South Region playoffs

[Ralph Turner]

Pottsy, as I read the Handbook, no.

http://www.ncaa.org/library/handbooks/football/2005/2005_d3_football_handbook.pdf

Trinity has done everything that the Selection committee wants it to do.  I am very reluctant to assume that the committee will do otherwise.  If we find out otherwise, then okay.

Once again, polls have no role in the Selection process.

[pottsy]

Ralph, so would UMHB go to Trinity first round.  Or could they go back to HSU?

[Llamaguy]

Looks good Ralph!

Here is my best guess if everyone wins out. (A Big If.)

Pool A: SCAC champ = Trinity
Pool B: PAC champ = Thiel
Pool A: CC champ = Johns Hopkins
Pool A: USAC champ = Ferrum
Pool B: ACFC champ = Salisbury or Wesley
Pool A: ASC champ = Hardin-Simmons
Pool A: ODAC champ = Bridgewater
Pool B: PAC runner-up = Washington & Jefferson
Pool C: ASC runner-up = UMHB

In this senario, 9 teams come out of the South. W&J is moved to the East Region.
Seeding would go as follows:
#1 Trinity
#2 Thiel
#3 Johns Hopkins
#4 Ferrum
#5 Salisbury / Wesley
#6 Hardin-Simmons
#7 UMHB
#8 Bridgewater

First Rd match-ups:
HSU at Trinity
Salisbury/Wesley at Thiel
Ferrum at Johns Hopkins
Bridgewater at UMHB

The key is who gets shipped East and who else might get in via Pool C if more than 9 South region teams get in? Next in line for a Pool C would be Salisbury/Wesley loser, Huntingdon, and DePauw.

It will probably take a couple of more weeks to sort this all out!

[Hug]

Llama,

That's unacceptible.

[pottsy]

Llamaguy,  Do you see a "Texas sub regional"?  If so, how do you think it sets up?

[Llamaguy]

You could also send Bridgewater to Thiel and have UMHB go to Johns Hopkins as well.
It will be a commitee call as a flight will be needed either way.

Pottsy,
Yes if the above doesn't happen.

HSU vs Trinity
UMHB vs BC

Then hopefully for the NCAA, UMHB wins and plays the winner of HSU/Trinity.
The first option would also work if UMHB beat Johns Hopkins and came home to play the HSU/Trinity winner.

[Toby Taff]

So the ASC potentially gets two shots at Trinity?  That would give the Tigers heartburn!

[Bill McCabe]

After what happened 2 years ago, I really don't care who UMHB plays, as long as they are playing.  Is it possible they could go to Thiel for a 1st round game?  Does it look like Thiel will finish undefeated?

[religion_major]

Llama,
If CNU should beat Ferrum what would that do to the South region picture?  I know there would be a three way tie in the USA South, but how would you see that effecting the seeding?

Bill,
My thought would be UMHB to Thiel assuming they beat Thomas Moore.  It would be a flight either way so I just don't see the NCAA rewarding a number six seed by flying a team down from VA so that HSU could have a home game.

[Bill McCabe]

llamaguy, should UMHB and HSU win out, who will be the higher seed?

[Jeremybozz]

   My guess is that BC and Ferrum would play in the 1st round if both win out.

[Jeremybozz]

BC could travel to Johns Hopkins. Great offense vs great JHU d.

[Ralph Turner]

Rule #1  Geographical proximity.
Rule #2  See rule #1.

Somehow, we get a Texas sub-bracket and someone flies to Texas.

[Hug]

We won't know diddly until CNU plays Ferrum. If Ferrum wins, they stay home for a first round game. If CNU wins, I believe the coin flip winner will travel to Texas.

Thoughts?

[religion_major]

Hug,
A CNU victory at Ferrum would cause a three way tie in the USA South.  Ferrum has beaten Methodist who has beaten CNU.