FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[USee]

Fair enough. Though I would point out neither of those conferences were ranked as high last year.

[CarollFan]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

[Jbothe]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

I think so.  They are possibly the two best teams in D3 right now. 

[Jbothe]

I would say WashU is a better team this year than they were last year.  More experienced.

[CarollFan]

I would say WashU is a better team this year than they were last year.  More experienced.

Yes that's the key, the experience. Even though they weren't making the playoffs they played in the Isthmus Bowl last year. WR Makael Carter was 1rst team All-CCIW last year and will probably be 1rst team All-NCAC this year. QB Levi Moore was 2nd team All-CCIW last year.

[Patrick Coleman]

I would say WashU is a better team this year than they were last year.  More experienced.

Yes that's the key, the experience. Even though they weren't making the playoffs they played in the Isthmus Bowl last year. WR Makael Carter was 1rst team All-CCIW last year and will probably be 1rst team All-NCAC this year. QB Levi Moore was 2nd team All-CCIW last year.

To be clear, though, the first team had two quarterbacks and the second team had three. Half of the conference's starting quarterbacks were named all-conference last year.

[blue_jays]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

They should. I'm still not convinced Wheaton is a #1 type team, and the Augie game confirmed my doubts. WIAC looks as dangerous as ever.

[CCIWFan69]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

They should. I'm still not convinced Wheaton is a #1 type team, and the Augie game confirmed my doubts. WIAC looks as dangerous as ever.

I'd say that they could very well be #1 and #2 if it's a close game on Saturday.  St Johns/Wheaton in the 3/4 slots and NCC 5.

[Jbothe]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

They should. I'm still not convinced Wheaton is a #1 type team, and the Augie game confirmed my doubts. WIAC looks as dangerous as ever.

WIAC is wicked.  Defenses are top notch this year.  We will see how it pans out on the field but it is going to be tough to keep a WIAC out of the Stagg Bowl this year again.

[CarollFan]

I would say WashU is a better team this year than they were last year.  More experienced.

Yes that's the key, the experience. Even though they weren't making the playoffs they played in the Isthmus Bowl last year. WR Makael Carter was 1rst team All-CCIW last year and will probably be 1rst team All-NCAC this year. QB Levi Moore was 2nd team All-CCIW last year.

To be clear, though, the first team had two quarterbacks and the second team had three. Half of the conference's starting quarterbacks were named all-conference last year.

Hey we can't help it if we were loaded at QB....

[USee]

I would say WashU is a better team this year than they were last year.  More experienced.

Yes that's the key, the experience. Even though they weren't making the playoffs they played in the Isthmus Bowl last year. WR Makael Carter was 1rst team All-CCIW last year and will probably be 1rst team All-NCAC this year. QB Levi Moore was 2nd team All-CCIW last year.

To be clear, though, the first team had two quarterbacks and the second team had three. Half of the conference's starting quarterbacks were named all-conference last year.

Never been a fan of this. Wish they would just pick 1 for each team like D3.com does for their AA picks.

[USee]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

They should. I'm still not convinced Wheaton is a #1 type team, and the Augie game confirmed my doubts. WIAC looks as dangerous as ever.

WIAC is wicked.  Defenses are top notch this year.  We will see how it pans out on the field but it is going to be tough to keep a WIAC out of the Stagg Bowl this year again.

We'll see. They have mostly been a fizzle in the post season in recent years. Wheaton's got a defense that can keep them in games vs anybody. If their offense wakes up (and they have the talent for that to happen) they will be hard to beat.

[USee]

Does the winner of the UWW @ UWP game move to #1 in the top 25? That's a big win either way.

They should. I'm still not convinced Wheaton is a #1 type team, and the Augie game confirmed my doubts. WIAC looks as dangerous as ever.

Look a little further. Road wins in tough leagues are hard to come by. Platteville beat 2-3 Stout on the road by 4 (Stout beat Augie by 3). No one has a better win than Wheaton on the road at #1 NCC. I like the WIAC and they have always been tough, but recency bias has its affect also