019 Strength of Schedule (SOS = 2/3 OWP + 1/3 OOWP) (tournament participants only)
MEN: .636 - Mary Washington | .633 - Chicago | .630 - Middlebury | .629 - Gettysburg | .627 - Johns Hopkins | .621 - Rowan | .611 - Franklin and Marshall | .610 - Tufts | .605 - North Park | .604 - Connecticut College
WOMEN: .671 - Johns Hopkins | .661 - Emory | .660 - Chicago | .650 - Carnegie Mellon | .640 - Williams | .639 - Washington U. | .635 - Messiah | .634 - William Smith | .633 - Tufts | .632 - Dickinson
Lowest 2019 Strength of Schedule (SOS = 2/3 OWP + 1/3 OOWP) (tournament participants only)
MEN: .424 - Washington and Jefferson | .437 - Keystone | .443 - Principia | .449 - Eastern Nazarene | .457 - Nazareth | .466 - SUNY-Maritime | .475 - UW-Superior | .477 - Thomas | .479 - John Jay | .483 - Penn State-Behrend
WOMEN: .376 - Maine Maritime | .412 - Cairn | .452 - Pitt-Greensburg | .478 - John Jay, Mass-Boston | .497 - Pacific Lutheran | .499 - Utica | .500 - Lesley | .502 - Grove City, Monmouth, Webster
Highest 2019 Goals Per Game (tournament participants only)
MEN: 3.78 - Oglethorpe | 3.60 - Gustavus Adolphus | 3.57 - UW-Superior | 3.45 - Penn State-Behrend | 3.29 - Calvin | 3.05 - Dominican | 2.90 - Kenyon | 2.86 - Salve Regina | 2.84 - Thomas | 2.78 - Keystone
WOMEN: 4.57 - Centre | 4.48 - Concordia (Wis.) | 4.29 - Penn State-Berks | 4.00 - Maryville (Tenn.) | 3.78 - TCNJ | 3.72 - UC Santa Cruz | 3.70 - Messiah | 3.45 - MIT | 3.42 - John Jay | 3.36 - Johnson and Wales | 3.35 - Christopher Newport, Webster | 3.33 - Randolph-Macon
Lowest 2019 Goals Against Average (tournament participants only)
MEN: 0.40 - WPI | 0.49 - Chicago | 0.50 - Ohio Wesleyan | 0.54 - Messiah | 0.56 - Middlebury | 0.57 - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 0.60 - Christopher Newport | 0.61 - Roanoke | 0.62 - Oneonta State | 0.62 - Kalamazoo
WOMEN: 0.13 - MIT | 0.22 - William Smith | 0.24 - Centre | 0.26 - Pomona-Pitzer | 0.29 - Pacific Lutheran | 0.30 Messiah | 0.33 - TCNJ, Amherst | 0.35
Most Shutouts Posted in 2019 (tournament participants only)
MEN: 14 - Catholic, Dominican | 12 - Hope, John Carroll, Johnson and Wales, Penn State-Harrisburg, Texas-Dallas, WPI | 11 - seven teams
WOMEN: 19 - MIT | 17 - Centre | 16 - Pomona-Pitzer | 15 - Hardin-Simmons, Messiah, Pacific Lutheran, Pitt-Greensburg, Wooster | 14 - 9 teams
PART 2 - REPRESENTATION
Most Represented Conferences
MEN: 4 - Centennial, NESCAC | 3 - Liberty, MIAA, SCAC | 2 - nine conferences
WOMEN: 5 -Centennial, UAA | 4 - NESCAC | 3- SCIAC | 2 - seven conferences
Representation by Region
MEN: 12 - New England | 9 - Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic | 8 - East | 7 - Great Lakes, Central | 6 - North, West
WOMEN: 11 - New England, Mid-Atlantic | 8 - West | 7 - South Atlantic, Great Lakes, Central, North | 6 - East
Most Represented States
MEN: 9 - Pennsylvania | 8 - New York | 6 - Massachusetts | 4 - Illinois, Ohio, Virginia | 3 - Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin
WOMEN: 12 - Pennsylvania | 7 - Massachusetts | 6 - New York | 4 - California, Illinois | 3 - Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
Schools Represented in Both Men's and Women's Tournaments (19)
Amherst, Centre, Chicago, Christopher Newport, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Gettysburg, Hobart/William Smith, John Jay, Johns Hopkins, Johnson and Wales, Mary Washington, Messiah, Middlebury, Ohio Northern, Pacific Lutheran, Swarthmore, Trinity (Texas), Tufts, UW-Whitewater
PART 3 - THE PODS
1st/2nd Round Pods with Highest Average 2018 Team Winning Percentage
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.803 - Kenyon / Penn State-Behrend / Rochester / Hanover |
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WOMEN: |
.853 - Messiah / Lesley / Randolph-Macon / Haverford |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Lowest Average 2018 Team Winning Percentage
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MEN: |
.708 - Amherst / Thomas / Ithaca / Keene State |
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WOMEN: |
.717 - Carnegie Mellon / Cairn / Arcadia / Swarthmore |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Highest Average 2018 Team Strength-of-Schedule
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MEN: |
.581 - Chicago / Dominican / Ohio Wesleyan / Hope |
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WOMEN: |
.591 - Cal Lutheran / UC Santa Cruz / Emory / Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Lowest Average 2018 Team Strength-of-Schedule
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.522 - Luther / Principia / Central / UW-Superior |
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WOMEN: |
.537 - Amherst / Maine Maritime / Dickinson / Farmingdale State |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Most Cumulative Tournament Appearances in Previous Five Years (2014-18)
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14 - Kenyon / Penn State-Behrend / Rochester / Hanover |
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WOMEN: |
16 - Johns Hopkins / Penn State-Berks / Christopher Newport / Worcester State |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Fewest Cumulative Tournament Appearances in Previous Five Years (2014-18)
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7 - RPI / Eastern Nazarene / Middlebury / Johnson & Wales |
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WOMEN: |
7 - TCNJ / John Jay / Tufts / Cortland State |
1st/2nd Round Pods with Two or More Teams that Advanced to Sectionals (Sweet 16) in Previous Five Years (2014-18)
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Kenyon ('14'15'16'18), Rochester ('17'18), Penn State-Behrend ('18) |
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Johns Hopkins ('14'16'17), Christopher Newport ('18), Penn State-Berks ('16) |
1st Round Matches with Both Teams having Advanced to Sectionals (Sweet 16) in Previous Five Years (2014-18)
MEN (2): Kenyon ('14'15'16'18) vs. Penn State-Behrend ('18) | Christopher Newport ('14) vs. Eastern ('18)
WOMEN (3): Centre ('14'15'18) vs. Ohio Northern ('17) | Johns Hopkins ('14'16'17) vs. Penn State-Berks ('16) | UW-Whitewater ('15'16) vs. Illinois Wesleyan ('14'15)
PART 4 - THE QUADRANTS
Average 2019 Team Winning Percentage by Quadrant
MEN: Rust Belt (.770) | Midwest (.769) | Northeast (.745) | Atlantic (.735)
WOMEN: American (.798) | Central (.791) | Midwest (.766) | East (.761)
Average 2019 Team Strength-of-Schedule by Quadrant
MEN: Atlantic (.562) | Midwest (.554) | Rust Belt (.549) | Northeast (.548)
WOMEN: American (.568) | Central (.566) | Midwest (.564) | East (.557)
Former National Champions in each Quadrant
MEN: 5 - Northeast (Messiah, Babson, Rowan, Amherst, Middlebury) | 1 - Rust Belt (Trinity (Tx.)), Atlantic (Tufts), Midwest (Ohio Wesleyan)
WOMEN: 5 - American (Messiah, Williams, TCNJ, Hardin-Simmons, Cortland St.) | 1 - Midwest (Wheaton (Ill.)), Central (Washington U.), East (William Smith)
Teams’ Average Number of Tournament Appearances in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: Rust Belt - 2.8 app/team | Midwest - 2.5 | Northeast - 2.4 | Atlantic - 2.1
WOMEN: Midwest - 2.6 app/team | American - 2.5 | East - 2.5 | Central - 1.9
Teams’ Average All-Time Tournament Appearances by Quadrant
MEN: Northeast - 11.9 app/team | Midwest - 11.8 | Rust Belt - 9.8 | Atlantic - 6.6
WOMEN: American - 11.5 app/team | East - 10.1 | Central - 9.8 | Midwest - 8.4
Number of Different Teams that Reached the Sweet 16 in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 6 - Rust Belt | 5 - Atlantic, Midwest | 3 - Northeast
WOMEN: 8 - East | 7 - Midwest | 6 - American | 5 - Central
Cumulative Sweet 16’s in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 15 - Rust Belt | 12 - Northeast | 10 - Midwest | 9 - Atlantic
WOMEN: 20 - American | 15 - Midwest, East | 10 - Central
Number of Different Teams that Reached the Elite 8 in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 5 - Rust Belt, Midwest | 3 - Northeast | 2 - Atlantic
WOMEN: 5 - American, Midwest | 4 - East | 3 - Central
Cumulative Elite 8’s in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 9 - Rust Belt | 8 - Midwest | 6 - Northeast | 5 - Atlantic
WOMEN: 16 - American | 7 - East | 6 - Midwest, Central
Number of Different Teams that Reached the Final Four in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 4 - Midwest | 3 - Northeast | 1 - Rust Belt, Atlantic
WOMEN: 4 - American | 3 - East | 2 - Midwest, Central
Cumulative Final Fours in Previous Five Years by Quadrant
MEN: 7 - Midwest | 4 - Northeast | 3 - Atlantic | 1 - Rust Belt
WOMEN: 8 - American | 5 - Central | 3 - East | 2 - Midwest
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