FB: Midwest Conference

[fightintitan2006]

Roop,

If Buena Vista beats Central this weekend, they should be IIAC champs based on win over Wartburg, so the beavers may go to Monmouth. I would also look for them and another MIAC school or Linfield to fill the vacated west region spots (or even Ripon    ).

[scottie]

For those of you interested if the Scots will enter the D3 poll this week, here is a look at those in the top 25 who lost on Saturday, and their current record:

#19 Eau Claire (5-3)
#16 Salisbury (7-2)
#15 Wheaton (6-2)
#14 Trinity (7-1)
#9 Washington and Jefferson (7-1)

[Mr. Ypsi]

For those of you interested if the Scots will enter the D3 poll this week, here is a look at those in the top 25 who lost on Saturday, and their current record:

#19 Eau Claire (5-3)
#16 Salisbury (7-2)
#15 Wheaton (6-2)
#14 Trinity (7-1)
#9 Washington and Jefferson (7-1)

W&J was ranked to high to fall out completely.  Trinity and Salisbury both lost to higher ranked teams, so will not suffer much.  Eau Claire lost also to a higher ranked team, though receiving their third loss (albeit two of them to the defending national champ) might be costly.  Wheaton was ranked #4 only two weeks ago, but two consecutive losses might cost them.

Bottom line, I see at most two new spots in the Top 25, quite possibly less.

[scottie]

Good insights, Mr. Ypsi.  And as I hit "refresh" and go to the poll, two teams (Eau Claire and Wheaton) indeed did drop out, and Monmouth enters at #25.  Hopefully, a "trap game" against Knox doesn't "knox" them right out of the poll.   

[MWCfan787]

I don't think the turkey bowl could ever qualify to be a trap game.  If you play for the Scots you can never get enough of beating up on the Prarie Fire. 

Turkey Bowl 2008 at Monmouth to finish off an undefeated Scots regular season = a celebration party more than an actual game

[The Roop]

Roop,

If Buena Vista beats Central this weekend, they should be IIAC champs based on win over Wartburg, so the beavers may go to Monmouth. I would also look for them and another MIAC school or Linfield to fill the vacated west region spots (or even Ripon    ).

Whomever wins the IIAC isn't important. What is important is that they and the MIAC get automatic bids whether they are regionally ranked or not. So 2 of the 8 ranked will get bumped out.

What makes things really interesting is that Mt. Union and North Central are #1 and #2 in the country but are in the same North region. So it appears that one of the top teams will need to get moved out of region again this year. Since North Central would be a good fit in the West what do you do with the defending champs. They are a virtual lock to get in but I don't think they deserve a home game in the first round as a Pool C with so many unbeatens in the field.

West Coast teams will square off in round 1 and I don't see any way around that, regardless of rankings.

Occidental
@Willamette

UW-Whitewater
@Monmouth

MIAC
@WIAC 1

IIAC
@North Central

The NathCon gets an automatic bid this year and if they are within 500 miles of Mt. Union I think they can plan on making that trip.

[sncfballfan]

What better way for the MWC to earn national respect but to knock off the defending National Champs???

Congrats on the conference championship and best of luck to the Scots in the big dance, do us proud. 

[scottie]

The Roop: Are you smoking more of that deer grass again?   

I'm not so sure that the NCAA would send Whitewater packing for a first round game. 

[MWCfan787]

Whitewater is going to win their conference still.  Why would a different WIAC team get a home game and not them? Not much sense to those predictions besides the west coast teams playing each other.

Whitewater lost 1 game by one point and they are still conference champs of what the website ranked as the #1 conference in the nation.

And the this week there will already be 2 MIAC and an IIAC team both in the regional rankings (St. Johns and probably one other, and Wartburg) so there will be no knocking of anyone out.

[The Roop]

Thus sayeth The Roop............

UW-Wastewater cannot win their conference. Ask Pat Coleman if you don't believe me.

They get a Pool C bid. Period. My West Region bracket may not be exact but I stand by it right now.

Ripon is out because Whitewater won this week. In a freakish 3 way tie scenario Eau Claire could still win the WIAC, but they won't. Point gets the Pool A and hosts a game. Whitewater hits the road in the first round.

Here endeth the lesson..............

[d-train]

Thus sayeth The Roop............

UW-Wastewater cannot win their conference. Ask Pat Coleman if you don't believe me.

They get a Pool C bid. Period. My West Region bracket may not be exact but I stand by it right now.

Ripon is out because Whitewater won this week. In a freakish 3 way tie scenario Eau Claire could still win the WIAC, but they won't. Point gets the Pool A and hosts a game. Whitewater hits the road in the first round.

If Stevens Point wins out, your payoff teams and first-round pairings are exactly what I would predict as well. Redlands might still get a Pool C bid, but I doubt it. (BUT, if that does happen...put Redlands on the road at Willamette and Oxy will host a game).

However, Whitewater can win the WIAC if they win out and Stevens Point drops one of its last two (possible). Eau Claire would need to beat Stevens Point and have Whitewater drop one (unlikely) to force a three-way tie. If Whitewater is the Pool A, they are more likely to host a first round game.

[The Roop]

When I have "cowbell" on my side, what more can I say.

[Pat Coleman]

UW-Wastewater cannot win their conference. Ask Pat Coleman if you don't believe me.

Whitewater can win the conference very easily, if Stevens Point loses either of its last two games (Eau Claire and La Crosse) and Whitewater beats Stout and Platteville.

[d-train]

UW-Wastewater cannot win their conference. Ask Pat Coleman if you don't believe me.

Whitewater can win the conference very easily, if Stevens Point loses either of its last two games (Eau Claire and La Crosse) and Whitewater beats Stout and Platteville.

Pat - just give me a '+1' next time, eh? Alright, so you added the WIAC opponents which helps.

[Pat Coleman]

I thought it merited repeating because Roop makes it sound like you agree with him.