FB: Region 3 fan poll

[jknezek]

Somehow I still expect Trinity won't be a unanimous vote this week. Embarrassing effort by HSU. Expect UMHB to roll over them, despite their start. But Howard Payne might roll UMHB.

Well... given a decent win, they will get my vote back. I was really wrong in my thoughts on both Hardin-Simmons and Endicott.

[BSCpanthers]

Somehow I still expect Trinity won't be a unanimous vote this week. Embarrassing effort by HSU. Expect UMHB to roll over them, despite their start. But Howard Payne might roll UMHB.

Well... given a decent win, they will get my vote back. I was really wrong in my thoughts on both Hardin-Simmons and Endicott.

Wow, just wow.  That is not a result I expected this week.  This week's poll should be a lot of fun. 

Edit: Taking a look at the box scores, turnovers and penalties killed HSU.  Hard to overcome 4 turnovers and 10 penalties. 

[tigerguy]

Losing their QB early obviously contributed to this performance. Backups led to the turnovers, which clearly wore down the defense. Still would have liked to see HSU's athletes overcome all of that, but it was never close.

[jknezek]

Trinity finally claims the top spot with 5 of 6 1st place votes. Hardin-Simmons falls but stays easily inside the poll. UMHB stays in despite being the only non-unanimous pick.

Surprisingly, to me anyway, Averett picks up 2 votes. Considering their opponents are 2-10 on the season, it will be interesting to see what they can do with their first opponent likely to finish at or above .500 this week.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 4

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (5)			39			1			1 , 4 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
T2			Berry (1)			31			2			2 , 1 , 3 , 5 , 2 , 4
T2			R-MC			31			1			4 , 3 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 2
4			Hardin-Simmons			20			-3			5 , 5 , 4 , 4 , 5 , 5
5			Howard Payne			19			0			6 , 2 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 3
6			UMHB			16			0			3 , 7 , 2 , 4
7			Belhaven			10			0			7 , 6 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 6

Also Receiving Votes:
Averett (2)

Newly Ranked: None
Dropped Out: None

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


Big games this week:

It's 1vsT2 in Georgia, as Trinity travels to Berry.
It's 4vs5 in Texas as Hardin-Simmons hosts Howard Payne

[Wild Horse Rider]

With the games this weekend then it looks like the SAA will be all but wrapped up with either Berry or Trinity in the drivers seat for the AQ after only three conference games.  The ODAC pecking order will become clearer since two teams are guaranteed to come out of this weekend at 2-2 and likely three teams since RMC will probably beat Guilford.  W&L vs Averett will be interesting.  Both played Apprentice and the scoring margin was different by one point.  I think that Hampden-Sydney (they are a fumble in the forth quarter against Wabash from being 3-0) is likely the second best team in the ODAC but based on the entire conferences OOC schedule it is hard to tell.  The ASC matchup will put one of those two teams in a good spot going forward since UMHB has to travel to both Hardin-Simmons in late October and Howard Payne in November.  USAC will be interesting in one week when Belhaven and Huntingdon play.

[D3Navy]

Trinity finally claims the top spot with 5 of 6 1st place votes. Hardin-Simmons falls but stays easily inside the poll. UMHB stays in despite being the only non-unanimous pick.

Surprisingly, to me anyway, Averett picks up 2 votes. Considering their opponents are 2-10 on the season, it will be interesting to see what they can do with their first opponent likely to finish at or above .500 this week.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 4

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (5)			39			1			1 , 4 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
T2			Berry (1)			31			2			2 , 1 , 3 , 5 , 2 , 4
T2			R-MC			31			1			4 , 3 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 2
4			Hardin-Simmons			20			-3			5 , 5 , 4 , 4 , 5 , 5
5			Howard Payne			19			0			6 , 2 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 3
6			UMHB			16			0			3 , 7 , 2 , 4
7			Belhaven			10			0			7 , 6 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 6

Also Receiving Votes:
Averett (2)

Newly Ranked: None
Dropped Out: None

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


Big games this week:

It's 1vsT2 in Georgia, as Trinity travels to Berry.
It's 4vs5 in Texas as Hardin-Simmons hosts Howard Payne

Voters are all over the place on Berry!  Will the real Berry football team, please stand up!

[BSCpanthers]

The next two weeks will bring a lot of clarity to the poll, hopefully.

[BSCpanthers]

For a half of football yesterday I thought I was a freaking genius. 

But like I've said for weeks, things will work themselves out.  Pretty sure this week will be unanimous #1.

[Cowboy2]

Good news for the R3 fan poll. Hansen ratings T25 ballot has 5 of our R3 teams listed. In time I wouldn't be surprised if we have a 6th with an USAC front runner emerging.

6.Trinity
13. Berry
15. R-MC
21. UMHB
25. HSU


https://x.com/loghanratings/status/1708882473638154267?s=46

[jknezek]

Trinity finally gets a unanimous #1. Other than Belhaven hosting Huntingdon, this week looks like light duty for most of the Region's best. R-MC hosting Averett lost some shine last week. UMHB remains the team poll members most disagree on, stretching from #2 to unranked across ballots. Otherwise, only Howard Payne appears on fewer than all 7 ballots. Huntingdon cleans up the last spot for both ballots that are unconvinced on one of the two ASC schools.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 5

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (6)			42			0			1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
2			R-MC			32			0			4 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 2
3			Berry			28			-1			2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 2 , 4
4			Hardin-Simmons			24			0			5 , 4 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 3
5			UMHB			17			1			3 , 7 , 2 , 4 , 7
6			Belhaven			12			1			6 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 6
7			Howard Payne			11			-2			6 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 5

Also Receiving Votes:
Huntingdon (2)

Newly Ranked: None
Dropped Out: None

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

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity finally gets a unanimous #1. Other than Belhaven hosting Huntingdon, this week looks like light duty for most of the Region's best. R-MC hosting Averett lost some shine last week. UMHB remains the team poll members most disagree on, stretching from #2 to unranked across ballots. Otherwise, only Howard Payne appears on fewer than all 7 ballots. Huntingdon cleans up the last spot for both ballots that are unconvinced on one of the two ASC schools.

Region 3 (South Atlantic-Ish) Fan Poll Week 5

Conferences: ASC, ODAC, SAA, USASAC

Rank			School			Points			Weekly Change			Voter Breakdown
1			Trinity (TX) (6)			42			0			1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
2			R-MC			32			0			4 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 2
3			Berry			28			-1			2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 2 , 4
4			Hardin-Simmons			24			0			5 , 4 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 3
5			UMHB			17			1			3 , 7 , 2 , 4 , 7
6			Belhaven			12			1			6 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 6
7			Howard Payne			11			-2			6 , 6 , 6 , 6 , 5

Also Receiving Votes:
Huntingdon (2)

Newly Ranked: None
Dropped Out: None

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

I'd pay to see HSU-Berry.

[BSCpanthers]

Since we all came to agreement that Trinity is now the #1 team, this thread has gotten we awfully quiet. So let's talk about tomorrow's games. 

#1 Trinity hosts 1-3 Centre
#2 R-MC @ 3-1 Averett
#3 Berry @ 1-4 Southwestern
#4 Hardin Simmons @ 2-2 McMurry
#5 UMHB @ 1-3 Texas Lutheran
#6 Belhaven hosts 4-1 Huntingdon
#7 Howard Payne hosts 2-2 East Texas Baptist

Here are my predictions:

#1 Trinity wins easily
#2 R-MC has their first, and possibly only, test of the year, but wins easily
#3 Berry wins easily
#4 Hardin Simmons struggles early before winning by 10
#5 UMHB wins, but again shows they are not elite this year
#6 Huntingdon gets the win on the road, but should be a great game
#7 Howard Payne wins by 2 scores

How do y'all see this weekend playing out??? 

[jknezek]

Since we all came to agreement that Trinity is now the #1 team, this thread has gotten we awfully quiet. So let's talk about tomorrow's games. 

#1 Trinity hosts 1-3 Centre
#2 R-MC @ 3-1 Averett
#3 Berry @ 1-4 Southwestern
#4 Hardin Simmons @ 2-2 McMurry
#5 UMHB @ 1-3 Texas Lutheran
#6 Belhaven hosts 4-1 Huntingdon
#7 Howard Payne hosts 2-2 East Texas Baptist

Here are my predictions:

#1 Trinity wins easily
#2 R-MC has their first, and possibly only, test of the year, but wins easily
#3 Berry wins easily
#4 Hardin Simmons struggles early before winning by 10
#5 UMHB wins, but again shows they are not elite this year
#6 Huntingdon gets the win on the road, but should be a great game
#7 Howard Payne wins by 2 scores

How do y'all see this weekend playing out???

1) Trinity wins easily but they have a hangover in the first half from last week. less than 10 pt lead at the half, more than 24 at the final horn.
2) R-MC wins easily. Averett is not that good.
3) Berry rolls. Their mad and a bad Southwestern team faces the music.
4) Hardin-Simmons rolls. McMurry is not very good.
5) UMHB rolls and continues to get better as they have pretty much every week. Hardin-Simmons is going to wish that game was at the beginning of the year
6) Belhaven wins in the only good game of the bunch. I think this will be a slugfest with the advantage to the home team.
7) HPU wins but it's not that easy as they have a hangover from last week.

[y_jack_lok]

Since we all came to agreement that Trinity is now the #1 team, this thread has gotten we awfully quiet. So let's talk about tomorrow's games. 

#1 Trinity hosts 1-3 Centre
#2 R-MC @ 3-1 Averett
#3 Berry @ 1-4 Southwestern
#4 Hardin Simmons @ 2-2 McMurry
#5 UMHB @ 1-3 Texas Lutheran
#6 Belhaven hosts 4-1 Huntingdon
#7 Howard Payne hosts 2-2 East Texas Baptist

Here are my predictions:

#1 Trinity wins easily
#2 R-MC has their first, and possibly only, test of the year, but wins easily
#3 Berry wins easily
#4 Hardin Simmons struggles early before winning by 10
#5 UMHB wins, but again shows they are not elite this year
#6 Huntingdon gets the win on the road, but should be a great game
#7 Howard Payne wins by 2 scores

How do y'all see this weekend playing out???

Two comments:

1) The RMC/Averett game is at RMC, not Averett;
2) After its loss last week to W&L, Averett is likely the 6th best team in the ODAC. RMC will be more severely tested by H-SC, Bridgewater, W&L, and Shenandoah.

[Wild Horse Rider]

Every game should be a pretty easy win (2 scores or more) in the top seven except for the Belhaven game which I expect to be super competitive.  I did a deep dive into the teams and posted it on the USAC board if your interested BSC