My final bracket prediction

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Sorry, I've been busy the last couple weeks... I'll do the missing maps at some point.

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I gather that giving more weight to SOS is something that a lot of people would like, so I'll run some quick numbers as to what a normal RPI weighting...

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Doesn't hurt that D3 never has more than 5 or 6 playoff teams south of Virginia or west of Minnesota....

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We're up to four confirmed applicants for 2024: Jamestown, Middle Georgia State, UC Merced, and UT Dallas.

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I don't think rejoining the NSAA necessarily means Jamestown is staying in the NAIA. It makes complete sense as a one-year stopgap given the situations...

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What changed from last year, when Ferris was able to schedule non-conference games against three playoff teams from the previous year?

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The only other road teams who could drive to Delta State are Indianapolis and Henderson State, and swapping either out of SR3 would cause more geographical...

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UMD missed two top-half teams (Augustana and MSU Moorhead)....

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MSU beat Bemidji, Bemidji beat UMD, UMD beat MSU. UMD has by far the worst résumé of the three so it was an easy call....

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It was the only way for Kutztown to play a team they hadn't already played. Doesn't really make any difference for travel, which is why it was okay......

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I called Kutztown passing Slippery Rock. KU has the head-to-head and wins over #5 and #6 in the region, whereas SRU didn't beat a playoff team.

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The NCAA mileage calculator shows 602 miles for the Arkadelphia schools....

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If the only alternative is three first-round flights, it seems necessary....

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The head-to-head argument would have more weight if Augustana hadn't beaten two of the three teams that Wayne lost to.

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For some reason I'd never checked for that exact scenario, but you're absolutely right that Ferris State to SR4 could save flights....