D3 Top 25 Fan Poll

[02 Warhawk]

I've still got Heidi ranked, but they are #22.  My most notable change was at the very top: the difference in Heidi results between UMU and JCU, combined with Franklin losing to a very bad team, meant I could no longer justify voting UMU above Linfield and UMHB.  (I even toyed with dropping them below NCC, Bethel, and UWW, but that seemed overly harsh for an undefeated defending national champion!)  If they solidly down JCU, they may be right back on top - we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Awesome...glad to see I'm not the only one - for once - who doesn't have Mount on top.

Welcome to the club 

[desertcat1]

I've still got Heidi ranked, but they are #22.  My most notable change was at the very top: the difference in Heidi results between UMU and JCU, combined with Franklin losing to a very bad team, meant I could no longer justify voting UMU above Linfield and UMHB.  (I even toyed with dropping them below NCC, Bethel, and UWW, but that seemed overly harsh for an undefeated defending national champion!)  If they solidly down JCU, they may be right back on top - we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Awesome...glad to see I'm not the only one - for once - who doesn't have Mount on top.

Welcome to the club 

Hello boys ,

I was thinking about joining your club but ,  I listened to pat one more week.   BW always plays the mt.U tough and still wins the national title.    I think he will be  wrong this year.. 
they will have to get by JC first..  they looked pretty good yesterday to me..   time will tell..

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I also joined the club... but not surprisingly did it in my own unique way And of the ballots I've received so far I seem to have dropped Franklin the furthest

[smedindy]

I didn't drop 'em, but I didn't automatically put 'em at #1.

[02 Warhawk]

I also joined the club... but not surprisingly did it in my own unique way And of the ballots I've received so far I seem to have dropped Franklin the furthest

I know the feeling....I probably dropped whitewater the furthest (out of disgust) last season after they lost to buffalo St.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I didn't drop 'em, but I didn't automatically put 'em at #1.

Yeah, I'm not the sort who automatically puts the defending champ #1 until they lose, but I do give deference to the title.  They have to lose or look pretty bad in a win; UMU had done neither, UNTIL Franklin got beat by a team who was 2-6, AND JCU beat Heidi like a drum while UMU struggled.

I even toyed with the idea of dropping UMU to #3 in the North region (behind NCC and JCU), but couldn't quite pull the trigger.

[02 Warhawk]

I didn't drop 'em, but I didn't automatically put 'em at #1.

Yeah, I'm not the sort who automatically puts the defending champ #1 until they lose, but I do give deference to the title.  They have to lose or look pretty bad in a win; UMU had done neither, UNTIL Franklin got beat by a team who was 2-6, AND JCU beat Heidi like a drum while UMU struggled.

I even toyed with the idea of dropping UMU to #3 in the North region (behind NCC and JCU), but couldn't quite pull the trigger.

I did see that Mount lost a first-place vote in the Top 25 today, but still has a firm grasp on the top spot.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Does anyone know what's happened to D3MAFAN? His account seems to be gone

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Unfortunately we appear to have lost a voter. Spots are always open for any individuals who want to join in the fun. I think since it's so late in this season we'll just stay with the 6 we have so things aren't fluctuating with so few polls left, but if you're interested in next year let me know
I've added in at the end how the teams would have been ranked last week with just the 6 voters left


2013 WEEK 10 TOP 25 FAN POLL

Rank         Team                    Points     Prev   Prev 6
  1)   Linfield (2)         146      2      1
  2)   Mount Union (3)      145      1      2
  3)   Mary Hardin-Baylor   138      3      3
  4)   Bethel (1)           132      5      5
  5)   North Central        128      4      4
  6)   UW-Whitewater        118      6      6
  7)   Hobart               111      7      7
  8)   John Carroll         109     13     13
  9)   UW-Oshkosh            97     11     12
10)   Wittenberg            93     14     14
T11)   Johns Hopkins         85     12     11
T11)   Pacific Lutheran      85    T15     15
13)   UW Platteville        81      9     10
14)   Illinois Wesleyan     71     17     17
15)   St Thomas             63     20     20
16)   Wesley                60     19     19
17)   Wabash                58     10      9
18)   Franklin              47      8      8
19)   Lebanon Valley        34     23     24
20)   Wheaton               33     18     18
T21)   Heidelberg            30    T15     16
T21)   Ithaca                30     25    T25
23)   Millsaps              28     24     23
24)   Washington U           6     NR     NR
25)   Rowan                  5     NR     NR   

Dropped Out: Concordia-Moorhead and Illinois College

Also Receiving Votes: Concordia-Moorhead (4), Willamette (4), Framingham St (3), Thomas More (3), Chapman (2), Gallaudet (1)

Voters: 02 Warhawk, desertcat1, FCGrizzliesGrad, Mr. Ypsi, NCF, and smedindy   

[Mr. Ypsi]

I've got no particular problem with Bethel at 4 and NCC at 5, but it seems an awfully weird time for Bethel to have jumped them!  Bethel mauled a team who is now 1-8; NCC decisively beat a top 25 team!

Anyone want to tackle that one (especially the voter who gave Bethel their first #1 vote right after they beat a 1-8 team)?

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Hypothetically a voter could have decided to take a look at their top teams since there was some serious jumbling going on and decided that over the course of the season Bethel looked better to them than the teams they had previously had them behind... hypothetically of course

[02 Warhawk]

I've got no particular problem with Bethel at 4 and NCC at 5, but it seems an awfully weird time for Bethel to have jumped them!  Bethel mauled a team who is now 1-8; NCC decisively beat a top 25 team!

Anyone want to tackle that one (especially the voter who gave Bethel their first #1 vote right after they beat a 1-8 team)?

I came on to ask the same thing. I figured a disgruntled Bethel fan voted them #1 because they dropped a spot in the Top 25....but I don't think any Bethel fans are on this committee.

[desertcat1]

It's not me   I still have beth at #5 behind NCC...Wow thanks for all the love for my cats  I need to jump on that train too.. Maybe this week if JC pulls it off?  

[02 Warhawk]

It's not me   I still have beth at #5 behind NCC...Wow thanks for all the love for my cats  I need to jump on that train too.. Maybe this week if JC pulls it off?

Yep, I have:

5. NCC
6. Bethel
7. UWW

You must have UWW at #4 then? I'm not that brave. At least not until their offense is a little more consistent. UWW's offense is still VERY young....not one senior starting.

[desertcat1]

Not yet , they(UWW) are still at #6 for me.  I am waiting for someone at the top to fall first?   could be this week?