NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

This is why I cannot imagine Coast Guard cracking the top 5 in New England regional rankings. I also do not think WPI gets past #11. After Babson beating Bowdoin and predicting a 1-0 Coast Guard triumph over ECONN today here is what I predict for New England tmrw.

1. Brandeis
2. Amherst
3. Tufts
4. Wheaton
5. Wesleyan
6. Coast Guard
7. Babson
8. Middlebury
9. Williams
10. Nichols
11. WPI

[blooter442]

Tufts still hasn't cracked the NSCAA top 25?! Not even RV?!

FWIW, Emory plummeted to RV after being #9 last week. Probably due to two losses/weak SOS.

Anyway, I am stunned by the New England rankings. I know Amherst lost, but I can't believe Coast Guard jumped them.

http://www.nscaatv.com/rankings/3710/NCAADivisionIII/men/NewEngland/Poll8

[Alo35]

First time poster here for the NESCAC thread and only really posted one other time that I can remember. Really enjoy reading some of your thoughts and opinions and hope to be able to pitch in some of my own thoughts now that I have started watching a lot more of the NESCAC games!

I think the New England rankings for next week will provide a much more accurate top 10. There are quite a few interesting games this week that could see some of the weaker ranked times (i.e. Coast Guard) knocked down quite a ways.

[Alo35]

I would have predicted that as well. Our ECSU friend has told us they have some major injuries. I am not confident they can break down Coast Guard.I think Springfield and Wheaton can beat them.

Sorry for the quick second reply, but I believe from what I have seen Coast Guard plays with a lone striker. I heard rumors that he has broken his leg which could make it even tougher for CGA to compete these next 3 games, especially with their lack of goal scoring this season.

[Mr.Right]

Excellent inside info...what was his name? DId he do it in practice or a recent game? To be honest I am not that familiar with their roster.

[lastguyoffthebench]

This is why I cannot imagine Coast Guard cracking the top 5 in New England regional rankings. I also do not think WPI gets past #11. After Babson beating Bowdoin and predicting a 1-0 Coast Guard triumph over ECONN today here is what I predict for New England tmrw.

1. Brandeis
2. Amherst
3. Tufts
4. Wheaton
5. Wesleyan
6. Coast Guard
7. Babson
8. Middlebury
9. Williams
10. Nichols
11. WPI

The other forum was deleted... but I think it was close to my thoughts:
Agree with 1-5
6: Middlebury
7. Williams  (beat RPI, Wesleyan, and Middlebury but lost to Babson)
8. Coast Guard
9. Babson (lost to highly ranked teams, but no significant wins other than Williams)
10. WPI
11. Gordon

[All NESCAC]

This is why I cannot imagine Coast Guard cracking the top 5 in New England regional rankings. I also do not think WPI gets past #11. After Babson beating Bowdoin and predicting a 1-0 Coast Guard triumph over ECONN today here is what I predict for New England tmrw.

1. Brandeis
2. Amherst
3. Tufts
4. Wheaton
5. Wesleyan
6. Coast Guard
7. Babson
8. Middlebury
9. Williams
10. Nichols
11. WPI

Having seen both CG and ECSU this year....all things equal ECSU is the far better team and should win....however, CG will play its "maul ball" and put 10 men behind and wait them out....can ECSU stay patient and score when they get their chances because they will have chances.

[Off Pitch]

I have also seen both ECU and Coast Guard this year, and Coast Guard will take this one - probably 1-0. It will be a case of men against boys, and the men will beat a young Eastern Conn St team.  ECU, who has been shut out by UMass-Boston and Albertus Magnus, will have difficulty generating scoring opportunities against a superior CG team and will probably end up with very few shots in this game.

Coast Guard will then lose to Wheaton Saturday and drop in the rankings helping Wesleyan and Middlebury.

[Brother Flounder]

My proposed order:

1. Brandeis
2. Tufts (due to the way they outplayed Amherst)
3. Amherst
4. Wheaton
5. Wesleyan
6. Middlebury
7. Williams
8. Babson
9. Coast Guard
10. Nichols
11. WPI5
12 Gordon or MIT

[Off Pitch]

OK, here is a projection from a different perspective:

1. Brandeis
2. Amherst
3a. Wheaton
3b. Tufts
5. Coast Guard
6. Wesleyan
7. Middlebury
8. WPI
9. Babson
10. Gordon
11. Nichols

Williams has too many losses to non-ranked teams.  Wesleyan will drop slightly in the next ranking.  Coast Guard and WPI are both overrated here but will also not drop until the next rankings, and Babson will rise as a result.  (next time:  5. Middlebury, 6. Babson, 7. Wesleyan, 8. Coast Guard, 9. Gordon, 10. WPI)

[Mr.Right]

It is better to lose to non-ranked teams than ranked ones, as long as you beat the ranked ones. Helpful to your record vs ranked opponents. Williams will have a strong SOS even if they have lost 5 games. Their non-conference is much better than say Midd who could be in for some tough sledding with a weak non-conference

[Mr.Right]

Also williams lost to 3 ranked teams on your "list". You keep making a case for Gordon but they have 3 losses to unranked teams and 0 wins against ranked ones. That is a recipe for not getting ranked.

[ECSUalum]

I have also seen both ECU and Coast Guard this year, and Coast Guard will take this one - probably 1-0. It will be a case of men against boys, and the men will beat a young Eastern Conn St team.  ECU, who has been shut out by UMass-Boston and Albertus Magnus, will have difficulty generating scoring opportunities against a superior CG team and will probably end up with very few shots in this game.

Coast Guard will then lose to Wheaton Saturday and drop in the rankings helping Wesleyan and Middlebury.

ECSU holding off the USCGA 0-0 with 9 min left in regulation. CG leads comfortably in SOG and Shots. ECSU playing w/o Jones and Warren, lots of frosh playing!!!

now 0-0 into overtime

[Flying Weasel]

It is better to lose to non-ranked teams than ranked ones, as long as you beat the ranked ones. Helpful to your record vs ranked opponents.

This is true.  Record versus ranked teams seems to be very important looking at regional rankings and at-large selections over the past decade.  Wins versus ranked teams can make up for extra losses that lower the win pct. The committee seems to want to know that you can play with the big boys more than they care that you lost a couple games you should have won.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU -0 USCGA- 0 2 OT