PSAC Week Ten Preview

November 8th, 2024 8:00pm

PSAC Week Ten Preview

Week Ten is coming up and it’s the last week of PSAC Divisional Games for the 2024 season. We already know the teams who will be playing in the PSAC Championship Game next Saturday November 16, 2024. #3 Kutztown (9-0, 6-0 PSAC East) will be traveling to #17 California (PA) (7-1, 5-0 PSAC West) as the PSAC closes the 2024 season with East at West Crossover Games. #3 Kutztown moved up one spot and #17 California (PA) moved up five spots in this week’s D2 Top 25 Poll. #13 Slippery Rock (7-1, 4-1 PSAC West), the third PSAC Team in the D2 Top 25 Poll, also moved up this week climbing two spots. In addition to those three D2 Top 25 ranked teams, East Stroudsburg (8-1, 5-1 PSAC East) rounds out the field of the four PSAC Teams who made the 1-10 NCAA Super Region One Rankings which were released on Monday. The 1-10 NCAA Super Region Rankings include ten teams for each of the four Super Regions. Those teams are all in the mix for the seven bracket spots at the end of the regular season, next weekend, in each Super Region. In Super Region One this week, #3 Kutztown was ranked second, #17 California (PA) was ranked third, #13 Slippery Rock was ranked fourth, and East Stroudsburg was ranked sixth. Keep reading below for this week’s Super Region One Rankings, my updated PSAC Power Ranking, more about the top four teams in the PSAC, this week’s matchups, and my prediction of who will win each game in Week Ten.

NCAA Super Region One Rankings (Monday November 4, 2024):

  1. #9 Charleston (WV) (MEC) 9-0
  2. #3 Kutztown (PSAC East) 9-0
  3. #17 California (PA) (PSAC West) 7-1
  4. #13 Slippery Rock (PSAC West) 7-1
  5. Ashland (GMAC) 7-2
  6. East Stroudsburg (PSAC East) 8-1
  7. Findlay (GMAC) 8-1
  8. New Haven (NE10) 6-2
  9. Tiffin (GMAC) 7-2
  10. Assumption (NE10) 5-3

#9 Charleston is currently ranked ahead of #3 Kutztown based upon current Strength of Schedule. If #3 Kutztown wins out, beating West Chester this week and # 17 California (PA) in the PSAC Championship Game next week, they should move up to the number one ranking in Super Region One. If #17 California (PA) wins out, beating Edinboro this week and #3 Kutztown in the PSAC Championship Game next week, they should move up to the number two ranking. #9 Charleston (WV) would maintain the number one spot in this scenario, if they win out, due to the fact that they are the only team that beat #17 California (PA) this season, 23-19, way back in Week Zero.

PSAC Power Ranking (PPR) heading into Week Ten:

  1. #3 Kutztown (9-0, 6-0 PSAC East)
  2. #17 California (PA) (7-1, 5-0 PSAC West)
  3. East Stroudsburg (8-1, 5-1 PSAC East)
  4. #13 Slippery Rock (7-1, 4-1 PSAC West)
  5. IUP (6-3, 3-3 PSAC West)
  6. West Chester (4-5, 4-2 PSAC East)
  7. Bloomsburg (5-4, 3-3 PSAC East)
  8. Shepherd (5-4, 3-3 PSAC East)
  9. Lock Haven (3-6, 2-4 PSAC East)
  10. Edinboro (3-6, 2-3 PSAC West)
  11. Gannon (2-6, 2-3 PSAC West)
  12. Seton Hill (3-6, 1-4 PSAC West)
  13. Clarion (3-6, 1-4 PSAC West)
  14. Shippensburg (2-7, 1-5 PSAC East)
  15. Millersville (0-9, 0-6 PSAC East)

The top four teams in the PSAC, those in this week’s NCAA Super Region One Ranking, have a combined record of 31-3 (.911 winning percentage). The three losses of those top four teams are all to teams in this week’s D2 Top 25 Poll and all those teams are on this week’s NCAA Super Region One Rankings list. As previously mentioned, #17 California (PA) lost to still undefeated #9 Charleston (WV) 23-19, #13 Slippery Rock lost to #17 California (PA) 28-7, and East Stroudsburg lost to still undefeated #3 Kutztown 27-21.

#3 Kutztown

Offensive Rank in the PSAC: 2 (31.6 PPG)

Defensive Rank in the PSAC: 1 (7.8 PPG)

Scoring Differential Rank in the PSAC: 1 (Plus 23.8 PPG)

#13 Slippery Rock

Offensive Rank in the PSAC: 5 (27.0 PPG)

Defensive Rank in the PSAC: Tie 4 (18.3 PPG)

Scoring Differential Rank in the PSAC: 4 (Plus 8.7 PPG)

 

#17 California (PA)

Offensive Rank in the PSAC: 3 (29.5 PPG)

Defensive Rank in the PSAC: Tie 4 (18.3 PPG)

Scoring Differential Rank in the PSAC: 3 (Plus 11.2 PPG)

 

East Stroudsburg

Offensive Rank in the PSAC: 1 (36.2 PPG)

Defensive Rank in the PSAC: 2 (15 PPG)

Scoring Differential Rank in the PSAC: 2 (Plus 21.2 PPG)

 

PSAC Week Ten – Divisional Games - Saturday, November 9, 2024

PSAC EAST

Millersville (0-9, 0-6 PSAC East) at Bloomsburg (5-4, 3-3 PSAC East) – 12 Noon

Millersville lost last week 49-17 to #3 Kutztown.

Bloomsburg won last week beating Shepherd 27-21 (2 OT).

My Prediction: Bloomsburg – The Huskies win at home.

 

West Chester (4-5, 4-2 PSAC East) at #3 Kutztown (9-0, 6-0 PSAC East) – 12 Noon

West Chester won last week beating Lock Haven 27-16.

#3 Kutztown won last week beating Millersville 49-17.

My Prediction: #3 Kutztown – The Golden Bears go 1-0 again this week, head into the PSAC Championship Game next week undefeated, and move one step closer to securing a spot on the Super Region One playoff bracket.

 

Shippensburg (2-7, 1-5 PSAC East) at Lock Haven (3-6, 2-4 PSAC East) – 1 PM

Shippensburg lost last week 45-0 to East Stroudsburg.

Lock Haven lost last week 27-16 to West Chester.

My Prediction: Lock Haven – The Bald Eagles win at home.

 

Shepherd (5-4, 3-3 PSAC East) at East Stroudsburg (8-1, 5-1 PSAC East) – 1:05 PM

Shepherd lost last week 27-21 (2 OT) to Bloomsburg.

East Stroudsburg won last week beating Shippensburg 45-0.

My Prediction: East Stroudsburg - The Warriors win at home and move one step closer to securing a spot on the Super Region One playoff bracket.

 

PSAC WEST

Gannon (2-6, 2-3 PSAC West) at Clarion (3-6, 1-4 PSAC West) – 12 Noon

Gannon lost last week 35-7 to IUP.

Clarion lost last week 38-22 to Slippery Rock.

My Prediction: Gannon – The Golden Knights win on the road.

 

Edinboro (3-6, 2-3 PSAC West) at #17 California (PA) (7-1, 5-0 PSAC West) – 12 Noon

Edinboro won last week beating Seton Hill 24-22.

#17 California (PA) was idle last week.

My Prediction: #17 California (PA) – The Vulcans finish undefeated in the PSAC West Division heading into the PSAC Championship Game next weekend with #3 Kutztown and move one step closer to securing a spot on the Super Region One playoff bracket.

 

Seton Hill (3-6, 1-4 PSAC West) at #13 Slippery Rock (7-1, 4-1 PSAC West) – 1 PM

Seton Hill lost last week to Edinboro 24-22.

# 13 Slippery Rock won last week beating Clarion 38-22.

My Prediction: #13 Slippery Rock – The Rock takes care of business at home and move one step closer to securing a spot on the Super Region One playoff bracket.

 

IUP (6-3, 3-3 PSAC West) is idle this week.

IUP won last week beating Gannon 35-7.

Up Next – The Crimson Hawks host Shippensburg next week in the regular season finale as the PSAC East Crosses over to the PSAC West.

 

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