The story goes, one day on a long ride to a playoff game at Thiel (which tells you how long ago this happened), Pat and Keith decided to pass the time by guessing not just the winner of each second-round playoff game, but the score. And there was born the expectations game: Do we expect a close game? A high-scoring game? A blowout? Does everyone agree on who will win? Those are the factors worth looking at.
Keith McMillan, Ryan Tipps, Pat Coleman, Adam Turer, Frank Rossi and Greg Thomas each take their guesses at scores for each first-round game. Plus, we have Logan Hansen’s odds to advance.
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| Mary Hardin-Baylor bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 45, Berry 14 Ryan’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 34, Berry 14 Pat’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 35, Berry 6 |
Adam’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 52, Berry 17 Frank’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 40, Berry 10 Greg’s take: Mary Hardin-Baylor 40, Berry 7 |
| Hansen odds to advance: Mary Hardin-Baylor, 99% Consensus: Varying levels of high scores to low scores. |
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| Keith’s take: St. John’s 49, Whitworth 21 Ryan’s take: St. John’s 38, Whitworth 13 Pat’s take: St. John’s 45, Whitworth 17 |
Adam’s take: St. John’s 38, Whitworth 13 Frank’s take: St. John’s 27, Whitworth 14 Greg’s take: St. John’s 49, Whitworth 21 |
| Hansen odds to advance: St. John’s, 93% Consensus: St. John’s offense will be in good shape. |
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| UW-Whitewater bracket | |
| Keith’s take: UW-Whitewater 31, St. Norbert 3 Ryan’s take: UW-Whitewater 45, St. Norbert 7 Pat’s take: UW-Whitewater 42, St. Norbert 9 |
Adam’s take: UW-Whitewater 40, St. Norbert 20 Frank’s take: UW-Whitewater 41, St. Norbert 13 Greg’s take: UW-Whitewater 31, St. Norbert 0 |
| Hansen odds to advance: UW-Whitewater, 96% Consensus: One upset is all the Green Knights get. |
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| Keith’s take: Bethel 25, North Central 22 Ryan’s take: North Central 27, Bethel 24 Pat’s take: North Central 24, Bethel 16 |
Adam’s take: North Central 32, Bethel 29 Frank’s take: Bethel 27, North Central 24 Greg’s take: Bethel 28, North Central 24 |
| Hansen odds to advance: North Central, 63% Consensus: Nobody really has any idea who will win this one. |
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| Mount Union bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Mount Union 38, Centre 17 Ryan’s take: Mount Union 38, Centre 20 Pat’s take: Mount Union 38, Centre 10 |
Adam’s take: Mount Union 45, Centre 24 Frank’s take: Mount Union 47, Centre 17 Greg’s take: Mount Union 45, Centre 10 |
| Hansen odds to advance: Mount Union, 96% Consensus: The consensus matches the odds. |
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| Keith’s take: Muhlenberg 17, Randolph-Macon 16 Ryan’s take: Muhlenberg 28, Randolph-Macon 23 Pat’s take: Randolph-Macon 17, Muhlenberg 16 |
Adam’s take: Muhlenberg 24, Randolph-Macon 21 Frank’s take: Muhlenberg 31, Randolph-Macon 20 Greg’s take: Muhlenberg 27, Randolph-Macon 21 |
| Hansen odds to advance: Muhlenberg, 68% Consensus: A non-unanimous pick of Muhlenberg in a low-scoring, close game. |
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| Brockport bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Brockport 35, RPI 21 Ryan’s take: Brockport 21, RPI 13 Pat’s take: Brockport 28, RPI 16 |
Adam’s take: Brockport 31, RPI 10 Frank’s take: Brockport 37, RPI 17 Greg’s take: Brockport 35, RPI 17 |
| Hansen odds to advance: Brockport, 95% Consensus: Closer than last week. |
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| Keith’s take: Frostburg St. 42, Johns Hopkins 28 Ryan’s take: Johns Hopkins 42, Frostburg St. 38 Pat’s take: Johns Hopkins 31, Frostburg St. 30 |
Adam’s take: Frostburg St. 48, JHU 45 (OT) Frank’s take: Frostburg St. 17, Johns Hopkins 14 Greg’s take: Frostburg St. 38, Johns Hopkins 35 |
| Hansen odds to advance: Johns Hopkins, 58% Consensus: All over the map — high scoring, low scoring, close game, two-touchdown game. |
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I saw Berry at St. Thomas in last years playoff and I was impressed with the way they competed. MIAC teams looked like they were beaten before they took the field against St. Thomas last year, but Berry looked them in the eye all day long. I don’t expect them to win tomorrow however.
Berry lost to Trinity who lost to HSU who lost to UMHB…twice.
Common opponents suggest that RPI will not be an easy out for Brockport –
Two other really intriguing matchups :
Bethel / North Central and
Hopkins / Frostburgh