FB: Region 3 fan poll

[Scots13]

Want to publicly apologize for the delay this week. Sent my poll to the wrong Ralph by mistake. Sorry, fellas!

[Ralph Turner]

South Region Fan Poll  Week #6

1)  UMHB	50	1,1,1,1,1	.	.
2)  Muhlenberg	44	2,2,2,2,3	.	.
3)  Berry	41	2,3,3,3,3	.	.
4)  Susq	32	4,4,4,5,6	.	.
5)  JHU	29	4,5,5,6,6	.	.
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6)  HSU	24	4,5,7,7,8	.	.
7)  TLU	19	6,7,7,8,8	.	.
8)  CWRU	18	5,6,7,9,10	.	.
9)  Bridgewater	7	9,9,9,10,x	.	.
10) Trinity TX	6	8,8,x,x,x	.	.
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RV Randy Mac	2	10,10,x,x,x	.	.
RV Hendrix	1	10,x,x,x,x	.
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Corrections are always appreciated. 

Thanks to ADL70, hasanova, Scots13 and new pollster, FCGrizzlies.

[ADL70]

Interesting ... pretty fair consensus except for H-SU and CWRU

[BerryCollegeFan]

I did not realize UMHB had a significantly softer schedule so far this season. Muhlenberg's SOS is almost twice as difficult in the comparison.  Is their schedule back-loaded with tougher games or is this about where we should expect to see the SOS at the end?

[Pat Coleman]

Two one-loss teams left on the schedule.

[crufootball]

I did not realize UMHB had a significantly softer schedule so far this season. Muhlenberg's SOS is almost twice as difficult in the comparison.  Is their schedule back-loaded with tougher games or is this about where we should expect to see the SOS at the end?

Also doesn't help that UMHB's one non-conference game was to Albright who is currently riding a 15 game losing streak. Crazy, the 3 years before we played them they had gone 26-8.

But yeah the current cumulative record for the remaining games is 15-10 whereas the teams we have faced have a combined 5-21 record.

[Wild Horse Rider]

Also it looks like UMHB has already played the 3 worst teams from a record standpoint in their conference.  Muhlenberg waits till the last week of the season to get the worst 2 teams in their conference.  That along with TLU and HSU (Pat's reference) left on UMBH schedule should help to balance a little.  This weekends game against Southwest who currently is 1 game over .500 should help move the number up as well

[Ron Boerger]

Also it looks like UMHB has already played the 3 worst teams from a record standpoint in their conference.  Muhlenberg waits till the last week of the season to get the worst 2 teams in their conference.  That along with TLU and HSU (Pat's reference) left on UMBH schedule should help to balance a little.  This weekends game against Southwest who currently is 1 game over .500 should help move the number up as well

I hope SW's QB can survive the UMHB rush.  If I read the release right they've got their third-string QB, Coleman Kerr, back (he got the win against Belhaven last week).   They lost their starter and backup in the opening game of the season (against Sewanee of all teams) and Kerr went out two weeks later against TLU.     

[cover2]

I'm not a voter but am curious why TLU is behind HSU on the poll despite the head to head win.  Any voters willing to share their opinions?

[ADL70]

One could argue that TLU has a slightly higher SoS and its loss was in week one to a one-loss team And with the H2H you might have a point that they are a better team than in week one. I think voters are voting on reputation to a great extent.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

It's not because of me, I had TLU 7th and HSU 8th.

[Wild Horse Rider]

2 big upsets this past weekend with JHU and Berry losing to solid teams in conference.  This weekend there are three more games that should help sort out where everyone stands in the region.  Obviously UMHB and HSU has regional as well as national implications.  Averett is also traveling to Huntingdon in a match up of the only undefeated teams in the USAC.  Bridgewater also faces their first test in a W&L team that let one slip away against E&H last weekend.  Still 4 weeks to go and there is a lot to be sorted out:
ASC 3 teams still with hope and potential for pool C if and only if UMHB loses and doesn't win the AQ
CC Muhlenberg controls its fate.  Even a loss would tie them with Susquehanna and the head to head gives the Mules the AQ.  Susquehanna should have a shot at a pool C bid
ODAC 4 teams either undefeated or with 1 loss in conference and likely no pool C bid unless there is much chaos elsewhere and Bridgewater loses a close one to RMC and RMC gets the AQ (lot of ifs and buts with this one)
SAA 4 teams with 1 loss vying for the AQ and Berry has the only shot at pool C in my opinion if they don't get the AQ
USAC likely winner of the above game is in the driver seat for the AQ and no pool C potential

[Ralph Turner]

2 big upsets this past weekend with JHU and Berry losing to solid teams in conference.  This weekend there are three more games that should help sort out where everyone stands in the region.  Obviously UMHB and HSU has regional as well as national implications.  Averett is also traveling to Huntingdon in a match up of the only undefeated teams in the USAC.  Bridgewater also faces their first test in a W&L team that let one slip away against E&H last weekend.  Still 4 weeks to go and there is a lot to be sorted out:
ASC 3 teams still with hope and potential for pool C if and only if UMHB loses and doesn't win the AQ
CC Muhlenberg controls its fate.  Even a loss would tie them with Susquehanna and the head to head gives the Mules the AQ.  Susquehanna should have a shot at a pool C bid
ODAC 4 teams either undefeated or with 1 loss in conference and likely no pool C bid unless there is much chaos elsewhere and Bridgewater loses a close one to RMC and RMC gets the AQ (lot of ifs and buts with this one)
SAA 4 teams with 1 loss vying for the AQ and Berry has the only shot at pool C in my opinion if they don't get the AQ
USAC likely winner of the above game is in the driver seat for the AQ and no pool C potential

+1! Wild Horse Rider

[hasanova]

One could argue that TLU has a slightly higher SoS and its loss was in week one to a one-loss team And with the H2H you might have a point that they are a better team than in week one. I think voters are voting on reputation to a great extent.

I think ADL70 has a point about reputation, especially since HSU lost by 11 to TLU at home.  Things will undoubtedly become much clearer after both play UMHB over the next few weeks.

[Ralph Turner]

South Region Fan Poll  Week #7

1)  UMHB	50	1,1,1,1,1	.	.
2)  Muhlenberg	45	2,2,2,2,2	.	.
3)  Susq	39	3,3,3,3,4	.	.
4)  HSU	31	3,4,5,6,6	.	.
5)  TLU	29	4,5,5,5,7	.	.
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6)  CWRU	23	4,4,5,9,10	.	.
7)  Berry	22	6,6,7,7,7	.	.
8)  Bridgewater	14	8,8,8,8,9	.	.
9)  Trinity TX	9	6,7,x,x,x	.	.
10) JHU	7	8,9,9,x,x	.	.
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RV Randy Mac	5	9,10,10,10,x	.	.
RV Averett	1	10,x,x,x,x	.
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Corrections are always appreciated. 

Thanks to ADL70, hasanova, Scots13 and new pollster, FCGrizzlies.