Massey's Playoff Projections

[NW Normal]

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'Like Ian said tho, the silo conferences are really hard to wrap your arms around.'

Do we have any Silo huggers out there?

[WalterCampFan]

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Massey definitely did not get the Mines vs CSU Pueblo game right. CSU Pueblo's defense dominated the game

[Turbonium]

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Tarleton State is a mere 2 hrs from McKinney, site of the National Championship game. If the Texans advance to the big game, expect a huge turnout of students, alumni and fans. It will be like homefield advantage for the Purple & White!

Fans didn't even show up to home games.

[NW Normal]

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Well, Northwest finally played like Massey has them rated. On the road no less.

[Fan_the_Flame]

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Ha! Don't get me started. Nobody will ever convince me that if Grand Valley had to come to Carson-Newman in 09 that we wouldn't have won. But instead a team full of fellas that had never even seen snow had to go to Lubbers. :laugh:

Don't get me started. Nobody will ever convince me that if David Kircus had caught the flu in 2002 that we wouldn't have won. Instead we came up a little short (and in the NC game doesn't really matter if you get beat by 1 or by 100 - you're still beat).

[JakeTAMUC]

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So Massey had 7 of the first 12 games wrong just on winners? Makes them an unreliable resource, no matter how they do the math.

[laker]

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VSU hasn't the best record with teams with purple uni's.

They did in 2012. :crying:

[Uwfalum98]

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So Massey had 7 of the first 12 games wrong just on winners? Makes them an unreliable resource, no matter how they do the math.

MIAA math...

[Turbonium]

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So Massey had 7 of the first 12 games wrong just on winners? Makes them an unreliable resource, no matter how they do the math.

It's why games are actually played. Of course a bunch of numbers won't always be right. Just fun to look at.

[Ian Carlson]

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MIAA math...

[NW Normal]

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So the four overtime win over CN in Florence might somehow be factored in the Northwest mystique?

[getnastyblazers]

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They did in 2012. :crying:

That was a hard fought, heck of a ballgame.

[No Fear]

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Just thought I'd share this. Looked it up today.

First Round
#5 Hillsdale def. #4 Kutztown, 31-28.
#2 LIU Post def. #7 Slippery Rock, 28-24.
#3 West Chester def. #6 New Haven, 31-14.

#5 West Alabama def. #4 Bowie State, 31-14.
#2 West Georgia def. #7 Wingate, 34-16.
#3 Lenoir-Rhyne def. #6 Florida Tech, 35-28.

#5 Fort Hays def. #4 Indianapolis, 24-17.
#2 Ferris State def. #7 Harding, 30-23.
#6 Northwest Missouri def. #3 Grand Valley, 28-20.

#4 Colorado Mines def. #5 CSU Pueblo, 31-28.
#2 Tarleton State def. #7 Azusa Pacific, 41-21.
#3 Minnesota-Duluth def. #6 Texas A&M Commerce, 26-24.

Second Round
#5 Hillsdale def. #1 Notre Dame, 27-20.
#3 West Chester def. #2 LIU Post, 21-18.

#1 Valdosta State def. #5 West Alabama, 41-21.
#2 West Georiga def. #3 Lenoir-Rhyne, 35-28.

#5 Fort Hays def. #1 Ouachita Baptist, 20-17.
#6 Northwest Missouri def. #2 Ferris State, 31-24.

#4 Colorado Mines def. #1 Minnesota State, 38-37.
#2 Tarleton State def. #3 Minnesota-Duluth, 37-28.

Quarterfinals
#3 West Chester def. #5 Hillsdale, 27-20.
#1 Valdosta State def. #2 West Georgia, 42-30.
#6 Northwest Missouri def. #5 Fort Hays, 23-17.
#2 Tarleton State def. #4 Colorado Mines, 42-37.

Semifinals-Teams reseeded based on Coaches Poll Rankings
#1 Valdosta State def. #4 Northwest Missouri, 35-34.
#2 Tarleton State def. #3 West Chester, 35-26.

Championship
#1 Valdosta State def. #2 Tarleton State, 44-38.

According to Massey's Projections of each game, Valdosta State wins the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship.

Do you guys really believe this garbage?

[KleShreen]

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Do you guys really believe this garbage?

Did anyone say that? Calm yourself.

[Uwfalum98]

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It would appear that the Bennett Rankings have fallen in love with the MIAA as well.

1 NW Missouri St ( 10-2) 0 100.00 18
2 Valdosta St ( 10-0) 0 96.13 3
3 Tarleton St ( 11-0) 0 95.65 6
4 CSUP ( 11-1) 0 94.63 9
5 Ferris St ( 12-0) 0 91.71 2
6 Lenoir-Rhyne ( 11-1) 0 90.00 17
7 Fort Hays St ( 9-3) 0 89.46 19
8 Grand Valley St ( 10-2) 0 88.30 7
9 Central Oklahoma ( 7-4) 0 87.34
10 Colorado Mines ( 10-2) 0 87.10 14
11 Pitt State ( 8-3) 0 86.45
12 Indianapolis ( 10-1) 0 85.74 12
13 Ouachita Baptist ( 11-0) 0 85.26 4
14 West Chester ( 10-1) 0 83.76 8
15 West Georgia ( 10-2) 0 83.53 10
16 Ashland ( 6-4) 0 83.32
17 Harding ( 9-3) 0 83.23 21
18 Texas A&M-Comm. ( 10-2) 0 82.65 15
19 Emporia St ( 7-4) 0 82.33
20 Midwestern St ( 8-2) 0 82.04 16
21 Nebraska-Kearney ( 5-6) 0 82.02
22 Saginaw Valley ( 8-3) 0 80.56
23 Missouri West St ( 6-5) 0 80.53
24 Wingate ( 9-3) 0 80.22
25 LIU-Post ( 10-1) 0 79.99 13