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Yeah, it's what I was expecting. They're now using a conference-only NPI for seeding in sports with divisions....

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Basically, if they finish at 7-3, they'll just be behind all the teams with 2 or fewer losses, plus Michigan Tech with as many as 3 losses. So if that...

Have you stacked up the dominoes to see which ones have to fall for GVSU to get into the playoffs?

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https://conferencecarolinas.com/news...ebreakers.aspx

So if there's a three-way tie, it'll be North...

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I haven't seen how the rule is drafted, but I would be very surprised if it's written in a way that allows games against another team in the same conference...

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Yeah, 10-1 Emporia State is almost certainly still ahead of NWMSU....

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And yet two years in a row SVSU beats GV after losing to Northwood... meanwhile Tech needed overtime to beat a middle-of-the-pack GLVC team....

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When the bracket comes out, I'd better not see any complaints about [insert GMAC team] getting in over GV...

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The D2 Management Council approved the non-conference requirement this week, which I believe was the last step needed to make it official. https://ww...

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My original post was specifically beginning with 2021–22...

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There's really no such thing as an SOS anchor in NPI... if you have enough wins (5.5 adjusted wins), the wins beyond that number that would hurt your...

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They're joining the GNAC for men's soccer next year, allowing it to stay at 6 teams with Simon Fraser leaving the NCAA. So at least they'll get home-and-homes...

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Okay, I just ran a simulation in which all those teams' final records end up that way, and here's how it ranks them (of course, there are a lot of other...

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Well, the conference would first have to decide which one gets the auto bid. As for NPI, it wouldn't be identical. Because of how home/away is factored...

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I don't think Wayne State (MI) is getting their money's worth...

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Opens up the possibility of a three-way tie... so far I've found no information on who would go to the title game.

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There are a few teams in women's soccer that wouldn't have met the higher requirement of 2 OOC, mostly in the PSAC and MEC which play 16 conference games...

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The current recommendation is a minimum of 1 in every sport, after the management council didn't support the version with higher minimums in some spo...

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There's no way for a non-D2 game to be counted in the NPI, and I would strongly doubt that the waiver was contingent on this game being played....

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I ran some projections using Massey's power ratings, and NSU at 6-1 came in at ninth just behind an 8-3 UCM, so yeah... not looking great for them.