FB: Region 4 fan poll

[HOPEful]

I came late to the party, but am in fact column E. I get those leaving Mount off their rankings... but a one point loss at Wheaton is a very quality result against one of the best teams in the country. I have no faith whatsoever that anyone outside of John Carroll, Hope, or Wash U could fare as well... Unfortunately, embarrassing Muskingum, Marietta, Capital, and Wilmington collectively 300-13 isn't going to move the needle.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

I came late to the party, but am in fact column E. I get those leaving Mount off their rankings... but a one point loss at Wheaton is a very quality result against one of the best teams in the country. I have no faith whatsoever that anyone outside of John Carroll, Hope, or Wash U could fare as well... Unfortunately, embarrassing Muskingum, Marietta, Capital, and Wilmington collectively 300-13 isn't going to move the needle.

The problem is that they are not improving since the Wheaton loss.  They seem to be regressing.

[HOPEful]

Completely fair. But as a voter, I can only go off each team's 3 game resume. And outside of Hope's wins at Hanover and Denison, Washington's win against DePauw, and Berg's win at Mount, I'm not sure there's another result in R4 as impressive as that loss at Wheaton... which is why, for now, Mount stays in my rankings...

[HOPEful]

I'll admit it now. I voted for Calvin this week.

And yes, it felt gross.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

2026 Week 4 Region 4 Fan Poll

Rank	Team	Points	Prev	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	John Carroll (4-0)	41	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
2	Hope (4-0)	37	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
3	Heidelberg (4-0)	27	T3	4	4	3	3	4	3
4	Washington U (4-0)	24	T3	3	3	7	4	3	4
5	Baldwin Wallace (3-0)	14	T5	6	5	4	5	-	6
6	Mount Union (1-2)	9	7	-	-	5	6	7	5
7	Wabash (4-0)	6	T5	5	6	-	7	-	-
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ORV	Mount St Joseph (3-0)	4						5	7
	Calvin (4-0)	3			7	6
	DePauw (3-1)	3		7				6

Voters: D3 Poster, FCGG, HOPEful, JCUStreaks70, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, and wally_wabash

Week 5 Schedule
#1 John Carroll @ #4 Washington U
#2 Hope @ Olivet
#5 Baldwin Wallace @ #3 Heidelberg
#6 Mount Union @ Muskingum
#7 Wabash @ Denison
Mount St Joseph @ Hanover
Calvin @ Adrian
Oberlin @ DePauw

[HOPEful]

I'm B. I still expect to have Mount Union at 3 by the end of the regular season. But I couldn't ignore Calvin's 66-20 shellacking of Olivet.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

John Carrol vs Washington U and Baldwin Wallace vs Heidelberg this week!

[HOPEful]

Not quite as exciting, but Wabash @ Denison, Mount St Joseph @ Hanover, and Calvin @ Adrian are all really good barometer tests as well. It's a fun weekend for football!

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

2026 Week 5 Region 4 Fan Poll

Rank	Team	Points	Prev	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Washington U (5-0)	39	4	1	2	1	1	1	3
2	Hope (5-0)	38	2	2	1	2	2	2	1
3	Baldwin Wallace (4-0)	29	5	4	3	4	3	3	2
4	John Carroll (4-1)	26	1	3	4	3	4	4	4
5	Heidelberg (4-1)	11	3	-	5	5	5	-	6
6	Mount Union (2-2)	9	6	-	7	7	6	6	5
7	DePauw (4-1)	6	-	6	6	6	-	-	-
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ORV	Calvin (5-0)	5		7				5	7
	Hanover (3-1)	4		5			7
	Trine (4-1)	1						7
	Wabash (4-1)	0	7

Voters: D3 Poster, FCGG, HOPEful, JCUStreaks70, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, and wally_wabash


Week 6 Schedule
Ohio Northern @ #3 Baldwin Wallace
Marietta @ #6 Mount Union
Hanover @ Wilmington

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

2026 Week 5 Region 4 Fan Poll

Rank	Team	Points	Prev	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Washington U (5-0)	39	4	1	2	1	1	1	3
2	Hope (5-0)	38	2	2	1	2	2	2	1
3	Baldwin Wallace (4-0)	29	5	4	3	4	3	3	2
4	John Carroll (4-1)	26	1	3	4	3	4	4	4
5	Heidelberg (4-1)	11	3	-	5	5	5	-	6
6	Mount Union (2-2)	9	6	-	7	7	6	6	5
7	DePauw (4-1)	6	-	6	6	6	-	-	-
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ORV	Calvin (5-0)	5		7				5	7
	Hanover (3-1)	4		5			7
	Trine (4-1)	1						7
	Wabash (4-1)	0	7

Voters: D3 Poster, FCGG, HOPEful, JCUStreaks70, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, and wally_wabash


Week 6 Schedule
Ohio Northern @ #3 Baldwin Wallace
Marietta @ #6 Mount Union
Hanover @ Wilmington

JCUStreaks70.  What is up with all these votes for BW?  Grrrr

[HOPEful]

I didn't expect to change my rankings this week due to the lack of games. However, I also keep expecting Mount Union to be Mount Union again. And although a win is a win, a six-point win against Marietta was underwhelming enough that I took away some benefit of the doubt I had been giving them.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

2026 Week 6 Region 4 Fan Poll

Rank	Team	Points	Prev	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Washington U (5-0)	39	1	3	1	1	1	2	1
2	Hope (5-0)	38	2	1	2	2	2	1	2
3	Baldwin Wallace (5-0)	29	3	2	3	4	3	3	4
4	John Carroll (4-1)	26	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
5	Heidelberg (4-1)	13	5	6	5	7	6	5	6
6	DePauw (4-1)	9	7	-	6	5	-	7	5
7	Mount Union (3-2)	7	6	5	7	-	-	6	7
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ORV	Calvin (5-0)	6		7		6	5
	Trine (4-1)	1					7

Voters: D3 Poster, FCGG, HOPEful, JCUStreaks70, Kira & Jaxon's Dad, and wally_wabash


Week 7 Schedule
#1 WashU @ Kenyon
Adrian @ #2 Hope
#3 Baldwin Wallace @ Marietta
Wabash @ #4 John Carroll
#5 Heidelberg @ Rose-Hulman
Denison @ #6 DePauw
#7 Mount Union @ Capital
Kalamazoo @ Calvin
Albion @ Trine (Thursday)