Top 25 rankings

[OldPhart]

First, I must say that I have always relied upon the D3football rankings over the AFCA rankings.  However, LAX regularly appearing in the top-25 had me puzzled.  I am glad that we can move beyond that now and have Capital move in with their big win today.   

Will Salisbury will drop  all the way out with the pasting they endured today

[BomberJeff]

First, I must say that I have always relied upon the D3football rankings over the AFCA rankings.  However, LAX regularly appearing in the top-25 had me puzzled.  I am glad that we can move beyond that now and have Capital move in with their big win today.   

Will Salisbury will drop  all the way out with the pasting they endured today

Salisbury will certainly drop all the way out.  Unlike LAX last week, Salisbury has a much lower position (17 vs 11) and a much worse loss (44 points vs losing in overtime).  I can't see any way Salisbury holds on to the poll this week.

[gordonmann]

OldPhart:

UW-Lax's performance today is what makes the WIAC so maddening.  The Eagles lose to a Division I-AA scholarship team, play Whitewater close and then drop two straight including today's game against Stout.  I'll admit I was one of the voters that didn't drop UW-Lax all the way out.  I can't count the number of times I've been burned voting for a WIAC team only to see them go up in smoke.  Whatever the number is, add another one to it.

At least I can take solace in knowing I never dropped Capital off my ballot.

And, combined with Brockport clobbering Wesley 47-0, I think the decisive loss will dump Salisbury from the Top 25.  At

[smedindy]

So, it looks like Capital and John Carroll will move in, making four OAC teams in the top 25, unless the voters really punish ONU. Wow.

[jdean]

ONU has lost to Cap and JCU so if they stay in the top 25
they should be behind the other two.

[smedindy]

You know the polls don't work that way...well, other polls anyway.

But I doubt if they will be - they'd have to fall too far.

[rowanlb92]

I think loosing Bond is almost as bad as loosing Orihel.
IMHO the defense is the glue to this Rowan team!
but that is coming fron an old linebacker

[Pat Coleman]

ONU has lost to Cap and JCU so if they stay in the top 25
they should be behind the other two.

Then where do we put Mount Union, jdean?

[smedindy]

Right Pat, and by that same logic Howard Payne should be ahead of UMHB, right???

[jdean]

I find polls to be nothing more than public relations stunts
so I really could care less if they name Heidelberg #1.
As far as polls "don't work that way" that only adds to their irrelevance for me.
Would football or basketball be any less enjoyable if there were no polls and teams played their games, tried to win their conference title and after the season was over learned whether they had been selected for post-season or not? Then those that are selected play games and by elimination rank themselves. There is no need for these silly guessing games.

[Kilted Rat]

How does SJU fall 8 more votes behind UWW after demoralizing the only undefeated team left in their conference?

[Pat Coleman]

Both teams gained votes, but UWW gained more.

[Kilted Rat]

I realize that much, I just thought SJU trouncing a previously undefeated (albeit untested) team by 54 would gain more votes than UWW beating a Oshkosh, a team that lost to 3-5 UWRF earlier this season.


I guess SJU'll just have to put up when it counts in the playoffs again.

[Pat Coleman]

I realize that much, I just thought SJU trouncing a previously undefeated (albeit untested) team by 54 would gain more votes than UWW beating a Oshkosh, a team that lost to 3-5 UWRF earlier this season.

Sure, when you put your Johnnie spin on it, it sounds reasonable. However, UW-Oshkosh was a 6-1 team. Their 6-1 was equally as suspect as St. Olaf's 7-0.

[Kilted Rat]

Fair enough. I can't really complain considering we were like 10 to start the season.


Hopefully UWW and SJU will meet in the playoffs and settle it face to face.