University Athletic Association

[DagarmanSpartan]

Is there any chance that we'll finally crack the Top 25 this week?

[WashUDad]

UAA Opponents Records this year through week 7:
Carnegie Mellon  11-25
Case Western     13-24
Chicago               19-19
Wash U                21-17

just sayin

[DagarmanSpartan]

UGH!!!

Just missed it at #26.

[ADL70]

#25 is once-beaten Wabash with one more vote.  Why they deserve to be ranked ahead of undefeated teams (DePaw is 6-0 too) is beyond me.

Their loss isn't to a ranked team and they have no quality win to offset the loss.  Their first-year-starter QB doesn't last the whole game very often and they have lost two star WRs.  On D they were unable to contain a WashU team that Wittenberg completely dominated.

I know, I know.  CWRU was nothing before Whalen, so they must be nothing again.  The D lost the last two UAA POY.  But the O adapted to fit Baum's skills and he has proved very efficient.  And the D kept Allegheny's offense out of the endzone for sixty minutes, something Wittenberg was unable to do.     

[Pat Coleman]

You can see by the point totals that those teams have what would usually be called "others receiving votes" type of numbers. Big gap after Cal Lutheran and no consensus on that next group.

[DagarmanSpartan]

Gang,

I realize that this is a football board, but I thought it was worth mentioning that CWRU upset the #1 ranked women's volleyball team in the country (Wash U. - St. Louis) this weekend.

[WashUDad]

Congrats!

[bleedpurple]

HELP WANTED:

Looking for Pollsters for a "soon to be unveiled" D3 TOP 25 FAN POLL.

Publishing site: www.uwwfootball.blogspot.com

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Commit to submit a ballot ranking the D3 Teams 1-25 by stated deadline. I'm thinking that will be midnight on Mondays.
2. Research the teams and try to be as unbiased as possible in ranking them.
3. Think through your own philosophy as to how much to weigh previous ranking, won/loss record, your sense as to who would win head to head, national performances in recent years, quality wins, and whatever reasonable criteria you care to choose.   
4. Submit a ballot EVERY WEEK by the deadline. Missing a deadline will be cause to forfeit your spot. Create and submit your ballot BEFORE viewing the D3football.com poll. You can look at previous weeks polls to get you started if you are having a hard time filling out the last few slots.

PURPOSE OF POLL

This poll is to promote meaningful and fun discussion on d3boards.com.  It is simply something that will be fun to contrast with D3football.com's poll. D3football.com's poll is the one legitimate poll we have in D3 football in my opinion.  This poll is not even intended to become #2. I just think it would be an interesting point of comparison and discussion. 

HOW TO APPLY

Send me a private message. In your message indicate:
1. you are applying to be a pollster.
2. What team/conference you follow.
3. Whether you can submit a poll as early as this Thursday. (That is not mandatory, if everyone can we may do one this week).

WHO WILL BE CHOSEN?

The first 25 respondents will be our initial group of pollsters.  This group will remain the D3 FOOTBALL FAN POLL TOP 25 pollsters unless they resign their position or miss a deadline.  Pollsters, I will never post your names on the boards.  If you choose to, that is fine. If you are beyond the first 25 responses, your name will be placed on a "waiting list".  If there are fewer than 25 respondents by midnight on Wednesday, we will go with what we have and continue to have "open" slots to be filled.

Remember FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! 

[sflzman]

D3 Top 25 Fan Poll Released

Team       
1. UW-Whitewater (16)   400
2. Mount Union                381
3. Wesley                        361
4. St. Thomas                  346
5. North Central               332
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor      328
7. Delaware Valley           262
8. Wittenberg                  261
9. Hardin-Simmons           252
10. Ohio Northern            240
11. Linfield                       218
12. Thomas More             216
13. Wartburg                   213
14. Wheaton                   187
15. Montclair St.              183
16. Trine                          171
17. St. John Fisher           164
18. Bethel                        136
19. Coe                            123
20. Central                       99
21. Pacific Lutheran          88
22. Hampden-Sydney       85
23. Cal Lutheran              46
24. Ursinas                       36
25. Case Western            17


Also Receiving Votes:
Wabash (15), Franklin (12), Rowan (12), Willamette (12), Illinois Wesleyan (6), Cortland State (6), Augustana (5), Depauw (4)

www.uwwfootball.blogspot.com

[ExTartanPlayer]

Picks this week:

CWRU 27, Wooster 13

Wooster decent this year - good enough to beat bad teams, but not good enough to beat good teams (their best win is over Oberlin).  Hard to imagine CWRU losing this one, BUT they must come to play...this would be a big win for Wooster.

Chicago 24, Kenyon 10

Kenyon getting steamrolled lately.  Tough to picture them beating a decent Chicago team.

WashU 28, Oberlin 21

Oberlin is better than they may appear; their 4 losses are all to decent teams, and they were semi-competitive in all four (scoring 21+ points against three straight perennial contenders in Witt, CWRU, Wabash).  WashU must tread carefully this week after a couple of big wins.

Wittenberg 31, CMU 7

The only real hope I have for CMU this week is that Wittenberg has been a little sloppy on the road this year (close wins in their only two road games, while they've been invincible at home).

[jam40jeff]

Can someone explain that b/s personal foul that gave Wooster a TD?

[Case04]

NO. High pass...receiver reached up DB hit him in chest area after Wooster touched ball.....maybe a little too much ESPN/NFL viewing by offical for that to be called.

[Case04]

Hammer...Hammer...

[PoppaN]

well the Hammer got the Hammer in this one .... and stop yelling at the refs ... that just makes them mad and then they make stupid calls like the one on the goal line .... clearly the Dback never touched the player and knocked down the pass .. but because of your taunting we got flagged .. LOL. Remember just keep yelling GO BLUE! ... like I do .. or I will have to ban you from the fence line ....   

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