FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Dr. Doolittle]

The SCIAC coaches predictions should be out next week.

Still waiting?

Still not out.  I blame Hilary.  But I could be all wet.

Still waiting, and my previous reply must have not been appropriate, and was censored?

[Dr. Doolittle]

Rank   School (1st votes)   Rec.   Pts.   Prev.   Post-season   Head Coach
1   North Central (Ill.) (45)   15-0   1125   1   D. No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 28-21, in championship   Brad Spencer
2   Mount Union (Ohio)   14-1   1080   2   Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 28-21, in championship   Geoff Dartt
3   Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)   12-2   1008   3   Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 49-14, in semifinals   Larry Harmon
4   Wartburg (Iowa)   13-1   991   12   Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 34-31, in semifinals   Chris Winter
5   Trinity (Tex.)   11-1   852   5   Lost to No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-17, in second round   Jerheme Urban
6   St. John's (Minn.)   10-2   826   6   Lost to No. 12 Wartburg (Iowa), 23-20, in second round   Gary Fasching
7   Delaware Valley (Pa.)   12-1   818   8   Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 22-6, in quarterfinals   Duke Greco
8   Bethel (Minn.)   10-3   775   20   Lost to No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 41-28, in quarterfinals   Steve Johnson
9   Linfield (Ore.)   10-1   722   4   Lost to No. 20 Bethel (Minn.), 30-13, in second round   Joseph Smith
10   Ithaca (N.Y.)   12-1   712   9   Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 48-7, in quarterfinals   Mike Toerper
11   Wisconsin-La Crosse   9-2   626   7   Lost to No. 12 Wartburg (Iowa), 14-6, in first round   Matt Janus
12   Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)   9-2   582   10   Lost to No. 5 Trinity (Tex.), 14-7, in first round   Jesse Burleson
13   Randolph-Macon (Va.)   11-1   572   14   Lost to No. 8 Delaware Valley (Pa.), 39-32, in second round   Pedro Arruza
14   Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)   11-1   566   15   Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 28-7, in second round   Ryan Larsen
15   Aurora (Ill.)   11-2   529   NR   Lost to No. 12 Wartburg (Iowa), 45-17, in quarterfinals   Don Beebe
16   Wisconsin-Whitewater   8-3   432   11   Lost to Aurora (Ill.), 33-28, in first round   Kevin Bullis
17   Wheaton (Ill.)   8-3   351   18   Lost to No. 20 Bethel (Minn.), 34-32, in first round   Jesse Scott
18   Alma (Mich.)   11-1   326   22   Lost to Aurora (Ill.), 48-26, in second round   Jason Couch
19   Cortland (N.Y.)   9-2   312   17   Lost to No. 14 Randolph-Macon (Va.), 35-28, in first round   Curt Fitzpatrick
20   Susquehanna (Pa.)   10-1   300   13   Lost to Utica (N.Y.), 17-10, in first round   Tom Perkovich
21   Johns Hopkins (Md.)   10-1   283   16   D. Stevenson (Md.), 27-7, in Centennial-MAC Bowl Series   Greg Chimera
22   Utica (N.Y.)   10-2   207   NR   Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 45-7, in second round   Blaise Faggiano
23   Huntingdon (Ala.)   9-2   132   19   Lost to No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 54-0, in first round   Mike Turk
24   Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)   10-1   109   21   Lost to No. 22 Alma (Mich.), 41-21, in first round   Tyler Hopperton
25   Endicott (Mass.)   10-1   71   23   Lost to Springfield (Mass.), 17-14, in first round   Paul McGonagle
Showing 1 to 25 of 25 entries
Dropped Out: Salisbury (Md.) (24), Albion (Mich.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Springfield (Mass.), 65; Salisbury (Md.), 58; John Carroll (Ohio), 54; Albion (Mich.), 46; DePauw (Ind.), 23; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 13; Lake Forest (Ill.), 11; Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.), 9; Trinity (Conn.), 9; Ursinus (Pa.), 8; Wisconsin-River Falls, 8; Washington (Mo.), 4; Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 3; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 3; Howard Payne (Tex.), 2; Heidelberg (Ohio), 1; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 1.

[Gray Fox]

SCIAC may not have posted yet, but NWC has:

https://nwcsports.com/news/2023/8/22/wildcats-predicted-to-repeat-as-nwc-football-champions-in-2023.aspx

[Pat Coleman]

The SCIAC coaches predictions should be out next week.

Still waiting?

Still not out.  I blame Hilary.  But I could be all wet.

Still waiting, and my previous reply must have not been appropriate, and was censored?

Correct.

[olddog]

Taking a Quick Look at SCIAC next year....
Hard to justify moving any teams up or down from last years finish

1) CMS, school is very committed to sports, mini Stanford model etc...just need more team speed
2) PP, left with no choice but to upgrade facilities due to CMS, with Pomona College being attainable for many kids, they should get better, need better linemen, big push this year
3 and 4) Chapman or UR, interchangeable ...solid programs, some good athletes, solid coaches, ...what D3 is all about ...UR working hard to get better up front
5) Cal Lu, Regals should be a little better this year
6) La Verne, If the Lady president does more tackling drills with team, they are doomed.

I doubt the coaches is much different than mine. Pat feel free to link it to your site

[Dr. Doolittle]

Taking a Quick Look at SCIAC next year....
Hard to justify moving any teams up or down from last years finish

1) CMS, school is very committed to sports, mini Stanford model etc...just need more team speed
2) PP, left with no choice but to upgrade facilities due to CMS, with Pomona College being attainable for many kids, they should get better, need better linemen, big push this year
3 and 4) Chapman or UR, interchangeable ...solid programs, some good athletes, solid coaches, ...what D3 is all about ...UR working hard to get better up front
5) Cal Lu, Regals should be a little better this year
6) La Verne, If the Lady president does more tackling drills with team, they are doomed.

I doubt the coaches is much different than mine. Pat feel free to link it to your site

I would flip LaVerne and CLU, but otherwise agree.  CLU lost entire 8 starters on Offense and 8 on defense.

[StagLove]

https://thesciac.org/news/2023/8/24/stags-picked-to-win-inaugural-championship-game-in-football-preseason-poll.aspx

[olddog]

https://thesciac.org/news/2023/8/24/stags-picked-to-win-inaugural-championship-game-in-football-preseason-poll.aspx

Not too surprised Chapman sneaked into the 2 spot, based on what I am hearing it should be a four team battle. UR had a couple more kids comeback than I thought so my hopes a higher. Tinsley coming back is huge in the 3-3-5...he plays that hybred/SS spot.

[02 Warhawk]

Time for my annual recruit message...

Let me know if anyone is interested in participating in the Region 6 fan poll. I'll probably have at least one open spot if you're interested.

Much appreciated!

[HansenRatings]

Playoff projections for the season using my model's preseason ratings:



You can look at other conferences on my website: https://hansenratings.github.io/.

[MonroviaCat]

Playoff projections for the season using my model's preseason ratings:



You can look at other conferences on my website: https://hansenratings.github.io/.

This is what makes the SCIAC fun to follow--not even statistical analysis can provide a clear favorite!

[Dr. Doolittle]

Cal Lutheran Football about the same as last year.  Start off with 31-7 lead at half.  Increase the lead to 38-7 in the 3rd, only to squeak out a 41-35 win against a week Southwestern U Pirates team.  The Pirates had the ball inside the Kingsman 10 yard line  with less than a minute to play and QB threw a pick into the end zone with seconds left in the game.  The new QB (grad transfer from Jackson State/Ohio State) is the only bright spot for the Kingsmen.   

[D O.C.]

Here they come Redlands

[carletonknights]

P-P's QB was fun to watch. Good game to the Sagehens. We'll see you again next year

[desertcat1]

P-P's QB was fun to watch. Good game to the Sagehens. We'll see you again next year

Cats n dogs 

Are we there yet ? Short week 

Go Cats
Go Big D