University Athletic Association

[wally_wabash]

Wittenberg was vastly undervalued by the preseason publication this year.  That's a really, really good team in Springfield.  They have some awesome players, they have a ton of experience, and they're playing with a chip.  Wittenberg is absolutely legit this year. 

[Pat Coleman]

Wittenberg was vastly undervalued by the preseason publication this year.  That's a really, really good team in Springfield.  They have some awesome players, they have a ton of experience, and they're playing with a chip.  Wittenberg is absolutely legit this year. 

Though it's clear Wash U was overvalued as well, having lost at home to Greenville. Too early to tell for sure how much of each that entails.

[ADL70]

STATISTICAL SPOTLIGHT

Dale English leads DIII with 3.33 TFL/G (and he got cheated out of one v     Kenyon)

Dan Whalen leads in Pass Eff (228.89), TD passes (5 p/g), and points responsible for (32 pts/g)

[DagarmanSpartan]

Whalen currently has the highest pass efficiency rating of any QB at any level of college football.

There's currently a News-Herald article that talks about Whalen's chances for the Gagliardi Trophy.

http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2009/09/24/sports/nh1477436.txt

[ExTartanPlayer]

Thoughts and musings after week 4:

3-0 Case Western is clearly the league favorite and looks like they could well be cruising towards another undefeated season.  They will not be challenged by Denison, OWU, or Hiram, and they will be favored against Wooster also.  They are likely to arrive at conference play either 7-0 or 6-1.  Projected non-con record: 7-0

3-1 Carnegie Mellon appears to be the #1 challenger right now, although the record has been compiled against so-so competition.  With winnable games against Kenyon and Allegheny, they may be 5-1 entering a tough game with Wittenberg right before conference play.  Projected non-con record: 5-2

1-2 WashU is puzzling.  A loss to Greenville in the opener is surprising; a tougher-than-expected win over Westminster (Mo.) is disappointing; a shellacking vs. Wittenberg is disheartening.  What to make of the Bears?  Unless they can beat Rhodes next week, they could be as bad as 2-5 when conference play rolls around, with toughies against Wabash and Wooster.  Projected non-con record: 3-4

1-2 Chicago is probably not better than WashU (although they did beat WashU last year), but may have a better record due to an easier schedule.  They have winnable games the next three weeks with Oberlin, Macalaster, and Denison.  I think they'll take two of three and enter conference play at .500.  Projected non-con record: 3-3

If I had to guess now, final projections:

CWRU 10-0, 3-0 UAA
CMU 7-3, 2-1 UAA
WashU 5-5, 2-1 UAA
Chicago 3-6, 0-3 UAA

Signed, X-TP

[bashbrother]

I saw this I believe last year, but forgot to ask the UAA posters about it.

Why is CMU listed (in the South listing) as a South Region School on D3Football???

[Pat Coleman]

Well, that's where the NCAA has them, so it would be silly of us to list them elsewhere and confuse people.

[bashbrother]

Thanks Pat.  Thought it was probably something like that.

If CMU was to make the playoffs, would they be considered a South Region team?  Just curious.

Are there other teams in DIII that are listed in one region, but play in a conference that is in another?

[jam40jeff]

I don't believe conferences and regions are associated.  For example, in the UAA, Wash U. and CMU are in the South Region, and Chicago and CWRU are in the North Region.

[ExTartanPlayer]

bashbrother,

We made the playoffs in my junior season at CMU (2006) and we were placed in the South region - first hosting Millsaps, then traveling to Wesley.  We are technically a South region team.  I believe that jam40jeff is correct that conferences are not affiliated with regions (though in many cases all teams from one conference will be in the same region).

Remember that the committee can juggle the regional pairings once the field is chosen, so occasionally a team is moved out-of-region for seeding purposes (usually if the committee chooses two top seeds that are in the same region - this has happened a few times where two #1's came from the North or West).

[ADL70]

Pool A conferences have a designated region, hence Allegheny is in the North with the rest of the NCAC, not in the South with the rest of Pennsylvania.

I'm planning an NCAC-UAA double header this Saturday, Gambier in the afternoon for CMU-Kenyon, then on to Granville.

Jeff, are you going to Denison or Wooster?

Something has come up that puts my trip to Gambier in doubt, but I'll definitely get to Granville.

[jam40jeff]

Pool A conferences have a designated region, hence Allegheny is in the North with the rest of the NCAC, not in the South with the rest of Pennsylvania.

Ahh, yes, that would make sense.  I always forget that the UAA is just a pseudo-conference in the NCAA's eyes.

I'm planning an NCAC-UAA double header this Saturday, Gambier in the afternoon for CMU-Kenyon, then on to Granville.

Jeff, are you going to Denison or Wooster?

I'll be at Wooster, but I unfortunately have too much going on this Saturday to make the trip down to Denison, although I'd love to.

[Pat Coleman]

Pool A conferences have a designated region, hence Allegheny is in the North with the rest of the NCAC, not in the South with the rest of Pennsylvania.

Not across the board. In other sports, many conferences bleed across regional lines.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pool A conferences have a designated region, hence Allegheny is in the North with the rest of the NCAC, not in the South with the rest of Pennsylvania.

Not across the board. In other sports, many conferences bleed across regional lines.

ESPECIALLY the UAA!   I believe they cover 5(?) regions in men's basketball.

[jam40jeff]

What's going on in Gambier?  Carnegie Mellon is losing 14-10 to Kenyon at the start of the 4th quarter!