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It's early, but thought I'd take a look around the region and get a grip on where everyone seems to be at.
MEC- As our buddy Boat has been excited to mention, dominated the OOC slate they were given. Could and probably should land 2 spots in the playoffs if some teams start to separate themselves.
1. Charleston 5-0- Meat of their schedule remains, plays all 4 teams below in the next 5 weeks.
2. WV State 4-1 (4-0 vs D2)- 1 loss is to Morehead State (FCS)
3. Fairmont State 4-1
4. Frostburg State 3-1
5. NDC 3-2 - WVS and Charleston next 2 weeks will be telling.
NE10- Even at this early juncture, this is a 2 team race it seems for the playoffs. Could be a 2 bid league if these 2 continue to pull away from the pack. Especially if NH is the winner of their game on 10/28. Assumptions win over Kutztown should resonate come playoff time.
1. New Haven 4-1- Lost to Frostburg State
2. Assumption 3-1- Win vs Kutztown is looking better and better last 2 weeks. Lost to GV, which will still look great on the SOS portion.
GMAC- As usual, conference cannibolizes itself during the season. There really are only 2 teams at present that look like playoff contenders. Ashland bit off a bit more then they could chew with that early gauntlet and with 3 losses, is probably not in the playoff picture.
1. Tiffin 5-0- Offense is impressive, will probably be undefeated going into the final week against Findlay.
2. Findlay 4-1- Last 2 games of the season against Ashland and Tiffin will seal their playoff fate. Will probably have to split those to get a chance at playoffs.
PSAC- Whacky year in the PSAC. SRU is the clubhouse leader and looks to be the most complete team at the halfway point. Conference is much deeper than previous years in terms of competitive ball clubs, but that could lead to similarly to the GMAC where they cannobilize each other.
1. SRU 5-0 - Cal at home in a few weeks, but should probably roll to the PSAC champ game at 10-0.
2. ESU 4-1- Dealing with QB issues, big W against IUP. Finishes with Shepherd/Cal
3. Cal 3-1- Still has IUP/SRU on schedule, has not been able to put a complete game together or finish against upper echelon competition.
4. Shepherd 4-1- Wildly inconsistent. The Kutztown loss, could prove to be a blessing come playoff time. Will be in a battle every week to finish the year.
5. Kutztown 3-2- Loss to Assumption is going to hurt, but already 2-0 against their top competition in the PSAC East. Inside track to the State game, which will be interesting if they lose it for a 3rd loss.
6. IUP 3-2- Similar to Shepherd, just wildly inconsistent. If they can beat Cal this weekend, the rest of the schedule is very manageable. Should be 9-2 and still in good shape to grab a spot for the playoffs.
If forced to guess, just for fun. I'd say the rankings should look like this as of today:
1. SRU
2. Tiffin
3. Charleston
4. WV State
5. New Haven
6. Findlay
7. Assumption
8. ESU
9. Shepherd
10. Cal/Fairmont
MEC- As our buddy Boat has been excited to mention, dominated the OOC slate they were given. Could and probably should land 2 spots in the playoffs if some teams start to separate themselves.
1. Charleston 5-0- Meat of their schedule remains, plays all 4 teams below in the next 5 weeks.
2. WV State 4-1 (4-0 vs D2)- 1 loss is to Morehead State (FCS)
3. Fairmont State 4-1
4. Frostburg State 3-1
5. NDC 3-2 - WVS and Charleston next 2 weeks will be telling.
NE10- Even at this early juncture, this is a 2 team race it seems for the playoffs. Could be a 2 bid league if these 2 continue to pull away from the pack. Especially if NH is the winner of their game on 10/28. Assumptions win over Kutztown should resonate come playoff time.
1. New Haven 4-1- Lost to Frostburg State
2. Assumption 3-1- Win vs Kutztown is looking better and better last 2 weeks. Lost to GV, which will still look great on the SOS portion.
GMAC- As usual, conference cannibolizes itself during the season. There really are only 2 teams at present that look like playoff contenders. Ashland bit off a bit more then they could chew with that early gauntlet and with 3 losses, is probably not in the playoff picture.
1. Tiffin 5-0- Offense is impressive, will probably be undefeated going into the final week against Findlay.
2. Findlay 4-1- Last 2 games of the season against Ashland and Tiffin will seal their playoff fate. Will probably have to split those to get a chance at playoffs.
PSAC- Whacky year in the PSAC. SRU is the clubhouse leader and looks to be the most complete team at the halfway point. Conference is much deeper than previous years in terms of competitive ball clubs, but that could lead to similarly to the GMAC where they cannobilize each other.
1. SRU 5-0 - Cal at home in a few weeks, but should probably roll to the PSAC champ game at 10-0.
2. ESU 4-1- Dealing with QB issues, big W against IUP. Finishes with Shepherd/Cal
3. Cal 3-1- Still has IUP/SRU on schedule, has not been able to put a complete game together or finish against upper echelon competition.
4. Shepherd 4-1- Wildly inconsistent. The Kutztown loss, could prove to be a blessing come playoff time. Will be in a battle every week to finish the year.
5. Kutztown 3-2- Loss to Assumption is going to hurt, but already 2-0 against their top competition in the PSAC East. Inside track to the State game, which will be interesting if they lose it for a 3rd loss.
6. IUP 3-2- Similar to Shepherd, just wildly inconsistent. If they can beat Cal this weekend, the rest of the schedule is very manageable. Should be 9-2 and still in good shape to grab a spot for the playoffs.
If forced to guess, just for fun. I'd say the rankings should look like this as of today:
1. SRU
2. Tiffin
3. Charleston
4. WV State
5. New Haven
6. Findlay
7. Assumption
8. ESU
9. Shepherd
10. Cal/Fairmont
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