NCAA’s third regional rankings

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The NCAA released its third 2010 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.

This is the last ranking we will get to see before the playoff selections are made and the bracket is released on Sunday. Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.

East Region
1. Delaware Valley 8-1 8-1
2. Rowan 8-1 8-1
3. Montclair State 8-1 8-1
4. Cortland State 8-1 8-1
5. SUNY-Maritime 9-0 10-0
6. Maine Maritime 8-1 8-1
7. Alfred 6-2 7-2
8. Springfield 7-2 7-2
9. St. John Fisher 7-2 8-2
10. Endicott 8-2 8-2

Also clinched bids, but unranked: St. Lawrence

North Region
1. Mount Union 8-0 9-0
2. North Central (Ill.) 9-0 9-0
3. Wheaton (Ill.) 8-1 8-1
4. Ohio Northern 7-1 8-1
5. Wittenberg 7-0 9-0
6. Trine 8-0 9-0
7. Franklin 7-1 8-1
8. Illinois Wesleyan 7-2 7-2
9. Baldwin-Wallace 7-2 7-2
10. Wabash 7-1 7-2

Also clinched bids, but unranked: Benedictine

South Region
1. Wesley 5-0 8-0
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-0 9-0
3. DePauw 9-0 9-0
4. Thomas More 9-0 9-0
5. Hardin-Simmons 8-1 8-1
6. Washington and Lee 7-2 7-2
7. Hampden-Sydney 8-1 8-1
8. Salisbury 4-2 6-2
9. Muhlenberg 7-2 7-2
10. Ursinus 7-2 7-2

Also clinched bids, but unranked: None.

West Region
1. St. Thomas 10-0 10-0
2. UW-Whitewater 6-0 9-0
3. Wartburg 9-0 9-0
4. Cal Lutheran 7-1 7-1
5. Coe 6-1 8-1
6. Bethel 8-1 8-1
7. Linfield 6-1 7-1
8. Pacific Lutheran 6-1 7-1
9. Redlands 7-1 7-1
10. Central 8-2 8-2

Also clinched bids, but unranked: St. Norbert

ATN Podcast: Tiebreakers, bids and rivalries

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Defense
Kentel Noel and Christopher Newport still control their own destiny.
CNU photo by Heidi Naylor

So much to talk about this week and we didn’t even get to it all — we try to keep the podcast under an hour and almost did so this week. But not quite.

Let’s run it down for you.

  • Six conferences yet to be decided
  • Three could end up in three-way tiebreakers
  • Pool B took another blow. Who gets those bids?
  • Are those new faces or just bad teams in the playoffs?
  • How did W&L and Muhlenberg sneak up on everyone?
  • Pat and Keith talk about their trips to Wittenberg and Muhlenberg
  • Rivalry games still have a lot to play for

That just about covers it. All that and yes, more, in the Around the Nation podcast.

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Game Day: Let’s hand out some bids!

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WartburgLots of big games, rivaling the great Week 5 we had for sheer number of good games, but far more important in the grand scheme of things, as many conference races will be decided on Saturday.

I’ll be at Wabash-Wittenberg, where I won’t knock a team off my list but I will knock a stadium, having never seen football on Witt’s campus before. (I’ve been there for basketball. In fact, for a state I’ve never lived in, I’ve seen a fair amount of Wittenberg in football and basketball, and this will also be my third Wabash game. In fact, this is my third Wabash game in three seasons.

My friend, the Hamline SID, would read this and say, what, you’ve been to see Wabash three times since you moved to Minnesota and you’ve never been over to see us? That’s the breaks, I guess.

Keith McMillan says he’s heading to Muhlenberg-Ursinus. And you guys are … wherever you’re at!

Opening up the Cover-it-Live at noon, knock on wood. Remember, you can comment via Twitter by using the #d3fb hashtag, or in long form by using the comment window within the Cover-it-Live box.