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Second NCAA regional rankings

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The NCAA released their second 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. RPI 7-0 7-0
2. New Jersey 7-1 7-1
3. Curry 9-0 9-0
4. St. John Fisher 8-1 8-1
5. Albright 7-1 7-1
6. Alfred 7-1 7-1
7. Hobart 6-2 6-2
8. Union 5-2 5-2
9. Cortland State 5-2 6-2
10. Widener 5-2 6-2

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

South Region
No. Name In-Region Overall
1. Washington and Jefferson 5-0 8-0
2. Wesley 6-1 8-1
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 7-1 7-1
4. Muhlenberg 8-0 8-0
5. Salisbury 4-1 8-1
6. Waynesburg 6-1 7-1
7. Trinity (Texas) 6-1 7-1
8. Randolph-Macon 7-1 7-1
9. Ursinus 6-1 7-1
10. Hampden-Sydney 5-2 6-2

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

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

Strength of schedule numbers

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The NCAA has, thankfully, moved away from its flawed Quality of Wins Index to incorporate more relevant numbers into its strength of schedule calculation.

The only variation the NCAA made to this formula over the years it was in place was to change the name, rather than make the formula work better. Now at least we have a wholesale change.

SOS will now be determined using a schools’ opponents’ winning percentage and their opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage. That is, not only will it measure a team’s opponents record, but the teams that opponent played in order to get to that record.

There are too many numbers to post here. They have their own page. Click here to read, but feel free to comment.