Thanks for the info Ralph. It's great to have impartial(and knowledgeable) eyes in the Texas area. I enjoy the fact that you do not see things through maroon-colored glasses.
The West Region is turning out to be wide open... Chapman, McMurry, Teaxas Lutheran, Trinity, George Fox all look to have strong teams.
The SCIAC right now is topsy-turvy with Redlands out front and the two favorites, Cal Lutheran and Laverne struggling to get conference wins. It is shaping up to be quite the season and it has not really got rolling yet.