FB: Region 3 fan poll

[ksclegal]

I don't see Huntingdon hosting UMHB. I think it's vice versa.

[Hawks88]

I kind of agree. With the criteria between the two being pretty much identical, I think UMHB would likely get the nod. Some of it may depend on where Linfield/Belhaven and UWW/Hardin Simmons end up ranked. Now if we somehow end up with both Belhaven and BSC in the rankings would that swing the balance to HC? I don't know if that would be enough but if Guilford could pull the upset over Bridgewater this week it would be interesting to see.

[BSCpanthers]

I've been banging the BSC drum all season, however, today took all my wind out our sails.  Congrats to Hardin Simmons on their uncontested Pool C bid.  I'm going to take a brea, enjoy some playoffs, and get my tailgate ready for 2023!!! 

Trinity, we still owe you a loss before you leave.

[ksclegal]

Yeah, neither BSC nor Belhaven will be in my top 7 next week.

[Cowboy2]

I've been banging the BSC drum all season, however, today took all my wind out our sails.  Congrats to Hardin Simmons on their uncontested Pool C bid.  I'm going to take a brea, enjoy some playoffs, and get my tailgate ready for 2023!!! 

Trinity, we still owe you a loss before you leave.

Well the #2 team in the country almost dropped their last two games / the past two weeks / to very similar teams as a BSC. That's the game of football. Any given day. Panthers are young and fun to watch. They're on everyone's radar and should remain in the hunt next year.

[ksclegal]

Every team gets tested except maybe North Central. BSU should have beaten Trinity. Hopefully it's Huntingdon at UMHB and HSU at Trinity.

[D3Navy]

Great teams find ways to win.

[Wild Horse Rider]

So I just sent JK my final regular season ballot of 2022.  I'm sure we will do one like last season as the playoffs are wrapping up.  I know it shouldn't matter but where I spent the majority of my time trying to decide who number 7 should be.  Here is who made my list of the teams in the running for #7:

Shenandoah 8-2 with losses against Randy Mac by 14 and Bridgewater by 6.  They had 4 wins against teams that finished .500 or better
Berry 7-3 with losses to UWW by 14, BSU by 14, and Trinity by 7.  They had 3 wins against teams that finished .500 or better
Belhaven with losses to Huntingdon by 13 and Maryville by 3.  They had 2 wins against teams that finished .500 or better
HP had losses to George Fox by 3, H-S by 9, and UMHB by 3.  They had 2 wins against teams that finished .500 or better
BSU had losses to Huntingdon by 3, trinity by 3, and Rhodes by 17.  They had 2 wins against teams that finished .500 or better

No one in that group had what might be considered a great win but most had good/close losses.  Ultimating I zoned in on Shenandoah, Berry, and HP.  I went Shenandoah for really two main reasons.
1. Two losses vs three losses
2. More wins against teams with .500 records

[jknezek]

Trinity reclaims the uncontested #1 spot in the poll. Bridgewater and Howard Payne fill in the bottom two spots as B-SC and Belhaven dropped out. With the playoffs upon us, we will not do another poll until their is only one Region 3 team still standing.

Games still on tap:
Bridgewater plays Apprentice in the ODAC's bowl game
Trinity hosts Hardin-Simmons in Rd1
UMHB hosts Huntingdon in Rd1
R-MC hosts Cortland in Rd1

I want to thank our voters once again. They have done an incredible job of getting ballots in to me well before time. This is the first week I'm posting on Tuesday, and that's because I was out of pocket yesterday. Good luck in the playoffs to our Region 3 teams and thanks to all the student athletes that allow us to have our fun in this little corner of the internet.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 8

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (5)			46			0			1 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 1
2			UMHB (2)			44			-1			2 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2
3			Huntingdon			32			0			3 , 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 3
4			R-MC			28			0			4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 3 , 5 , 4
5			Hardin-Simmons			25			0			5 , 5 , 5 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5
6			Bridgewater			10			---			6 , 6 , 6 , 7 , 6 , 7
7			Howard Payne			7			---			7 , 6 , 6 , 6

Also Receiving Votes:
Shenandoah (3) , B-SC (1)

Newly Ranked: Bridgewater, Howard Payne
Dropped Out: B-SC (Prev:6), Belhaven (Prev:7)

1 = 1st Place Vote, 7 = 7th Place Vote in Voter Breakdown
Special Thanks to the Voters: Hawks88, BSCpanthers, Wild Horse Rider, Ralph Turner, ksclegal, Cowboy2, jknezek

[crufootball]

Trinity reclaims the uncontested #1 spot in the poll. Bridgewater and Howard Payne fill in the bottom two spots as B-SC and Belhaven dropped out. With the playoffs upon us, we will not do another poll until their is only one Region 3 team still standing.

Games still on tap:
Bridgewater plays Apprentice in the ODAC's bowl game
Trinity hosts Hardin-Simmons in Rd1
UMHB hosts Huntingdon in Rd1
R-MC hosts Cortland in Rd1

I want to thank our voters once again. They have done an incredible job of getting ballots in to me well before time. This is the first week I'm posting on Tuesday, and that's because I was out of pocket yesterday. Good luck in the playoffs to our Region 3 teams and thanks to all the student athletes that allow us to have our fun in this little corner of the internet.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 8

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (5)			46			0			1 , 1 , 1 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 1
2			UMHB (2)			44			-1			2 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2
3			Huntingdon			32			0			3 , 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 3
4			R-MC			28			0			4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 3 , 5 , 4
5			Hardin-Simmons			25			0			5 , 5 , 5 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 5
6			Bridgewater			10			---			6 , 6 , 6 , 7 , 6 , 7
7			Howard Payne			7			---			7 , 6 , 6 , 6

Also Receiving Votes:
Shenandoah (3) , B-SC (1)

Newly Ranked: Bridgewater, Howard Payne
Dropped Out: B-SC (Prev:6), Belhaven (Prev:7)

1 = 1st Place Vote, 7 = 7th Place Vote in Voter Breakdown
Special Thanks to the Voters: Hawks88, BSCpanthers, Wild Horse Rider, Ralph Turner, ksclegal, Cowboy2, jknezek

Would be interested to know what it was that flipped the 1st place vote from UMHB to Trinity?

[Wild Horse Rider]

I'll self report it was me.  I believe I may have flipped them a few times this season though.  It boiled down to a few things for me.  10-0 vs 9-1.  I thought both teams played one solid performer OOC.  I know an argument can be made in UMHB favor since they went on the road to play UWW and lost a very close game.  There was also the common opponent of Sul Ross and Trinity won 55-7 as opposed to UMHB win 45-14.  If I could I would rank the teams like this:

1. Trinity/UMHB
3. H-S/Huntingdon/Randy-Mac
6. Bridgewater
7. Berry/HP/Shenandoah

But I know that is not the nature of ranking since it is a black and white thing.  I hope for Huntingdon's (gotta rep the conference) sake I am wrong but I would think there will be an opportunity to settle the 1 vs 2 in the region on the field in week 2 of the playoffs.  This is also assuming that Trinity beats H-S which will not be a given.  I think it has been stated in other posts in different threads/boards but that lower right bracket is absolutely brutal

[crufootball]

I'll self report it was me.  I believe I may have flipped them a few times this season though.  It boiled down to a few things for me.  10-0 vs 9-1.  I thought both teams played one solid performer OOC.  I know an argument can be made in UMHB favor since they went on the road to play UWW and lost a very close game.  There was also the common opponent of Sul Ross and Trinity won 55-7 as opposed to UMHB win 45-14.  If I could I would rank the teams like this:

1. Trinity/UMHB
3. H-S/Huntingdon/Randy-Mac
6. Bridgewater
7. Berry/HP/Shenandoah

But I know that is not the nature of ranking since it is a black and white thing.  I hope for Huntingdon's (gotta rep the conference) sake I am wrong but I would think there will be an opportunity to settle the 1 vs 2 in the region on the field in week 2 of the playoffs.  This is also assuming that Trinity beats H-S which will not be a given.  I think it has been stated in other posts in different threads/boards but that lower right bracket is absolutely brutal

All fair points, I was just surprised by the timing because I thought if anything the value of Trinity went down a tad when BSC lost. I hate that Trinity's reward for going 10-0 is HSU but I think we all could see that coming when HSU did there part and won out. Really wish I could be in position to watch more of that game but until the NCAA figures out that games can start at different times we all lose out on some things.

[D3Navy]

It'll be a great game:  https://www.trinitytigers.com/links/pdxkw0

[Ralph Turner]

Good point about staggered starts.
Start early up north & east.
Go westward according to temperature and time zone.
It can be done.

[Ron Boerger]

Man it is going to be a chilly day for football Saturday in Texas.  High of 46 and wet in San Antonio, about the same but drier in Belton.