East Region Fan Poll

[UfanBill]

dlip is just ****ing orgasmic seeing Union in any ranking whatsoever! He could give a **** of the ranking's validity and specifics as long as it's a positive ranking. Man this has been an enjoyable year and a half ride!

Speaking of overrated... I'm a HUGE Union fan and I agree with Dlip that it's great to see Union get any rankings since I've seen the rise and fall and now possible rise again of the program. Having Union enter the ERFP at #7 week 8 was sensational BUT I admitted then that they were overrated and wk. 9 they fell behind Husson to where they should be. Having Union ranked #7 in the first NCAA Regional Rankings is also surreal. While the rankings make sense I'm not so delusional that I think Union is better than say Frostburg or Salisbury or WNE. They're just currently undefeated in the Liberty League. The big difference is they don't need help. If they lose then they fall and are out. Simple as that.

[Bombers798891]

Because of how the LL has gone, Union's going to be in the weird position of each of their wins raising questions about the team they beat.

Handing Hobart a 3rd loss is just a reminder of how much they've slid from where they were.

Beating Ithaca this week means the Bombers are 5-4 heading into Cortaca...just like they were last season.

There's no Brockport-type team on the schedule, where we say "That's a damn impressive win"

[dlippiel]

There is definitely some truth to that. However, looking at RPI's impressive win over Alfred, Hobart's drubbing of RPI, then the Dutchmen defeating Hobart, if Union can beat both IC and RPI (which dlip thinks could happen but won't) they may not have that "impressive" win over a top top opponent like mentioned. What they will have is a damn impressive run of victories against some solid teams which, to dlip, would be almost as good (and pretty damn impressive) as having that one signature win.

Yet without that signature win many will still wonder just how good Union is in comparison to the top 5 teams in the East. ****, depending on who they would play in the 1st round many still would wonder. Dlip thinks that's often the case for one or more ER teams (some south region teams as well) each season.

[ITH radio]

Frank and I will attempt to do a NFL Red Zone type of show tmw as we cover about 8-10 key East Region games on our FB feed. Looking forward to a great "Championship Saturday".

[wesleydad]

Bottom half of my bracket is a mess.  4 teams lost of my top 10.  Trying to figure out who is 7 - 10 was tough.  I ignored some h2h which I hate doing because there are too many round robin type results that I went with who I thought is playing better now.  ex: albright beat widener but I put widener in.  Threw some love to Amherst for their win over Trinity yesterday.  As usual the East is just a competitive region with a few really good teams and then a bunch of anyone can beat anyone on any given day teams.  Makes for entertaining football each week, but it makes it tough to find a top 10.

[Bartman]

Well,
It will be interesting to see how these teams fair in the playoffs.....the top 6 are now obvious....plug in any of 8-10 teams for thelast 4 spots, personally as a LL fan, I think if Ithaca gets in the NCAA's they will be a tough out for any of the top teams because of their defense...but we will see

[AUKaz00]

Week 10 Fan Poll 

Team	Record	Points	Last Rating	Next Week
1   Delaware Valley ( 2 )	9-0	47	2	vs. #9t Widener
2   Brockport State ( 3 )	9-0	46	1	at St. Lawrence
3   Wesley	8-1	42	3	vs. Christopher Newport
4   Frostburg State	8-1	35	4	at #6 Salisbury
5   Springfield	9-0	29	5t	vs. MIT
6   Salisbury	7-2	22	5t	vs. #4 Frostburg State
7   Plymouth State	9-1	16	9t	Open Date
8   Husson	8-1	14	7	vs. Mount Ida
9t  Framingham State	8-1	8	9t	vs. Worcester State
9t  Widener	7-2	8	NR	at #1 Delaware Valley

Dropping Out:
Union


Also Receiving votes:               
Western New England 3
Ithaca 2
RPI 2
Amherst 1
                     
            
Voting Distribution:            

Delaware Valley (2,2,1,2,1)
Brockport State (1,1,3,1,3)
Wesley (3,3,2,3,2)
Frostburg State (4,4,4,4,4)
Springfield (5,5,5,5,6)
Salisbury (9,6,6,7,5)
Plymouth State (7,8,7,8,9)
Husson (6,7,9,9,10)
Framingham State (NR,NR,8,6,NR)
Widener (8,NR,NR,10,7)
Western New England (NR,NR,NR,NR,8)
Ithaca (NR,9,NR,NR,NR)
RPI (NR,10,10,NR,NR)
Amherst (10,NR,NR,NR,NR)


Key Matchups:
#4 Frostburg State at #6 Salisbury
#9t Widener at #1 Delaware Valley

[D3MAFAN]

Week 10 Fan Poll 

Team	Record	Points	Last Rating	Next Week
1   Delaware Valley ( 2 )	9-0	47	2	vs. #9t Widener
2   Brockport State ( 3 )	9-0	46	1	at St. Lawrence
3   Wesley	8-1	42	3	vs. Christopher Newport
4   Frostburg State	8-1	35	4	at #6 Salisbury
5   Springfield	9-0	29	5t	vs. MIT
6   Salisbury	7-2	22	5t	vs. #4 Frostburg State
7   Plymouth State	9-1	16	9t	Open Date
8   Husson	8-1	14	7	vs. Mount Ida
9t  Framingham State	8-1	8	9t	vs. Worcester State
9t  Widener	7-2	8	NR	at #1 Delaware Valley

Dropping Out:
Union


Also Receiving votes:               
Western New England 3
Ithaca 2
RPI 2
Amherst 1
                     
            
Voting Distribution:            

Delaware Valley (2,2,1,2,1)
Brockport State (1,1,3,1,3)
Wesley (3,3,2,3,2)
Frostburg State (4,4,4,4,4)
Springfield (5,5,5,5,6)
Salisbury (9,6,6,7,5)
Plymouth State (7,8,7,8,9)
Husson (6,7,9,9,10)
Framingham State (NR,NR,8,6,NR)
Widener (8,NR,NR,10,7)
Western New England (NR,NR,NR,NR,8)
Ithaca (NR,9,NR,NR,NR)
RPI (NR,10,10,NR,NR)
Amherst (10,NR,NR,NR,NR)


Key Matchups:
#4 Frostburg State at #6 Salisbury
#9t Widener at #1 Delaware Valley

Regional Rankings are going to be very interesting.

[D3MAFAN]

Here they are.

http://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/second-regional-ranking

[Bartman]

East RR today:

1. Delaware Valley 9-0
2. Brockport 9-0
3. Springfield 9-0
4. Wesley 8-1
5. Frostburg State 8-1
6. Husson 7-1 +
7. Plymouth State 9-1
8. Framingham State 8-1
9. RPI 7-2
10. Western New England 7-2   

Frosty looks like the only East region to get a Pool C...but need to beat Salisbury...RPI sneaks into top 10 and probably rightly so as best LL has to offer after beating each other up all season......that means Union will probably win Shoes game just to reinforce the league's canabalism this year

[ITH radio]

2010 all over again

[AUKaz00]

I ran out of time waiting for the last poll, so as a bookend to the 2017 ERFP I once again grabbed the Hansen Rankings.  That should make for some interesting discussion, but his top 6 align with the rest of the voters so we're only talking about the long tail votes anyway.
Thanks voters and commenters for making the 2017 enjoyable, even though I only have about 30 minutes a week to glance at the boards!
-Kaz

[AUKaz00]

Week 11 Fan Poll 

Team	Record	Points	Last Rating	Next Week
1t  Brockport State ( 3 )	10-0	47	2	vs. #8t Plymouth State
1t  Delaware Valley ( 2 )	10-0	47	1	vs. Western New England
3   Wesley	9-1	41	3	vs. #7 RPI
4   Frostburg State	9-1	33	4	at #3 (West) Wittenberg
5   Springfield	10-0	31	5	vs. #10 Husson
6   Salisbury	7-3	21	6	at #8t Ithaca
7   RPI	8-2	11	NR	at #3 Wesley
8t  Ithaca	7-3	10	NR	vs. #6 Salisbury
8t  Plymouth State	9-1	10	7	at #1t Brockport State
10  Husson	9-1	9	8	at #5 Springfield

Dropping Out:
Framingham State
Widener


Also Receiving votes:               
Western New England 6
Hobart 3
Alfred 2
Framingham State 2
Widener 2
                     
            
Voting Distribution:            

Brockport State (3,1,1,1,2)
Delaware Valley (1,2,2,2,1)
Wesley (2,3,3,3,3)
Frostburg State (4,4,5,5,4)
Springfield (6,5,4,4,5)
Salisbury (5,NR,6,6,6)
RPI (NR,8,8,7,10)
Ithaca (7,NR,10,10,7)
Plymouth State (10,7,9,8,NR)
Husson (NR,6,7,NR,NR)
Western New England (8,10,NR,9,NR)
Hobart (NR,NR,NR,NR,8)
Alfred (NR,NR,NR,NR,9)
Framingham State(NR,9,NR,NR,NR)
Widener (9,NR,NR,NR,NR)


Key Matchups:
#4 Frostburg State at #3 (West) Wittenberg
#6 Salisbury at #8t Ithaca (Neutral Site)
#7 RPI at #3 Wesley
#8t Plymouth State at #1t Brockport State
#10 Husson at #5 Springfield

[Bombers798891]

Voter #1 has Ithaca 7 and RPI unranked despite RPI finishing ahead of Ithaca and winning the H2H, and RPI beating an Alfred team (on the road) IC lost to (at home)

This isn't always problematic, mind you. The 2007 E8 showed that. But it's surprising.

I mean, I guess if I were trying to make the argument, I'd do something like:

1. Brockport steamrolled everyone, and probably would have killed RPI too
2. The Bombers did lead for 45 minutes of the RPI game, and it was tied with 5 minutes to go.
3. Ithaca's kinda, sorta, playing better now, with several impressive wins, and RPI needed late comebacks against Union and St Lawrence.

But even that's a pretty homerific take.

[ccd494]

I know Husson plays zero good teams in conference, and they are usually just a shrug of the shoulders addition to anyone's poll when teams in better leagues are struggling, but it's amusing to track their ratings.

Week 1- beat Union 20-7, 2 points (not listed in voting distribution)
Week 2- beat Dean 44-12, no votes
Week 3- bye, no votes
Week 4- lost at WNE 20-14, no votes
Week 5- beat Endicott 28-7, no votes
Week 6- beat SUNY-Maritime 35-17, 1 point (10th place vote from voter 4)
Week 7- beat Castleton 49-0, no votes
Week 8- beat Gallaudet 48-21, 12 points (8, 7, NR, 8, NR)
Week 9- beat Anna Maria 70-13, 17 points (6, 7, 7, 10, 8)
Week 10- beat Alfred State 63-0, 14 points (6, 7, 9, 9, 10)
Week 11- beat Mt. Ida 42-14, 8 points (NR, 6, 7, NR, NR)