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[paclassic89]

Moronic answer as expected

[TableMax]

How so?  Because u say so..  LOL  And u call me Moronic!  Who r u to sling insults..  U know my name.  Who r u..  LOL

[PaulNewman]

The irony of course is that RvR and SoS are precisely what would have saved JCU if they had lost or lose in next round.  Definitely have slipped a bit in a critical phase of the season.

Very impressed with Capital.  Comets had their chances but I thought their defense was really, really good.  Tremendous effort play after play. 

[TableMax]

Moronic answer as expected

Hey if you gonna talk smack and call my answer "Moronic" when im just commenting for fun. You gotta at least stop hiding behind your keyboard...BWAHAHA   

[Christan Shirk]

REGION VII - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - November 01, 2023

Rank	School	. Div. III . Record	. Div. III . SOS	. R-v-R .	. Overall . Record	. Prev. . Rank
1.	Kenyon	14-3-0	0.565	2-2-0	14-3-0	1
2.	Ohio Wesleyan	12-4-1	0.592	3-3-1	12-4-1	2
3.	Ohio Northern	11-5-2	0.590	2-4-2	11-5-2	4
4.	Case Western Reserve	8-3-3	0.597	1-2-3	8-3-3	5
5.	John Carroll	12-5-1	0.564	3-3-1	12-5-1	3
6.	Otterbein	12-2-3	0.547	2-2-2	12-2-3	6
7.	Mount Union	15-2-1	0.521	3-2-0	15-2-1	7

[D-Three Fan]

If I am not mistaking ONU should have 3 wins against ranked teams as Trine is now ranked. Am I correct? Thank you.

[College Soccer Observer]

The rankings are as of Monday, so anyting that happened last night is not reflected in this ranking.

[D-Three Fan]

The ONU win over Trine occurred back in September.

[Kuiper]

The ONU win over Trine occurred back in September.

Christian Shirk's post includes the RvR ranking (and other information about records and SoS) that the committee had before it when it made this week's ranking decisions.  Trine was not ranked in the last regional rankings, so that game is not reflected in the RvR numbers he lists the committee considered for this week's ranking.  When the committee makes Pool C (and seeding) decisions, the RvR numbers will reflect only the record against opponents ranked in these final rankings, so many team's RvR numbers will look different come tournament selection time.  Someone can correct me if I have any of this wrong.

[PaulNewman]

The ONU win over Trine occurred back in September.

Christian Shirk's post includes the RvR ranking (and other information about records and SoS) that the committee had before it when it made this week's ranking decisions.  Trine was not ranked in the last regional rankings, so that game is not reflected in the RvR numbers he lists the committee considered for this week's ranking.  When the committee makes Pool C (and seeding) decisions, the RvR numbers will reflect only the record against opponents ranked in these final rankings, so many team's RvR numbers will look different come tournament selection time.  Someone can correct me if I have any of this wrong.

I think D-Three Fan misinterpreted CSO's phrase "so anyting that happened last night is not reflected in this ranking."  So I presume D-Three was thinking, well, ONU didn't beat Trine last night but long ago, instead of getting that when the victory happened (unless it actually was this week) doesn't matter and rather when Trine got ranked is what matters.  In other words, Trine needed to be ranked last week in order for ONU to get the credit in today's rankings.  They will benefit from that win though next week.

[D-Three Fan]

Thank you for clearing this up.

[PaulNewman]

Denison stunned OWU, scoring in the 87th minute to win 1-0.  I'm sure there have been very, very times in OWU's illustrious history where they've lost to the same team on their own field within just a few days.

Denison is one more win away.  Now speaking of RvR imagine how I'd love to complain that Kenyon's win over Denison doesn't "count" as a ranked win/game.  Denison clearly is good enough to be ranked, and would be ranked in several other regions.  The Big Red are also up to 3 ranked wins (and of the high quality variety...OWU x2 and JCU).  They are getting a SoS boost as well from playing OWU back to back and now Kenyon again. 

[RoyRike]

OWU looking like they are in dangerous territory with the back-to-back losses to Denison at home. It will be interesting to see the OAC results tonight and how the whole region shakes out.

I would think that OWU is big fans of Otterbein and Mount Union tonight and then Kenyon on Saturday. Although, the way Denison has played the past couple games, I would expect them to put up a good fight in Gambier. Bianco has those boys rolling.

[D-Three Fan]

Otterbein and ONU win in PKs. Should be a great final.

[Coach Jeff]

Wondering if Mount Union will be on the bubble or did they have enough quality wins to make the NCAA's.  Thoughts