South Region playoffs

[Josh Bowerman]

Josh and Ralph, re: your predictions of HSU at UMHB in the first round: Conference rematches in the first round are to be avoided. 2006 was the exception, not the rule.

Forgive our cynacism, Keith, but quite frankly, I'll believe it when I see it.

I fully expect HSU and UMHB to meet again in Belton for a first-round playoff game two weeks from today.

[Bill McCabe]

Josh, I'm with you.  It would be nice to be surprised by something different.

[Swish3]

A 5-1 regional record wasn't enough to get CNU into the rankings?  Unfortunately, CNU doesn't really have what I would consider a quality win, so I suppose that's why.  Then again, who has Huntingdon beat?

Ralph....do you see CNU jumping in due to losses by Thomas More, Huntingdon and Trinity?

GO CAPS! 

[AF4]

swish3 said:
"Then again, who has Huntingdon beat?"

i am sure u meant that as a rhetorical question
but... so you know (and according to the SLIAC, USA South Athletic Conference, ODAC, and NAIA  web sites)
  .....Maryville ( USA South Athletic Conference 5-4, 4-2 conf), Faulkner (NAIA 2-8), MacMurray (4-6), Greenville (6-4), Eureka (3-6), Blckburn, (2-8) Westminister (4-5), Principia (0-10) by a combined total of 317 - 93,

we lost to HSC ( 8-1 ODAC) 38-34

we now must play a LaGrange (8-1 SLIAC) next wk

clear it up any ?

keep the faith

[Swish3]

swish3 said:
"Then again, who has Huntingdon beat?"

i am sure u meant that as a rhetorical question
but... so you know (and according to the SLIAC, USA South Athletic Conference, ODAC, and NAIA  web sites)
  .....Maryville ( USA South Athletic Conference 5-4, 4-2 conf), Faulkner (NAIA 2-8), MacMurray (4-6), Greenville (6-4), Eureka (3-6), Blckburn, (2-8) Westminister (4-5), Principia (0-10) by a combined total of 317 - 93,

we lost to HSC ( 8-1 ODAC) 38-34

we now must play a LaGrange (8-1 SLIAC) next wk

clear it up any ?

keep the faith

Sorry, my friend, it definitely wasn't rhetorical....I just don't see how beating those teams constitutes a #5 or #6 regional ranking.  I personally don't feel H-SC is as good as some seem to think, either.

GO CAPS!

[Ralph Turner]

But I think that the South Region Fan Poll will have CNU somewhere around 6th.

After a season of week-to-week competition in the USA South, I think that Huntingdon and LaGrange would have their game up to USA South standards. 

[Swish3]

I'm not sure I followed your response, Ralph.

[Ralph Turner]

I'm not sure I followed your response, Ralph.

Sorry Swish!

Two thoughts in that last post...

I think that CNU will be #6 in this week's Fan Poll.

I also think that Huntingdon and LaGrange would get up to USA South speed within a season in the USA South, if the USA South and GSAC merged.  There is better week-to-week competition in the USASouth than in the SLIAC.   

[Swish3]

I was asking if you thought CNU would jump into the NCAA's regional rankings, given Thomas More, Huntingdon and Trinity lost?  I figured your guess would be better than most.  Thanks!

GO CAPS!

[Ralph Turner]

I was asking if you thought CNU would jump into the NCAA's regional rankings, given Thomas More, Huntingdon and Trinity lost?  I figured your guess would be better than most.  Thanks!

GO CAPS!

Yes, because no one else seems to want it.   

I think that the Caps have a chance at hosting a first round game.  We will see in this week's Regional Rankings.

I think that Muhlenberg is #1 seed, unless they can be moved to the East Region because no one is undefeated in the East , if Cortland loses.

[HSC85]

CNU and HSC have a common opponent in NC Wesleyan.  CNU wins by 1 and HSC wins by 11.  Both of the games were at NCW.

[Swish3]

True, but that was the first game of the season....NCW is playing a lot better now.

[Swish3]

I was asking if you thought CNU would jump into the NCAA's regional rankings, given Thomas More, Huntingdon and Trinity lost?  I figured your guess would be better than most.  Thanks!

GO CAPS!

Yes, because no one else seems to want it.   

I think that the Caps have a chance at hosting a first round game.  We will see in this week's Regional Rankings.

I think that Muhlenberg is #1 seed, unless they can be moved to the East Region because no one is undefeated in the East , if Cortland loses.

That would be nice, but it may be a long shot.  As you said, we'll see what this week's regional rankings look like, since the committee tends to base their seeds on the rankings.

CNU still needs to beat a pretty good Ferrum team, as well.

GO CAPS!

[simplefan]

what is the most likely pairing for HSU?

[Josh Bowerman]

Dude.

UMHB.