fourthandshort
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Take a picture right now of the MVFC standings because 3 weeks from now, who knows what it will look like. Here are the final schedule for the top 4 nationally ranked teams .. talk about facing murderers row .. for all 4 teams.
1. NDSU (8-0, 5-0) .. @ SDSU, USD, @ ISUr .. 2 road games, and USD wanting to prove something
2. USD (7-1, 4-1) ... @ UNI, @ NDSU, SDSU .. 2 road games, and a resurgent SDSU
3. ISUr (6-2, 4-1) ... WIU, @ SDSU, NDSU ... only need 1 win for 7-4 record and playoff
4. SDSU (6-2, 3-2) ... NDSU, ISUr, @ USD ... only need 1 win for 7-4 record and playoff
then lightens up a lot for next 3 teams - with obvious inference being the teams below already played toughest part of schedule .. which is why they are below ... for now:
5. WIU (5-3, 2-3) ... @ ISUr, @ ISUb, SIU .. could easily go 2-1, so 7-4 and playoffs is realistic
6. UNI (4-4, 3-2) ... USD, @ MoST, ISUb .. could easily go 2-1, maybe 3-0 with USD at home; so 6-5 or 7-4 ... could catch SDSU in conference race
7. YSU (3-5, 1-4) ... @ ISUb, @ SIU, MoST .. could go 3-0 to finish 6-5 and 4-4; so 6-5 is real possibility .. with just 1 bad loss and played a very tough schedule to go 6-5
If not for YSU losing 4 tough close games and implosion against us, we would have 7 teams competing for playoffs this season. But looks like 6 will compete .. so 5 will get in, but 6 is possible .. though top 4 has hellacious schedule compared to next 3. .. so who knows how this will go from here .. injuries, lucky bounces, and rising to challenge .. stay tuned !!
1. NDSU (8-0, 5-0) .. @ SDSU, USD, @ ISUr .. 2 road games, and USD wanting to prove something
2. USD (7-1, 4-1) ... @ UNI, @ NDSU, SDSU .. 2 road games, and a resurgent SDSU
3. ISUr (6-2, 4-1) ... WIU, @ SDSU, NDSU ... only need 1 win for 7-4 record and playoff
4. SDSU (6-2, 3-2) ... NDSU, ISUr, @ USD ... only need 1 win for 7-4 record and playoff
then lightens up a lot for next 3 teams - with obvious inference being the teams below already played toughest part of schedule .. which is why they are below ... for now:
5. WIU (5-3, 2-3) ... @ ISUr, @ ISUb, SIU .. could easily go 2-1, so 7-4 and playoffs is realistic
6. UNI (4-4, 3-2) ... USD, @ MoST, ISUb .. could easily go 2-1, maybe 3-0 with USD at home; so 6-5 or 7-4 ... could catch SDSU in conference race
7. YSU (3-5, 1-4) ... @ ISUb, @ SIU, MoST .. could go 3-0 to finish 6-5 and 4-4; so 6-5 is real possibility .. with just 1 bad loss and played a very tough schedule to go 6-5
If not for YSU losing 4 tough close games and implosion against us, we would have 7 teams competing for playoffs this season. But looks like 6 will compete .. so 5 will get in, but 6 is possible .. though top 4 has hellacious schedule compared to next 3. .. so who knows how this will go from here .. injuries, lucky bounces, and rising to challenge .. stay tuned !!