2015 Mid Atlantic Region

[lastguyoffthebench]

Week 1 regional rankings (guess)

1.  CMU (3-0)
2.  F&M (3-0)
3.  Etown (3-0)
4.  Messiah (1-1). Loss to CMU
5.  Drew (3-0). Wins over Swat n Roanoke
6.  Gettysburg (2-0).  Wins over Wilkes n York
7.  Haverford (2-1).  Loss to STevens Tech
8.  Dickinson (2-1).  Loss to Etown.
9.  Merchant Marine (2-1).  Loss to Salisbury
10.Eastern (2-0-1)
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11. Lycoming.   Loss to Eastern


Haverford and Dickinson could be ranked ahead of Drew n Gettysburg due to SOS and quality loss, but I'm not buying into it just yet.   Messiah will be outside of top 25 for first time in who knows how long?   RV is a possibility.

[PaulNewman]

Did CMU move to Mid Atlantic???

And I highly doubt Messiah will drop past top 10-12 nationally.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Brain fart.    Remove CMU and slide everyone up.    CMU played two weak opponents aside from Messiah.    I would think Messiah drops to Atleast 3 in NSCAA region rankings... Slots 17-19 on National Ranking

[backyarddawg]

Lastguyoffbench looks about right.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Messiah out of top 25 but a loss to CMU does not hurt them.  Drew would be my own guess to be above them with 2 quality wins over Swat and Roanoke (both at home) and Gettysburg more quality with road win at York.

[PaulNewman]

I was actually impressed by Messiah.  You can't lose perhaps their greatest class of all time (plus Brandt) and expect no blips at all. The Falcons will have as good a chance as anyone once we get to November, with the difference being that they won't be prohibitive favorites.  Would not surprise me at all to see Messiah lift the trophy.

[lastguyoffthebench]

I don't see Messiah getting passed the Sweet 16 this year.  As the field gets smaller and talent/experience increases, they will fall.   It will be hard to gauge their talent as their overall schedule is weak.  I would be shocked if they won it this year as I still feel that the graduating class was the best in Messiah history.  Way too many holes to fill when you include the Brandt transfer...

This is by no means a knock on the program, but just realistic expectations.   I will be looking forward to MidAtlantic region dogfight as the playing field is going to level out this year.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Massey Ratings

1.  Messiah (2) (0-0) no results posted which would drop them to 3 or 4
2.  F&M (14)
3.  Dickinson (15) loss to E-town not posted.
4.  Haverford (36)
5.  Muhlenberg (41)
6.  Drew (43)
7.  Eastern (52) Arcadia W not posted
8.  Lycoming (53)
9.  Gettysburg (58)
10. Merchant Marine (75)
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11.  Elizabethtown (78) W over Dickinson should see them bump to 3rd.
12. Johns Hopkins (92)

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Eastern has poor SOS and is barely sneaking by. I see them fading once conference play hits (even though they are in a weak conference). Messiah will roll in their next 5 games. They really weakened their schedule this year and who can blame them after the class they lost? Saw F&M and Alvernia face off. Wasn't overly impressed by F&M. Bailed out by a PK in OT. Top teams seem weaker than past years. Is it me or is the gap just closing? Centennial Conf. off to a rough start. Etown looks like the favorites in this region by the way they have started. Gettysburg with a good road win @York as well. Lycoming has rebounded nicely over the weekend with two road wins vs Scranton and York after a tough OT loss vs Eastern. 2 tough home losses for York. Any thoughts or predictions who finishes in the top 5 of this region come November?

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Any thoughts or predictions for tomorrow's release of the rankings?

Here are mine:

1. F&M             5-0
2. Messiah       3-1
3. Etown          5-0
4. Drew            5-0
5. Gettysburg   4-0
6. Eastern        4-0-1
7. Lycoming     4-1
8.Wash. Coll.   4-0
9. Cabrini         4-0-1
10. Dickinson   2-1
Honorable Mentions: Swarthmore 3-2, Hood 4-2, Kings 4-1, Merchant Marine 4-1

[lastguyoffthebench]

My guess


F&M
Messiah
Etown
Eastern
Drew
Gettysburg
Lycoming
Cabrini
Merchant Marines
Dickinson

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Rank              School                      W-L-T

1      Franklin & Marshall College    5-0-0
2   Messiah College                       3-1-0
3   Elizabethtown College              5-0-0
4   Eastern University                    4-0-1
5   Drew University                    4-0-0
6   Gettysburg College                  4-0-0
7   Lycoming College                    4-1-0
8   Dickinson College                   2-1-0
9   Merchant Marine Academy       4-1-0
10   Cabrini College                         4-0-1

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

LastGuy you only flipped Dickinson and MM. Well done! I apparently underrated Eastern. Still surprised they are at 4 though.

[Mr.Right]

I will be interested to see the result of the Messiah v Gettysburg game. From what I can tell Messiah absolutely dominates them year in year out.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Probably a 3-0 result in favor of Messiah.

[Mr.Right]

I know I mentioned this last year but it still befuddles me why Messiah does not play 4-5 teams from the Centennial. Location + and Competition + for both teams. Curious as to why this does not happen either from Messiah's standpoint or some Centennial teams