FB: Region 4 fan poll

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

I'm column 2 this week.  I'm not moving JCU up until I see how they fare against MTU.

We also get to see MTU against Heidelberg this week. Hopefully the Student Princes can make the Raiders work for it.

[HOPEful]

I'm column 2 this week.  I'm not moving JCU up until I see how they fare against MTU

To me, the result of that game is somewhat moot unless JCU surprises and makes it a game. Where JCU stands in relation to Mount St. Joseph, DePauw, Denison, and Alma is impossible to determine by getting beat by Mount Union, because I don't believe any of those teams would stay close with the Purple Raiders. A small piece of me thinks maybe Albion could, hence ranking them 2nd, but should they meet in the playoffs, it would not surprise me at all if Mount wins a lot to a little. Mount is just so far ahead of anyone else in the region, I have a difficult time punishing anyone regionally for being sacrificial lambs to the slaughter. Similarly, I don't hold Wabash's loss to North Central against them when considering them on this list and have them as my 8th or 9th team currently. 

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I haven't forgotten this, still waiting on one ballot. The preview I'll give is that the top 2 are Mount Union and Albion

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

We're a voter short this week.

Week 6

https://imgur.com/a/pdECS3l

Voters: CollegeGolf18, Dr. Acula, FCGG, HOPEful, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, Li'l Giant, smedindy, and wally_wabash

[wally_wabash]

Column 6 for me.  No NCACs in my top 7 this week.  DePauw getting wiped out by Wittenberg coupled with Denison getting wiped out by OWU (which takes all of the shine off of DePauw's win over Denison) made it pretty impossible to find a place for an NCAC team this week.  MIAA attrition will make space for an NCAC team later, but this week I just didn't see it. 

[CollegeGolf18]

I'm #3 this week. I didn't think that I would be the high man on DePauw, however, if their QB is out for an extended period of time this they'll likely drop off my ballot completely. 1 and 2 were easy, 3-5 is a pick 'em, and 6-7 is kind of a DePauw or HBerg choice for most it appears.

Only one game I'm watching for my poll this week:

Alma vs Hope - a big test for Alma. Hope is 3-3 but can't be taken lightly.

Few teams are on their bye week this week so I suspect that unless something crazy happens, the poll will be relatively similar next week.

[smedindy]

Column 4. I debated Olivet vs. Trine vs. DePauw vs. Heidelberg. Probably needed to get a d8 out or something.

[Li'l Giant]

Apologies to all for not getting a ballot in last week. The beginning of the week was wild at work and I just didn't get to handle it. I've turned one in for this week.

LG

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Week 7

https://imgur.com/a/pdECS3l

Voters: CollegeGolf18, Dr. Acula, FCGG, HOPEful, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, Li'l Giant, smedindy, and wally_wabash

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

I'm column Five this week.

[HOPEful]

Not much going on this weekend in the way of games that could move the needle. I believe Albion will roll Trine, but definitely appears to be the Region 4 Game of the Week.

The NCAC has some interesting matchups if your intrigued by the fact that the conference is very much up for grabs after DePauw's loss to Wittenberg. Wittenberg v. Denison and DePauw v. OWU both have big implications on who will win the conference.

[CollegeGolf18]

I'm in column 6 this week to be the only one to match the rankings 

I thought about swapping in Wabash for DePauw because I think they are better but I couldn't do it this week.

[wally_wabash]

I'm in column 6 this week to be the only one to match the rankings 

I thought about swapping in Wabash for DePauw because I think they are better but I couldn't do it this week.

There's some more common opponent information coming tomorrow. 

I'm column 7.  Still not ranking any NCAC teams, but Wabash is trending up. 

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Week 8

https://imgur.com/a/pdECS3l

Voters: CollegeGolf18, Dr. Acula, FCGG, HOPEful, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, Li'l Giant, smedindy, and wally_wabash

[CollegeGolf18]

I'm either Column 1 or 8. The only change I made in my ballot was flipping Wabash in for DePauw based on how each team has looked in the past two weeks.