Front-page surveys

[Pat Coleman]

After Saturday's games, who do you think is the second-best team in the OAC?
Ohio Northern:   59.3%
Otterbein:   14.6%
Capital:   12.3%
Baldwin-Wallace:   6.2%
John Carroll:   6.2%
1113 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which of these ranked teams debuting Saturday is most likely to lose?
No. 23 DePauw: 25.5%
No. 7 UW-Stevens Point:   17.2%
No. 5 Wheaton: 17.1%
No. 17 Hobart:   15.2%
No. 18 Montclair State: 14.0%
No. 12 Cortland State: 9.7%
1533 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which Triple Take game of the week pick will be the best game?
No. 7 UW-Stevens Point at No. 25 Central: 44.6%
No. 4 Hardin-Simmons at Linfield: 42.2%
No. 18 Montclair State at Wilkes: 12.0%
599 votes

Readers nailed it.

[Pat Coleman]

Which of these upset winners will have the best overall 2009 season?
Linfield:   40.5%
Central:   20.8%
Dickinson:   12.1%
Union:   17.9%
Wilkes:   7.8%
2380 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which of the games Pat or Keith could see on Saturday will be the most competitive?
Linfield at Occidental:   51.6%
Carnegie Mellon at Hobart:   16.4%
Rochester at St. John Fisher:   15.8%
Puget Sound at CMS:   5.3%
St. Lawrence at Alfred:   4.6%
Lewis and Clark at P-P:   4.4%
475 votes

Of the three I saw, I actually think L&C/P-P was the most competitive.

[Pat Coleman]

Which result Saturday better demonstrates the NWC-SCIAC comparison?
The other four SCIAC teams beating NWC teams:   51.3%
The NWC's Linfield beating Oxy:   47.7%
796 votes

Yeah, I felt pretty split too.

[Pat Coleman]

Is it too early to start pushing players for the Gagliardi Trophy?
Yes: 63.9%
No:   25.0%
What's the Gagliardi Trophy?:   10.9%
1025 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which surprise 3-0 or 4-0 team are you most sold on as a national contender?
Linfield:   38.8%
Central:   15.6%
Alfred:   11.9%
Centre:   10.4%
New Jersey:   6.5%
Wilkes:   9.4%
Lebanon Valley:   5.9%
2766 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which Triple Take category does Bethel fit best this week?
None of the above:   26.1%
Game of the Week:   25.8%
They'll be on your radar:   25.5%
Upset special:   21.6%
333 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which of the so-called big three teams is the best this season?
Mount Union:   52.4%
UW-Whitewater:   32.6%
Mary Hardin-Baylor:   13.8%
3605 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which key conference clash this week is more likely to end in an upset?
Mississippi College vs. No. 3 UMHB:   14.3%
No. 15 St. Thomas at No. 6 St. John's:   46.5%
Wittenberg at No. 10 Wabash:   37.5%
2793 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Of these three losing teams, which is least likely to make the playoffs with an at-large bid?
St. Thomas:   42.0%
Wabash:   38.0%
Mary Hardin-Baylor:   18.6%
3181 votes

[Pat Coleman]

Which team that won a Saturday showdown will go deepest into the playoffs?
Linfield:   34.2%
North Central:   28.5%
Otterbein:   19.6%
Alfred:   10.6%
Mount St. Joseph:   6.1%
3440 votes

[Pat Coleman]

What will be the best game on Saturday?
Whitewater-Stevens Point:   39.4%
Thomas More-W&J:   25.4%
Kean-Rowan:   14.8%
Salisbury-Wesley:   11.0%
RPI-Union:   8.1%
1576 votes

[Pat Coleman]

How many two-loss teams will get Pool C bids?
Zero:   38.5%
One:   35.3%
Two or more:   25.3%
3605 votes