Findlay, Northwood, OH Dominican and Tiffin all lost today. Each of their four opponents today reside outside of SR1.
Concord held on to defeat Frostburg State, 23-22. Frostburg State scored a TD, they planned to go for the win and attempt a 2-point conversion. A false-starte had 'em re-think the strategy and attempt to tie with the XP. Bobbled snap and a failed conversion gives Concord a huge victory.
Findlay, Northwood, OH Dominican and Tiffin all lost today. Each of their four opponents today reside outside of SR1.
Concord held on to defeat Frostburg State, 23-22. Frostburg State scored a TD, they planned to go for the win and attempt a 2-point conversion. A false-starte had 'em re-think the strategy and attempt to tie with the XP. Bobbled snap and a failed conversion gives Concord a huge victory.
FRSU had a great start in D2 but is beginning to confront the reality of tough opponents week in and week out. They're still in a good spot, but with the MEC likely a single team PO conference, another loss needs to be avoided.
FRSU had a great start in D2 but is beginning to confront the reality of tough opponents week in and week out. They're still in a good spot, but with the MEC likely a single team PO conference, another loss needs to be avoided.
That's good. They were getting a little ahead of themselves.
MEC
- Concord now 4-0, nice win against Frostburg State this past weekend. No longer can ignore them. Incredibly, avoids NDC this season so the rest of the schedule is very manageable. Hasn't been dominant so I'd expect at least 1 slip up or more but 10-1 is certainly within reason, with an outside shot at 11-0.
- NDC 3-1. Still has to play Frostburg State, but is the MEC's most impressive team thus far and probably most talented. Don't think they'll lose again, should be 10-1.
- Frostburg State is 3-1, still to play NDC. Hasn't looked as sharp to start the year. Offense seems to be struggling a bit. I'd have them in the 9-2 or 8-3 range and just outside the playoffs.
- Wheeling and West Liberty are also both 3-1. I see both fading as the season moves along, Wheeling has been interesting so far though and has improved greatly for such a new program.
PSAC
-Shepherd is 4-0 with wins over Kutztown and California which was the toughest stretch of their schedule. Still has West Chester to play. 10-0 would be expected going into the PSAC champ game.
- West Chester is 3-1 with a nice win over Gannon. Battle of the Rams on 10/22 for the PSAC East. West Chester also still has to play Kutztown. 9-2 best case, 8-3 likely just outside playoff range.
- Kutztown is 2-2 and still plays West Chester. Will need some help come playoff time to sneak in. 9-2 might not cut it this year with the other leagues having stronger resumes at the top.
-Slippery Rock 4-0/IUP 3-0. Rivalry week with Cal looming as well. Will start seeing the PSAC West come into view with this game. Would project both programs the same at this point, loss here will probably be their only loss and the other will have the inside track at being 10-0 and in the PSAC champ game.
- Gannon 3-1. Still has Cal, IUP and Rock to play. Heavy underdog in all. Probably finishes closer 7-4 or 6-5.
GMAC
-Ashland 3-0, still has ODU/Tiffin/Hillsdale back to back to back in October. May drop 1 but shouldn't be more than that. 9-1 or 10-0 is most likely outcome for the GMAC frontrunners.
-Hillsdale 3-1, start of the schedule much easier than back half of the slate. Still to play ODU/Tiffin/Ashland/Findlay, best case is a split 2-2 of those 4. Not going to be good enough come playoff time at 8-3 or 7-4.
-The rest of the league has 2 losses already with plenty more interconference action ahead. Looking like a 1 bid league now.
NE10
-Saint Anselm 4-0. About to play back to back games against New Haven and Bentley. I'd consider them underdogs in both games, and also has Assumption to play later in the year. 8-2 with a weak schedule probably leaves them out of the playoffs.
- New Haven 3-1. Will probably be the favorite in each game remaining on the schedule. Saint Anselm this week and then Assumption in a couple weeks. Would project to be 9-1 and the NE10 rep in the playoff picture.
-Assumption 2-1, still to play Saint Anselm, New Haven and Bentley. Has a really strong OOC win against Kutztown so 8-2 finish will have them at the top of that grouping.
Not official at all, but after week 4 I'd say it looks like this currently:
1. Ashland
2. Shepherd
3. Slippery Rock
4. IUP
5. Saint Anselm,
6. Concord
7. Notre Dame College or New Haven
NE10 and GMAC looking like 1 bid leagues, PSAC at least 3 possibly 4 and the MEC looking strong for 2 right now.
MEC
- Concord now 4-0, nice win against Frostburg State this past weekend. No longer can ignore them. Incredibly, avoids NDC this season so the rest of the schedule is very manageable. Hasn't been dominant so I'd expect at least 1 slip up or more but 10-1 is certainly within reason, with an outside shot at 11-0.
- NDC 3-1. Still has to play Frostburg State, but is the MEC's most impressive team thus far and probably most talented. Don't think they'll lose again, should be 10-1.
- Frostburg State is 3-1, still to play NDC. Hasn't looked as sharp to start the year. Offense seems to be struggling a bit. I'd have them in the 9-2 or 8-3 range and just outside the playoffs.
- Wheeling and West Liberty are also both 3-1. I see both fading as the season moves along, Wheeling has been interesting so far though and has improved greatly for such a new program.
PSAC
-Shepherd is 4-0 with wins over Kutztown and California which was the toughest stretch of their schedule. Still has West Chester to play. 10-0 would be expected going into the PSAC champ game.
- West Chester is 3-1 with a nice win over Gannon. Battle of the Rams on 10/22 for the PSAC East. West Chester also still has to play Kutztown. 9-2 best case, 8-3 likely just outside playoff range.
- Kutztown is 2-2 and still plays West Chester. Will need some help come playoff time to sneak in. 9-2 might not cut it this year with the other leagues having stronger resumes at the top.
-Slippery Rock 4-0/IUP 3-0. Rivalry week with Cal looming as well. Will start seeing the PSAC West come into view with this game. Would project both programs the same at this point, loss here will probably be their only loss and the other will have the inside track at being 10-0 and in the PSAC champ game.
- Gannon 3-1. Still has Cal, IUP and Rock to play. Heavy underdog in all. Probably finishes closer 7-4 or 6-5.
GMAC
-Ashland 3-0, still has ODU/Tiffin/Hillsdale back to back to back in October. May drop 1 but shouldn't be more than that. 9-1 or 10-0 is most likely outcome for the GMAC frontrunners.
-Hillsdale 3-1, start of the schedule much easier than back half of the slate. Still to play ODU/Tiffin/Ashland/Findlay, best case is a split 2-2 of those 4. Not going to be good enough come playoff time at 8-3 or 7-4.
-The rest of the league has 2 losses already with plenty more interconference action ahead. Looking like a 1 bid league now.
NE10
-Saint Anselm 4-0. About to play back to back games against New Haven and Bentley. I'd consider them underdogs in both games, and also has Assumption to play later in the year. 8-2 with a weak schedule probably leaves them out of the playoffs.
- New Haven 3-1. Will probably be the favorite in each game remaining on the schedule. Saint Anselm this week and then Assumption in a couple weeks. Would project to be 9-1 and the NE10 rep in the playoff picture.
-Assumption 2-1, still to play Saint Anselm, New Haven and Bentley. Has a really strong OOC win against Kutztown so 8-2 finish will have them at the top of that grouping.
Not official at all, but after week 4 I'd say it looks like this currently:
1. Ashland
2. Shepherd
3. Slippery Rock
4. IUP
5. Saint Anselm,
6. Concord
7. Notre Dame College or New Haven
NE10 and GMAC looking like 1 bid leagues, PSAC at least 3 possibly 4 and the MEC looking strong for 2 right now.
Agree with everything except I'll say TIFFIN runs the table for 8-2 and joins ASHLAND at 9-1 for the GMAC. If the PSAC gets SHEP, SRU and IUP, then the rest is correct with CONC or NDC/FRSU from the MEC and UNH from the NE10.
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