Boys Soccer Poll

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So if they are fourth in their division, that means at best they went into this year as the 13th through 17th ranked team in the SCC. I'd have to go look at their results, but they could not be higher than 13th or lower than 17th.

That seeding is based on their results for the previous two years. Clearly the 2016 and 2017 seasons were not that great for Xavier.

Don’t they have an exchange student who is helping them succeed

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Don’t they have an exchange student who is helping them succeed

Maybe but he cant help as much as that weak schedule.

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There's another way to look at this too.

In the SWC and FCIAC, you have to play all the weak sisters as well as the strong ones.

In the SCC, you have to play only the weak sisters actually in your division and you play at least 6 games with cross-over division foes who are the top programs in the SCC.

The top team in any division, must play home and aways with the top teams in the other three divisions as well.

And since the SCC resets its division alignments every two years, it ensures the the top four teams in the league, based on the previous two years play, all have to play each other twice. When they reset the division, the top four programs are determined and placed in separate divisions. And the weak sisters all have the opportunity to play more games against equivalent programs as well.

In the end it looks like this:

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
17 18 19

In a 16 game schedule, the Number 3 team plays home and aways with 7, 11, 15 and 19 in their division. Giving them 4 games against relatively weak programs. But they also play 6 games against 1, 2, and 4.

When you compare that against the matchups in general in the FCIAC or SWC, the teams essentially play about the same number of games against strong, average and weak programs as those leagues do.

Great explanation but still doesn’t make sense how some of the top teams don’t play each other and others do. Shelton plays Prep, Hand, Cheshire, and Guilford twice and Prep, Xavier and Cheshire don’t play each other at all.

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Maybe but he cant help as much as that weak schedule.

An impact player, strong core and a weak schedule = great records

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There are 19 teams in the SCC for boys. They could just have each team play every team in the SCC once and see what final results are. That would be a fair system. However, I guess they wanted to "try" and be more competitive by placing bad teams against bad teams, etc. The problem is that not all teams are equal each year, so making a two year lookup a way to set up games isn't always going to work. As a result, a team like Xavier is playing no one and is highly ranked in state tournament. Then again, it will all wash out during state tournament - if they can't compete they are out.

Since it's inception, the SCC has played with 3 or 4 divisions within the conference.

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In SCC you play your weak sisters twice

Only those that are in your division, unless you are a fourth or fifth ranked team when the schedule is set up. Then all your crossovers are with teams at the same general level as you....fourth or fifth in their division.

In the FCIAC, you play all the weak sisters.

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Only those that are in your division, unless you are a fourth or fifth ranked team when the schedule is set up. Then all your crossovers are with teams at the same general level as you....fourth or fifth in their division.

In the FCIAC, you play all the weak sisters.

Yes I would love to play weaker division teams twice

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Guilford is not good. They are not likely to make SCC tournament and that means there are at least 8 teams better then them in the conference.

What it does show is that Cheshire was taking something off the gas to ready for some tough games next week and the conference and state tournaments. This might have been good for them.

Fairfield prep the same thing in giving up a tie to Sheehan. Sheehan also not going to SCC tournament.

Fairfield now tied a bad team and lost to a mediocre team. Not a good way to finish a season.

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Guilford is not good. They are not likely to make SCC tournament and that means there are at least 8 teams better then them in the conference.

What it does show is that Cheshire was taking something off the gas to ready for some tough games next week and the conference and state tournaments. This might have been good for them.

Fairfield prep the same thing in giving up a tie to Sheehan. Sheehan also not going to SCC tournament.

Guilford made the SCC tournament. Get to play Xavier

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Guilford made the SCC tournament. Get to play Xavier

Glastonbury sucks

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SWC playoffs set

1. Weston
2. Brookfield
3. Pomperaug
4. Newtown
5. Notre Dame Fairfield
6. Joel Barlow
7. Masuk
8. Immaculate

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Xavier beats Guilford 2-1. Could Xavier be the real deal? Or is SCC not as competitive as other conferences?

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SWC playoffs set

1. Weston
2. Brookfield
3. Pomperaug
4. Newtown
5. Notre Dame Fairfield
6. Joel Barlow
7. Masuk
8. Immaculate

Semis

Weston vs Newtown
Brookfield vs Barlow

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Guilford dominated most of the game, possession, attacking. Hurt on poor calls (at one point the refs stopped the game for 2+ minutes to confer a on call - killing Guilford's momentum.) Xavier turned it around towards the last 10 minutes of play.

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Prep defeated Amity.
Shelton defeated Hand.