Non-conference requirement?

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Update: Gannon is the #3 seed and will open against Michigan Tech....

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Don't be surprised if Gannon gets the #1 seed.

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The pre-tournament metrics agreed on this order for the Elite Eight, so we'll likely see something close to this:

1. Grand Valley State...

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Not a single 1 vs. 2 matchup in the regional finals. Five 1 vs. 3 matchups, with the remaining three 2 vs. 5, 3 vs. 5, and 2 vs. 8.

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Seems like they'll be playing a D2 schedule as a non-D2 team. Edward Waters did that for a year or two....

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Any GAC team would most likely be in by NPI at 10-1 and would have a good chance at 9-2....

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I'm lost on the connection that has to the topic....

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On January 31, Fort Lewis beat Cal State San Marcos 3-2.

That game remains the only loss for Cal State San Marcos and the only win for Fort...

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Buried in the February D2 Championships Committee report (https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/com..._FebReport.pdf), I found this:...

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I think the Seton Hill men might be in with a win in the semis.

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Yeah, there's no way SCSU doesn't make it.

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Minor correction – Portland State was still D2 in 1995. They began their move up the following year....

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Lackawanna did not apply for D2 membership this year. Not sure why not, but that means they'll be a non-D2 opponent and presumably non-conference.

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Which means either all those PSAC teams have to remove Lackawanna from their schedules or they'll all be playing a non-counting game....

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Seems like revenge for last year......

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This change had a pretty significant impact in women's soccer, in which there are no regular-season cross-divisional games and the divisional double round...

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Worth noting that the LSC currently has a silo in baseball....

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Worth noting that tennis is probably switching to 4 regions, most likely in 2027–28. https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/cha...rts/tennis/d2/...

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I'll quote my Patreon post: "Spots 9–13 are tight enough in the metrics that it seems reasonable for Edinboro and Charleston's head-to-heads to...

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There are three unranked teams with winning records who are higher in RPI, and ESU is a combined 4-1 against them....