Admittedly, I don't understand the NPI. Explain it to me like I'm 5. How does a team with a losing record and only 5 wins, only one of which was against a decent team, sit on the bubble?

Reminder that we're off this week so SC can bask in his glory a bit longer than usual...

 

Name	Wk 9		Name	Overall
Go SCOTS!	65		SageFan	310
T-Bears	65		Go SCOTS!	290
Mr. Massey	60		SLT1369	290
SageFan	55		NJay	275
SimpleCoach	55		paclassic89	275
Urbana#17	45		T-Bears	255
Cookie	45		TigerGoal	255
TigerGoal	45		2Short&2Slow	250
SLT1369	40		Birdie	250
Crossit4 Fun	40		RCJH2245	250
FCGrizzliesGrad	40		SimpleCoach	250
jerseyfran	40		Oacalum	245
2Short&2Slow	40		SKUD	245
d3ma	35		BlueJay95	235
Ted Lasso	35		FCGrizzliesGrad	235
SKUD	35		pioneer27	235
NJay	35		Crossit4 Fun	225
Oacalum	35		Mr. Massey	225
D3SF72	30		Recon	225
Cornah Headahs	30		Cookie	220
BlueJay95	30		CountingMyWins	220
Birdie	30		EJay	220
RCJH2245	25		Prospect Farms	215
paclassic89	25		ComplexCoach	210
ComplexCoach	20		Urbana#17	190
Prospect Farms	20		D3SF72	180
Recon	20		Ted Lasso	175
stangs22	20		Cornah Headahs	155
pioneer27	20		PitchPerfect	155
Prospect Backbup	20		SierraFD3soccer	140
Bomberfan5	15		Benny Big Time	125
EJay	10		jerseyfran	125
			Digger	110
			Go Coos	90
			d3ma	85
			stangs22	70
			VASoccerDad	70
			Hopkins Walk-On	65
			Andy	60
			Brian	60
			vt_deke	60
			Prospect Backbup	55
			SapphireCat	45
			D3 soccer fan	40
			RandyMy	35
			SoccerMom	35
			Simpleton Coach	30
			brendan.neafsey	25
			Teabaggers	25
			Hikaru Genji	20
			OppositeCoach	20
			Bomberfan5	15
			The Jerk	15
			BigCitizen	5
			nefutbol90	5
			Who cares	5

Agreed on Azusa Pacific. I think they'll be a regular top 20 team in the not to distant future.

Quote from: Bucket on October 31, 2026, 06:21:20 PM

Quote from: Ejay on October 31, 2026, 06:03:18 PM

Quote from: nescac1 on October 31, 2026, 05:36:40 PMThe formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

Understood, but a travesty nonetheless. 

Eh— Travesty? Really?

Yes. 100%. So many more deserving teams.Wesleyan has 1 win against a team in the top 110.

Quote from: nescac1 on October 31, 2026, 05:36:40 PMThe formula is purely mathematical and Wesleyan will be in, easily, based on the numbers. 

Understood, but a travesty nonetheless. 

Wesleyan should not be a tournament team. They only have 7 wins, of which only 3 are against teams above .500, and 2 of those are ranked outside the top 110. Complete joke if they get in.

1. Springfield (5-9-3)
2. Tufts (10-3-3)
3. Swarthmore (7-7-2)
4. W. New England (8-5-6)
5. W. Connecticut (12-3-5)
6. Colby (4-7-4)
7. Trinity (6-7-2)

The hive opines...

Matchup	Pick distribution
Ohio Northern @ Mount Union	ONU 12 (37.5%); Mount Union 11 (34.4%); Draw 9 (28.1%)
Ohio Wesleyan @ DePauw	DePauw 22 (68.8%); OWU 5 (15.6%); Draw 5 (15.6%)
Gustavus Adolphus @ Carleton	Gustavus 24 (75.0%); Carleton 5 (15.6%); Draw 3 (9.4%)
Carnegie Mellon @ Rochester	CMU 22 (68.8%); Rochester 6 (18.8%); Draw 4 (12.5%)
Case Western @ Emory	CWRU 13 (40.6%); Emory 12 (37.5%); Draw 7 (21.9%)
WashU @ NYU	WashU 15 (46.9%); Draw 9 (28.1%); NYU 8 (25.0%)
Gettysburg @ Washington	Gettysburg 22 (68.8%); Draw 6 (18.8%); Washington 4 (12.5%)
Haverford @ Swarthmore	Haverford 20 (62.5%); Draw 6 (18.8%); Swarthmore 6 (18.8%)
Muhlenberg @ Dickinson	Dickinson 23 (71.9%); Draw 5 (15.6%); Muhlenberg 4 (12.5%)
Rhodes @ Southwestern	Southwestern 21 (65.6%); Rhodes 7 (21.9%); Draw 4 (12.5%)

IMO, Hop/Ursinus is a much easier game to pick than Gburg/Wash.

Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 27, 2026, 11:04:49 AMAny thought of replacing Gettysburg v. WC with Hop v. Ursinus.  Hop v. Ursinus could decide whether Hop wins the conf. Ursinus could also win the conf. with a win and a Dickinson lose. FYI Dick plays the Muhls which crushed Hop last week.

Gettys v. WC means nothing and will probably be a bunch of seniors playing just a fun game. Both teams are eliminated.

Swat v. Ford makes perfect sense since it is a big rivalry, plus both have the same number of points and have made the conf. tournament.

We actually discussed this on the podcast. Give it a listen, SC could use the eyeballs :-)

Week 9 pool is open.
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Week 8 results 

Name	Week 8		Name	Overall
ComplexCoach	60		SageFan	255
TigerGoal	50		SLT1369	255
Mr. Massey	40		paclassic89	245
Ted Lasso	40		NJay	240
Cookie	35		RCJH2245	225
Cornah Headahs	35		Birdie	220
paclassic89	35		CountingMyWins	220
Prospect backup	35		Go SCOTS!	220
SoccerMom	35		pioneer27	220
EJay	30		Oacalum	215
Recon	30		SKUD	215
SapphireCat	30		2Short&2Slow	210
CountingMyWins	25		BlueJay95	205
FCGrizzliesGrad	25		Recon	205
Oacalum	25		TigerGoal	205
pioneer27	25		EJay	200
SageFan	25		Prospect Farms	200
2Short&2Slow	20		ComplexCoach	195
Birdie	20		SimpleCoach	195
jerseyfran	20		T-Bears	190
PitchPerfect	20		Crossit4 Fun	185
RCJH2245	20		Cookie	180
SKUD	20		FCGrizzliesGrad	180
SLT1369	20		Mr. Massey	170
Urbana#17	20		PitchPerfect	155
BlueJay95	15		D3SF72	150
D3SF72	15		Ted Lasso	145
Go SCOTS!	15		Urbana#17	145
OppositeCoach	15		SierraFD3soccer	140
Prospect Farms	15		Cornah Headahs	130
SimpleCoach	15		Benny Big Time	125
T-Bears	15		Digger	110
CrossIt4 Fun	10		Go Coos	90
NJay	5		jerseyfran	90
			VASoccerDad	70
			Hopkins Walk-On	65
			Andy	60
			Brian	60
			vt_deke	60
			d3ma	50
			stangs22	50
			D3 soccer fan	40
			Prospect backup	35
			RandyMy	35
			SoccerMom	35
			SapphireCat	30
			Simpleton Coach	30
			brendan.neafsey	25
			Teabaggers	25
			Hikaru Genji	20
			OppositeCoach	15
			The Jerk	15
			BigCitizen	5
			nefutbol90	5
			Who cares	5

We had a couple predict 3-1, and one predict 4-2. But no 4-1s.

Quote from: Hopkins92 on October 23, 2026, 05:45:19 PMBTW, re: Messiah... Where's that clown(!) who used a relatively down year last year to mark the end of the Messiah era?

Laughable.

Right?! Sweet 16 in a relatively down year, no less. I don't care if they have another 8 loss season, I'm still not writing them off and still don't want to play them.

The hive speaks...

Matchup	Visitor	Draw	Home	Most common scoreline
Trinity TX @ Sewanee	Trinity 16 (47.1%)	6 (17.6%)	Sewanee 12 (35.3%)	Trinity 2–1 Sewanee (7)
Bowdoin @ CT College	Bowdoin 6 (17.6%)	4 (11.8%)	CT 24 (70.6%)	Bowdoin 1–2 CT (10)
Tufts @ Williams	Tufts 7 (20.6%)	12 (35.3%)	Williams 15 (44.1%)	Tufts 1–1 Williams (10)
Ithaca @ Clarkson	Ithaca 16 (47.1%)	8 (23.5%)	Clarkson 10 (29.4%)	Ithaca 2–1 Clarkson (9)
Scranton @ Catholic	Scranton 11 (32.4%)	12 (35.3%)	Catholic 11 (32.4%)	1–0 or 1–1 (8 each)
Ramapo @ College of NJ	Ramapo 4 (11.8%)	8 (23.5%)	TCNJ 22 (64.7%)	Ramapo 0–2 TCNJ (7)
F&M @ Haverford	F&M 4 (11.8%)	6 (17.6%)	Haverford 24 (70.6%)	F&M 0–2 Haverford (8)
Grinnell @ Illinois College	Grinnell 14 (41.2%)	10 (29.4%)	Illinois 10 (29.4%)	Grinnell 2–1 Illinois (8)
La Verne @ Chapman	La Verne 15 (44.1%)	3 (8.8%)	Chapman 16 (47.1%)	La Verne 1–0 or 1–2 Chapman (8 each)
Emory @ WashU	Emory 8 (23.5%)	10 (29.4%)	WashU 16 (47.1%)	Emory 1–2 WashU (9)

Quote from: stlawus on October 21, 2026, 09:37:58 PMGoing to be an exciting finish for the final playoff spots.  RIT now owns the tiebreaker over Ithaca and Bard still has a shot to get the last spot. Clarkson-Ithaca this Saturday is going to be huge.

And it's one of our pool games this week.

Pool closes tonight!