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    College D-3

    Preseason is getting close.

    Anyone want to talk about this topic here? (or is there another forum for this?)

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Preseason is getting close.

    Anyone want to talk about this topic here? (or is there another forum for this?)
    UMass Boston and Western Conn on top

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      #3
      There is some very strong D3 soccer in our area. I am more familiar with the boys side, where some of the very top high school players in our state feature prominently. Expect another excellent run from Brandeis and Amherst. Williams will be very good again, as will Tufts. I'm sure Babson will be strong again. Wheaton could be very good. A bit out of area, Hobart, Rochester, St Lawrence, Union, and Vassar are good. Teams like Salve, UMass-Dartmouth, and Keene are decent as well, and of course other NESCACs like Midd, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Trinity and Conn College.

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        #4
        Men or Women?

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Men or Women?
          The previous poster was talking about men's teams, to which I would add MIT and Eastern Connecticut as teams to watch.

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            #6
            Below is the final Women's 2012 NSCAA national rankings:

            1 Messiah 1 24-1-1
            2 Emory 16 15-2-7
            3 Wheaton (Ill.) 11 21-4-2
            4 Misericordia 10 20-3-2
            5 Washington (Mo.) 3 19-2-1
            6 Carnegie Mellon 17 14-1-5
            7 Hardin-Simmons NR 18-1-2
            8 Brandeis NR 16-5-2
            9 Johns Hopkins RV 18-5-1
            10 Ithaca 6 19-1-3
            11 *****burg 5 21-1-3
            11 Trinity (Texas) 4 15-1-3
            13 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 14 17-4-2
            14 Loras 19 19-5-0
            15 Massachusetts Institute of Technology NR 14-4-3
            16 Wheaton (Mass.) 25 18-2-6
            17 William Smith 8 14-2-4
            18 SUNY Cortland RV 12-5-6
            19 Centre 7 20-2-0
            20 Montclair State 13 16-2-3
            21 Middlebury 15 13-3-1
            22 Williams 9 13-4-2
            23 California Lutheran NR 19-5-0
            24 College of New Jersey 23 15-2-3
            25 Bowdoin 24 11-4-4
            25 Virginia Wesleyan 20 18-2-1
            25 Rowan NR 13-4-1

            New England is well represented, 2 NEWMAC teams, 3 NESCAC teams and 1 New England UAA team. UAA had quite a year with 4 of the top 8 ranked teams.

            For the most part the ranked New England teams were the usual suspects and are likely to be strong again.

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              #7
              Below is the final regular season 2012 women's New England poll:

              1 Williams 12-3-2
              2 Amherst 13-1-2
              2 Middlebury 12-2-1
              4 Brandeis 13-4-2
              4 Bowdoin 11-3-3
              4 Springfield 13-4-2
              4 Wheaton (Mass.) 16-1-6
              8 Westfield State 18-0-1
              9 MIT 13-3-2
              9 Roger Williams 12-6-3
              9 Massachusetts-Boston 18-2-0

              Also receiving votes: Castleton State, Gordon, Lasell, Lesley, Saint Joseph (Conn.), Western Connecticut State

              Some questions for 2013:

              Will there be some lasting impact from the Amherst "incident"?
              Will MIT continue its strong performance of recent years after graduating a special class?Can Westfield finally break through against NESCAC/NEWMAC?
              Are there any Mass frosh who figure to be game changers?
              What other teams project to be strong in 2013?

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Below is the final regular season 2012 women's New England poll:

                1 Williams 12-3-2
                2 Amherst 13-1-2
                2 Middlebury 12-2-1
                4 Brandeis 13-4-2
                4 Bowdoin 11-3-3
                4 Springfield 13-4-2
                4 Wheaton (Mass.) 16-1-6
                8 Westfield State 18-0-1
                9 MIT 13-3-2
                9 Roger Williams 12-6-3
                9 Massachusetts-Boston 18-2-0

                Also receiving votes: Castleton State, Gordon, Lasell, Lesley, Saint Joseph (Conn.), Western Connecticut State

                Some questions for 2013:

                Will there be some lasting impact from the Amherst "incident"?
                Will MIT continue its strong performance of recent years after graduating a special class?Can Westfield finally break through against NESCAC/NEWMAC?
                Are there any Mass frosh who figure to be game changers?
                What other teams project to be strong in 2013?
                Amherst incident???

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Are there any Mass frosh who figure to be game changers?
                  How about that Williams recruit with the Gatorade award?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Below is the final regular season 2012 women's New England poll:

                    1 Williams 12-3-2
                    2 Amherst 13-1-2
                    2 Middlebury 12-2-1
                    4 Brandeis 13-4-2
                    4 Bowdoin 11-3-3
                    4 Springfield 13-4-2
                    4 Wheaton (Mass.) 16-1-6
                    8 Westfield State 18-0-1
                    9 MIT 13-3-2
                    9 Roger Williams 12-6-3
                    9 Massachusetts-Boston 18-2-0

                    Also receiving votes: Castleton State, Gordon, Lasell, Lesley, Saint Joseph (Conn.), Western Connecticut State

                    Some questions for 2013:

                    Will there be some lasting impact from the Amherst "incident"?
                    Will MIT continue its strong performance of recent years after graduating a special class?Can Westfield finally break through against NESCAC/NEWMAC?
                    Are there any Mass frosh who figure to be game changers?
                    What other teams project to be strong in 2013?
                    Full disclosure, the ranking you posted was the NSCAA coaches poll which is chaired by Tim Moody at Roger Williams and uses no statistical data that the NCAA has and uses. The NSCAA is an opinion poll (who likes who, who dislikes who, who on the committee has an axe to grind, etc....) a farce at times. Example: 4 teams "tied" for the # 4 ranking. 3 teams strategically "tied" for the # 9 ranking.

                    The official NCAA Regional Advisory Committee final regular season poll from Oct. 31, 2012 is below:

                    http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-women/d3

                    NEW ENGLAND

                    1 Amherst 13-1-1
                    2 Middlebury 12-2-1
                    3 Wheaton (Mass.) 15-1-4
                    4 Williams 11-3-1
                    5 Bowdoin 11-3-1
                    6 Brandeis 12-4-2
                    7 MIT 13-3-1
                    8 Springfield 12-4-1
                    9 Western Connecticut State 13-3-2
                    10 Westfield State 15-0-1
                    11 Massachusetts-Boston 16-2-0
                    12 St. Joseph (Conn.) 14-2-1

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                      #11
                      Zshmsy

                      Other than adding Western Ct State and dropping Roger Williams, not much difference between them....

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                        #12
                        Messiah squeaked and I mean squeaked by Roger Williams

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Messiah squeaked and I mean squeaked by Roger Williams
                          Shots were Messiah 21, Roger Williams 2. Which means that they spent most if not all of the game defending in their half of the field. Nice try.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Messiah squeaked and I mean squeaked by Roger Williams
                            And then Messiah squeaked by M.I.T. by beating them 5 - 0.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Amherst incident???
                              ????????

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