Next Div B Top 25 Poll of 4/20

[Andy Sharp]

Below is my current list of ranking indicator results since the last poll.
#1 San Diego Upset #5A UCSD
#2 Claremont
#3 St. John's
#4 Utah Valley State Lost to #7A Oregon 0-14, Beat #39 Colorado SM 13-9
#5 Harding Beat #20 Creighton 13-7, Lost to #5 St. Thomas 7-10
#5 St. Thomas Beat #5 Harding 10-7, Beat #20 Creighton 12-8
#7 Montana Beat #16 Western Washington 13-6, Beat #10 Montana State 13-8
#8 Eckerd
#9 Northern Colorado Lost to #11 Fort Lewis 10-11, Beat #46 Western State 7-6, Beat #39 Colorado SM 16-2
#10 Montana State Lost to #16 Western Washington 8-9, Lost to #7 Montana 8-13, Beat #11 Fort Lewis 19-14, Beat #46 Western State 8-5
#11 Fort Lewis Upset #9 Northern Colorado 11-10, Lost to #46 Western State 9-13, Lost to #10 Montana State 14-19
#12 Dayton Beat #20 IUP 12-7
#13 Elon Beat #42 SCAD 4-3
#14 Calvin Beat #39 GVSU 9-7
#15 Pacific Lutheran Beat #48 Whitman 18-6
#16 Western Washington Upset #10 Montana State 9-8, Lost to #7 Montana 6-13, Beat #48 Whitman 9-8
#17 Pepperdine
#18 Southwestern Beat #41 Texas-Arlington 13-3
#19 Davidson
#20 Creighton Lost to #5 Harding 7-13, Lost to #5 St. Thomas 8-12
#21 Emory
#22 Carnegie Mellon Lost to #?? Rochester 10-15
#23 St. Louis Lost to Memphis 12-13
#24 Dordt College
#25 California - Irvine
#26 Indiana of Pennsylvania Lost to #12 Dayton 7-12
#27 Southern Oregon Beat #37 Western Oregon 9-5
#28 St. Edward's Lost to #41 Texas-Arlington 10-11
#29 Appalachian State
#30 Augustana Beat #30 Western Illinois 15-6
#30 Ferris State Lost to #50 Taylor 10-11
#30 Western Illinois Lost to #30 Augustana 6-15, Lost to #?? Wheaton 10-12
#33 Trinity
#34 Biola Beat #48 Cal Lutheran 23-3
#35 Wisconsin - Eau Claire Lost to #?? Bethel 3-6, Lost to #?? Carleton 3-7
#36 Grove City
#37 Western Oregon Lost to #27 Southern Oregon 5-9, Lost to #43 Linfield 5-10
#38 Salem State Lost to #43 Framingham 7-8, Lost to #?? Rochester 8-11
#39 Colorado School of Mines Lost to #9 Northern Colorado 2-16, Lost to #4 UVSC 9-13,
#39 Grand Valley State Lost to #14 Calvin 7-9, Beat Wheaton 11-6
#41 Texas - Arlington Lost to #18 Southwestern 3-13, Upset #28 St. Edwards 11-10
#42 Savannah College AD Lost to #13 Elon 3-4
#43 Framingham State Upset #38 Salem State 8-7, Lost to #?? Rochester 6-21
#43 Linfield Upset #37 Western Oregon 10-5
#43 Occidental
#46 New Haven
#46 Western State Lost to #9 Northern Colorado 6-7, Upset #11 Fort Lewis 13-9, Lost to #10 Montana State 5-8
#48 California Lutheran Lost to #34 Biola 3-23
#48 Whitman Lost to #15 Pacific Lutheran 6-18, Lost to #16 Western Washington 8-9
#50 Taylor Upset #30 Ferris State 11-10

Again, I am sure every team or superfan has their own chest beating favorites, feel free to add your own.

[shocker P]

Is Dayton (CCLA) eligible to receive votes? I thought they were an A team playing down..

[Pinball]

Below is my current list of ranking indicator results since the last poll.

#3 St. John's - MN Lost to #35A Minnesota 5-10

Actually Andy we have no lost since the UMD game in Feburary. That was St. Thomas who lost 5-10 to minnesota.

[UofMLaxGoalie11]

You say that St. Johns lost to Minnesota, but it was St Thomas. Easy to confuse with all the saints around us. St Thomas, St Johns, St Olaf, St Scholastica, St Mary, St Cloud, etc.


^ and what he said
| (thats supposed to be my measly attempt at an arrow)

[Andy Sharp]

Below is my current list of ranking indicator results since the last poll.

#3 St. John's - MN Lost to #35A Minnesota 5-10

Actually Andy we have no lost since the UMD game in Feburary. That was St. Thomas who lost 5-10 to minnesota.

Sorry, got caught up in the Div A/Div B comparison, as that UMD game was brought up, lots of games listed, no doubt there are mistakes. That's why message boards work so well, people are happy to put others in their place.

Is Dayton (CCLA) eligible to receive votes? I thought they were an A team playing down..

Yes they are eligible, the confusion might be that they applied for admission to CCLA-A, but were instead voted into CCLA-B.

[sunshinelax11]

Does anyone know how UVSC's loss to Oregon affects them in the B div polls? They did get beat real bad. And with #1 USD's upset of div A #5 or 6 UCSD the #4 div B team should do ok against a div A team.

[Brew26]

What is up with the RMLC? Is Western State much better than they are ranked in this poll or did Northern Colorado, Fort Lewis, and Montana State all have bad games against them?

[shocker P]

Good Question! When a B teams plays up it seems to have no benifit other than to play at a different level and to hopefully get better. Like when CSU plays Whittier, or Denver. When it comes to this situation --UVSC getting blanked by Oregon-- it really dont matter. they still have beat every B team they have played. including #4 montana, and in conference teams #9, #10 and #11. I guess some pollsters may look down on this, but what really matters is that UVSC is a better team for playing a squad like Oregan..

As for San Diego, WOW.. they must be playing great right now! looks like they may have back to back championship years. Way to go San Diego.

[shocker P]

Western State is much better than listed in the poll..for sure.. they seem to be getting better with every game and have a good chance making the finals in the RMLC d-b tournament..

[cjwilhelmi]

Ok even though I am an alumni, I'm trying not to be too much of a "homer" but I am trying to get some other feedback on what to do with Harding. They traveled, arriving at 3 in the morning in Nebraska, beat Creighton which is always a tough game then played UST tought. Do they fall more than #6 for their loss? From what I have heard though UST is the real deal - a team that "can flat out ball".

Should they fall out of the top 6 or does the game just solidify who is 5 and who is 6?

What are your thoughts?

[DanGenck]

Ok even though I am an alumni, I'm trying not to be too much of a "homer" but I am trying to get some other feedback on what to do with Harding. They traveled, arriving at 3 in the morning in Nebraska, beat Creighton which is always a tough game then played UST tought. Do they fall more than #6 for their loss? From what I have heard though UST is the real deal - a team that "can flat out ball".

Should they fall out of the top 6 or does the game just solidify who is 5 and who is 6?

What are your thoughts?

At this point, with how young the B Division is, losing like Harding did would probably solidify their spot. As the B Division grows, and becomes deeper, it will probably cause you to fall in the rankings a little more.

Just my thought...

[biola_defense]

Below is my current list of ranking indicator results since the last poll.

#34 Biola Beat #48 Cal Lutheran 23-3

And we beat St. Mary's from the WCLL A division. Maybe not a huge win in the grand scheme of things, but definitely a huge win for our program.

[Jolly Roger]

They traveled, arriving at 3 in the morning in Nebraska, beat Creighton which is always a tough game then played UST tought.

What are your thoughts?

They need to be smarter about their travel arrangements.