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Flying Weasel

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - October 25, 2017

Rank

School
. Div. III .
Record
. Div. III .
SOS

 . R-v-R .
. Non-Conf. .
SOS
. Overall .
Record
. Prev. .
Rank
1.
Lynchburg
13-1-1
0.580
2-1-1
0.653
14-1-1
2
2.
Rowan
15-2-1
0.604
2-2-0
0.608
15-2-1
1
3.
Oglethorpe
13-1-1
0.590
2-1-0
0.676
13-2-1
3
4.
Washington and Lee
11-3-1
0.570
3-1-0
0.630
11-3-1
5
5.
Emory
11-4-0
0.642
2-3-0
0.635
11-4-0
4
6.
Rutgers-Newark
17-2-0
0.554
1-2-0
0.537
17-2-0
6
7.
Christopher Newport
11-2-1
0.547
1-2-0
0.631
12-2-1
8
8.
Mary Washington
11-4-1
0.556
1-3-0
0.675
11-4-1
7

just4kix

Can someone explain why Oglethorpe isn't #1 in this ranking?  I thought a result vs. a non-D3 opponent is only considered as a tiebreaker.

Identical D3 record to Lynchburg, slightly higher overall SOS and non-conference SOS.  2-1-0 RvR versus 2-1-1.  It's close, but not a tie.



Flying Weasel

Quote from: just4kix on October 26, 2017, 12:38:57 PM
Can someone explain why Oglethorpe isn't #1 in this ranking?  I thought a result vs. a non-D3 opponent is only considered as a tiebreaker.

Identical D3 record to Lynchburg, slightly higher overall SOS and non-conference SOS.  2-1-0 RvR versus 2-1-1.  It's close, but not a tie.

Well, one of the primary criteria is "Division III head-to-head competition".  Lynchburg beat Oglethorpe head-to-head, 1-0 at Oglethorpe.

So, with everything thing else being pretty close, the head-to-head makes the difference.

Another primary criterion that wasn't mentioned is "Results versus common Division III opponents", however, this doesn't favor either team.
     vs. Roanoke - Oglethorpe W 3-0 (A), Lynchburg W 1-0 (A)
     vs. Berry - Oglethorpe W 2-1 (H), Lynchburg W 1-0 (A)

jknezek

Quote from: Flying Weasel on October 26, 2017, 01:06:28 PM
Quote from: just4kix on October 26, 2017, 12:38:57 PM
Can someone explain why Oglethorpe isn't #1 in this ranking?  I thought a result vs. a non-D3 opponent is only considered as a tiebreaker.

Identical D3 record to Lynchburg, slightly higher overall SOS and non-conference SOS.  2-1-0 RvR versus 2-1-1.  It's close, but not a tie.

Well, one of the primary criteria is "Division III head-to-head competition".  Lynchburg beat Oglethorpe head-to-head, 1-0 at Oglethorpe.

So, with everything thing else being pretty close, the head-to-head makes the difference.

Another primary criterion that wasn't mentioned is "Results versus common Division III opponents", however, this doesn't favor either team.
     vs. Roanoke - Oglethorpe W 3-0 (A), Lynchburg W 1-0 (A)
     vs. Berry - Oglethorpe W 2-1 (H), Lynchburg W 1-0 (A)

I'm thinking the bold part is the winner. Hard to scoot past a team that beat you, especially if they beat you at your house, unless they have a significant blemish you don't have. Lynchburg just doesn't have that blemish.

PaulNewman

I can't find what I wanted (the video of Joe Hutzler that is a lead-in to game broadcasts where he is walking around the pitch at night with dramatic sound highlights flashing in the background), so this will have to do for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQErJDASQU

Joe Hutzler is easily the best D3 broadcast guy in the business.  Absolutely love this guy.  Just happened to come across him last year when Kenyon played Lynchburg.

Flying Weasel

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SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - November 01, 2017

Rank

School
. Div. III .
Record
. Div. III .
SOS

 . R-v-R .
. Overall .
Record
. Prev. .
Rank
1.
Lynchburg
14-1-2
0.577
2-1-1
15-1-2
1
2.
Rowan
16-2-1
0.594
2-2-0
16-2-1
2
3.
Oglethorpe
14-1-1
0.566
2-1-0
14-2-1
3
4.
Washington and Lee
13-3-1
0.564
3-1-0
13-3-1
4
5.
Rutgers-Newark
18-2-0
0.558
1-2-0
18-2-0
6
6.
Emory
11-5-1
0.636
2-3-1
11-5-1
5
7.
Christopher Newport
12-2-1
0.540
1-2-0
13-2-1
7
8.
Mary Washington
13-4-1
0.552
1-3-0
13-4-1
8

Flying Weasel

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - November 06, 2017

Rank

School
. Div. III .
Record
. Div. III .
SOS

 . R-v-R .
. Overall .
Record
. Prev. .
Rank
1.
Lynchburg
16-1-2
0.602
3-1-1
17-1-2
1
2.
Rowan
17-3-1
0.616
3-3-0
17-3-1
2
3.
Oglethorpe
16-1-1
0.576
1-1-0
16-2-1
3
4.
Rutgers-Newark
20-2-0
0.579
2-2-0
20-2-0
5
5.
Washington and Lee
14-4-1
0.580
3-2-1
14-4-1
4
6.
Emory
12-5-1
0.637
2-3-1
12-5-1
6
7.
Mary Washington
15-4-1
0.566
2-3-0
15-4-1
8
8.
Christopher Newport
13-3-1
0.547
1-3-0
14-3-1
7

jknezek

Did anyone get a more favorable draw than W&L? I hope my Generals can take advantage of it. I would have killed for this kind of draw the last two years.

PaulNewman

Quote from: jknezek on November 07, 2017, 02:07:30 PM
Did anyone get a more favorable draw than W&L? I hope my Generals can take advantage of it. I would have killed for this kind of draw the last two years.

You are at least top 2 of best draws IMO.  Winnable games and at home when hosting was probably not even on your radar.

D3soccer2017

Is Mary Washington a good draw?  They seem pretty tough to me.

jknezek

Quote from: D3soccer2017 on November 07, 2017, 02:42:38 PM
Is Mary Washington a good draw?  They seem pretty tough to me.

It's a winnable game, at home, for a team that didn't win it's conference regular season or conference tournament. There aren't a lot of push overs at this level, and Mary Washington and Ogelthorpe aren't push overs, but in terms of teams within W&L's driving distance that they could have been sent to? Yes, it's a good draw.

That doesn't mean I think W&L is the favorite in the pod everyone else thinks. I just think it's not a pod with a National Powerhouse, so I think there are 3 teams that could conceivably come out of it and W&L gets to sleep in their own beds. It's not often a 5th ranked team in a region hosts, especially hosts the third ranked team...

W&L got fortunate, that doesn't mean it will be easy.

D3soccer2017

Thanks for the insight.  I guess I should have figured out there aren't too many easy draws in the tournament.  Why do you think they got to host over the number 3 team, is that a tip of the cap to ODAC?

jknezek

Quote from: D3soccer2017 on November 07, 2017, 09:30:57 PM
Thanks for the insight.  I guess I should have figured out there aren't too many easy draws in the tournament.  Why do you think they got to host over the number 3 team, is that a tip of the cap to ODAC?

No. I think the most likely explanation is Oglethorpe didn't apply to host. The second explanation is they wanted a more geographically central host. Mary Washington could not have been in an Oglethorpe hosted bracket. It would have meant a flight. There were other options for an Atlanta pod though, Emory and Thomas More come to mind, so I think most likely is Oglethorpe did not apply. That would make sense for why they are at W&L and not Lynchburg,  as Lynchburg would have been a tougher draw for the Petrals.

lastguyoffthebench

NCAA Rankings Prediction 2018
1 Lynchburg    10-0-2
2 MSU             13-1-2
3 UMW            9-1-3
4 Emory          8-4-1
5 Rowan         10-4-0
6 Oglethorpe    9-2-0
7 W&L             7-3-1
8 York/WPU/RUC/Salisbury


Ejay

I hope Salisbury gets a little more love.  I watched some of their game vs. #8 MWU (a win by the way) and they looked decent. Rowan on the other hand is not the same Rowan of years past.  They're not a #5 to me.