FB: Southern Athletic Association

[Ron Boerger]

Polls aren't a factor in the Pool C (at-large) selection process; D3football.com has posted the handy summary below.   The Huntingdon win (beating a team that lost to a quality opponent) would fall under the Opponents' opponents' average winning percentage (OOWP) criteria as long as Oshkosh has a successful season:


The following primary criteria (not in priority order) will be reviewed:
● Won-lost percentage against Division III opponents;.
● Division III head-to-head competition;
● Results versus common Division III opponents;
● Results versus ranked Division III teams as established by the regional rankings at the time of selection. Conference postseason contests are included;
● Division III strength of schedule
-- Opponents' average winning percentage (OWP), weighted 2/3.
-- Opponents' opponents' average winning percentage (OOWP), weighted 1/3.

● Should a committee find that evaluation of a team's won-lost percentage during the last 25 percent of the season is applicable (i.e., end-of-season performance), it may adopt such criteria with approval of the Championships Committee.

If the evaluation of the primary criteria does not result in a decision by the committee, the following secondary criteria (for ranking and selections) will be evaluated:
● Non-Division III win-loss percentage
● Results versus common non-Division III opponents
● Non-Division III Strength of Schedule

When all criteria are equal among teams with undefeated records in the primary criteria, the NCAA Division III Football Committee can use a team's performance in the previous championship season as a criterion.

Additionally, input is provided by regional advisory committees for consideration by the Division III football committee. In order to be considered for selection for Pools B or C, an institution must play at least 50 percent of its competition against Division III in-region opponents.

Coaches' polls and/or any other outside polls or rankings are not used as a selection criterion by the football committee for selection purposes.

[Ron Boerger]

And while we're talking about polls, the AFCA coaches' poll released today is another one that has no bearing on the NCAA playoffs.  Our friends in the ASC will like it because it has UMHB #1 and defending national champion North Central #4 despite last weekend's NC high-quality win against Wheaton.  Trinity, Berry, Centre, BSC each receive votes (in that order). 

[BSCpanthers]

Win the conference and it won't matter. 

[albatross]

Not the greatest non-conference season for the SAA when things are taken in balance. I don't think Hendrix expected to be 0-2 at all heading into league play. They could have used that Week 1 matchup with Austin College to get some things together...

[BSCpanthers]

Had Berry and Huntingdon both won against the Wisconsin teams, it would look different with Berry having a huge signature win, and the BSC win over Huntingdon would have been over a possible ranked Huntingdon team.  Kind of like basketball season, OOC play is over now, the conference is who we are now, just got to get those conference wins.

[Ron Boerger]

Not the greatest non-conference season for the SAA when things are taken in balance. I don't think Hendrix expected to be 0-2 at all heading into league play. They could have used that Week 1 matchup with Austin College to get some things together...

Centre, BSC, Trinity:  Pretty happy about non-conference
Berry:  Certainly not happy about last week but for crying out loud it was UW-W at their place
Sewanee:  nice recovery last week (even with the L) after only playing a game or two last season
Hendrix:  Not great but your opponents are 6-0, and you don't start with one of the other top teams when SAA play gets going.
Rhodes: 1-13 last two seasons.   Some hope for better things given results so far.
Millsaps:  0-2 but hard to say what the season will bring given opponents. 

[Ron Boerger]

Sewanee giving Hendrix a game today, just scored to make it 14-13 HX (first Sewanee PAT was no good, surprised they didn't go for two on the second).  4 minutes before halftime.

Not a lot of defense today in Jackson where Olivet just converted a 4th and 3 and one play later score to take a 30-13 lead with about 9 minutes to go in the second quarter.   Kaleb Johnson is 12-15 for 222 and a TD but the Majors can't get their running game on track (21 attempts, 19 yards).    Johnson has also been sacked five times.

Rhodes is up 13-0 at Westminster (Mo).   Live stats not working.   Lynx are just inside Blue Jay territory with about a minute left in the half.

[awadelewis]

Second half has been all Hendrix in Conway as the final score was Hendrix 49-Sewanee 27.   603 yards of total offense for the Warriors with 300 of that on the ground.     Next week at B-SC for us.

[Ron Boerger]

Rhodes destroys Westminster (MO), 47-7.   Congratulations to the Lynx and their fans, it's been a long time coming.
Millsaps gets a couple scores late but still fall to Olivet, 44-27. 
Centre hosts Trine tonight.

[Ron Boerger]

Centre slips past Trine, 14-7, to remain undefeated.

[BSCpanthers]

BSC had the weekend off before starting conference play with Sewanee next weekend.  I think the players and coaches have enjoyed this down weekend to get recharged and refocused on the task at hand, and that task is winning the SAA this season. 

[jknezek]

BSC had the weekend off before starting conference play with Sewanee next weekend.  I think the players and coaches have enjoyed this down weekend to get recharged and refocused on the task at hand, and that task is winning the SAA this season.

Having watched Sewanee that's somewhat like having 2 weeks off this year. W&L facing Sewanee and Guilford allowed the team to get a lot of experience deep into the roster early this season.

[BSCpanthers]

BSC had the weekend off before starting conference play with Sewanee next weekend.  I think the players and coaches have enjoyed this down weekend to get recharged and refocused on the task at hand, and that task is winning the SAA this season.

Having watched Sewanee that's somewhat like having 2 weeks off this year. W&L facing Sewanee and Guilford allowed the team to get a lot of experience deep into the roster early this season.

Even after this coming weekend, we may still not know what BSC really is.  They have handled everyone across the field from them, but we really don't know how good any of those teams really are.  I believe Huntingdon is a good team, they did win their conference opener against Brevard, but Brevard is only 1-3 as well.  The Huntingdon/Averett game on Oct 16 should be a good one.

[awadelewis]

Having watched Sewanee that's somewhat like having 2 weeks off this year. W&L facing Sewanee and Guilford allowed the team to get a lot of experience deep into the roster early this season.

Even after this coming weekend, we may still not know what BSC really is.  They have handled everyone across the field from them, but we really don't know how good any of those teams really are.  I believe Huntingdon is a good team, they did win their conference opener against Brevard, but Brevard is only 1-3 as well.  The Huntingdon/Averett game on Oct 16 should be a good one.

I am with jknezek on this game... this year's Sewanee team is pretty rough, even compared to some of the teams we've fielded over the past 10 seasons or so.  Surprised me a bit as I expected us to be more competitive than what we've shown to date this year.

[Ron Boerger]

Does anyone know if Berry has stopped broadcasting?  There are no links up for any of the remaining home games.