East Region Playoff Discussion

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

You forgot framingham who was number 5 last week and won this week

I was projecting the NCAA Playoffs. The conference Framingham is in does not get an AQ I think. Let me know if I am wrong. I'm pretty sure the loser of the Del-Val / Widner game will get a pool B at 9-1.

Yeah... Pool C for the MAC loser... Pool B is reserved for conferences without AQs or independent schools (i.e. Wesley).

[ITH radio]

Interesting that both WID and DVC now have SoS's below HOB's leading into next ERR's. Mont dropping out will help HOB but not sure by how much. MoState will likley appear with an 8-2 record and win over previous ERR #8 Mont.

Don't see SLU dropping too far out given Raymond on the ERAC.

MIT's SoS is now below .4000 so they probably aren't moving up.

[jmcozenlaw]

Interesting that both WID and DVC now have SoS's below HOB's leading into next ERR's. Mont dropping out will help HOB but not sure by how much. MoState will likley appear with an 8-2 record and win over previous ERR #8 Mont.

Don't see SLU dropping too far out given Raymond on the ERAC.

MIT's SoS is now below .4000 so they probably aren't moving up.

ITH - If you had to guess, what seed do you think that 9-1 MAC runner up gets in the playoffs?

I know that certain people freak out when they see "Eastern Region"..................so let me call it the "bracket that might just include some teams in the eastern part of the country"

[ITH radio]

Good question. Last season an 8-2 Leb Val made it in the Mt U bracket probably as a 5 or 6. While a 10-0 MAC champ is probably a 2 or 3 seed, I'm guessing the runner up is probably a 4 or 5 depending on where they land. I'll say at best a 3 or 4 and hosting since we did see a number of 1 (and a couple of 2) loss teams host in Rd 1.

I think this is especially handy given the large(r) number of "South" teams with UMHB, JHU, W&J ,CEN, TLU, etc in the mix. Not to mention the fact that the NJAC champ (if it's Mo State) would have at least 1 or more losses and be w/i a 500 mile radius.

[amh63]

It may not mean much to the post season selection, but some national attention was given to MIT and it's 8-0 record to date...WSJ had a feature story in its limited sports section today.  MIT...Footballl...undefeated...seemed to be an unusual combination for the editors .

[wcrosby]

Interesting that both WID and DVC now have SoS's below HOB's leading into next ERR's. Mont dropping out will help HOB but not sure by how much. MoState will likley appear with an 8-2 record and win over previous ERR #8 Mont.

Don't see SLU dropping too far out given Raymond on the ERAC.

MIT's SoS is now below .4000 so they probably aren't moving up.

Where do you get that SoS for MIT?  D3football.com has it at .425, -- the same place it was last week.

[ITH radio]

You're right, I mistakenly took the OWP

[jmcozenlaw]

Last Updated - November 12, 2014

Regional Rankings

EAST         
1 Delaware Valley 9-0 9-0     
2 Hobart 9-0 9-0     
3 Widener 9-0 9-0     
4 Framingham State 8-1 8-1     
5 Ithaca 7-2 7-2     
6 St. John Fisher 6-2 7-2     
7 MIT 8-0 8-0     
8 St. Lawrence 7-2 7-2     
9 Rowan 6-3 6-3     
10 Husson 6-1 7-1

[ITH radio]

Here's a playoff refresher for you on a #tbt:

www.blogtalkradio.com/ith/2013/11/18/in-the-huddlle--liberty-league-football-talk-show

NCAA chair Duey Naatz interview starts about 23 mins in but there is playoff and seeding discussion leading up to it.

[MSU Pride]

Can someone explain this to me, am I reading this correctly? I was under the impression that Montclair would not be in a position to get an automatic bid, but I just read that if TCNJ beast Rowan we get the bid?

Because it held first-half leads in a 31-0 win over Morrisville State and a 20-16 loss to Montclair State, the two teams it is tied with atop the conference, Rowan is playoff-bound with any kind of win Friday. With a loss, Montclair would need only beat 2-7 Kean to get in. Morrisville State, 8-2 and off this week, needs two 2-7 teams to pull upsets to receive the automatic bid.

"Keep Pounding"

Sam Mills

[Bartman]

It may not mean much to the post season selection, but some national attention was given to MIT and it's 8-0 record to date...WSJ had a feature story in its limited sports section today.  MIT...Footballl...undefeated...seemed to be an unusual combination for the editors .

MIT coached by Chad Martinovich, Hobart'94! Best quote was "MIT players have a better chance to own an NFL team than to play for one". Go Engineers!

[ITH radio]

ICYMI: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ith/2014/11/17/in-the-huddlle--liberty-league-football-talk-show

Duey comes on around 30 min mark

[ITH radio]

IC-HOB Rd 1 game preview (written from my alumni blogger perspective):

http://gohobart.blogspot.com

[lewdogg11]

Here goes some of LewDogg11's BOLD predictions for the playoffs...

Hobart - 28
Ithaca - 10
A lot of talk this week about it being a winnable game for Ithaca, which it is...But I think Hobart is the better team, and their playoff experience and home field advantage should come through this week.

Johnnie Hopkins and Sloan Kettering - 35
Rowan - 6
I used to party with Johnnie Hopkins and Sloan Kettering and their blazing speed will handily take are of Rowan.

Delaware Valley - 24
Christopher Newport - 21
Is CNU's conference any good at all?  I like DV in a tight one.

Widener - 42
Muhlenburg - 14
I don't think Muhlenburg should be in this field, but they are.  Hopefully Widener proves me right.

MIT - 112
Husson - -2
I don't think the world of either team and neither should be playing in round 2, but Husson should get smoked.

ECAC's

RPI - 31
Framingham St. - 28
Franks kicks a rock solid frozen ball 48 yarder to win it as time expires.

Fisher - 69
Western Ct - 3
The party still rages on in Danbury at the Osborne St. Pub.  Other than Pat C., not many people left here will understand that one...

All of the other games I don't really care about.  Happy Turkey Legs.

[D3MAFAN]

I agree with some of those predictions, but then the others I question, especially the last three. I doubt MIT puts that many points on Husson and I doubt Husson only scores 2. I actually think the MIT vs. Husson game is going to interesting to watch with MIT pulling away in the 3rd. As far as the SJF game, I can see it getting out of hand, but who knows which team will show up against Western Conn.