Pool C -- 2007

[Bob.Gregg]

...Whitworth should be considered 8-1 in region and 8-2 overall. 

If that is the case, there are 7 one D3 loss teams and 7 Pool C births.  That could make life very easy for the committee.

IF Oxy wins, here's what I have for one-loss In-Region teams battling for 7 Pool C bids:

Team  In-Region  OWP ranking (updated)
Redlands 7-1 (# 62)
Occidental 8-1 (#210)
Whitworth 8-1 (#122)
St. John Fisher 9-1 (#115)
St. John's 8-1 (#87)
Mt. St. Joseph 9-1 (#152)
Plymouth State 8-1 (#101)
Waynesburg 7-1 (#186)

That's eight teams for seven spots, even IF you can just use the region record alone.


Here's what's just below those one-loss teams:

Wheaton 8-2 (# 24)
Hobart 8-2 (# 25)
Wartburg 8-2 (# 30)
Millsaps 7-2 (# 38)
St. Olaf 8-2 (# 39)
Capital 8-2 (# 46)
DePauw 7-2 (# 54)
Wittenberg 8-2 (# 55)

That's eight teams with on more In-Region loss, all with better OWP rankings than the eight teams in the first list.

[Bob.Gregg]

IF Oxy wins...

Struggling with Whittier, 27-14 at the moment...

[Ron Boerger]

Oxy driving right back and scores on a 3- or 4-play drive.  27-21 now. 

[altor]

Since a Whittier win opens up possibly two Pool C spots, I think every 2-loss team (and some 1-loss teams) in the country has become Poets fans.

[johnnie_esq]

In the West, based upon the regional rankings, the Committee seemed to pretty much minimize the emphasis on the Strength of Schedule, as illustrated by the selection of UWEC as #10 over St. Olaf.  If they are consistent on that approach, they could make life very easy for themselves and throw out those two in-region loss teams and just deal with those with one loss.

Then, it should come down between Whitworth and Waynesburg for that last spot.

Edit: I meant Waynesburg, not Mississippi College.

[Ron Boerger]

Oxy up 28-27 with about a minute to play in the first half.

[Pat Coleman]

Actually, guys, it CAN be considered....

"Should a committee find that evaluation of a team's win-loss percentage during the last 25 percent of the season is applicable (i.e., end of season performance), it may adopt such criteria with approval from the championships committee."

I asked this week and was told it was not being considered.

[Pat Coleman]

I checked the SOS and see that it has been updated for teams whose results are already known - will it be updated throughout the night for late scores?

I thought Wheaton was probably a goner, but they have the highest SOS of any 8-2 pool-C candidate.

Yeah, that page is automatically updated.

[Bob.Gregg]

In the West, based upon the regional rankings, the Committee seemed to pretty much minimize the emphasis on the Strength of Schedule, as illustrated by the selection of UWEC as #10 over St. Olaf.  If they are consistent on that approach, they could make life very easy for themselves and throw out those two in-region loss teams and just deal with those with one loss.

Then, it should come down between Whitworth and Mississippi College for that last spot.

Mississippi College has two in-region losses...Hardin-Simmons & Mary Hardin-Baylor...

[johnnie_esq]

In the West, based upon the regional rankings, the Committee seemed to pretty much minimize the emphasis on the Strength of Schedule, as illustrated by the selection of UWEC as #10 over St. Olaf.  If they are consistent on that approach, they could make life very easy for themselves and throw out those two in-region loss teams and just deal with those with one loss.

Then, it should come down between Whitworth and Mississippi College for that last spot.

Mississippi College has two in-region losses...Hardin-Simmons & Mary Hardin-Baylor...

Not to nit-pick, but your current update shows them with one.

[Bob.Gregg]

Not nit-picking at all.  Thanks for the heads up.

Too many pieces of paper, and transfers from paper to keyboard...

Thanks

[johnnie_esq]

Not nit-picking at all.  Thanks for the heads up.

Too many pieces of paper, and transfers from paper to keyboard...

Thanks

You've done a great job! Thanks for doing it!

[Bob.Gregg]

Pool C Fans are jumping up & down across the land.

Late in third:  Whittier 47, Occidental 28

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pool C Fans are jumping up & down across the land.

Late in third:  Whittier 47, Occidental 28

Go Poets!!

And I don't even have a team in the race, but I'd like to see our 'victim' (Wheaton) make it (that would raise IWU's record against playoff teams to 2-2).

[altor]

Is it just me, or is this the longest D-III game ever?  Over 2.5 hours right now and just finished the 3rd quarter.  You'd think they had a bunch of TV timeouts.

Bring back the 2006 timing rules!  I have to get up for church in the morning.