2022 D3 Men's Soccer National Perspective

[camosfan]

Last night in the Middlebury v WPI game, late in the second half, I think with about 6 minutes to go, the WPI keeper made a top class flick over the crossbar to save the game.

[Flying Weasel]

It seems like the men's Regional Rankings have been posted (https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3/regional-rankings) but they have no W-L-T records included.

NOTE:  these are in alphabetical order, not ranked order.

Region I   
Amherst
Bowdoin
Hamilton
JWU (Providence)
Middlebury
Wesleyan (CT)
Williams

Region II   
Babson
Coast Guard
Endicott
Roger Williams
Wheaton (MA)
WPI

Region III   
Clarkson
Rochester (NY)
St. Lawrence
SUNY Cortland
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
Vassar

Region IV   
Lancaster Bible
Lycoming
Misericordia
Montclair St.
NYU
Rowan
Stevens

Region V
Catholic
Drew
Elizabethtown
Franklin & Marshall
Gettysburg
John Hopkins
Messiah

Region VI   
Christopher Newport
Lynchburg
Mary Washington
Roanoke
Sewanee
Virginia Wesleyan
Washington & Lee

Region VII   
Carnegie Mellon
CWRU
Denison
John Carroll
Kenyon
Ohio Northern
Rose-Hulman

Region VIII   
Calvin
Concordia Wisconsin
Dominican (IL)
North Central (IL)
North Park
UChicago
WashU

Region IX   
Gustavus Adolphus
Loras
Luther
St. Olaf
Wartburg
Wisconisn-Eau Claire
Wisconisn-Platteville

Region X   
Cal Lutheran
Colorado Col.
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Pacific Lutheran
St. Thomas (TX)
Trinity (TX)
Williamette

[paclassic89]

No Tufts or CT College.  But I think they're right on the bubble so they could pop in there next week with good results

[Kuiper]

I'm a bit surprised to see Cal Lutheran on there for Region X.  They did challenge themselves with a stronger SOS than Occidental and tied Willamette and lost to Pacific Lutheran, but they've lost to Pomona-Pitzer, tied La Verne and a bunch of other non-ranked opponents, and they haven't won a single game against a team in the top half of SCIAC.  It feels like at some point you have to actually win some games.  They are 5-2-6.

[PaulNewman]

Crazy, crazy season.....Guilford is now better than Messiah.  Did not see that coming.

[northman]

Actually...as Flying Weasel pointed out...these rankings are alphabetized...so Messiah and their fans need not be concerned.

[PaulNewman]

Big brother, Oneonta, said to little brother, Cortland "not so fast."  Oneonta 3-0.

Similar deal with Mary Washington and (I swear it's the same school) St Mary's.  3-0 Mary Washington.

Kenyon gets the big win at home over Denison but it wasn't easy and the scoreline of 3-0 is deceptive.  Kenyon controlled possession in the 1st half but rarely threatened.  Denison seemed to gain momentum by getting to the half 0-0, coming out and putting Kenyon in retreat mode for the first 10-12 minutes of 2nd half before Kenyon turned the tables again and finally broke through in the 62nd minute.  Scotty Upton made a beautiful back heel play to set up the second goal and about 10 minutes later Upton nailed a free kick into top left corner.  Denison is very physical and unafraid.  Bianco has transformed that program and the team now reflects him.  He is excellent at game planning and the psychology of the game.  Denison reminds me of Lynchburg (ignoring today's Lynchburg result)....physical, gritty, willing to defend for long stretches, waiting for opportunities, having the capacity to take over the play in 5-7 minute stretches, and probably a handful of talented offensive players who are slippery, use their bodies well, and can score.  All that said, the Owls remain unbeaten in the NCAC and have not lost a regular season NCAC match since 2016.  Who'd they lose to, for their one NCAC loss in 2016 and 2015?  DePauw.  Two years in a row in Kenyon's two back to back Elite 8 seasons.

[PaulNewman]

Actually...as Flying Weasel pointed out...these rankings are alphabetized...so Messiah and their fans need not be concerned.

If you were responding to me that was a joke.  Guilford is not ranked and never will be.  But congrats on Bowdoin!

My 88 year old mother actually lives 3/4 of a mile from the Guilford campus.  Guilford imo should be better but they are one of the many D3 schools that was probably struggling with viability before Covid and certainly considered at risk in the middle of and in the wake of Covid.

[northman]

Not savvy enough to realize you were joking...  By the way, without having done the research, is Guilford in the Carolinas?

[PaulNewman]

Not savvy enough to realize you were joking...  By the way, without having done the research, is Guilford in the Carolinas?

Yes, Greensboro.....and no worries, you're still rounding back into shape.

[northman]

   

[MessageBoardMessi]

Actually...as Flying Weasel pointed out...these rankings are alphabetized...so Messiah and their fans need not be concerned.

If you were responding to me that was a joke.  Guilford is not ranked and never will be.  But congrats on Bowdoin!

My 88 year old mother actually lives 3/4 of a mile from the Guilford campus.  Guilford imo should be better but they are one of the many D3 schools that was probably struggling with viability before Covid and certainly considered at risk in the middle of and in the wake of Covid.

Horrid loss for Lynchburg.  Just mind blowing.  Guilford really shouldn't be better, nor will they be.  Their entire athletic program struggles, and have never been seen as legitimate in the region. Why would you think they would be better? Their location?  There is nothing attractive about that program, or special about the location.....and they typically attract the players that are short or without options  - but really want to play in college.

[calvin_grad]

Calvin goes down 1-0 at home to Albion, despite outshooting the Brits 20-4. Ends 32 game regular season conference winning streak for Calvin.

[PaulNewman]

Some interesting results right smack in the middle of the top 10....Calvin loses and Hopkins and NPU draw.

Big results in the OAC....Ohio Northern nips Wilmington 2-1 and John Carroll beats Otterbein 2-0.

[PaulNewman]

OK, my yearly one minute whining rant about karma.  Other than giving someone a little sting for something the recipient has no clue what it is for or who is responsible for it, what gets accomplished?  What's the goal when the recipient has no idea what ticked you so that there's not even a chance the recipient can correct for it or apologize (or not)?  Is it just the little bit of juice the negative karma giver experiences from a middle of the night "get even" slap?  I'm fine if someone can't manage to identify him or herself, but at least (if this thing is going to continue to exist here) it would make sense for a reason to be given along with identification of the offending post.