FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[bluestreak66]

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d3/regional-rankings

Mount #1, JCU #5 and Marietta sneaks in at #7.  Mount will be 2-0 vs regionally ranked opponents when it comes to tournament seeding, much better than just JCU

What happens if Wabash defeats Depauw?  Will Marietta get knocked out of the Regional Rankings?

Did the committee add Marietta to help out a possible Pool C Bid?

Question regarding the Hope v. John Carroll ranking, do you think Hope is higher due to having payed all games (8 wins) compared to John Carroll who still has one to play? Or do you think that's pretty much a hard wall that John Carroll won't be able to clear. Obviously, slim as though they may be, John Carroll would have an outside shot at pool C if they are the first team on the board. But if they are stuck behind Hope, realistically, that shot goes out the window.

[D3fanboy]

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d3/regional-rankings

Mount #1, JCU #5 and Marietta sneaks in at #7.  Mount will be 2-0 vs regionally ranked opponents when it comes to tournament seeding, much better than just JCU

What happens if Wabash defeats Depauw?  Will Marietta get knocked out of the Regional Rankings?

Did the committee add Marietta to help out a possible Pool C Bid?

Question regarding the Hope v. John Carroll ranking, do you think Hope is higher due to having payed all games (8 wins) compared to John Carroll who still has one to play? Or do you think that's pretty much a hard wall that John Carroll won't be able to clear. Obviously, slim as though they may be, John Carroll would have an outside shot at pool C if they are the first team on the board. But if they are stuck behind Hope, realistically, that shot goes out the window.

I bet the 8 vs 7 wins is a thing, this week.  But the SOS is also in Hope's favor for the next rankings when both teams will be 8-2.  Not looking good.

[bluestreak66]

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d3/regional-rankings

Mount #1, JCU #5 and Marietta sneaks in at #7.  Mount will be 2-0 vs regionally ranked opponents when it comes to tournament seeding, much better than just JCU

What happens if Wabash defeats Depauw?  Will Marietta get knocked out of the Regional Rankings?

Did the committee add Marietta to help out a possible Pool C Bid?

Question regarding the Hope v. John Carroll ranking, do you think Hope is higher due to having payed all games (8 wins) compared to John Carroll who still has one to play? Or do you think that's pretty much a hard wall that John Carroll won't be able to clear. Obviously, slim as though they may be, John Carroll would have an outside shot at pool C if they are the first team on the board. But if they are stuck behind Hope, realistically, that shot goes out the window.

I bet the 8 vs 7 wins is a thing, this week.  But the SOS is also in Hope's favor for the next rankings when both teams will be 8-2.  Not looking good.

It would be a long shot at best. The only clear advantage they would have would be 1-2 vs RR compared to Hope's 0-2. So definitely hoping for DePauw to beat Wabash and obviously for Marietta to win so there are no changes at the bottom of the rankings to take regionally ranked win away.

[bluestreak66]

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d3/regional-rankings

Mount #1, JCU #5 and Marietta sneaks in at #7.  Mount will be 2-0 vs regionally ranked opponents when it comes to tournament seeding, much better than just JCU

What happens if Wabash defeats Depauw?  Will Marietta get knocked out of the Regional Rankings?

Did the committee add Marietta to help out a possible Pool C Bid?

Question regarding the Hope v. John Carroll ranking, do you think Hope is higher due to having payed all games (8 wins) compared to John Carroll who still has one to play? Or do you think that's pretty much a hard wall that John Carroll won't be able to clear. Obviously, slim as though they may be, John Carroll would have an outside shot at pool C if they are the first team on the board. But if they are stuck behind Hope, realistically, that shot goes out the window.

I bet the 8 vs 7 wins is a thing, this week.  But the SOS is also in Hope's favor for the next rankings when both teams will be 8-2.  Not looking good.

It would be a long shot at best. The only clear advantage they would have would be 1-2 vs RR compared to Hope's 0-2. So definitely hoping for DePauw to beat Wabash and obviously for Marietta to win so there are no changes at the bottom of the rankings to take regionally ranked win away.

Scratch that, just realized Mt. St. Joseph is also regionally ranked, so Hope is 1-2.
Guess I'm a Rose-Hulman fan this week lol

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

No "Game Notes" for the MTU vs BWU game yet on the Raiders Website.

But they're posted on the BWU website.  Did someone in the SID office forget to click "Save?"

[jhahn201]

Anyone checked to see if any of these refs are BW grads?

[bluestreak66]

Anyone checked to see if any of these refs are BW grads?

Do they have an IQ above 10? Because if they do they aren't BW grads 

[Fido0650]

According to their bios, half graduated from BW and the other half graduated from JC.

[hsbsballcoach7]

Is it safe to assume Mount will have Grove City, Endicott, Mount St Jo in the first round? I bet UMU sees John's Hopkins in a couple of weeks

[bluestreak66]

Is it safe to assume Mount will have Grove City, Endicott, Mount St Jo in the first round? I bet UMU sees John's Hopkins in a couple of weeks

The projected bracket has Alfred State. I think that seems reasonable. I think Mt. St. Joes is possible too. I would think Endicott and Grove City would be considered too highly ranked for a first round matchup with Mount if it can be avoided.

[Pat Coleman]

Endicott is more than 500 miles from Alliance.

[hsbsballcoach7]

Endicott is more than 500 miles from Alliance.

Lol....I thought it was in West Virginia after a quick and lazy Google search...

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Mount gets 6-4 Alfred State.  Double Monkey Stomp.

[D3fanboy]

Both WIAC, NCC and Wartburg all on the opposite side of Mount won't cause any complaining at all

[hsbsballcoach7]

Both WIAC, NCC and Wartburg all on the opposite side of Mount won't cause any complaining at all

Mount Union doesn't make these brackets, but that's not what every school will be saying.... holy cow, how did the NCAA do this? Other than money , which we all know they have a lot of,  why did they do this? Johns Hopkins, Susquehanna and Cortland are all good teams,  but to put the number 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 teams on the same side of the bracket is insane.