Mid-Atlantic Region 2016

[D3soccerwatcher]

MAF,

Are you basically saying that Etown will drop out of the top 25 all together, and Messiah will move into the Top 25 and Scranton will move into the RV group?  And that in the mid-week match-up between Messiah and Etown this week, Messiah will go in as the favorite?

[Shooter McGavin]

Shooter's Regional Picks
1. Messiah--------Only undefeated team left lands them in this spot.
2. Fords-----------Surviving w/o their best player vs good competition.
3. F&M------------1 more blemish than the Fords and 1-1-1 in last 3 drops them a few slots.
4. Etown----------1-1-1 in last 3 drops the Bluejays. Doesn't get any easier w/Messiah & Scranton on the road up next.
5. Lycoming-------Starting to turn the corner? Haven't lost in their last 7 & people are starting to take notice.
6. Scranton-------1 blemish and a big upcoming clash w/Etown awaits.
7. Gettysburg-----Haven't take advanatge of the teams ranked ahead of them & those are the 2 blemishes for the Bullets.
8. Leb Val---------A nice start but the beef of the schedule still awaits w/Messiah, York, & Lyco.
9. Eastern---------The Eagles should win their next 10 but all that matters is the AQ for them.
10. Misericordia---4 blemishes but wins over Camden & York & a tie vs Messiah has me thinking they might belong.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

MAF,

Are you basically saying that Etown will drop out of the top 25 all together, and Messiah will move into the Top 25 and Scranton will move into the RV group?  And that in the mid-week match-up between Messiah and Etown this week, Messiah will go in as the favorite?

Below is last weeks rankings. Messiah was already in the top 25 and that won't change. I do think, in my personal opinion, that after tying Drew at home Etown will drop out. Maybe they will stay, but with all the other teams that had a great week and weekend of games, I can't see them staying in the top 25, at least for my liking. Scranton already dropped out last week and into the RV category and I think they will remain in the RV category for this next poll. If anything Scranton SHOULD be ranked ahead of Etown due to SOS, record, blemishes, etc. So if Scranton is in RV then Etown should be as well. Messiah should go in as the favorites seeing that the game is at home and they are undefeated compared to Etown who is travelling and has had a rough 3 game stretch of 1-1-1. I think it should be pretty evident that Messiah is the favorite. Now it's a rivalry and that means nothing come game time, but for now I give the edge to the Falcons. 

September 20, 2016
D3soccer.com Men's Top 25, Week 3
Through games of Sunday, September 18, 2016

#   School (1st Pl. Votes)   Record   Pts.   Prev.
1   Rowan (9)   7-0-0   966   3
2   Kenyon (9)   6-0-0   960   2
3   Amherst (3)   3-0-1   883   1
4   Trinity (Texas)   6-0-0   876   4
5   Chicago   7-0-0   869   5
6   St. Lawrence   6-0-0   811   6
7   Ohio Northern   7-0-1   699   9
8   Franklin & Marshall   5-0-2   690   11
9   Washington & Lee   5-1-0   637   14
10   Ohio Wesleyan   5-1-1   547   13
11   Calvin   5-1-0   541   15
12   Chris. Newport   6-1-0   533   7
13   Carnegie Mellon   5-0-0   499   16
14   Brandeis   3-1-1   445   10
15   Elizabethtown   4-1-0   433   8
16   Mass-Boston   6-0-0   429   17
17   Centre   5-0-0   355   22
18   Macalester   6-0-1   293   20
19   Redlands   6-1-0   257   18
20   Middlebury   2-0-1   241   —
21   Haverford   3-1-2   227   19
22   Messiah   4-0-2   219   23
23   Dubuque   6-0-0   195   24
24   Plattsburgh St.   7-0-0   166   —
25   Loras   3-2-0   103   12
Dropped out: No. 21 Scranton, No. 25 Cortland State

Receiving Votes: Scranton 61, Bowdoin 61, Rochester 51, Washington U. 42, St. Mary's (Md.) 42, Carthage 38, Oneonta State 36, Chapman 32, Montclair State 27, Lycoming 27, Connecticut College 27, Cortland State 23, Ramapo 23, Williams 17, MIT 15, Rutgers-Camden 15, St. Thomas 11, Kean 10, Thomas More 4, Colorado College 4, New Jersey City 4, Lynchburg 2, Clark 2

[D3soccerwatcher]

I was referencing the NSCAA rankings, but I was not clear about that in my post.

Thanks for the analysis. Very insightful.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

I was referencing the NSCAA rankings, but I was not clear about that in my post.

Thanks for the analysis. Very insightful.

Ahhhh that makes much more sense now! I am not sure what to expect from NSCAA. It's always a toss up but after thinking about it more I think you will see Messiah at #1. We will find out tomorrow 

[D3soccerwatcher]

PREDICTIONS on Elizabethtown @ Messiah -- Marshmallow Bowl this Wednesday night?

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

2-1 Messiah.

[NEPAFAN]

Scranton lost a vote in the new poll...

[phillyfan12]

Predictions for Wednesday's Games:

Washington College 2 - Ford 1: This is my upset special. WAC riding the high of their draw with F&M while Haverford has been underperforming and barely getting by. I think WAC take this one with a little more fight and toughness than the Fords are ready for.

Gettysburg 3 - Johns Hopkins 1: I think Gettysburg has firmly planted itself as the 3rd best team in the Centennial. Henry Smith is a dynamic, difference maker.

F&M 4 - Ursinus 0: F&M takes its frustrations from a tough week out on Ursinus.

Messiah 3 - Etown 2 in OT: From what I've read I don't know that Etown are the real deal and Messiah seem to be back to their winning ways. I think this will be an entertaining contest and one that'll be tight all the way through. Messiah with just a little bit more quality and edge this one.

[Shooter McGavin]

http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DIII_MEN/web/rankings/ncaa/diii_men.aspx

No surprises here

[Shooter McGavin]

PREDICTIONS on Elizabethtown @ Messiah -- Marshmallow Bowl this Wednesday night?

Messiah 2
Etown 1

Messiah edges Etown in an instant classic. Marshmallows will fly high into the night sky as the Falcons will get revenge and win this game in OT.

[Shooter McGavin]

Kind of surprised to not see Eastern or Gettysburg in the RV section.


September 27, 2016
D3soccer.com Men's Top 25, Week 4
Through games of Sunday, September 25, 2016

#   School (1st Pl. Votes)   Record   Pts.   Prev.
1   Rowan (17)   9-0-0   998   1
2   Kenyon (1)   8-0-0   944   2
3   Amherst   5-0-1   883   3
4   Chicago   9-0-0   882   5
5   Trinity (Texas)   9-0-0   864   4
6   Ohio Northern   9-0-1   778   7
7   Washington & Lee   6-1-0   744   9
8   Calvin   7-1-0   677   11
9   St. Lawrence   7-1-0   667   6
10   Mass-Boston   8-0-0   564   16
11   Macalester   8-0-1   520   18
12   Middlebury   4-0-1   509   20
13   Ohio Wesleyan   5-1-2   488   10
14   Franklin & Marshall   5-1-3   448   8
15   Haverford   5-1-2   378   21
16   Chris. Newport   7-2-0   344   12
17   Washington U.   5-0-0   299   —
18   Carnegie Mellon   7-1-0   295   13
19   Elizabethtown   5-1-1   280   15
20   Messiah   5-0-3   276   22
21   Oneonta State   7-2-0   273   —
22   Plattsburgh State   8-1-0   180   24
23   Brandeis   3-2-1   165   14
24   Loras   4-2-0   136   25
25   Lynchburg   6-0-2   111   —
Dropped out: No. 17 Centre, No. 19 Redlands, No. 23 Dubuque

Receiving Votes: Montclair State 98, Grove City 98, Rochester 76, Scranton 60, Lycoming 51, Oberlin 51, Williams 42, Dubuque 38, Colorado College 36, St. Thomas 36, Redlands 33, Centre 33, Ramapo 29, Lebanon Valley 24, Carthage 18, Capital 18, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 16, Gordon 13, Clark 13, St. Mary's (Md.) 7, Union 7, Springfield 4, Chapman 2

The D3soccer.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of coaches, Sports Information Directors and D3soccer.com staff, and is published weekly.

[NJrexSoccer03]

PREDICTIONS on Elizabethtown @ Messiah -- Marshmallow Bowl this Wednesday night?

I'm going with:

Etown 2
Messiah 1

I'm guessing this is a Pick Em in the betting world at -110.
I'll put 110 marshmallows on it.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Tonight's Notables
F&M@Ursinus
Wash. Coll.@Fords
Etown@Messiah
Neuman@Eastern
Scranton@Wilkes
Salisbury@Catholic
Leb Val@York
Swat@Muhles
Getty@JHU
Lyco@Misericordia
Widener@Stevens

MAF Predictions
F&M 2 Ursinus 1           This game will not be as close as the score indicates
Wash 1 Fords 1            Fords keep surviving and home field will help
Etown 1 Messiah 2        Falcons all day in this one. Bring on the marshmallows
Neuman 2 Eastern 2     Surprise of the night as Eastern squanders a win late at home
Scranton 4 Wilkes 1      Scranton puts up 4 in the first half and coasts
Salisbury 3 Catholic 2   Catholic needs a boost but it won't happen here
LVC 2 York 2                 If this was a home game for LVC I would have picked them to win it
Swat 3 Muhles 1            Swat is quietly dangerous this year...look out Muhles
Getty 1 JHU 2                Getty coughs up 2 late and JHU wins in dramatic fashion
Lyco 1 Miseri 0               Lyco stays on their winning ways as Miseri loses a heartbreaker in 2OT
Widener 0 Stevens 7      Not the result Widener was hoping for

[lastguyoffthebench]

Lyco vs Miseri... The team that scores first, wins.  I'm backing the Warriors in this one.