Week 10 - Bracket Extravaganza

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:45 pm

I again apologize for not getting this out earlier in the week, but there are still too many damn teams that can get to 7 DI wins. I again included Prairie View because they're 7-1 and are not likely to get to the SWAC title game. The Montana matchup is a dilemma because they would likely either play a team they always play & for the second time this season (Cal Poly), or a team they've already played 3 times in the first round this decade (NW State). I also would like to avoid a UNH-UNI first-round rematch in the bracket, but I didn't have much choice this week (unless I put #6 Villanova against #4 UNI, which is unfair to both).

Here are my bracket's disclaimers:

1. These are the teams I think should be in the field & how they should be seeded, not necessarily who I think the committee will choose.
2. This bracket is based what would happen if the playoffs started today. I'm not attempting to predict future games.
3. I use a points system to determine playoff credentials (that's what the "+#" & "-#" next to the teams in the power rankings are). It's more of an attempt to rank each team's credentials than just a subjective ranking of how good each team is (like a top-25 poll). You can find an detailed explanation of my system in this thread (second post): http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... f=4&t=877.

Auto-Bid Rankings

1. James Madison (8-1)
2. Appalachian St. (6-2)
3. Weber St. (8-2)
4. Northern Iowa (7-2)
5. South Carolina St. (7-2)
6. Tennessee-Martin (7-2)
7. Colgate (7-2)
8. Northwestern St. (6-3)

At-Large Rankings

1. Montana (8-1)
2. Villanova (6-2)
3. Cal Poly (6-1)
4. Richmond (6-3)
5. William & Mary (6-2)
6. New Hampshire (7-1)
7. Wofford (6-2)
8. Southern Illinois (6-2)

- - - - Bracket
        
        Colgate (7-2)
        @ (1) James Madison (8-1)
        
        Wofford (6-2)
        @ William & Mary (6-2)
        
        Northwestern St. (6-3)
        @ Montana (7-1)
        
        New Hampshire (7-2)
        @ (4) Northern Iowa (7-2)
        
        Cal Poly (6-1)
        @ (3) Weber St. (8-2)
        
        Villanova (6-2)
        @ Southern Illinois (6-2)
        
        Richmond (6-3)
        @ South Carolina St. (7-2)
        
        Tennessee-Martin (7-2)
        @ (2) Appalachian St. (7-2)

Bids by conference:

5 - CAA
2 - Big Sky, Missouri Valley, SoCon
1 - Southland, OVC, Patriot, MEAC, Great West

Playoff Power Rankings
Here you can see where your team stands, and where they may move based on this week's results.
(Bold - Denotes Auto-Bid)
(15. Team - Denotes At-Large cutoff line)
(* - Cannot get 7 DI wins)

1. James Madison (8-1) +17
2. Appalachian St. (7-2) +11
3. Weber St. (8-2) +11
4. Northern Iowa (7-2) +11
5. Montana (8-1) +11
6. Villanova (6-2) +10
7. Cal Poly (6-1) +10
8. Richmond (6-3) +9
9. South Carolina St. (7-2) +9
10. William & Mary (6-2) +8
11. New Hampshire (7-2) +7
12. Wofford (6-2) +5
13. Southern Illinois (6-2) +5
14. Massachusetts (6-3) +4
15. Elon (7-2) +4
16. Furman (7-3) +4
17. Tennessee St. (7-2) +4
18. Tennessee-Martin (7-2) +4
19. Eastern Kentucky (6-3) +3
20. Jacksonville St. (6-3) +2
21. Maine (6-3) +1
22. Colgate (7-2) +2
23. Lafayette (6-2) +3
24. South Dakota St. (5-4) +1
25. Bethune-Cookman (6-2) +2
26. Georgia Southern (5-4) 0
27. Morgan St. (6-3) 0
28. Florida A&M (6-3) +1
29. Northwestern St. (6-3) +1
30. Western Illinois (5-3) 0
31. Prairie View A&M (7-1) +1
32. North Dakota St. (5-4) -1
33. UC Davis. (5-4) -1
34. Holy Cross (5-3) -1
35. Albany (6-3) -1
36. Eastern Illinois (4-5) -2
37. Northern Arizona (6-3) -1
38. Dayton (8-1) -1
39. Texas St. (5-4) -2
40. Liberty (7-2) -1
41. Hampton (5-3) -2
42. Nicholls St. (2-4) -2*
43. McNeese St. (5-3) -1*
44. Sacred Heart (8-1) -3
45. Coastal Carolina (4-5) -7
46. Jacksonville (6-3) -7
47. San Diego (6-2) -5
48. Delaware St. (3-5) -5*
49. Butler (6-2) -6
50. Fordham (4-4) -8
51. Bucknell (4-4) -11
52. Lehigh (3-5) -8*
53. Stephen F. Austin (4-5) -9*