Let the games begin!!!!!

Fall workouts just around the corner  !!!!!!

Explain the difference between pool b and pool c bids. ( Simple terms)

Thanks Narch. The last statement you said  is what confused me.At the beginning of my Questions I was told that conference games made more of a difference but the reality  is that winning the conf tour is the only thing matters more. That is what looks so odd to new fans and players who Dont understand how it all works.
HOW TO BE RANKED IN REGION:
(WIN REGIONAL GAMES, GET LUCKY YOUR OPPONENT HAS A GOOD YEAR FOR QUALITY WINS, HOPE A TEAM DOES NOT CANCEL IMPORTANT GAMES WITH YOU & DONT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU SWEEP A TEAM IN CONFERENCE IT IS ALL ABOUT WHICH TEAM WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A FEW EXTRA GAMES IN THAT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS CONFERENCE VICTORYS.
ps you were not the person that told me that conf count more.

Narch in terms of winning % what about  a in conference MU at 9-7 .562 vs NCWC at 12-5 .705 Don't you think most teams play their best teams for conference games. Also teams that feel they are secure in regional playoffs may not play as intense after conference tournaments. All I am saying is that two teams from the same conference that are ranked by regional criteria back to back , that the rankings   should not allow a 4th place team to jump a 2nd place team from the same conference.                   
( I agree that Mu and NCWC will not make the regionals)
PS I hope anything that I said has not been taken the wrong way. I have enjoyed learning how all this stuff works and you seem to know your stuff.  Maybe the reginal folks will let our teams fight it out again on the field)

I agree Falcon, but when two teams from the same conference are so close with regards to regional rankings you would think that how they performed in conference would be the tie breaker.

That is the problem. Conference does not matter.

Ralph thanks for the info. The more I read the more I understand . From my limited knowledge it looks like the only way NCWC makes the regionals is if the south gets eight teams and then MU and NCWC  both make it. (Seems very unlikely)
PS I still think that conf. play should be more of a factor in the rankings when considering two teams from the same conference.

Suggestion.
Maybe a new selection criteria needs to be added that does not allow this to happen.

Thanks Ralph.  As someone new to this process it just did not seem possible for a team that finished behind NCWC in conf.,conf tour., and head to head to be considered first. ( I now understand that selection criteria comes first which leaves NCWC out. ) I would hate to be the guy to explain this stuff to the players.

Good stuff NARCH    (I guess i was right when I said that Conf season,Cong tourn, and Head to Head does not matter) Thanks for the info. (good luck if MU makes it)

I am new to this regional ranking stuff, but how do you justify MU making regionals ahead of NCWC?  I guess conf. standings do not matter. Conf. tournament does not matter and head to head does not matter. (Seems like a flawed system)

NARCH :    Two big wins for MU  and conference USAC but who do you think would get the regional bid if USAC gets two teams in? (MU or NCWC)   You seem to be knowledgeable about how the selection process is done.

NCWC  wins both games aganist Shenandoah today .

Is there a site that explains how teams are chosen for regional playoffs.