What a day! And what a mess it's left us in the Top 6 of Super Region 4. I'm not sure of a lot in this whole situation, but I'm about 99.9 percent certain the same Top 6 from last week's SR4 regional rankings will be the six teams who make the playoffs come Sunday afternoon.

You'll have to forgive me if you read this entry before about 1115pm Saturday, I was a little rushed to get something posted before movie night with my wife and neglected to take everything into consideration.

So here's what happened today:

Central pulled a somewhat unlikely upset over Washburn, meaning the 'Bods go from a sure-thing first-round bye to maybe a road trip in the first round, or maybe still a bye? I'll explain in a minute.

Pitt State took advantage of the Bod loss, taking care of Southern and taking home the outright MIAA title. But could they still seed below Washburn, who has one more loss than them?

Missouri Western disposed of Hays and will host a playoff game for the first time ever.

And Northwest Missouri proved they're still in the talks of the best teams in the conference with a big win over Emporia.

So after careful deliberation, and coming to the realization that as AWESOME as it is to have a playoff system in Division II, the selection process and ranking system is far from perfect, here's what I think happens.

Midwestern pulled a win out of their behinds over Northeastern State, so at 11-0, they'll be the No. 1 seed. That's about the only sure thing in this whole mess.

You'd think Pitt will get the 2 spot and the second bye, but how far does Washburn's loss drop them? If Washburn only drops to 3, they'll jump BACK to 2 because of head-to-head (any team in any region will leap-frog another if it beat that team in regular season and finishes right behind it in regional rankings).

So what if Washburn's loss moves them to No. 4 by the numbers behind Western and Pitt. Washburn beat both those teams, so do they leap-frog both? My honest answer is I don't know. And what if the numbers move Northwest ahead of ACU into No. 5, who beat a No. 4 Washburn. Does Washburn get jumped by Northwest into a road game?

The simplest thing to remember here is there is a committee involved, and I think the numbers and rules that go along with them are going to put us in a bit of a bind.

So you know what, let's start over. I have no freaking clue what's GOING to happen. Here's what I think SHOULD happen.

Midwestern at No. 1 is a no-brainer.

At No. 2, I put Pitt State. The only 1-loss playoff team and MIAA champs deserve a first-round bye.

Here's where it gets interesting. Four two-loss teams will fill out the final spots, so where do we start?

I'm looking here at not the team's wins, but their losses. Missouri Western lost to Washburn and Pitt, two really good losses. Northwest lost to MoWest and Pitt, also two really good losses, but the Griffs beat the Bearcats, so I'm sticking MoWest in at No. 3.

Next, there's Northwest, Washburn and ACU. Both of ACU's losses are quality too, being to MSU and North Alabama. But since they got absolutely obliterated by Midwestern, I'm going with Northwest as my No. 4.

ACU moves in at No. 5 ahead of Washburn because the Ichabods' loss to UCM is the only one in this bunch to a team with more than two losses. So Washburn rounds out my playoff field at No. 6.

So that gives us:

1. Midwestern State
2. Pitt State
3. Missouri Western
4. Northwest Missouri
5. Abilene Christian
6. Washburn

This isn't how it will work out, I get it. There's no good reason for Northwest to jump Abilene, though I guess a win over a 5-5 (Emporia) team looks better than a win over a 2-7 team (Incarnate Word).

I think it's entirely possible Washburn only drops to No. 3 in the rankings and head-to-head moves them into No. 2 over Pitt State, who would drop to 3. If that happens, I can only hope Northwest stays at No. 6, because quite frankly, I'm DYING to go to a Pitt-Northwest game on campus.

So, whatever. We could guess until we're blue in the face, and believe me, I almost am. But we'll know for sure at 4 p.m. CDT when they announce the brackets.

As far as bowls go, Central still gets their pick. I think they'll take the Mineral Water (though I DO NOT KNOW that for sure) and that would leave 4-7 Hays in the Kanza.

FYI, as far as potential opponents go, West Texas A&M is a lock for the Kanza invite and it APPEARS Minnesota State, at 8-3 and NSIC South champs, will miss out on the playoffs and get the Mineral Water invite.

So I think you might have Central-MSU and WTA&M-Fort Hays. But if Central picks the Kanza (that would set up a playoff rematch from last year), then the Mineral Water has options. I think they'll go with Emporia at 5-6, but who knows.... My dark horse for this.....

It's not Southwest Baptist. At 6-5, they just lost four straight games to future MIAA foes, so I don't think they've earned it.

Northeastern State has shown interest, but at 7-4 and a long ways from Excelsior Springs, I don't see them going there.

Sioux Falls also contacted the MWB, but they're an awful long ways away too.

What about Lindenwood? They finish the season 8-3 after a win over Central Oklahoma Saturday, so why not give them the invite. They're in-state, a future MIAA member, so they're still "kinda" staying in house....

But whatever, this is all a moot point if Central picks the MWB, because the Kanza has to go with Hays.

How do YOU think it will all play out?

Let me know by leaving a comment below, emailing me at [email protected], tweeting me @miAARONd2 or sending me a message at Facebook.com/apheintz.