FB: Region 6 fan poll

[art76]

Every team in my vote changed at least one position and one team dropped out and another was added. I thought there was a lot of clarity this past week, with more coming as the season unfolds.

[hazzben]

I had Wartburg at #10 back in like week 2.  I know they ARC is not the toughest conference, but they keep winning convincingly and I'm impressed.  I have them at #3. 

#'s 1 and 2 are obvious, then it's really tightly packed, 3-5.

Johnnie Tommie will provide some clarity this week and should be a heck of a game. 

Whitewater travels to Stevens Point, which could be interesting. 

Oshkosh host Eau Claire, which is worth watching as well.

Wartburg and Central are the two ARC teams that have typically been capable of a deeper playoff run in their best years. If Wart runs the table they may have one of those quarterfinal capable teams this year. The game this week vs. Simpson will be telling.

[art76]

Wartburg and Central are the two ARC teams that have typically been capable of a deeper playoff run in their best years. If Wart runs the table they may have one of those quarterfinal capable teams this year. The game this week vs. Simpson will be telling.

I'll add that if Wartburg does run the table, and if there is a MIAC Pool C team, I won't be surprised that they take a bus ride down to their stadium in week one or two of the play offs.

[02 Warhawk]

        2019 Week 7 West Region Fan Poll

Rank      Team           Previous    Points   
1)   St. John's (6)        1          87   
2)   UW-Whitewater (3)     2          84           
3)   Bethel                3          62       
4)   Wartburg              4          58
5)   Chapman               5          56
6)   UW-Platteville        7          49
7)   Redlands              8          29
t8)   St. Thomas            6          20
t8)   Linfield             t9          20
10)   Whitworth            t9          14
 
Dropped Out: N/A

RV)   UW-Oshkosh (9), Central (4), UW-LaCrosse (2), Gustavus Adolphus (1)


Thanks to those who participated this week: 02 Warhawk, wm4, WW, art76, doolittledog, smedindy, desertcat1, TwoArmedScot and wartnight.

[02 Warhawk]

 
1)  St. John's (6)        87      ( 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2)
2)  UW-Whitewater (3)     84      ( 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2)
3)  Bethel                62      ( 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7)
4)  Wartburg              58      ( 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5,10)
5)  Chapman               56      ( 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6)
6)  UW-Platteville        49      ( 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 9) 
7)  Redlands              29      ( 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9)
t8)  St. Thomas            20      ( 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, -, -, -)
t8)  Linfield              20      ( 5, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9,10,10, -)
10)  Whitworth             14      ( 6, 6, 9,10,10, -, -, -, -)

RV)  UW-Oshkosh             9      ( 7, 9,10,10,10, -, -, -, -)
RV)  Central                4      ( 7, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -)
RV)  UW-LaCrosse            2      ( 9, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -)
RV)  Gustavus Adolphus      1      (10, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -)

[art76]

Three definite tiers this week with a 22 point break between #2 and #3, and 20 points between #6 and #7.

[02 Warhawk]

Three definite tiers this week with a 22 point break between #2 and #3, and 20 points between #6 and #7.

Yeah, no coincidence this occurs in the heart of conference play as these teams are playing each other each week.

[hazzben]

Three definite tiers this week with a 22 point break between #2 and #3, and 20 points between #6 and #7.

Yeah, no coincidence this occurs in the heart of conference play as these teams are playing each other each week.

Notes from this weekend:

- Whitworth loses to Puget Sound, done for Pool C. Must beat Linfield for any chance at the playoffs.
- UWL blows up UWO and knocks them out of the rankings.
- SJU finds some kicking MOJO and blows out St. Olaf and their "Drop 9 into coverage to stop Erdmann" Defense to the tune of 700 yds
- Bethel blows the doors off of Concordia, even after a phantom penalty on 75 yd Punt TD and fumbling on the 1 yd line.
- UWW beats UWRF, 42-13 before the JV defense took the field.
- Wartburg & Central on a collision course in the ARC. Central QB sets TD Pass record with 3 to play + his entire Sr. season.
- UST bounces back against Carleton and their sneaky good QB/WR combo.
- Central finishes with rivals Simpson, Wartburg, and Coe. The playoffs have officially begun in Pella.
- Gustavus Adolphus continues it's dark horse campaign. Don't sleep on them v. UST (they lost a heartbreaker 14-13 last year)

[WW]

Three definite tiers this week with a 22 point break between #2 and #3, and 20 points between #6 and #7.

Yeah, no coincidence this occurs in the heart of conference play as these teams are playing each other each week.

Notes from this weekend:

- Whitworth loses to Puget Sound, done for Pool C. Must beat Linfield for any chance at the playoffs.
- UWL blows up UWO and knocks them out of the rankings.
- SJU finds some kicking MOJO and blows out St. Olaf and their "Drop 9 into coverage to stop Erdmann" Defense to the tune of 700 yds
- Bethel blows the doors off of Concordia, even after a phantom penalty on 75 yd Punt TD and fumbling on the 1 yd line.
- UWW beats UWRF, 42-13 before the JV defense took the field.
- Wartburg & Central on a collision course in the ARC. Central QB sets TD Pass record with 3 to play + his entire Sr. season.
- UST bounces back against Carleton and their sneaky good QB/WR combo.
- Central finishes with rivals Simpson, Wartburg, and Coe. The playoffs have officially begun in Pella.
- Gustavus Adolphus continues it's dark horse campaign. Don't sleep on them v. UST (they lost a heartbreaker 14-13 last year)

They'll need help, IMO, to reach Pool C if they win out. And that's a big If. But their 8-2, with only losses to Bethel and SJU in very competitive games, should be held in higher regard than some 9-1s.

[Baldini]

Nice to see some Gustavus Adolphus love and do think they should be in the bottom of the top 10 west rankings this week. A very good team that has been under the radar all season, but yet still a very large longshot in the pool C world.

[02 Warhawk]

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

[hazzben]

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

GAC is a long shot for Pool C, but with losses against SJU & Bethel they are a better candidate than a two loss UST with a loss to UWEC.

Also, if GAC beats UST, they'll be Regionally ranked. If Bethel holds serve against UST, that'd be 2-1 v. RRO for Bethel.

GAC may not make the field, but if they hold serve they could have a large say in what happens with Pool C candidacy for a 1 loss MIAC, WIAC, and SCIAC runners-up.

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

And yeah, it'll be a big game. Just like last year, with the exception that UST can't come in with only a single loss so it won't be a true play-in game like last years contest shaped up to be.

[02 Warhawk]

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

GAC is a long shot for Pool C, but with losses against SJU & Bethel they are a better candidate than a two loss UST with a loss to UWEC.

Also, if GAC beats UST, they'll be Regionally ranked. If Bethel holds serve against UST, that'd be 2-1 v. RRO for Bethel.

GAC may not make the field, but if they hold serve they could have a large say in what happens with Pool C candidacy for a 1 loss MIAC, WIAC, and SCIAC runners-up.

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

And yeah, it'll be a big game. Just like last year, with the exception that UST can't come in with only a single loss so it won't be a true play-in game like last years contest shaped up to be.

Right, I'm not even considering GAC and UST as Pool C bids. Two losses is pretty much a death sentence for an at-large bid. There's too many good one-loss teams out there: Linfield, Bethel, Redlands, Susquehanna, NCC, Wesley, UWP and John Carroll/BW. I don't see any of those teams losing again, with the exception of maybe UWP losing to UWO and obviously the winner of the JC/BW game will probably get in.

I'm sure there's other good one-loss teams out east I'm missing.

[MonroviaCat]

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

GAC is a long shot for Pool C, but with losses against SJU & Bethel they are a better candidate than a two loss UST with a loss to UWEC.

Also, if GAC beats UST, they'll be Regionally ranked. If Bethel holds serve against UST, that'd be 2-1 v. RRO for Bethel.

GAC may not make the field, but if they hold serve they could have a large say in what happens with Pool C candidacy for a 1 loss MIAC, WIAC, and SCIAC runners-up.

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

And yeah, it'll be a big game. Just like last year, with the exception that UST can't come in with only a single loss so it won't be a true play-in game like last years contest shaped up to be.

Right, I'm not even considering GAC and UST as Pool C bids. Two losses is pretty much a death sentence for an at-large bid. There's too many good one-loss teams out there: Linfield, Bethel, Redlands, Susquehanna, NCC, Wesley, UWP and John Carroll/BW. I don't see any of those teams losing again, with the exception of maybe UWP losing to UWO and obviously the winner of the JC/BW game will probably get in.

I'm sure there's other good one-loss teams out east I'm missing.

Linfield isn't really a Pool C candidate-either they win the conference (PoolA) or lose a 2nd game and fall way out of Pool C contention.

[WW]

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

GAC is a long shot for Pool C, but with losses against SJU & Bethel they are a better candidate than a two loss UST with a loss to UWEC.

Also, if GAC beats UST, they'll be Regionally ranked. If Bethel holds serve against UST, that'd be 2-1 v. RRO for Bethel.

GAC may not make the field, but if they hold serve they could have a large say in what happens with Pool C candidacy for a 1 loss MIAC, WIAC, and SCIAC runners-up.

Bethel's final game at St. Thomas will be a huge one. If Bethel drops that, we probably won't see a Pool C bid out of the MIAC this year.

And yeah, it'll be a big game. Just like last year, with the exception that UST can't come in with only a single loss so it won't be a true play-in game like last years contest shaped up to be.

Right, I'm not even considering GAC and UST as Pool C bids. Two losses is pretty much a death sentence for an at-large bid. There's too many good one-loss teams out there: Linfield, Bethel, Redlands, Susquehanna, NCC, Wesley, UWP and John Carroll/BW. I don't see any of those teams losing again, with the exception of maybe UWP losing to UWO and obviously the winner of the JC/BW game will probably get in.

I'm sure there's other good one-loss teams out east I'm missing.

Linfield still has Whitworth to play. NCC still has IWU. And JC still has Heidelberg and as you mentioned, UWP has UWO remaining. The former in these matchups will all be favored but certainly none are prohibitive favorites. Some dominoes have to fall correctly but there's a window here (albeit small) for a 2-loss team, especially if those losses are to top 10 teams. GAC still has a pulse, IMO.