South Region playoffs

[Ralph Turner]

Oh great!!  I'm being compared to that guy?!?!  I doubt anything I've posted on here has come close to his antics and I doubt I ever will.  Needless to say, I'm done with this.  I'm tired of beating my head against the wall.

Why is it that Wash. U is credited with the UAA's only playoff game when CMU played one against Lycoming in 1990??

Pat has only gone back as far as the Pool system has been the mechanism for determining the playoffs. (I think).

[BDTartan]

Okay, I wondered about that when Pat told me Wash. U was the only UAA team to play a playoff game.

How does losing to Thiel effect CMU?  Would it change who and where they play in the first round compared to being 10-0?

[roocru]

Oh great!!  I'm being compared to that guy?!?!  I doubt anything I've posted on here has come close to his antics and I doubt I ever will. 

BDTartan,
Don't worry.  I was not equating you with him,    just using him as the extreme far end of the spectrum.  He is (was?) definitely one of a kind !!!!! 

[Ralph Turner]

Okay, I wondered about that when Pat told me Wash. U was the only UAA team to play a playoff game.

How does losing to Thiel effect CMU?  Would it change who and where they play in the first round compared to being 10-0?

I think that CMU is cuurently the 4th Pool B bid.

I think that geographic proximity will impact your seeding in the bracket more than anything, especially since the NCAA is dealing with 3 South Region teams that are geographic islands, UMHB, HSU and Trinity/Millsaps.

Losing to Thiel probably makes you the last at-large team seeded and you would go on the road anywhere the NCAA needs you.

[BDTartan]

Does winning the Thiel game help get a first round match-up against W&J regardless of whether its at Cameron or Gesling?

[Pat Coleman]

I mentioned this to you in the post earlier where I laid it out, plus it's mentioned on the front page. Since the automatic bids went into place, Wash U is the only UAA team to make the playoffs.

Dunno why that was so hard to understand. And sorry I had to point it out to you but you persisted in the error. Guess I had to respond.

[BDTartan]

Yeah, okay Pat.  Must have forgot the details.  I knew you told me about it but I don't remember the details.  Sorry.

[Toby Taff]

Ralph,

I'd opt for the #8 seeds and moving out.  As much as I have liked the outcome of the last few HSU-UMHB games, I'd like to see them both match up with strong teams from other conferences and give a good showing for Asc deep into the playoffs.  Heck putthem on differents sides of the bracket and see if they can meet back up in the stag bowl

[billybaroo]

Ralph,

I'd opt for the #8 seeds and moving out.  As much as I have liked the outcome of the last few HSU-UMHB games, I'd like to see them both match up with strong teams from other conferences and give a good showing for Asc deep into the playoffs.  Heck putthem on differents sides of the bracket and see if they can meet back up in the stag bowl

Smartest thing I have ever heard

[PA_wesleyfan]

Boy it's a good thing BDtarnan wasn't around when the fisld was smaller and undefeated teams from one region didn't  make the playoffs over one and sometimes two loss teams from other regions.... 

   Josh
I don't think there is a clear cut decison on who to send to Tex.  Dickenson probably has a better trip by bus to any of the other south schools. But they could also jump on RT 81 and go to the east(ya ya actually north) easier than any other team. I know teams from the south don't look foward to going to Wesley right now and they would like to see them move east. But them being #1 south probablt leaves them in the south

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

Something tells me we won't be hearing much from Eh-You for a while, Rick!

LOL Now that you think Eh-You wont be back for a while, you guys got some room in here for a CNU (not CMU) fan!?!?!

[Ron Boerger]

LOL Now that you think Eh-You wont be back for a while, you guys got some room in here for a CNU (not CMU) fan!?!?!

All fans are welcome, especially those without blinders.   

[Llamaguy]

Week #10 Comparison

* ranking will be based on current QOWI w/in each loss column
@ - indicates teams eligible for Pool B bids
( ) NCAA South Region Ranking for Week of 11/01/06

AFCA rankings as of 10/31/06

* D3 & AFCA rankings are not considered by the commitee during the selection process, they are only listed for informational purposes.

Teams in green have already clinched Conference Championships and are Pool A representatives in the 2006 Playoff field.

Teams is purple are probable Pool B recipients in the 2006 Playoff field.

"0" SOUTH REGION LOSS TEAMS w/ (regional w/l) (overall w/l) QOWI

1.  WESLEY @ (#1)              (5-0) (9-0)     11.80      D3 #4      AFCA #4
2.  CARN. MELLON @ (#5)    (8-0) (9-0)      10.25                                   

"1" SOUTH REGION LOSS TEAMS

1.   HARDIN-SIMMONS (#4)  (7-1) (7-1)     10.88     D3 #7      AFCA #11
2.   CNU (#8)                      (7-1) (7-2)     10.25
3.   DICKINSON (#6)            (8-1) (8-1)     10.22
4.   TRINITY (#2)                 (8-1) (8-1)     10.11    D3 #23   AFCA #17         
5.   WASH & JEFF @ (#7)      (7-1) (8-1)     10.00    D3 #25   AFCA #25                                           

"2" SOUTH REGION LOSS TEAMS

1.  UMHB (#3)                   (7-2) (7-2)     10.78       D3 #6     AFCA #14
2.   WASH & LEE (#10)       (7-2) (7-2)       9.33
3.   BRIDGEWATER             (7-2) (7-2)       9.11
4.   URSINUS                     (5-2) (7-2)       8.27


* Once a team has more than 2 losses in region they will drop from consideration as the season progresses. Note: Pool A (automatic qualifiers) will throw "a wrench" into the number of spots available in the South Region.

Total spots available in the DIII Playoff Field = 32. 21 Pool A "automatic qualifiers"; 4 Pool B, and 7 Pool C qualifiers, nationwide.


South Region (Pool A) Berths (Conference Champions w/ Auto-bids)

American Southwest Conference - UMHB
Centennial Conference - Dickinson
Old Dominion Athletic Conference - Washington & Lee
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference -
USA South Athletic Conference -

* conference champions to be updated once official        


Note: To take a look at  the nationwide list of Pool C contenders refer to the Pool C -- 2006 thread on the General Football Post Patterns board.   

[Bill McCabe]

Ron, what is your take for the Texas sub-bracket today?  Trinity -Millsaps sounds like a great game.

[Bill McCabe]

Llamaguy, how do you see the South Region bracket?