FB: Region 4 fan poll

[Mr. Ypsi]

Am I allowed to pick just a top 7? I might just randomly pick teams to fill out my ballot by favorite colors or something.

OOH, make a statement.  Pick Earlham, Finlandia, and Defiance!  I didn't check their colors.

[Dr. Acula]

That.  Was.  Painfulllllllllll.  I switched around my ballot three times because I kept looking at it saying "no way, that CANNOT be it."  Sadly one of those times it did have to be it.

[bluestreak66]

Am I allowed to pick just a top 7? I might just randomly pick teams to fill out my ballot by favorite colors or something.

OOH, make a statement.  Pick Earlham, Finlandia, and Defiance!  I didn't check their colors.

That would be quite the act of DEFIANCE! 

[MUC57]

bluestreak66
 
Boo! Hiss! ^^^ ☠🏈

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Just sent my ballot. 8 out of 10 come from just 2 conferences

[bluestreak66]

bluestreak66
 
Boo! Hiss! ^^^ ☠🏈

I'll be here all week!

[Captain_Joe08]

bluestreak66
 
Boo! Hiss! ^^^ ☠🏈

I'll be here all week!

That nearly made me tip over in my chair because it was so groan-worthy.

[Captain_Joe08]

An additional note to any voters who have yet to submit (or wanna file an 'amended return' ):  in addition to the teams I mentioned in my earlier post, there are still two other 5-0 teams in the region: neither Kalamazoo nor Eureka has beaten anyone of note, but if you're searching for a 9 or a 10, they might be worth a flyer.  Teams can only play who's on the schedule, so a team in a bad conference could conceivably be really, really good with no way to prove it.  (I have my doubts about either of these being 'really, really good', but who can say - neither is on my ballot, but they are on my radar.)

None of the teams Eureka has beaten thus far have more than one win yet, and only one remaining on the schedule does. I don't think I'd call them "really, really good" either - good enough to win the NACC, certainly, but even if they run the table, I'm not sure how much that says in the bigger picture.

Kalamazoo, on the other hand, I can't speak to what they have but they will have chances to "prove it" in the back half of MIAA play.

Late news: I was the one that put Eureka on the ballot last week. Granted they haven't really played anyone (Or for that matter the NACC tends to struggle of conference on a yearly basis) but they are 5-0. The two biggest roadblocks for them is Benedictine (who I think is better than their record shows), a surprising CUW team, and a underachieving Lakeland team.

[wally_wabash]

Somehow we ended up with one more ORV than last week.  I think we've set a new highwater mark for number of teams receiving votes in the NRFP. 

2018 Week 6 NRFP:


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The NRFP is voted on by: Captain_Joe08, CollegeGolf18, Dr. Acula, FCGrizzliesGrad, HOPEful, Li'l Giant, Mr Ypsi, NCF,  smedindy, thunderdog, USee, and wally wabash.

[Ryan Stoppable]

So every top seven vote bar one went to the same seven teams, and then we have TEN other teams getting consideration in the 8-10 spots. Does no one want those spots?

(Also, there's a pair of #2 votes in Column 1.)

[thunderdog]

So every top seven vote bar one went to the same seven teams, and then we have TEN other teams getting consideration in the 8-10 spots. Does no one want those spots?

(Also, there's a pair of #2 votes in Column 1.)

I'm the Bar One, column 11. I've consistently been low man on Trine all season. Why? There's nothing there to convince me they can beat the 3rd (maybe even the 4th place teams) from the OAC and CCIW or the 2nd place team from the NCAC. I had Trine at #9 last week, while being the high man on Denison at #8 (last week). Denison's dominant win over Wabash "Justified" (great show BTW) my thinking they belonged ahead of Trine, so they move up to #7 for me with Trine right behind at #8. Denison's competitive loss to Witt, whom I still have at #3, ahead of the 3 headed CCIW monster, is also part of my thinking. I went with the 3rd & 4th best schools (as of now) from the OAC at #9 and #10. Next up for me is MSJ and WashU, but both need a victory this weekend to make that happen. After that, Wabash is still probably my #13, but that loss to Denison doesn't make me think they can upset Witt. Eureka (weak schedule), Albion (home loss to Hope), Hope (home loss to Millikin), Millikin (bad loss to Wheaton) aren't really even on my radar yet. Just my .02

[Mr. Ypsi]

So every top seven vote bar one went to the same seven teams, and then we have TEN other teams getting consideration in the 8-10 spots. Does no one want those spots?

(Also, there's a pair of #2 votes in Column 1.)

Good eye!  Wally can confirm, but I'd imagine that the second 2 (IWU) should be a 3.

BTW, I'm column 7.  In retrospect, I should have put WashU #10 instead of MSJ.  But that would be FOUR CCIW teams (musn't be a homer! ), and I like throwing a bone to the HCAC (since Franklin can't hold their traditional spot this season).  MSJ and Franklin play this Saturday - winner MAY hold on in my ballot (just noticed that although Franklin has not been their dominant selves, their only loss is to Albion).

Like I said, we are (for the moment, at least) a top SEVEN, then throw darts at the wall region.

[smedindy]

I gave Hope #10, then I second guessed myself - since they lost to Millikin, but Millikin was poleaxed by Wheaton and struggled with Augie. Hope's playing better now.

But then there's Denison, who I probably should have voted for, but they lost to Southwestern, who is probably going to wind up 5-5.

I can't fully trust Wash U - their schedule is seriously backloaded. I don't know about MSJ since the HCAC is really bad this year, and Franklin lost to Albion who lost to Hope. I guess the Franklin / MSJ winner will get the bottom vote on a few polls.

Eureka could go 10-0 and not be in the North Top 10.

Ye Gods, the North is wack.

[HOPEful]

I'm column 5. I went with Marietta, Millikin, and Denison in the 8-10. Baldwin Wallace, FWIW, is my 11.

Marietta is undefeated and at least beat ONU. Do I think they'll get shellacked by John Carroll and Mount Union. Yep. Could they lose to BW, yep. Do I have any faith whatsoever in any team past 7? Nope.
My vote for Millikin was less a vote for Big Blue and more a vote for the CCIW. Washington is very much on the radar but haven't played anyone yet. Excited to see what they do against Wheaton this weekend. If they beat Wheaton they will most likely jump to 8 on my rankings.
Denison? I don't know. I just can't put in the best team from HCAC or NACC this year. Already gave an extra vote to the CCIW. So... OAC or NCAC? Coin flip between Denison and BW.  Tie breaker went to the team that took Wittenberg to OT and whompped Wabash last week...

[HScoach]

I'm column 5. I went with Marietta, Millikin, and Denison in the 8-10. Baldwin Wallace, FWIW, is my 11.

Marietta is undefeated and at least beat ONU. Do I think they'll get shellacked by John Carroll and Mount Union. Yep. Could they lose to BW, yep. Do I have any faith whatsoever in any team past 7? Nope.
My vote for Millikin was less a vote for Big Blue and more a vote for the CCIW. Washington is very much on the radar but haven't played anyone yet. Excited to see what they do against Wheaton this weekend. If they beat Wheaton they will most likely jump to 8 on my rankings.
Denison? I don't know. I just can't put in the best team from HCAC or NACC this year. Already gave an extra vote to the CCIW. So... OAC or NCAC? Coin flip between Denison and BW.  Tie breaker went to the team that took Wittenberg to OT and whompped Wabash last week...

Seems logical to me.  Nice job.