TypicalTribe
October 8th, 2014, 11:18 AM
Honorable Mention:
Dartmouth at Yale - Yale's quest for Top 25 cred continues
Wofford at Western Carolina - Not a great game but winner gets an early tiebreaker in a potential SoCon auto-bid scrum
Northern Iowa at South Dakota - Panthers running out of wiggle room already. Need a road win.
10. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian - The quest for an undefeated season continues but the Blue Hose are pesky at home
9. McNeese St at Sam Houston - If McNeese is a legit top 10 team, they'll end any Bearkat hopes of a mid-season turnaround
8. Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt - Buccaneers need to be competitive to get some much-needed respect
7. Chattanooga at Tennessee - Can the Mocs sneak up on a Vols team coming off back-to-back SEC heartbreakers?
6. Richmond at Albany - Spiders have playoff hopes, but Danes would like their spot in CAA pecking order
5. Missouri State at South Dakota State - Huge battle for MVFC positioning. Neither team wants a third loss with six games still left
4. Jacksonville State at Tennessee State - Can JSU keep rolling against a desperate TSU team?
3. Southern Illinois at North Dakota State - hard to believe I've got it at #3 but both programs have been here before.
2. William & Mary at New Hampshire - UNH looking to end W&M jinx and keep pace with Villanova. Tribe hoping to show top 10 mettle.
1. Illinois State at Indiana State - Enormous game for two teams not exactly accustomed to the rarified air of this matchup. Winner will sit in a first-place tie atop the MVFC at the mid-point of the season and should be firmly ensconced in the top 10. Measuring stick game for both programs that will allow them to dream about bigger possibilities in the 2nd half of the campaign.
Dartmouth at Yale - Yale's quest for Top 25 cred continues
Wofford at Western Carolina - Not a great game but winner gets an early tiebreaker in a potential SoCon auto-bid scrum
Northern Iowa at South Dakota - Panthers running out of wiggle room already. Need a road win.
10. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian - The quest for an undefeated season continues but the Blue Hose are pesky at home
9. McNeese St at Sam Houston - If McNeese is a legit top 10 team, they'll end any Bearkat hopes of a mid-season turnaround
8. Charleston Southern at Vanderbilt - Buccaneers need to be competitive to get some much-needed respect
7. Chattanooga at Tennessee - Can the Mocs sneak up on a Vols team coming off back-to-back SEC heartbreakers?
6. Richmond at Albany - Spiders have playoff hopes, but Danes would like their spot in CAA pecking order
5. Missouri State at South Dakota State - Huge battle for MVFC positioning. Neither team wants a third loss with six games still left
4. Jacksonville State at Tennessee State - Can JSU keep rolling against a desperate TSU team?
3. Southern Illinois at North Dakota State - hard to believe I've got it at #3 but both programs have been here before.
2. William & Mary at New Hampshire - UNH looking to end W&M jinx and keep pace with Villanova. Tribe hoping to show top 10 mettle.
1. Illinois State at Indiana State - Enormous game for two teams not exactly accustomed to the rarified air of this matchup. Winner will sit in a first-place tie atop the MVFC at the mid-point of the season and should be firmly ensconced in the top 10. Measuring stick game for both programs that will allow them to dream about bigger possibilities in the 2nd half of the campaign.