Princeton University Athletics
Banghart to Take Part in NCAA Mock Selection Exercise
July 12, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Princeton women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship "mock" selection exercise. It will be held July 16-17 at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis.
Banghart and the other attendees are among a select group who will fulfill responsibilities typically handled by members of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee in regard to the selection, seeding and bracketing of the Division I Women's Basketball Championship. This exercise will be a great opportunity for these coaches and conference administrators to engage in a "mock" process that will be educational, enlightening and helpful in creating a greater understanding of each phase of the process for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
Fans can follow along with what's going on with tweeting and posts from the exercise provided by the NCAA. Click here for the Facebook link and for the Twitter link.
The session will begin Saturday, July 16 at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis at 9 a.m., and conclude for the day at approximately 10 p.m. The group returns the following morning Sunday, July 17 at 8:30 a.m., to continue the process and conclude at noon. All attendees will participate in a "hands-on" exercise, including the "mock" selection of teams, seeding of those selected teams and placing those teams in a "mock" bracket. Participants will arrive prepared to discuss teams, key personnel, non-conference/conference game results and will follow the "Principles and Procedures for Establishing the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship bracket." The NCAA staff will guide the process and members of the women's basketball committee will be in attendance for assistance purposes.