FB: Region 4 fan poll

[HOPEful]

It all depends on who they'll face in the 2nd round...

100%. I'm really hoping Alma gets to play a team like Aurora or John Carroll before going to Mount Union, North Central, Wartburg, or a UW juggernaut. I'm not saying they'll win, I'd just like to see it.

[smedindy]

They have a grudge match against Aurora...

[hope1]

Don't they take 8 teams from each region 

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Don't they take 8 teams from each region

There is not a set number of teams from each region.  There are 28 Automatic Bids from Conference champions and 4 At large (Pool C) Bids.

The 4 At large can come from any Region and also have multiple regions.

There are actually 6 Regions now (used to be 4) so they couldn't take 8 from each region, as that would be 48 teams.

The Regions rank their top Seven teams (by regional committees) and these rankings are supposed to assist the national committee in making their At Large Selections.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Week 10


Voters: Dr. Acula, FCGG, HOPEful, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, Li'l Giant, smedindy, and wally_wabash

[HOPEful]

more flopped Alma and JCU than I expected... Not much to debate lol

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

That also caused a couple people to flip Marietta and Hope which was enough for them to swap spots.

In my Top 25 I have Alma at 13, John Carroll at 18 and DePauw at 19.

[Li'l Giant]

My ballot stayed the same as last week. I had JCU at 2 and I had Hope over MSJ and Marietta last week as well.

[TUAngola]

Question of the week...

Do I believe that Alma would do better against Mount Union than 49-14?

Yes. 

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Are we voting this week?

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Alma vs DePauw round 1.

[Li'l Giant]

Alma vs DePauw round 1.

I think I'll be watching that game.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Are we voting this week?

Yep. One this week and one final after the playoffs

[HOPEful]

- I like the Alma v DePauw matchup. I do wish that game wasn't immediately followed by Mount, but geography wins most of the time, so I get it.

- I was tempted to drop DePauw in my personal rankings for yet another OT game. However, I gave the benefit of the doubt being a rivalry. If Alma crushes them, I will most likely be dropping them a spot on my rankings.

- Shy of Alma or DePauw beating Mount, or MSJ beating Wheaton, I don't see my rankings changing much post playoffs.

[HOPEful]

I sincerely appreciate this board specifically in the fall. With the exception of the MIAA basketball board, this one is my favorite.

I also don't [applaud] Grizz enough, or Kira and Jaxon's Dad... I also don't [smite] Calvin fans enough...