FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

cubs · November 08, 2025, 06:02:33 PM

Platteville beat River Falls? Not this year....

River Falls only loss this year is to UWO...

cubs · November 08, 2025, 06:04:06 PM

Platteville survives a missed two point conversion, a successful onside kick recovery, and a missed 43 yard FG to knock off Stout 24-23.

palum · November 08, 2025, 06:19:25 PM

Platteville did everything it could in the 4th quarter to let Stout back in the game and with a chance to win at the end. An interception, 2 pass interference penalties in the end zone and giving up an onside kick. But a win is a win. RF is in the drivers seat but they have to face Stout next weekend. LaX, Platteville and WW are all at 4-2 with one week to go. Platteville, beat LaX but lost to WW. LaX beat WW but lost to Platteville. WW beat Platteville but lost to LaX. What is the tie breaking criteria? If everybody wins next week (in the WIAC that's a big if) RF will get the automatic bid. Will the WIAC get 2 Pool C bids and how will they figure that out? Will LaX playing only 9 games hurt them? Will WW playing a NAIA school hurt them? Should be a interesting couple of weeks.

02 Warhawk · November 08, 2025, 06:54:51 PM

Quote from: 02 Warhawk on November 08, 2025, 05:49:00 PM
Quote from: bleedpurple on November 06, 2025, 01:21:51 PM
Quote from: palum on November 02, 2025, 09:24:42 AMPlatteville takes care of Oshkosh 21-14. The game was not as close as the final score. Oshkosh scored on a 60 plus yard pass and had one sustained drive. Platteville controlled the line going on long time consuming drives led by its running attack. A turnover on downs inside the 10 and 2 missed field goals kept the score closer than it really was. Platteville has Stout and EC left. If they win out it would take some help for them to get a playoff bid.

According to Hansen Ratings, if the Pioneers win their last 2 games, the have a 100% chance to qualify for the playoffs.

Never mind what I said here. I was wrong

cubs · November 08, 2025, 09:05:00 PM

Quote from: palum on November 08, 2025, 06:19:25 PMRF is in the drivers seat but they have to face Stout next weekend. LaX, Platteville and WW are all at 4-2 with one week to go. Platteville, beat LaX but lost to WW. LaX beat WW but lost to Platteville. WW beat Platteville but lost to LaX. What is the tie breaking criteria? If everybody wins next week (in the WIAC that's a big if) RF will get the automatic bid. Will the WIAC get 2 Pool C bids and how will they figure that out? Will LaX playing only 9 games hurt them? Will WW playing a NAIA school hurt them? Should be a interesting couple of weeks.

River Falls clinched the automatic bid with their win today as they already have the head-to-head win over anyone they might tie with.

If Platteville, Whitewater and La Crosse all win next week, the WIAC will likely earn three at-large bids to go along with River Falls automatic bid.

palum · **Yesterday** at 09:28:25 AM

Quote from: cubs on November 08, 2025, 09:05:00 PM
Quote from: palum on November 08, 2025, 06:19:25 PMRF is in the drivers seat but they have to face Stout next weekend. LaX, Platteville and WW are all at 4-2 with one week to go. Platteville, beat LaX but lost to WW. LaX beat WW but lost to Platteville. WW beat Platteville but lost to LaX. What is the tie breaking criteria? If everybody wins next week (in the WIAC that's a big if) RF will get the automatic bid. Will the WIAC get 2 Pool C bids and how will they figure that out? Will LaX playing only 9 games hurt them? Will WW playing a NAIA school hurt them? Should be a interesting couple of weeks.
River Falls clinched the automatic bid with their win today as they already have the head-to-head win over anyone they might tie with.

If Platteville, Whitewater and La Crosse all win next week, the WIAC will likely earn three at-large bids to go along with River Falls automatic bid.

I hope your right. But I don't see the WIAC getting 4 teams.

cubs · **Yesterday** at 11:07:12 AM

Quote from: palum on Yesterday at 09:28:25 AM
Quote from: cubs on November 08, 2025, 09:05:00 PM
Quote from: palum on November 08, 2025, 06:19:25 PMRF is in the drivers seat but they have to face Stout next weekend. LaX, Platteville and WW are all at 4-2 with one week to go. Platteville, beat LaX but lost to WW. LaX beat WW but lost to Platteville. WW beat Platteville but lost to LaX. What is the tie breaking criteria? If everybody wins next week (in the WIAC that's a big if) RF will get the automatic bid. Will the WIAC get 2 Pool C bids and how will they figure that out? Will LaX playing only 9 games hurt them? Will WW playing a NAIA school hurt them? Should be a interesting couple of weeks.
River Falls clinched the automatic bid with their win today as they already have the head-to-head win over anyone they might tie with.

If Platteville, Whitewater and La Crosse all win next week, the WIAC will likely earn three at-large bids to go along with River Falls automatic bid.
I hope your right. But I don't see the WIAC getting 4 teams.

I'm not stating an opinion...

It's all about the NPI numbers, so if Platteville, La Crosse and Whitewater all win next week, they likely all stay inside the Top 20 of the NPI which would safely earn each of them at-large bids.

USee · **Yesterday** at 02:10:24 PM

Yep. 4 WIAC teams is almost a lock if those other 3 all win. Its all about the math. No subjectivity involved. Logan Hansen has about an 80% chance of 4 WIAC teams in the playoffs.

bleedpurple · Last Edit: **Yesterday** at 06:50:46 PM by bleedpurple

Quote from: USee on Yesterday at 02:10:24 PMYep. 4 WIAC teams is almost a lock if those other 3 all win. Its all about the math. No subjectivity involved. Logan Hansen has about an 80% chance of 4 WIAC teams in the playoffs.

This. "It's all about the math. No subjectivity involved." While I have very mixed opinions about this, in this instance it serves the WIAC very well. That doesn't make it a good system, but it definitely brings clarity. You can literally plug different results of upcoming games into the calculator made available by Hansen or the one by Frank Rossi and run the calculation in terms of what it would mean in the top 40 NPI. If La Crosse, Platteville, and Whitewater all win. then they are in along with River Falls. And I believe that to be true regardless of any other result nation-wide.

I just ran a projection of all of the higher ranked NPI teams winning this coming weekend. If that is what happens, the WIAC seeds will be:

River Falls #6
Platteville #13
UW-W #15
La Crosse #20

River Falls is "in". Platteville, UW-W, and La Crosse are in "win and they are in" positions. If any of them lose, their odds decrease dramatically., especially Whitewater and La Crosse.

The odds of making the playoffs*: If they Win If they lose
Platteville 100% 88.8%
UW-W 100%. 18.4%
La Crosse 100%. 0%

*Per tool provided by Logan Hansen

cubs · **Yesterday** at 07:33:14 PM

Like I've been saying for two weeks now... Starting to think I'm just talking to myself on here...

USee · **Yesterday** at 07:53:17 PM

Quote from: cubs on Yesterday at 07:33:14 PMLike I've been saying for two weeks now... Starting to think I'm just talking to myself on here...

You wouldn't be the first.

emma17 · **Yesterday** at 08:33:30 PM

Quote from: cubs on Yesterday at 07:33:14 PMLike I've been saying for two weeks now... Starting to think I'm just talking to myself on here...

What's the term- "silence gives consent"?
Take the lack of replies as agreement.

I'm with you and Bleed as to my discomfort w 4 WIAC teams making the playoffs. I would think it's an easy enough fix to limit conference participation to 3, then bump up the teams that are below the lowest ranked WIAC playoff team one notch.

palum · **Today** at 09:03:48 AM

I'm glad there are people that post here that are smarter than me. I grew up with slide rules and phones that had rotary dials. Let's hope everyone wins their last game.