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North Coast Athletic Conference tiebreakers

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kenyonThese come directly from the North Coast Athletic Conference office and break down the confusion that is the final week of the season in the NCAC. Since the conference doesn’t play a full round-robin, this messiness has always been possible, but now, in the last week of the last year without a full schedule, it’s come to this, with Ohio Wesleyan, Wittenberg and Kenyon all tied for first at 5-1 entering the weekend.

Assuming OWU, WIT and KEN all finish in a three-way tie at 6-1:
Kenyon wins tiebreaker

If one of the three loses and two win to finish in a two-way tie at 6-1:
OWU and KEN tie at 6-1 – OWU wins tiebreaker
KEN and WIT tie AT 6-1 – WIT wins tiebreaker
OWU AND WIT tie AT 6-1 – WIT wins tiebreaker

All three lose Saturday to tie at 5-2:
OWU, WIT, KEN all tie at 5-2 + Wabash win = four-way tie at 5-2 (And Allegheny beats Hiram) – OWU wins tiebreaker
OWU, WIT, KEN all tie at 5-2 (all three lose on Saturday) + Wabash win = four-way tie at 5-2 (And Allegheny loses to Hiram) – OWU wins tiebreaker
OWU, WIT, KEN all tie at 5-2 (all three lose on Saturday) + Wabash loss (4-3) (And Allegheny beats Hiram) – OWU wins tiebreaker
OWU, WIT, KEN all tie at 5-2 (all three lose on Saturday) + Wabash loss (4-3) (And Allegheny loss to Hiram) – OWU wins tiebreaker

On with the games!

Second 2012 NCAA regional rankings

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The second NCAA regional rankings have been released. We will not see another ranking before the selections are made, although the NCAA committee will put one together for its use on Selection Sunday.

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. 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.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.
East
1 Hobart 9-0 9-0
2 Widener 8-0 8-0
3 Cortland State 7-1 7-1
4 Salisbury 6-2 7-2
5 Rowan 6-1 6-2
6 Salve Regina 9-1 9-1
7 Lycoming 7-2 7-2
8 Framingham St. 9-1 9-1
9 Bridgewater St. 9-1 9-1
10 Endicott 8-2 8-2

North
1 Mount Union 9-0 9-0
2 Concordia-Chicago 9-0 9-0
3 Elmhurst 8-1 8-1
4 Heidelberg 8-1 8-1
5 Wittenberg 8-1 8-1
6 Ohio Wesleyan 7-1 8-1
7 Adrian 8-1 8-1
8 Franklin 7-1 7-2
9 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-2 7-2
10 North Central (Ill.) 7-2 7-2

South
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-0 9-0
2 Wesley 5-1 8-1
3 Johns Hopkins 8-1 8-1
4 Waynesburg 9-0 9-0
5 Huntingdon 4-2 6-2
5 Washington and Lee 7-2 7-2
7 Louisiana College 5-2 7-2
8 Muhlenberg 6-2 7-2
9 Franklin and Marshall 7-2 7-2
10 Hardin-Simmons 5-3 6-3

West
1 Linfield 7-0 8-0
2 UW-Oshkosh 8-0 9-0
3 St. Thomas 9-0 9-0
4 Cal Lutheran 7-1 7-1
5 Coe 9-0 9-0
6 Pacific Lutheran 6-2 6-2
7 Bethel (Minn.) 7-2 7-2
8 Concordia-Moorhead 6-2 7-2
9 UW-Platteville 7-2 7-2
10 Lake Forest 8-1 8-1

How to use these regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.

There are 24 automatic bids, one Pool B bid and seven Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 11.

Being listed in these rankings is not a guarantee of selection to the playoffs. There is no guarantee an at-large team will be taken from each region.

ATN Podcast: Who’s still in contention?

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Cody Pohren and Pacific Lutheran benefited from the double losses in the MIAC. How?
PLU athletics file photo by John Froschauer

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We’re down to a final week, with a number of teams left in contention unlike any we can remember. This week’s losses change how some of the teams line up in the pecking order for the seven at-large bids, and if you are new to this process in Division III football, this is your primer, your instruction manual, perhaps your Selection Sunday master class.

Keith and Pat talk about that and more in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast, sponsored by the City of Salem, hosts of Stagg Bowl XL. Tickets on sale now!

Plus there are a bunch of automatic bids left to be handed out, and some were handed out Saturday in interesting ways. We talk about what’s left to be decided as well, including the indecipherable mess that is the North Coast Athletic Conference. Pat and Keith talk about a lot of teams this week — check the tags at the bottom of this page to find out who is on the topics list.

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