In the North Division, long-time rivals Grand Valley State University and Ferris State
University are atop the pack with matching 5-0 records. It's hard not to look a couple of weeks ahead to the Anchor-Bone Classic (2 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Big Rapids). First, however, Ferris has to take care of business on the road against a very good Northern Michigan team (at 1 p.m. on Oct. 16). This could be Ferris' toughest opponent since week one on the road at nationally-ranked Hillsdale (a non-conference loss for the Bulldogs).Michigan Tech, having suffered its first loss of the season, is a game back at 4-1 in the league (and overall). Northern Michigan is a game in back of the rival Huskies at 3-2 (tied with Northwood).
In the South Division, Hillsdale and Wayne State lead with 4-1 marks. The third-place team there is Ashland at 2-3. At the bottom of the South Division, Tiffin, Ohio Dominican and Lake Erie remain winless in league play at 0-5.
The strength of the GLIAC, clearly, is in the North Division.
North Division Standings
| GLIAC | All | |
| Grand Valley St. | 5-0 | 6-0 |
| Ferris St. | 5-0 | 5-1 |
| Michigan Tech | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Northern Mich. | 3-2 | 3-3 |
| Northwood (Mich.) | 3-2 | 3-3 |
| Indianapolis | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Saginaw Valley | 2-3 | 2-4 |
South Division Standings
| GLIAC | All | |
| Hillsdale | 4-1 | 5-1 |
| Wayne St. (Mich.) | 4-1 | 5-1 |
| Ashland | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Findlay | 1-4 | 1-5 |
| Tiffin | 0-5 | 1-5 |
| Ohio Dominican | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| Lake Erie | 0-5 | 0-6 |
I hate the division concept simply because they are so unbalanced. If you take away the Week 1 non-conference games, the North is 15-3 head to head against the South.
ReplyDeleteI think the timing of the whole division thing is kind of interesting. You are right in the sense that the North is ahead of the South right now. 15-3 is like ... wow. I am looking forward to finding out more about the rationale behind this change.
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