RRs heading into Week 11

[Armo Wood]

So the Regional Rankings are out and quite a few surprises:

1) Ft. Hays
2) UIndy
3) Ashland
4) Ferris
5) Ouachita
6) NW Missouri
7) Tech
8) Harding
9) Grand Valley
10) Central Missouri

Here's the link: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d2/

If I have time, I will try to post some more thoughts after I've had time to digest this.

[bandguy11]

Re: RRs heading into Week 11

So the Regional Rankings are out and quite a few surprises:

1) Ft. Hays
2) UIndy
3) Ashland
4) Ferris
5) Ouachita
6) NW Missouri
7) Tech
8) Harding
9) Grand Valley
10) Central Missouri

Here's the link: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d2/

I will post some more thoughts after I've had time to digest this.

Beat me to it Armo! Seeing this, I can't believe Ouachita is #5! But also, even with a loss now, does Ouachita drop out of the playoffs?? I just don't see it happening to me!! Looks like Tech & Harding could be vieing for the #7 spot this week!!

[Finishempty Fred]

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The committee has seen something they like. A first round game at the Cliff is very possible.

[Redwing]

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5-9 order has me scratching my head. I wonder what they used to get that order.:confused:

[bandguy11]

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5-9 order has me scratching my head. I wonder what they used to get that order.:confused:

A dartboard!

[Finishempty Fred]

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This time of year a loss doesn't help. If you gonna lose it better be early in the season. With that being said with a OBU win there will be two GAC reps in playoffs.

[Finishempty Fred]

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5-9 order has me scratching my head. I wonder what they used to get that order.:confused:

You can blame Harding for getting hot and winning in October and possibly in November when it counts.

[BearcatMediaStudent1]

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Beat me to it Armo! Seeing this, I can't believe Ouachita is #5! But also, even with a loss now, does Ouachita drop out of the playoffs?? I just don't see it happening to me!! Looks like Tech & Harding could be vieing for the #7 spot this week!!

If OBU loses, I think they would fall to 8 below GV. Harding and Tech are definitely playing for the a playoff spot though.

[OBUGrad]

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I would agree with that

[Finishempty Fred]

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OBU loss Harding win. OBU falls to 8 as co conf champ is there still earned access?

[eagler927]

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OBU loss Harding win. OBU falls to 8 as co conf champ is there still earned access?

There is no earned access if a team from your conference qualifies in the top 6. Basically no one in the GAC can afford to lose. OBU would have 3 losses, so would Tech. If that happens you would have to imagine both teams would fall below GVSU considering they lost close games to Indy, Ashland, and FSU who are #2,3,4 in the region.

[Finishempty Fred]

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There is no earned access if a team from your conference qualifies in the top 6. Basically no one in the GAC can afford to lose. OBU would have 3 losses, so would Tech. If that happens you would have to imagine both teams would fall below GVSU considering they lost close games to Indy, Ashland, and FSU who are #2,3,4 in the region.

So I guess I will be rooting for Tiffin this weekend against GVSU to muddy up the water just in case lol. This is gonna be a wild weekend. Thanks for the info

[Redwing]

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There is no earned access if a team from your conference qualifies in the top 6. Basically no one in the GAC can afford to lose. OBU would have 3 losses, so would Tech. If that happens you would have to imagine both teams would fall below GVSU considering they lost close games to Indy, Ashland, and FSU who are #2,3,4 in the region.

That hasn't impacted GV's RR yet. Hell GV has either the 24th or 12 toughest SOS this week (Twelfth if one includes the teams' records to be played Saturday) and yet they sloted GV below the .500 teams. One could argue to a lesser extent that Indy is also getting jobbed due to SOS.

[Armo Wood]

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Where Grand Valley and Harding are concerned, here are some nuggets from the data released today by the NCAA.

GV is 2-3 against .500 teams & have a 3-3 road record.
HU is 3-2 against .500 teams & have a 4-1 road record.

Both record vs .500 & road record are part of the criteria.

Granted, this is SR3 and who the heck knows what they used. Just thought this might be some fuel for thought.

[Redwing]

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Where Grand Valley and Harding are concerned, here are some nuggets from the data released today by the NCAA.

GV is 2-3 against .500 teams & have a 3-3 road record.
HU is 3-2 against .500 teams & have a 4-1 road record.

Both record vs .500 & road record are part of the criteria.

Granted, this is SR3 and who the heck knows what they used. Just thought this might be some fuel for thought.

Can't argue with that. Guess that trumps SOS. though I'd darn near bet the house that HU would lose to Indy, ash, ferris... and by more.