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SierraFD3soccer

Like all D3, all about finishing which is in short supply.

SierraFD3soccer

Quote from: Kuiper on October 08, 2026, 12:35:39 PMIf you look at the Centennial Composite Schedule, it almost feels like a deliberate move on the part of the conference for schools to schedule strong opponents this coming Tuesday/Wednesday.  It's probably just a coincidence that every conference member is playing a team higher than them on the NPI rankings, but it's pretty clear the schedule was structured to allow for this late-season non-conference game and schools may have decided they would be better prepared to play a stronger non-conference team later rather than earlier.  If every Centennial team won their mid-week game and got an NPI boost, that might help push another team into an at-large spot.

Tues 10/13

Haverford @ Manhattanville
Salisbury @ Ursinus
Gettysburg @ Carnegie Mellon
Stevens @ Swarthmore

Wed 10/14

Dickinson v. Christopher Newport
Messiah @ Muhlenberg

Very true! IMO, the Muhls don't have a shot against Messiah, but the other 5 have a chance.

Ejay

Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 08, 2026, 03:33:32 PM
Quote from: Kuiper on October 08, 2026, 12:35:39 PMIf you look at the Centennial Composite Schedule, it almost feels like a deliberate move on the part of the conference for schools to schedule strong opponents this coming Tuesday/Wednesday.  It's probably just a coincidence that every conference member is playing a team higher than them on the NPI rankings, but it's pretty clear the schedule was structured to allow for this late-season non-conference game and schools may have decided they would be better prepared to play a stronger non-conference team later rather than earlier.  If every Centennial team won their mid-week game and got an NPI boost, that might help push another team into an at-large spot.

Tues 10/13

Haverford @ Manhattanville
Salisbury @ Ursinus
Gettysburg @ Carnegie Mellon
Stevens @ Swarthmore

Wed 10/14

Dickinson v. Christopher Newport
Messiah @ Muhlenberg

Very true! IMO, the Muhls don't have a shot against Messiah, but the other 5 have a chance.


Interesting. I would say the only team that has a decent chance is Haverford.

paclassic89

Haverford should be heavy favorites.  Manhattanville is not good.  They've played a weak schedule so far and got run off the pitch against Rowan. 

I wouldn't be surprised if Swat gets a result against Stevens.  Stevens is in awful form.

Dickinson could win against CNU depending on which Dickinson team shows up. They're underperforming and inconsistent this season but they still have dangerous players. Dwamena is currently out with a hamstring injury which doesn't help because he's probably their best player.

Kuiper

Region IV - Poll 5 - October 13, 2026
Rank    School    Prev    W-L-T
1    Rowan University    NR    9-0-2
2    Montclair State University    NR    11-2-1
3    The College of New Jersey    NR    5-0-7
4    Rutgers University-Newark    NR    5-2-4
5    Lebanon Valley College    NR    8-2-2
6    New York University    NR    7-2-1
7    Stevens Institute of Technology    NR    5-2-3
8    Ramapo College    NR    7-3-2

Kuiper

Region V - Poll 5 - October 13, 2026
Rank    School    Prev    W-L-T
1    Catholic University    NR    9-0-3
2    University of Scranton    NR    8-1-3
3    Messiah University    NR    10-1-1
4    Johns Hopkins University    NR    8-3-2
5    Moravian University    NR    7-2-4
6    Neumann University    NR    9-3-1
7    Haverford College    NR    9-3-1
8    York College (Pa.)    NR    7-5-2

Kuiper

Quote from: Ejay on October 08, 2026, 07:43:13 PM
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on October 08, 2026, 03:33:32 PM
Quote from: Kuiper on October 08, 2026, 12:35:39 PMIf you look at the Centennial Composite Schedule, it almost feels like a deliberate move on the part of the conference for schools to schedule strong opponents this coming Tuesday/Wednesday.  It's probably just a coincidence that every conference member is playing a team higher than them on the NPI rankings, but it's pretty clear the schedule was structured to allow for this late-season non-conference game and schools may have decided they would be better prepared to play a stronger non-conference team later rather than earlier.  If every Centennial team won their mid-week game and got an NPI boost, that might help push another team into an at-large spot.

Tues 10/13

Haverford @ Manhattanville
Salisbury @ Ursinus
Gettysburg @ Carnegie Mellon
Stevens @ Swarthmore

Wed 10/14

Dickinson v. Christopher Newport
Messiah @ Muhlenberg

Very true! IMO, the Muhls don't have a shot against Messiah, but the other 5 have a chance.


Interesting. I would say the only team that has a decent chance is Haverford.

Based on the early games today, you may be right

Haverford 3 - Manhattanville 1
Salisbury 2 - Ursinus 1
Carnegie Mellon 3 - Gettysburg 0