FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[frank_ezelle]

MajorDad--Actually it is a little worse than that.  Only the Colorado game counts in the ranking and they are currently 0-7.

On the other hand, Muhlenberg has 2 more regional games and those teams are a combined 10-7 at this point.

[MajorDad]

MajorDad,  sounds like you might have a vested interest in the kicking game!    It was much better than Trinity's.

Yes Bill, my son is the Punter.......

[MajorDad]

MajorDad--Actually it is a little worse than that.  Only the Colorado game counts in the ranking and they are currently 0-7.

On the other hand, Muhlenberg has 2 more regional games and those teams are a combined 10-7 at this point.

I see. Do you think convincing wins, like last year, could seal the deal or will it totally depend on how MUL plays its last two games?

[Ron Boerger]

This is where it would really be helpful to see how close #1 and #2 are in the committee's minds.

Assuming two wins, Muhl's OWP will stay pretty close to where it is, Millsaps' OWP will go down as a .000 gets bundled into the average. 

Millsaps has a win against a regionally ranked opponent, though, and Muhlenberg does not.  That may outweigh the OWP/OOWP discrepancy. 

MoV is not an official criteria.

[Ron Boerger]

They only have one regional game left.

Good to see the NCAA figured out what a regional game was again. 

Pat, so Wesley will only have four regional games in a ten game schedule?  According to the FAQ, then, they're ineligible for a Pool B or Pool C bid:

In order to be considered for selection for Pools B or C, an institution must play at least 50 percent of its competition against Division III in-region opponents.

And why the discrepancy in in-region games between the NCAA (which says three so far)and the schedule page here (which says four) ?  Who's right -- like I have to ask, but if the NCAA doesn't fix it, Wesley doesn't have a chance of a bid ?

[Ralph Turner]

I think that the committee/NCAA can make some allowances for a game that is canceled for a hurricane.

However, they are 3-1 in-region with Gallaudet left to play! (The NCAA has given the committee the wrong information on Wesley's in-region record.)

That gives 5 plus the CNU "hurricane-out".

(My log-in on the Daily Dose doesn't work!  ARRGGGGHHHHHH!)

[roocru]

From the "Around the South" column!!!!

Around the South Top Five

1. Millsaps (8-0, 6-0 SCAC)
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-1, 6-0 ASC)
3. Hardin-Simmons (8-1, 6-1 ASC)
4. Huntingdon (8-0, 6-0 SLIAC)
5. Trinity (7-1, 5-1 SCAC)
On the radar: LaGrange (8-1, 6-0 SLIAC), DePauw (6-2, 4-2 SCAC), Austin (5-4, 3-3 ASC)

Even with the wrong conference affiliation  this is great news!

My Roos are "On the radar"!   

[Bill McCabe]

roocru,  On the radar, but they list them as 3-3 in the ASC.

[Ralph Turner]

roocru,  On the radar, but they list them as 3-3 in the ASC.

I think that is why they are 3-3.  They are in the SCAC! 

[D3_DPUFan]

My Roos are "On the radar"!

well deserved...I was impressed with they way the Roos play...go after it on every play...and seem to have a bit of team speed on D....

[Ralph Turner]

On one of the other boards, I postulated a mechanism as to how Trinity could make it to Pool C.

IN the final Regional Rankings, the one that is taken by the regional committees after the games on Nov 15th, DePauw has beaten Regionally Ranked Opponent (to use K-Mack's abbreviation--RRO).

This pushes DePauw into the South Region Rankings at 8-2/8-2.  DPU has results against 3 RRO's, i.e., Millsaps, Trinity and Wabash.

This boosts Trinity's results versus RRO's to 1-1.  Trinity is now 9-1.  Trinity and  Millsaps pick-up Wabash's OOWP of 9-0, and DePauw adds 'Bash's OWP of 9-0.

With the other events in the division, Trinity now can sneak in for the 6th Pool B.

Huntingdon/LaGrange Pool B is bussed to Millsaps.  Trinity is bussed to UMHB, and HSU gets a home game in another bracket with a fly-in, or is flown to Southern California.

As I look at the playoffs now, I see three orphans...

HSU -- unless they get a first round rematch with UMHB.

Oxy -- unless they get a first round rematch with Redlands.

Willamette  -- Top seed in the West.

[Bill McCabe]

roocru,  I'm happy for the Roos.  Hope they finish the season strong.

[@d3jason]

From the "Around the South" column!!!!

Around the South Top Five

1. Millsaps (8-0, 6-0 SCAC)
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-1, 6-0 ASC)
3. Hardin-Simmons (8-1, 6-1 ASC)
4. Huntingdon (8-0, 6-0 SLIAC)
5. Trinity (7-1, 5-1 SCAC)
On the radar: LaGrange (8-1, 6-0 SLIAC), DePauw (6-2, 4-2 SCAC), Austin (5-4, 3-3 ASC)

Even with the wrong conference affiliation  this is great news!

My Roos are "On the radar"!   

I got stuck in a time warp back to 2005! 

[LA Major]

Very nice recognition for Juan Joseph making D3 TOW for the 2nd time in 4 weeks. I think he is deserving for both his play and leadership in The game of the year in conference with a lot on the line.

The only beef I have is that he is not doing this solo and this is particularly a week where his Oline deserved the nod IMHO.  I think the Majors Oline had a better day in a bigger game and against a much better team than HSU played.
Hey Pat where's the love for the big guys up front for the Majors?

[Ron Boerger]

roocru,  I'm happy for the Roos.  Hope they finish the season strong.

But not too strong.  They have to play Trinity in two weeks.