Monthly Archives: October 2007

Game Day from Minneapolis

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Yes, game day on a Friday morning. And you have to be a real football junkie to take in five games in one day, even if you don’t have to move to do it.

Such is the UMAC’s Dome Day, a five game cross-divisional event held in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Games start at 8 a.m. local time, and even Keith and I won’t be taking in all five. We leave that to Ryan Coleman, who’s coordinating photo efforts to shoot all five games for the league and shooting more than a few frames himself, we’re sure.

I’m standing on the sidelines with my laptop, jotting down thoughts between plays as Principia, which we ranked No. 238 out of 238 in Kickoff during the preseason, plays Trinity Bible, a non-Division III team that plays in this league, a non-Division III league at least for football terms. Principia has about 32 players in uniform this morning, with Trinity Bible about the same.

Already so far, both teams have passed up chip shot field goals, while Trinity Bible is 1-for-2 … in an ugly manner … on extra points. Such is the state of special teams at this level. The crowd is a little low but it’s early. Principia ran a fake punt from inside its 15 on fourth-and-16 and gained 15 yards, leading to Trinity Bible’s first score. It’s been an eventful first quarter-plus.

We’ll check back in throughout the day with observations from the booth and sidelines as the weekend gets started a little early.

NCAA regional rankings

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The NCAA released their first 2007 regional rankings today.

Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

East Region
No. Name In-Region Overall
1. Alfred 7-0 7-0
2. Curry 8-0 8-0
3. RPI 6-0 6-0
4. St. John Fisher 7-1 7-1
5. New Jersey 6-1 6-1
6. Albright 6-1 6-1
7. Cortland State 5-1 6-1
8. Union 4-2 4-2
9. Hobart 5-2 5-2
10. Delaware Valley 4-2 4-3

North Region
No. Name In-Region Overall
1. Mount Union 7-0 7-0
2. Wheaton (Ill.) 7-0 7-0
3. Wabash 7-0 7-0
4. Case Western Reserve 5-0 7-0
5. Capital 6-1 6-1
6. Franklin 6-1 6-1
7. Mount St. Joseph 6-1 6-1
8. Wittenberg 5-2 5-2
9. Ohio Northern 5-2 5-2
10. Illinois Wesleyan 5-2 5-2

South Region
No. Name In-Region Overall
1. Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-0 7-0
2. Washington and Jefferson 5-0 7-0
3. Salisbury 4-0 8-0
4. Wesley 5-1 7-1
5. Muhlenberg 7-0 7-0
6. Waynesburg 6-0 7-0
7. Millsaps 6-1 6-1
8. Trinity (Texas) 5-1 6-1
9. Washington U. 6-1 6-1
10. Bridgewater (Va.) 6-1 6-1

West Region
No. Name In-Region Overall
1. UW-Whitewater 6-0 6-1
2. St. John’s 7-0 8-0
3. Central 7-0 8-0
4. Occidental 6-0 6-0
5. St. Norbert 7-0 8-0
6. Redlands 4-1 5-1
7. Bethel 6-1 6-1
8. Wartburg 7-1 7-1
9. Linfield 3-1 4-2
10. UW-Stevens Point 3-1 6-1

ATN Podcast: A rank weekend

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When you only have one game between Top 25 teams, that means we should come to expect upsets. As playoff season approaches, each upset becomes more magnified. Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman examine the consequences from Week 8 in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast.

Plus, the week we’ve been waiting for is finally here — five games between Top 25 teams, including the No. 2/No. 3 showdown in Whitewater.

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