East Region Fan Poll

[Knightstalker]

I was refering to Ithaca being ranked 24 last week.  I do not look at the new poll until I do my poll.

[pg04]

I was refering to Ithaca being ranked 24 last week.  I do not look at the new poll until I do my poll.

Oh Ok, that makes sense.  Sorry, I misunderstood  .  That's a good strategy.  I also do mine before I read any of the other polls that come in, by the way. 

[pg04]

Reposting since it scrolled off...

East Region Fan Poll - Week 3 (9/17/07)

#	School (1st votes)	Record	Pts	Prev.	This Week
1	St. John Fisher ( 10 )	3-0	100	1	at  #9 Ithaca
2	Alfred	2-0	80	6	vs. #5 Springfield
	RPI	2-0	80	4	at #7 Hobart
4	Montclair State	2-0	65	NR	at South Region #1 Wesley
5	Springfield	1-1	58	2	at  #2 Alfred
6	Rowan	1-1	51	7	vs. Widener
7	Hobart	1-1	48	9	vs.  2 RPI
8	William Paterson	2-0	15	NR	vs. FDU-Florham
9	Ithaca	2-1	14	3	vs. #1 St. John fisher
	WPI	3-0	14	NR	vs. Merchant Marine

Other receiving votes: Curry 6, Delaware Valley 6, Widener 5, Cortland State 4, Hartwick 1



Fisher (1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1)
Alfred (2,3,2,2,2,4,4,5,3,3)
RPI (3,5,3,3,4,2,2,4,2,2)
Montclair State (4,2,4,4,3,6,8,2,8,4)
Springfield (6,6,6,5,6,3,6,3,6,5)
Rowan (8,4,8,7,5,5,5,7,4,6)
Hobart (5,7,5,8,7,7,3,6,5,9)
William Paterson (-,-,-,6,8,8,10,-,-,8)
Ithaca (9,9,7,-,-,9,-,8,10,-)
WPI (7,8,-,-,10,10,9,-,-,7)
Curry (10,10,-,10,9,-,-,-,-,10)
Delaware Valley (-,-,-,-,-,-,7,-,9,-)
Widener (-,-,-,-,-,-,-,10,7,-)
Cortland State (-,-,9,-,-,-,-,9,-,-)
Hartwick (-,-,10,-,-,-,-,-,-,-)

Enjoy!  I got it done sooner than I thought as I got finished with my other stuff...

Some interesting key match-ups this week for our top 10:

#1 Fisher @ #9 Ithaca
#5 Springfield @ #2 Alfred
#2 RPI  @ #7 Hobart
#4 Montclair State @ South Region # 1 Wesley
#6 Rowan vs. Widener (This could get Widener back in) 
Curry vs. Western New England -- Which NEFC team will keep our attention? 
Delaware Valley at Salisbury -- a win by the Aggies would surely get them back on the map. 

Could be a very important week down the road for sure.  I am interested to see what could happen if Fisher happens to lose.  There would be an interesting scramble to the top.  We could end up with a logjam at the top!

[pg04]

Other Talking points could be:

- RPI, Montclair, or Alfred...who is the 2nd best team in the region?

- Does William Paterson have staying power, or do we think they will drop out once the NJAC season starts?

- Rowan squeaked to a victory this weekend.  At the end of the season, where do they fit in the East Region?

- Is WPI really worth a spot in the top 10, even with the 3-0 record? 

[dewcrew88]

Other Talking points could be:

- RPI, Montclair, or Alfred...who is the 2nd best team in the region?

- Does William Paterson have staying power, or do we think they will drop out once the NJAC season starts?

- Rowan squeaked to a victory this weekend.  At the end of the season, where do they fit in the East Region?

- Is WPI really worth a spot in the top 10, even with the 3-0 record? 

I voted for RPI.

I think William Paterson will stick it out.

Rowan has a backup quarterback starting at the moment. It remains to be seen.

Yes, WPI is worthy. I don't care if you are playing the Little Sisters of the Poor, scoring 61 is impressive.

[Pat Coleman]

Just because he was the backup doesn't mean he was second-best.

[Knightstalker]

One thing I have learned over the years regarding Rowan is the backup at any position is as good as the starters in most programs in the region.  When a team consistantly does that they will maintain a high level of success.  Unfortunately they seem to always run into a team whose third string is as good as Rowans starters.

[dewcrew88]

Just because he was the backup doesn't mean he was second-best.

I didn't mean he was second-best. I mean that it can be tough to continue running on all eight cylinders with a backup put in at quarterback. He may lead the offense differently, be better at scrambling then standing in the pocket, for example.

[Jonny Utah]

One thing I have learned over the years regarding Rowan is the backup at any position is as good as the starters in most programs in the region.  When a team consistantly does that they will maintain a high level of success.  Unfortunately they seem to always run into a team whose third string is as good as Rowans starters.

Thats funny.  Cortlands backup did really well against IC last year.  Its almost like the top level (nfl) is where it hurts the most in terms of backup qbs.....

[DanPadavona]

The top of this week's poll looks really good.  Fisher wins big over IC, and Alfred has the most impressive win of the week over a strong team.  I'd consider moving Montclair up to #3 after beating Wesley too.

A big statement win from Rowan over Widener keeps the Profs among the Eastern elite.

[pg04]

I think the win of Montclair also helps the Eastern Region provide fire power that they may be sliding past the South as a better Region.  Of course that's up for Debate but Wesley has been their best team the last 2 year and lost at home.  MHB may be better this year but its still a big win.

[theoriginalupstate]

Since I am doing the poll w/ another member from my school, Im pushing for montclair to jump up to #3.

[pg04]

Rowan looked very very good as well.  The NJAC and the E8 control the east right now, with LL fitting RPI in their somewhere.  The MAC is really in shambles right now.  They might not get a team in for awhile. 

[pg04]

Other Notable scores:

Curry defeats Western New England 48-3. 

Say goodbye to #8 Willy P and them riding an early season win.  They lose to FDU-Florham 14-13.

Cortland squeaks by Buff State 30-27.

Kean def Morrisville 33-7

Brockport defeats Frostburg 38-7

Hartwick barely beats Husson ( ) 35-27

#9 WPI beats Merchant Marine 35-0

[theoriginalupstate]

Rowan looked very very good as well.  The NJAC and the E8 control the east right now, with LL fitting RPI in their somewhere.  The MAC is really in shambles right now.  They might not get a team in for awhile. 

The LL is a bit tougher to figure out, Hobarts up and down from week to week and RPI has been coming off of some cake wins and then has to come from an inconsistant Hobart team.  Im holding off on the LLteams for a bit till i pass any serious judgment on them.