FB: Region 3 fan poll

Ralph Turner · December 20, 2014, 11:30:30 AM

Final Poll to be published when I get the last of the ballots.

Ralph Turner · December 22, 2014, 09:22:20 PM

South Region Fan Poll -- Final 2014

Team	Record	Points	Votes
1) UMHB	.	49	1,1,1,1,2
2) Wesley	.	46	1,2,2,2,2
3) JHU	.	37	3,3,4,4,4
4) Texas Lutheran	.	34	3,3,3,5,7
5) Wash & Jeff	.	30	4,4,5,6,6
.	.	.	.	.
6) Muhlenberg	.	22	6,6,7,7,7
7T) Thomas More	.	18	5,6,7,8,x
7T) Centre	.	18	5,5,8,9,10
9) Guilford	.	10	8,8,9,9,x
10) CNU	.	7	8,9,9,x,x	.
.	.	.	.	.
RV) H-SC	.	2	10,10,x,x,x
RV) Rhodes	.	2	10,10,x,x,x	.
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Corrections are appreciated!

Thanks to Hasanova, jknezek, roocru and Wesleydad. Each of these men was diligent in getting his ballot back in a timely fashion.

CNU and Wesley move to the NJAC next season. The South is losing 2 quality programs

hasanova · December 23, 2014, 07:58:26 AM

Thanks, Ralph. You always do yeoman duty pulling this together! Happy Holidays to all.

wesleydad · December 23, 2014, 11:56:29 AM

Thanks for asking me to participate and running the poll. Guess I will be in the East next year. Agree, South losing 2 more strong programs.

jknezek · December 23, 2014, 12:24:00 PM

Thanks Ralph for putting it all together. I enjoy being a part of the poll

gordonmann · December 23, 2014, 02:51:15 PM

QuoteGuess I will be in the East next year

In which case I'd like to cast my ballot for the best East region team from now until further notice.

Ralph Turner · December 23, 2014, 05:38:43 PM

Quote from: gordonmann on December 23, 2014, 02:51:15 PM
QuoteGuess I will be in the East next year

In which case I'd like to cast my ballot for the best East region team from now until further notice.

In 2015, my favorite conference to follow as "an outsider" ... is the "new and improved" NJAC!

(Welcome on to the SRFP board, Gordon!)

jknezek · August 27, 2015, 03:18:01 PM

Always nice to get my first ballot of the new season submitted! Yes, it took me 48 hours to digest the relative parts of Kickoff... I can now return to my regular family life. Much to my wife's appreciation.

Ralph Turner · September 03, 2015, 10:11:34 PM

Welcome to the Poll, ExTartanPlayer and Scots13. They step in for Wesleydad and roocru. Hasanova, Jknezek and I are the other 3. We appreciate comments and corrections.

Preseason.

1) UMHB 50 pts 1,1,1,1,1
2) JHU 41pts 2,2,2,3,4
3) W&J 38 pts 2,3,3,3,5
4) TLU 31 pts 4,4,4,5,7
5) TMC 30 pts 2,5,5,6,7

6) Centre 29 pts 3,4,5,7,7
7) Muhlenberg 19 pts 6,6,7,8,9
8) Guilford 16 pts 5,5,8,9,10
9) HSU 6 pts 8,8,8,x,x
10) Huntingdon 5 pts 9,9,10,x,x

RV: E&H 2 pts (10,10,x,x,x) Louisiana College 2 pts (9,x,x,x,x) Bridgewater VA 1 pt (10,x,x,x,x).

Ralph Turner · September 08, 2015, 12:46:59 AM

Week 1 (Corrected 09/15/2015)

1) UMHB 50 1,1,1,1,1
2) JHU 44 2 2 2,2 ,3
3) Thomas More 38 2,3,4,4,4
4) W&J 37 3,3,3,4,5
5) TLU 27 5,5,5,5,8

6) Centre 23 4,6,7,7,8
7) Muhlenberg 20 6,6,7,7,9
8) Guilford 16 6,7,8,8,10
9) Huntingdon 10 6,9,9,10,x
10 HSU 7 8,9,9,x,x

RV Emory & Henry 3 10,10,10,x,x

Ralph Turner · September 15, 2015, 08:58:26 PM

Week #2

1) UMHB 50 1,1,1,1,1
2) JHU 44 2,2,2,2,3,
3) Thomas More 40 2,3,3,3,4
4) W&J 33 3,4,4,5,6
5) HSU 28 4,5,5,6,7

6) Centre 27 4,5,6,6,7
7) Guilford 22 5,6,6,7,8
8) TLU 14 7,8,8,8,10
9) E&H 6 8,9,10,x,x
T10) F&M 4 9,9,x,x,x
T10) Maryville 4 9,10,10,x,x

RV) Muhlenberg 2 9,x,x,x,x
RV HS-C 1 10,x x x x

Corrections appreciated

jknezek · September 16, 2015, 01:50:30 PM

Interesting that someone has Muhlenberg listed over F&M. It was a close game at F&M, so final score isn't the end all and be all, but it is about the only thing worth commenting on here. And even that is really just grabbing at a straw...

ExTartanPlayer · September 16, 2015, 02:03:52 PM

Quote from: jknezek on September 16, 2015, 01:50:30 PM
Interesting that someone has Muhlenberg listed over F&M. It was a close game at F&M, so final score isn't the end all and be all, but it is about the only thing worth commenting on here. And even that is really just grabbing at a straw...

Agreed.

Also, I am a little surprised that I'm the only one who tossed a vote to Hampden-Sydney. I think the loss of key players from last year combined with the lopsided loss against a (potentially very good) Wabash team caused us to write them off a little too quickly, but they rebounded nicely against CNU in week 2 and I like them a little better than a few other teams lingering near the bottom of this poll.

jknezek · September 16, 2015, 02:24:57 PM

I'm not sure on HSC. Wabash is really, really good, but HSC looked really, really bad in that game. They looked better against CNU, but I'm not sure CNU is all that good. Beating a mid-pack NJAC team week one just didn't really fire me up. F&M has a good win, M'Ville I don't know what to do with the ETSU game, but it's still a neat win for them. E&H brought a lot back from a good team last year. Muhlenberg just got pipped by F&M on the road. I think any of those teams plus H-SC and maybe even Gettysburg and Rhodes could all be thrown into a lump. Not enough separation.

I wasn't putting H-SC in my top 10 to begin with. They lost an awful lot from last year and I don't feel like they have earned a way in yet, but certainly a team to keep an eye on. Beating Averett won't really do much for me this week though, either.

wally_wabash · September 16, 2015, 02:30:37 PM

Quote from: jknezek on September 16, 2015, 02:24:57 PM
I'm not sure on HSC. Wabash is really, really good, but HSC looked really, really bad in that game. They looked better against CNU, but I'm not sure CNU is all that good. Beating a mid-pack NJAC team week one just didn't really fire me up. F&M has a good win, M'Ville I don't know what to do with the ETSU game, but it's still a neat win for them. E&H brought a lot back from a good team last year. Muhlenberg just got pipped by F&M on the road. I think any of those teams plus H-SC and maybe even Gettysburg and Rhodes could all be thrown into a lump. Not enough separation.

It's funny how syntax changes all kinds of perceptions. You can say "mid-pack NJAC team", somebody else can say "perennial USASC champion and playoff participant" and you're both talking about the same team. Yet, the perception of that HSC result changes dramatically depending on which angle you take.