South Region playoffs

[CNU85]

I don't know if they'll be East, North or South, but I'd bet W&J is in the dance.

Their record of 9-1 says so. SOW is almost at the bottom of D3. But 8 of those games are conference games and W&J doesn't have a choice but to play those games. The 2 non-conf games were vs teams with a final record of 5-13 (with one more game to play). I could see some 8-2 teams ahead of W&J. Time for W&J fans to say a prayer before hitting the sack and not getting any sleep. Good luck!! Take an Ambien or you might not get a good night's rest.

[Ralph Turner]

Please go to the Pool C board.

I have updated the third regional rankings.  W&J has started out higher than most of the other Pool C bid teams, and lots of RR teams lost today.


I think that the Presidents have been lucky.

[Ralph Turner]

First look at what is left.

1)  Millsaps SCAC Pool A
2)  UMHB ASC Pool A
3)  Muhlenberg Pool A
4)  HSU  Pool C
5)  CNU  Pool A Wesley Pool B
6)  Wesley Pool B  CNU Pool A
7)  RMC  Pool A
8 ) LaGrange Pool B

Thomas More Pool A goes north.

How's CNU jump Wesley? OWP, etc? W & J still in the mix too....

Conrad, yep. I think that you are right. 

Wesley gets the nod by virtue of the Salisbury outcome.  Wesley won the Salisbury game. CNU lost to the Seagulls.

LaGrange at Milsaps
HSU at UMHB
Wesley at Muhlenberg
RMC at CNU

wishful thinking?

Yes I think so.

I have this bracket.

#1 Millsaps vs #8 LaGrange
#2 UMHB vs #4 HSU

#3 Muhlenberg vs #7 RMC
#5 Wesley vs #6 CNU

Thomas More goes north to Franklin.

[Bob.Gregg]

Please go to the Pool C board.

I have updated the third regional rankings.  W&J has started out higher than most of the other Pool C bid teams, and lots of RR teams lost today.


I think that the Presidents have been lucky.

They have been lucky.  And they did what a whole bunch of people who had control of their own destiny did not do--win impressively today.  And the door came off the hinges for the rest of the Pool this afternoon.

[CNU85]

That looks better Ralph. But a CNU game on the road means I can't convince my wife to let me hit the road on the weekend of our anniversary. A home game means I might be able to sneak away for 4 hours - for a fee!!

[Ron Boerger]

Yes I think so.

I have this bracket.

#1 Millsaps vs #8 LaGrange
#2 UMHB vs #4 HSU

#3 Muhlenberg vs #7 RMC
#5 Wesley vs #6 CNU

Thomas More goes north to Franklin.

HSU lost to regionally-ranked UMHB.
Muhlenberg lost to unranked Moravian.

I put HSU 3, Muhlenberg 4, but it doesn't change who plays who (unless HSU has to face Muhenberg in a future round).

[Ralph Turner]

I just didn't have the "guts" (temerity to use an more refined word) to imagine the committee dropping Muhlenberg that far.

I would like to see HSU at #3 to bring the Regional Finals to the Deep South. 

[@d3jason]

Muhenlenberg should drop more than one IMHO and probably have to go on the road.

[Bob.Gregg]

Okay, guys, IF W&J gets in the dance and is in the South bracket, the Presidents will be no lower than 5th, possibly 4th with the results of today's games.

The last public regional rankings have W&J 7th, behind Catholic & HSC, both of whom lost.  And, depending on how much weight the committee would give to the Mules' last game loss, the Presidents could move to fourth.

And, IF in the South bracket and fourth or fifth, the Presidents would host a first-round game, thanks to the Texas sub-regional....

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

[Ralph Turner]

Over on my picks for the Pool C, I wondered who from the South might be sent East.

W&J, or Muhlenberg or even Wesley.  Wesley is such at short trip for CNU and their game was canceled in the first week.

[Bob.Gregg]

And here's another couple little ditties:

Pat (and crew) appear to agree about W&J being in, and in the South, and hosting.

Somebody asked about moving Muhlenberg east instead of Wesley.
IF that happens, W&J would likely be the #4 and hosting in first round regardless of the Texans.

[wesleydad]

just wondering, since all the teams that are being mentioned for home games in the south have at least one loss, shouldnt wesley be ahead of all of them since they were ranked higher at the beginning of the season.  the dominoes should all be back in line again with wesley ahead of both muhlenburg and w&j.  i know that their lack of region games hurts and rnkings dont matter, but just a thought.

i hope wesley does not get moved to the east because i think they are a strong contender to win the south region.

[Ron Boerger]

It's all about the selection criteria, wesleydad.  Wesley's opponents' winning percentage (OWP) is very poor and they don't have a win against a regionally-ranked opponent.  Muhlenberg has a much better OWP.  W&J is about the same, I haven't done the breakdowns enough to slot W&J vs Wesley.

[wesleydad]

thanks, ron, i figured as much.  holding out hope for a least one home game.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Wesley / Mules .

second week gets two flights!!