A shakeup in the NCAA: an FBCB dynasty

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It was announced after the 2000 season that the Summit League, the MAC, and the America East Conference are all leaving division 1. Taking their places are the Greater Wichita Athletic League, the Kansas College Athletic Conference, and the Mid-Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The KCAC was a former NAIA league, but with great success in NAIA, they will be filling the void left by the the Summit League. The MIAA will be taking the place of the MAC, and the GWAL will be taking the place of America East.

I decided that I wanted some extra Kansas schools in the mix, so I added 2 college conferences from Kansas in the KCAC and MIAA. Also, I added the GWAL, which is actually a high school league here in Kansas. I am using all 4 tournaments, and I may bump the postseason NIT back to 40 teams. Right now I'm keeping it at 32. Players must stay 2 years in college but can go pro after their sophomore year. Human coaches (of which there will be none until 2010, and then just 1 after that) can be fired and take job offers. And since I will be fast simming the first 10 years of this dynasty, I have turned conference prestige changes on, but did not randomize team prestige. I am interested to see if any of the power conferences drop in prestige after 10 years, and if any mid-major conferences (possibly one of the 3 new conferences) turn into a power conference.

I do not plan on reporting on any specific conferences or teams during the quick sim, but I am noting the prestige of all the conferences before the quicksim, and I will do so afterwards as well. Hope you all enjoy.

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The quicksim has been completed, and we are up to the offseason of 2010. 13 conferences had a change in prestige, and here they are:

Horizon dropped from prestige 4 to prestige 2.
MVC dropped from 4 to 3
Mountain West increased from 4 to 5.
WAC dropped from 4 to 2
CAA increased from 3 to 4
KCAC dropped from 3 to 2.
MAAC increased from 2 to 3.
WCC dropped from 3 to 2.
Big Sky dropped from 2 to 1.
Big West increased from 2 to 3.
GWAL increased from 2 to 3.
Ohio Valley dropped from 2 to 1.
Patriot increased from 1 to 2.

7 conferences dropped in prestige and 6 confrences raised in prestige. The biggest drops were Horizon and WAC who dropped 2 prestige levels. No team increased more than 1 prestige level. As we get ready to start the 2010 season, lets take a look at all 33 conferences and their prestige levels.

Prestige 5

ACC
Big Twelve
Big East
Big Ten
Mountain West
Pac Ten
SEC

Prestige 4

Atlantic Ten
CAA
Conference USA
MAAC

Prestige 3

Big West
GWAL
MIAA
MVC
Sun Belt

Prestige 2

Atlantic Sun
Horizon
Ivy
KCAC
Patriot
Southern
WCC
WAC

Prestige 1

Big Sky
Big South
Great West
Independent
MEAC
Northeast
Ohio Valley
Southland
SWAC

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Let's take a look back at the last 10 years and all the postseason tournament winners.

NCAA Tournament

2000- Dayton
2001- Oklahoma
2002- Utah
2003- UCLA
2004- UCLA
2005- Arizona
2006- BYU
2007- UCLA
2008- Texas A&M
2009- Missouri

NIT

2000- Kentucky
2001- LSU
2002- Pittsburgh
2003- Marshall
2004- UMass
2005- Oregon
2006- UAB
2007- California
2008- Louisville
2009- San Diego State

CBI

2000- SMU
2001- Ohio St.
2002- Niagara
2003- Wake Forest
2004- Emporia St.
2005- Florida
2006- Arizona
2007- Villanova
2008- Notre Dame
2009- Colorado

CIT

2000- Truman State
2001- Wichita Southeast
2002- Fairfield
2003- UC Santa Barbara
2004- New Mexico State
2005- Wichita Southeast
2006- Troy
2007- Wichita West
2008- Northern Iowa
2009- Northwest Missouri State

Of the 3 new conferences (GWAL, KCAC, MIAA), the GWAL and MIAA have had good success, while the KCAC has been shut out. The GWAL has won 3 postseason tourneys, all CIT wins. The MIAA also has 3 postseason tourney wins. 2 of those are CIT wins, and 1 CIT win. The best that the KCAC has been able to do was when Ottawa made it to the third round of the NIT. The GWAL is going to be the conference that I focus on, because I will be taking over my alma mater Wichita West.

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May 1, 2010

Schaplowsky named head coach at Wichita West

Wichita West announced today that 30 year old Mike Schaplowsky has been hired as the new head coach. Schaplowsky played at Wichita West when it was still a high school league, but the GWAL has since been bumped up to the NCAA. After graduating from Wichita West, Schaplowsky declined to play college ball, instead focusing on coaching. He has coached in youth leagues, middle schools, and private high schools so far. This is his first shot at the NCAA. "I'm looking forward to it. I've been looking to come back to Wichita West for a while now, and I'm excited for the possibilities." Schaplowsky begins his duties immediately, starting with recruiting in the offseason.

Dynasty Notes

I will be leaving conference prestige change on. I thought about having conference movement, but I want the GWAL to eventually get to level 4, possibly even 5. I will be staying at Wichita West for a long time, not planning on accepting any job offers. I will be focusing more on the GWAL as a whole by reporting on all preseason tournament games involving GWAL teams, as well as regular season conference games and all postseason games involving GWAL teams. I hope you all enjoy. As far as Wichita West, I will be playing out and coaching most games, if not all. I expect this to be a slow moving dynasty with me playing out all the games. I'd like to get 30 seasons or so into it, but we will see. Enjoy!

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It's been 2 years now since Wichita West won the CIT title, 2 years without postseason play, and I'm looking to change that. I plan on recruiting the best guys I can find in the Midwest, but I won't hesitate to go overseas to get guys to come to Wichita. Something else I forgot to mention in my last post, I'm going back to a format that I really liked that I used once at the fbbgames boards. It will be more of a newspaper type article wrap-up of the game, then after that I will give my coaches analysis. I will do this for many things, not just games. For roster and schedules, awards, and what not. My immediate goal this year is just to get Wichita West back to the postseason. Any of the 4 tournaments is fine. The AD has made it clear we should be in the NCAA tournament this year.

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Pioneer Press
Nov. 7, 2010

2010-2011 Pioneer Season Preview

The season kicks off tonight for new Wichita West coach Mike Schaplowsky, and he will be starting the season with 11 active players. Earlier in the week, starting center Rene Leclaire was academically suspended for the semester. The Pioneers are young, very young. They have 1 senior on the roster. Coach Schaplowsky will be relying on point guard Erick Register for key minutes and key points, as he is the lone returning starter. Let's take a look at the roster.

Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Larry Duty 2 C So 6-11 237 Yes 98 OK Chateaugay, NY
Johnny Cruz 24 PF Sr 6-9 235 Yes 72 OK Fonda, NY
Nolan Hafner 54 SG Jr 6-3 203 Yes 26 OK Honeoye Falls, NY
Jonathan Leary 55 PG Jr 5-11 183 Yes 61 OK Pawling, NY
Erick Register 41 PG Jr 6-1 199 Yes 18 OK Moravia, NY
John Moeller 30 C So 6-10 265 Yes 37 OK Sayre, PA
Charlie Campagna 51 SF Jr* 6-6 227 Yes 45 OK Pontiac, IL
Lindsey Quirk 43 SG Jr* 6-1 197 Yes 22 OK Aransas Pass, TX
Jeremias Restal 14 PF So 6-8 242 No 34 OK Stuttgart, Germany
Brian Zorn 31 SF Fr 6-5 213 Yes 21 OK Whitehall, NY
Roman Lafond 45 PF So* 6-7 217 Yes 20 OK Sandy Spring, MD
Rene Leclaire 52 C Jr 7-0 256 Yes 56 Suspended Schuylerville, NY
Agustin Enloe 21 SF So 6-7 251 Yes 43 Redshirt Geneva, NY
Winston Anderson 1 SG Fr 6-1 174 Yes 48 Redshirt Camden, NY
Michael Knapp 23 PG Fr 6-2 176 No 24 Redshirt West Winfield, NY

And now on to the schedule, which starts tonight with a date in the Coaches Invitational against Oklahoma State. The Cowboys will probably be the toughest team on the schedule, but Wichita West also has tough games against Louisville and at UAB. Here's a look at the schedule.

WICHITA WEST Schedule

Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/07/10 vs. Oklahoma State 0-0 200
11/18/10 at Portland State 0-0 211
11/22/10 at Central Arkansas 0-0 342
11/25/10 at UAB 0-0 282
11/28/10 Iona 0-0 118
12/06/10 La Salle 0-0 131
12/10/10 Lafayette 0-0 132
12/14/10 Hampton 0-0 102
12/17/10 Harvard 0-0 104
12/23/10 Louisville 0-0 142
12/29/10 Wichita Southeast 0-0 288
12/31/10 at Holy Cross 0-0 108
01/02/11 Bishop Carroll 0-0 6
01/05/11 at Kapaun Mount Carmel 0-0 103
01/09/11 at Wichita East 0-0 23
01/14/11 Wichita South 0-0 260
01/16/11 Wichita North 0-0 146
01/21/11 at Wichita Heights 0-0 27
01/23/11 at Wichita Southeast 0-0 288
01/28/11 Wichita Northwest 0-0 178
01/30/11 Kapaun Mount Carmel 0-0 103
02/06/11 at Wichita South 0-0 260
02/11/11 at Bishop Carroll 0-0 6
02/13/11 Wichita Heights 0-0 27
02/18/11 Wichita East 0-0 23
02/20/11 at Wichita Northwest 0-0 178
02/23/11 at Wichita North 0-0 146
02/28/11 at Central Connecticut State 0-0 42

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Preseason and Midseason Tournaments for GWAL Teams

We know that Wichita West is going to the Coaches Invitational as the 14th seed. Also in this tournament are the following teams: UCLA, Duke, Oklahoma State, Louisville, Dayton, Ohio State, Iona, Arkansas, Indiana State, George Mason, Green Bay, Marshall, Pacific, Kansas Wesleyan, and Campbell.

Wichita East is in the 16 team Las Vegas Invitational as the 13th seed. They will take on 4th seeded Wake Forest in their first game.

Wichita Northwest is in the 4 team Vision Classic as the #2 seed. They will take on #3 seed Harvard in the first round.

Those are the only 3 GWAL teams that are in a preseason tournament this year. We'll have updates on all of them as they arise.

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Pioneer Press
Nov. 7, 2010

Pioneers no match for Oklahoma St., lose handily in season opener

When Wichita West took a 16-15 lead late in the first half, Pioneer head coach Mike Schaplowsky had a smile on his face, thinking his team could hang with Big Twelve power Oklahoma St. That smile quickly turned into a frown, and then a grimace, as the Cowboys outscored Wichita West 72-29 the rest of the way, rolling to an 87-45 victory in the first round of the Coaches Invitational. Oklahoma State shot 55.6% from the field, and forced 16 turnovers defensively, as Wichita West struggled on both ends of the floor. Nolan Hafner was the only Pioneer in double figures, as he had 12. All 5starters for Oklahoma State were in double figures, led by Willy Cornwell with 21. The Pioneers will be off for the next 11 days, and their next game will be at Portland State on the 18th of November.

Oklahoma State 87, Wichita West 45

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Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Larry Duty C 23 1-4 0-2 0 2 0 4 2
Johnny Cruz PF 25 3-10 1-2 3 5 1 2 7
Nolan Hafner SF 27 4-5 2-2 0 4 3 0 12
Jonathan Leary SG 29 1-6 2-2 0 3 2 3 4
Erick Register PG 30 4-8 0-0 0 0 4 2 9
John Moeller C 17 3-6 1-1 4 6 0 0 7
Charlie Campagna SF 24 1-5 0-1 2 3 1 2 2
Lindsey Quirk PG 16 0-6 2-2 0 2 1 1 2
Jeremias Restal PF 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Zorn SF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0

Turnovers: 16 (L.Duty 2, N.Hafner 2, J.Leary 2,
E.Register 5, J.Moeller 1, C.Campagna 3, B.Zorn 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (L.Quirk 1)
Steals: 1 (J.Moeller 1)
3P FGs: 3-16 (N.Hafner 2-2, J.Leary 0-5, E.Register
1-4, C.Campagna 0-2, L.Quirk 0-3)

Oklahoma State Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bernard Bulger C 33 6-6 2-2 4 10 4 3 14
Perry Cain PF 26 4-6 0-0 0 7 4 1 10
Willy Cornwell SF 33 10-16 1-2 0 2 0 2 21
Ronnie Kehoe SG 36 3-5 4-4 2 2 7 3 12
Eddie Spiller PG 32 7-17 4-4 2 6 2 2 19
Morgan Lebron PG 11 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Boyce Evans PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Curtis Granville SF 7 3-5 0-0 2 3 0 0 8
Dennis Pedersen PF 16 0-3 1-2 0 4 1 1 1
Tony Richert C 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0

Turnovers: 6 (B.Bulger 1, R.Kehoe 5)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Bulger 3, R.Kehoe 1)
Steals: 7 (B.Bulger 2, E.Spiller 3, C.Granville 1,
D.Pedersen 1)
3P FGs: 7-16 (P.Cain 2-2, W.Cornwell 0-1, R.Kehoe 2-3,
E.Spiller 1-3, M.Lebron 0-1, C.Granville 2-3,
D.Pedersen 0-3)

Player of Game: C Bernard Bulger (OK ST)


Coach Analysis:

Well it looked promising early, then they wore us down. Let's be honest, this team is not the most fit team I have ever coached. Not to mentioned it was the first college action for a lot of guys. I did make a dumb mistake switching to the matchup zone and sticking with it in the second half. But by then we were already down 22. We just need to play defense better. I'm going to have to recruit guys that can lock down on defense. This type of performance is not one that I want to see again

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UCLA ended up winning the Coaches Invitational by defeating Duke 113-96 in the championship game. Oklahoma State, the team that knocked us out, was defeated by Duke 70-65 in the semifinals.

Wichita Northwest won their first game in the Vision Classic, beating Harvard 71-58. Then they lost the championship to Florida International 70-62.

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keep up the work