FB: Region 3 fan poll

[The Forgotten Man]

Good point HSC85.

Hawks 88: I was thinking that this was the final ranking, but I guess there is a final secret ranking that is used for playoff selections. Oh well, whoever wins the game on Saturday should still be ranked and deserves a bid--I just hope it's LC 

Any thoughts on the difference of opinion here?

South Region
1. Millsaps 8-0 9-0
2. Muhlenberg 9-0 9-0
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-0 8-1
4. Hardin-Simmons 9-1 9-1
5. Catholic 7-1 8-1
6. Hampden-Sydney 7-1 8-1
7. Washington and Jefferson 7-1 8-1
8. Wesley 3-1 7-1
9. Huntingdon 7-1 8-1
10. Christopher Newport 6-1 7-1

I suppose one thing that may help LaGrange is that they will have had to have beaten a regionally ranked opponent--that should help them with a Pool B bid (IF THEY WIN ).

The problem with that is that if LC wins then HC will no longer be regionally ranked. As I said last week, I don't understand how we are there and LaGrange isn't..not that I have a problem with it

[Bob.Gregg]

But HSC's OOWP isn't any better than W&J's (.514 to .516).

Don't get me wrong.  I saw this re-ranking coming.

W&J loss to TMC.
TMC loss to Geneva (isn't supposed to count).
HSC win at Hungtingdon.

But, I gotta tell you, with the notes posted on LL board and the Pool C thread, the closeness of HSC's wins will be on the table come selection time.

It won't be a restful night for most of the 1-loss teams (Hardin-Simmons, UWW obvious exceptions).

[crudbdad]

The regional rankings do not include Thomas More who I thought is an AQ.
They would join UMHB, Milsaps and Muhlenberg as 4 automatically in with strong consideration for Hardin Simmons. Ithink if Hampden Sydney wins they clinch a bid as well. Leaves 2 spots by my calculations.  Any speculation on who gets bumped from top 8.

[Ralph Turner]

Huntingdon, Lagrange fans, I take this as a sign of respect.  You, HC, lose by less than a TD to a well known foe, H-SC, from a well known and established conference, the ODAC, and you still hang in the South Regional Rankings.

I think that the committee now has better handle on the quality of Wesley's season.

Thomas More is playing a good Mount St Joseph and has the AQ, as Crudbdad says.

Catholic can get the AQ with a win.  HSC can get the AQ if Catholic loses and HSC beats rival RMC.

[Ralph Turner]

Week #11 South Region Fan Poll

Team.........................	Points	Votes
1.  Millsaps (5)	50	1,1,1,1,1
2.  UMHB	45	2,2,2,2,2
3.  HSU	39	3,3,3,3,4
4.  Wesley	33	3,4,4,4,7
5.  Muhlenberg	31	4,5,5,5,5
6.  CNU	24	6,6,6,6,7
7.  W&J	23	5,6,7,7,7
8.  LaGrange	13	8,8,8,9,9
9.  Thomas More	7	8,9,9,-,-
10T. Randolph-Macon	4	8,10,-,-,-
10T.  DePauw	4	9,10,10,-,-
RV  Salisbury	2	10,10,-,-,-

Corrections appreciated...  Thanks to Josh Bowerman, Wes Anderson, Hasanova and Llamaguy for their assistance.  Final poll after the playoffs.

[SU Backer]

 I know that Salisbury is thought of much higher by the voters on the "big board" poll! Beat CNU head to head handily, destroyed a Geneva team that beat TMC....they are the #1 rushing team in the country. OK, I feel better now lol.

[Ron Boerger]

Interesting to see Millsaps finally as a unanimous #1 pick after their worst game of the season.

Then again, how many teams could turn the ball over 7 times and still win 31-14?

Thanks to the voters for their good work this year!

[@d3jason]

I know that Salisbury is thought of much higher by the voters on the "big board" poll! Beat CNU head to head handily, destroyed a Geneva team that beat TMC....they are the #1 rushing team in the country. OK, I feel better now lol.

Yeah funny how Salisbury beats CNU, Wesley beat Salisbury but CNU jumps Wesley in the final seedings.

Here's another nice one.

Geneva beats Thomas More who beat W & J, Salisbury destroys Geneva, Wesley beats Salisbury, W & J gets a home game, Wesley goes on the road. Not complaining too much,it's nice just to be playing this time of year but there has to be a point where common sense trumps regional record and OWP, etc.

[@d3jason]

Wesley is now a proud member of the Texas sub bracket and they only team to take home the barbed-wire and mesquite trophy from the east (2005) as awarded by Ralph Turner.   

[SaintsFAN]

Geneva beats Thomas More who beat W & J, Salisbury destroys Geneva, Wesley beats Salisbury, W & J gets a home game, Wesley goes on the road. Not complaining too much,it's nice just to be playing this time of year but there has to be a point where common sense trumps regional record and OWP, etc.

Agreed.  Not sure how W&J got a home game out of this.

[Bob.Gregg]

Geneva beats Thomas More who beat W & J, Salisbury destroys Geneva, Wesley beats Salisbury, W & J gets a home game, Wesley goes on the road. Not complaining too much,it's nice just to be playing this time of year but there has to be a point where common sense trumps regional record and OWP, etc.

W&J destroyed Geneva, Salisbury destroyed Geneva, Wesley beat Salisbury.

Wait a minute....what's all this Salisbury talk?  The Gulls didn't get in the tournament.

And the Geneva games don't mean squat to the South Region playoffs.  Period.

[DPU3619]

Good to see we all kinda ended in agreement. 

Things got pretty clustered there in the middle of the year, but it sorted itself out and we essentially came to a consensus, I guess.

[PA_wesleyfan]

  No respect for Wesley by one voter as usual...You would think by now that Wesley's body of work would be enough to get that voters respect! Wesley is third only to Mount Union and UWW in wins the last 4 years

[Ron Boerger]

Still playing?  Check.
Fan poll have any impact on the ability to win playoff games?  Nope.

Move on.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Nope has no bearing on anything really ,except one mans biased opinion...