2011 conference predictions

I’m back for another year after the long offseason hiatus. I’ve had a few of you ask about my search for work in a sports information department. Thank you very much for your concern, but no, I did not land an SID job despite mutual interest at universities in central Florida, southwestern Wisconsin and southeastern Michigan among others.

The silver lining to that regrettable bit of news is that I’ll be around to update this little slice of the Internet and, with any luck, provide a useful informational service that facilitates discussion as the season gets underway.

The first real post of the season will be my predicted regular-season winners in each of the 42 Pool A conferences, and links to those conference sites. If there are changes to the Pool A conferences from last season, please let me know before the new Handbook is published. As always, let me know where you think I’m wrong. I know the incoming recruits for several teams in the Central and Midwest regions, but the predictions for conferences in other regions are based purely on last season’s rosters (and the sprinkling of teams that have posted 2011 rosters).

My next post will be my preseason Top 10 (and the next 15, in no set order). A hint at my Top 10 – last year’s champ is not atop my rankings.

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 2010 regular season champ: Pitt-Bradford 2010 tournament champ: Pitt-Bradford 2011 predicted champion: Penn State Altoona

American Southwest Conference 2010 regular season champ: Texas Lutheran, Hardin-Simmons (West); Texas-Dallas (East) 2010 tournament champ: Hardin-Simmons 2011 predicted champion: Hardin-Simmons (West), Texas-Dallas (East)

Capital Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Frostburg 2010 tournament champ: Frostburg 2011 predicted champion: Mary Washington

Centennial Conference 2010 regular season champ: Haverford 2010 tournament champ: Franklin & Marshall 2011 predicted champion: Johns Hopkins

City University of New York Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Hunter 2010 tournament champ: Hunter 2011 predicted champion: Hunter

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2010 regular season champ: Millikin 2010 tournament champ: Carthage 2011 predicted champion: Carthage

Colonial States Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Cabrini 2010 tournament champ: Cabrini 2011 predicted champion: Neumann

Commonwealth Coast Conference 2010 regular season champ: Roger Williams 2010 tournament champ: Roger Williams 2011 predicted champion: Roger Williams

Commonwealth Conference 2010 regular season champ: Elizabethtown 2010 tournament champ: Lebanon Valley 2011 predicted champion: Elizabethtown

Empire 8 2010 regular season champ: Ithaca 2010 tournament champ: Ithaca 2011 predicted champion: Ithaca

Freedom Conference 2010 regular season champ: Eastern 2010 tournament champ: Eastern 2011 predicted champion: Eastern

Great Northeast Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Johnson & Wales 2010 tournament champ: Johnson & Wales 2011 predicted champion: Rivier

Great South Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Huntingdon 2010 tournament champ: Piedmont 2011 predicted champion: Huntingdon

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Transylvania 2010 tournament champ: Mount St. Joseph 2011 predicted champion: Transylvania

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Loras 2010 tournament champ: Wartburg 2011 predicted champion: Wartburg

Landmark Conference 2010 regular season champ: Juniata 2010 tournament champ: Juniata 2011 predicted champion: Juniata

Little East Conference 2010 regular season champ: UMass Boston 2010 tournament champ: UMass Boston 2011 predicted champion: UMass Boston

Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Westfield State 2010 tournament champ: Westfield State 2011 predicted champion: Westfield State

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2010 regular season champ: Hope 2010 tournament champ: Hope 2011 predicted champion: Calvin

Midwest Conference 2010 regular season champ: Monmouth 2010 tournament champ: Beloit 2011 predicted champion: St. Norbert

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: St. Olaf 2010 tournament champ: St. Olaf 2011 predicted champion: Concordia-Moorhead

New England Collegiate Conference 2010 regular season champ: Daniel Webster 2010 tournament champ: Lesley 2011 predicted champion: Daniel Webster

New England Small College Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Amherst 2010 tournament champ: Middlebury 2011 predicted champion: Amherst

New England Women’s and Men’s Athletics Conference 2010 regular season champ: Springfield 2010 tournament champ: Coast Guard 2011 predicted champion: Coast Guard

New Jersey Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Richard Stockton 2010 tournament champ: Richard Stockton 2011 predicted champion: Richard Stockton

North Atlantic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Maine Maritime 2010 tournament champ: Maine Maritime 2011 predicted champion: Maine Maritime

North Coast Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Wittenberg 2010 tournament champ: Wittenberg 2011 predicted champion: Wittenberg

North Eastern Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Keuka (North), Gallaudet (South) 2010 tournament champ: Gallaudet 2011 predicted champion: SUNYIT (North), Gallaudet (South)

Northern Athletics Conference 2010 regular season champ: Concordia (Wis.) 2010 tournament champ: Dominican 2011 predicted champion: Edgewood

Northwest Conference (no tourney) 2010 regular season champ: Whitworth 2011 predicted champion: Whitworth

Ohio Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Heidelberg 2010 tournament champ: Heidelberg 2011 predicted champion: Heidelberg

Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Washington & Lee 2010 tournament champ: Randolph-Macon 2011 predicted champion: Washington & Lee

Presidents’ Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Thomas More 2010 tournament champ: Thomas More 2011 predicted champion: Thomas More

Skyline Conference 2010 regular season champ: Mount Saint Mary 2010 tournament champ: NYU-Poly 2011 predicted champion: Mount Saint Mary

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Cal Lutheran 2010 tournament champ: Cal Lutheran 2011 predicted champion: Occidental

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Colorado 2010 tournament champ: Colorado 2011 predicted champion: Southwestern

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Greenville 2010 tournament champ: Greenville 2011 predicted champion: Greenville

State University of New York Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Cortland (East), Fredonia (West) 2010 tournament champ: Cortland 2011 predicted champion: Cortland (East), Fredonia (West)

University Athletic Association 2010 regular season champ: Emory 2010 tournament champ: Emory 2011 predicted champion: Emory

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: St. Scholastica 2010 tournament champ: Northwestern 2011 predicted champion: St. Scholastica

USA South Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: Christopher Newport 2010 tournament champ: Christopher Newport 2011 predicted champion: Christopher Newport

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2010 regular season champ: UW-Eau Claire 2010 tournament champ: UW-Platteville 2011 predicted champion: UW-Platteville

-Ricky Nelson