week 6 - zip rpi and zip opponents

[TennZip]

Before last night’s game, the zips were #36 in RPI and VCU was 144

Zips dropped to #49 after the tie

  MAC opponent West Virginia is now #9 in RPI

 

Western Michigan improved to 8-2-0 with a 2-1 win in 2 ot’s over Drake (WMU is 75 in RPI)

Penn State dropped to 4-4-1 as they lost 1-0 to Temple (PSU is 76 in RPI)

Georgetown improved to 3-6-0 with a 3-1 win over American (Hoyas are 39 in RPI)

SMU is now 4-6-0 after defeating Oral Roberts 3-1 (ponies are 111 in rpi)

 

Loyola-chicago was 7-0-0 and 4th in RPI before last night…Loyola lost 3-0 last night at Creighton (blue jays are now 6-1-2 and 16 in RPI)

[fknbuflobo]

http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2016/08/mid-american-conference-standings.html

[TennZip]

Rough night on Wednesday for some future zip opponents

 

Northern Illinois faced IUPUI last night….IUPUI was 0-7-0 before last night and they defeated the Huskies 2-0 (NIU is now 1-5-2)

Ohio State faced SIU-Edwardsville (1-4-2)…..SIU-E won 3-2 (tOSU drops to 3-7-0)

Michigan State (6-2-0) def. Bowling Green (6-3-1)  1-0

 

In the national game of the night…Butler (7-0-1) faced Indiana (5-0-4)….Hoosiers won 3-2 in OT

[Blue & Gold]

If we win the MAC Championship, do we get an automatic bid to the NCAA's?  

[TennZip]

1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

If we win the MAC Championship, do we get an automatic bid to the NCAA's?  

yes, there is an automatic bid

 

Akron was 50 in RPI before yesterday’s games

Zips are now 56  (Buffalo is 60 and W. Virginia is #14)

 

UCLA is now 4-3-1 after they lost 4-0 to Washington (UCLA is #41 in RPI)

San Diego State is now 5-1-3 after tieing Oregon State (4-3-2)…SDSU is 45 in RPI and OSU is 97

Cal Santa Barbara dropped to 4-5-1  as they tied UC Riverside 2-2 (UCSB us #92 in RPI)

 

   Coach Embick put together a strong schedule but the zip opponents are not providing much help in the RPI

[Z.I.P.]

On ‎9‎/‎30‎/‎2016 at 2:08 AM, TennZip said:

UCLA is now 4-3-1 after they lost 4-0 to Washington (UCLA is #41 in RPI)

 

I watched the UCLA Bruins get absolutely drubbed by a good, but not great Washington team this week (Pac-12 Net).  It is nearly impossible for me to believe the range between that teams good and bad performances.  But, after following the adventures in Westwood for many season, I am pretty much convinced that Jorge Salcedo lacks what it takes to win a national championship on the field.  He gets the best or near-best recruiting class year-in and year-out, yet they continue to be completely inconsistent and frustrating in the PAC-12 and in the post-season under Salcedo.  I'm really wondering -- given that Jorge won a national championship playing for UCLA (scoring the winning PK, yet), whether the deciders and fans will put up with this inconsistency and lack of a title much longer.  Maybe they will do to him what the Sounders did with their coach who could not produce a champion (former UCLA coach, who won much more consistently), Sigi Schmid.