FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[sjujohnnie]

How long do we have to wait for the new Top 25 poll to be released?

[Pat Coleman]

How long do we have to wait for the new Top 25 poll to be released?

We're pretty consistent getting it posted between 4 and 6 p.m. on Sundays.

[sjujohnnie]

Thanks, Pat! Appreciate all you guys do!

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

This morning's question has to be, how far down in the D3 Top 25 do the Johnnies drop? Will they stay above both the Tommies and the Royals, split them, or fall below both of them?

I'd keep them where they are. Can't read too much into a narrow road win against a tough WIAC school, along with whatever early season rust and jitters factored in. I'm hopeful that this is a sign of weakness for the Johns but not pinning my hat on that idea.
As opposed to playing a crap NAIA school which doesn't tell me a ton about UST

I'm of the mindset that the Trinity game  told us as much about UST's strengths/weaknesses/needs as next's week "challenge" from Hamline, both of which are on par with this coming weekend's bye.

[OzJohnnie]

The latest Top 25 poll is out.  https://d3football.com/top25/2019/week1

SJU falls to 4th with the slow start (passed by UWW)
UST moves up to 6th (passing Johns Hopkins after their slow start)
BU stays in 10th

No other MIAC teams received votes.

EDIT: Interestingly, LAX vaulted into 23rd off the back of their OT win at home against the Cobbers.  I guess if the Cobs had managed to pull that game off then the MIAC would have had four teams in the top 20 or so.  Will be a brutal year again.  Fantastic for us fans.

[jamtod]

Top 25 is out. Sju drops from 3 to 4, switching spots with whitewater. UST up to 6, leaping John's Hopkins who beat an actual ranked D3 team. And Pat's anti-Bethel bias continues as Bethel remains at 10 after evading the upset (this is joke, btw)

[jamtod]

Oz just beat me to the punch. My phone typing is a little slow while I munch on a gigantic taco with my other hand

[OzJohnnie]

Oz just beat me to the punch. My phone typing is a little slow while I munch on a gigantic taco with my other hand

[D O.C.]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

[DBQ1965]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

And that reveals the true relevance of polls.

[OzJohnnie]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

D3 ain't too proud for charity.

[jamtod]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

D3 ain't too proud for charity.

I'm outraged that Linfield is ranked that high! They lost 2 games and didn't even make the playoffs last year! Unacceptable.

[Pat Coleman]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

And that reveals the true relevance of polls.

Who played well enough to pass them?

[jamtod]

I like the poll where a team that hasn't played yet can stay in the Top 12 

D3 ain't too proud for charity.

I'm outraged that Linfield is ranked that high! They lost 2 games and didn't even make the playoffs last year! Unacceptable.

My karma got dinged for this. Clearly somebody doesn't grasp my highly self aware and sophisticated sense of humor

[OzJohnnie]

Karma dings. Chuckle.

Soft as butter Tommies live to ping my karma.  I could post an inspirational picture of Mother Theresa saving the poor of Calcutta and I would get dinged five points.  I'll prove it tomorrow after today's ping-happy grumps get their once-a-day timer reset.