The field is set, and next week 32 teams will start whittling themselves down to just one. All the details, coming up next.
Note: Final regular season poll rankings are noted in the final standings, last week’s poll rankings in the scores sections, and regional seed information replaces those rankings in the upcoming games sections.
Automatic bids claimed:
Mary Hardin-Baylor (American Southwest Conference)
Muhlenberg (Centennial Conference)
North Central (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)
Alfred (Empire 8 Conference)
Franklin (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Wartburg (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
St. Lawrence (Liberty League)
Trine (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)
St. Norbert (Midwest Conference)
St. Thomas (MN) (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
Endicott (New England Football Conference)
Cortland State (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
Wittenberg (North Coast Athletic Conference)
Benedictine (IL) (Northern Athletic Conference)
Linfield (Northwest Conference)
Mount Union (Ohio Athletic Conference)
Washington & Lee (Old Dominion Athletic Conference)
Thomas More (Presidents’ Athletic Conference)
California Lutheran (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
DePauw (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Christopher Newport (USA South Athletic Conference)
Wisconsin-Whitewater (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
Pool B: (three selections)
SUNY-Maritime (Eastern College Football Conference)
Wesley (Atlantic Central Football Conference champion)
Salisbury (at-large)
Pool C:
Bethel (MN)
Coe
Hampden-Sydney
Montclair State
Ohio Northern
Wheaton (IL)
Conference Champions not invited:
Williams (New England Small College Athletic Conference)
Chicago (University Athletic Association)
Greenville (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)
NESCAC:
Williams 31, at Amherst 16
Trinity (CT) 27, at Wesleyan 20
Bowdoin 26, at Colby 21
at Middlebury 42, Tufts 20
at Bates 28, Hamilton 18
Donald McKillop threw six TD passes, capturing the last Middlebury passing record he didn’t already own, in the Panthers’ win over Tufts.
Williams won the conference title outright by defeating Amherst.
Final Standings:
Williams 8-0 Trinity (CT) 7-1 Amherst 6-2 Middlebury 4-4 Wesleyan 4-4 Colby 4-4 Bowdoin 3-5 Bates 2-6 Tufts 1-7 Hamilton 1-7
Empire 8:
Alfred 37, at Utica 20
at Cortland State 20, Ithaca 17 (non-conference, the “Cortaca Jug”)
at Springfield 26, Union (NY) 15 (non-conference)
at Hartwick 27, Mount Ida 12 (non-conference)
St. John Fisher idle
Union took a 15-14 lead on a field goal with 7½ minutes to go, but Springfield responded on the following drive to go back up 20-15 (after a missed conversion). The Pride sealed the win 85 seconds later on a 62-yard Matt Ramos pick-six.
After holding it since 2006, Ithaca surrendered the Cortaca Jug to Cortland State. The Bombers were held to only 19 yards on the ground.
Alfred won the conference title and autobid outright last week.
Saturday:
East Region: (3)SUNY-Maritime at (6)Alfred
(Maritime’s home field does not meet Division III post-season requirements.)
ECAC North Atlantic Bowl: Mount Ida at Springfield
ECAC Northwest Bowl: Rensselaer at St. John Fisher
Final Standings:
Alfred 8-2 5-0 St. John Fisher 8-2 3-2 Springfield 8-2 3-2 Ithaca 6-4 3-2 Hartwick 4-5 1-4 Utica 5-5 0-5
CCIW:
at #6 North Central 61, North Park 7
#19 Wheaton (IL) 46, at Millikin 0
at Augustana (IL) 20, Illinois Wesleyan 17
Carthage 28, at Elmhurst 6
North Central earned the autobid last week, and won the conference title outright by beating North Park this week. Wheaton was granted a Pool C invitation.
Saturday:
North Region: (8)Saint Norbert at (1)North Central
West Region: (7)Coe at (2)Wheaton (IL)
Final Standings:
#6 North Central 10-0 7-0 #16 Wheaton (IL) 9-1 6-1 Illinois Wesleyan 7-3 4-3 Augustana (IL) 6-4 4-3 Carthage 6-4 3-4 Elmhurst 6-4 3-4 Millikin 4-6 1-6 North Park 2-8 0-7
Wisconsin:
at #1 Whitewater 24, La Crosse 0
at Stevens Point 45, Platteville 24
at Stout 28, Oshkosh 14
River Falls 45, at Eau Claire 42
River Falls finally won a game, led by 375 yards and five TD passes from Ryan Luessenheide.
Peter Petersen forced and recovered a fumble and had two interceptions, one a 21-yard return for a score, as Stevens Point put away Platteville.
Whitewater won the outright title and autobid last week.
Saturday:
North Region: (7)Franklin at (1)Wisconsin-Whitewater
Final Standings:
#1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 10-0 7-0 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7-3 5-2 Wisconsin-Stout 6-4 4-3 Wisconsin-Platteville 5-5 3-4 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4-6 3-4 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-7 3-4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4-6 2-5 Wisconsin-River Falls 1-9 1-6
American Southwest:
at #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 81, Texas Lutheran 3
at Louisiana College 44, #10 Hardin-Simmons 42
McMurry 28, at Mississippi College 17
at East Texas Baptist 47, Sul Ross State 28
Howard Payne idle
Mary Hardin-Baylor completed the second unbeaten regular season in school history, racking up 699 yards of offense in crushing Texas Lutheran.
Hardin-Simmons pulled to within two points of Lousiana College with half a minute to play, then quickly drove to the 22 yard-line before attempting a potential game-winning 39-yard field goal. The kick was no good, and Louisiana held on for the upset. LC’s Ben McLaughlin and HSU’s Justin Feaster both threw for over 300 yards and had five touchdown passes apiece.
Mary Hardin-Baylor won the autobid last week, and clinched the outright conference title this week in their rout of Texas Lutheran.
Saturday:
South Region: (7)Christopher Newport at (2)Mary Hardin-Baylor
Final Standings:
#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 10-0 8-0 Louisiana College 7-3 7-1 #23 Hardin-Simmons 8-2 6-2 McMurry 6-4 4-4 East Texas Baptist 5-5 4-4 Texas Lutheran 4-6 3-5 Mississippi College 4-6 2-6 Sul Ross State 2-8 1-7 Howard Payne 2-8 1-7
Northwest:
#14 Linfield 52, at Lewis & Clark 0
at #25 Pacific Lutheran 24, Willamette 21
at Whitworth 63, Puget Sound 35
at Menlo 44, Pacific (OR) 42 (non-conference)
PLU drove 76 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:10 to go to hold off visiting Willamette and keep their playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately, despite their 8-1 record, they were left out of the field.
Aaron Boehme threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns before halftime, then watched the rest of the game as Linfield defeated Lewis & Clark for the 33rd straight time.
Whitworth RB Adam Anderson ran for six scores and threw for a seventh as as the Pirates pounded Puget Sound. Anderson had 224 yards on the day, and finished his career with 3,338 yards, a school record. His six rushing touchdowns extended his own school career record to 55.
Linfield captured the autobid last week, and won the outright conference title by beating Lewis & Clark.
Saturday:
West Region: (4)Cal Lutheran at (5)Linfield
(Cal Lutheran’s home field does not meet Division III post-season requirements.)
Final Standings:
#12 Linfield 8-1 6-0 #22 Pacific Lutheran 8-1 5-1 Willamette 7-3 4-2 Whitworth 5-5 3-3 Lewis & Clark 4-5 2-4 Puget Sound 2-7 1-5 Pacific (OR) 0-9 0-6
Minnesota:
at #16 Bethel (MN) 19, Augsburg 6
at St. John’s (MN) 49, Hamline 0
at Concordia-Moorhead 24, St. Olaf 21 (OT)
at Gustavus Adolphus 23, Carleton 13 (postponed to Sunday)
#5 St. Thomas (MN) idle
Logan Flannery ran for 180 yards, pushing his career total to 4,775, as Bethel handled Augsburg. He’ll have at least one more chance to reach the 5,000 yard mark, as Bethel was invited to the playoffs.
Despite playing in a driving snowstorm which dumped 8 inches on the area, St. John’s had 404 passing yards, 318 by starting QB Joe Boyle, and 604 yards of total offense in their rout of Hamline. The weather resulted in an attendance of only 1,688, the lowest attendance for a Johnnies’ home game since 1992. Despite the low crowd, St. John’s managed to lead Division III in regular-season home total attendance and average attendance.
St. Thomas grabbed the autobid and the outright conference title two weeks ago. Bethel was awarded a Pool C bid.
Saturday:
West Region: (8)Benedictine (IL) at (1)St. Thomas (MN)
West Region: (6)Bethel (MN) at (3)Wartburg
Final Standings:
#5 St. Thomas (MN) 10-0 8-0 #14 Bethel (MN) 9-1 7-1 St. John's (MN) 7-3 6-2 St. Olaf 6-4 4-4 Concordia-Moorhead 5-5 4-4 Gustavus Adolphus 4-6 3-5 Carleton 3-7 2-6 Augsburg 4-6 2-6 Hamline 1-9 0-8
Ohio:
at #2 Mount Union 52, Muskingum 0
at #13 Ohio Northern 35, Heidelberg 14
at John Carroll 31, Baldwin-Wallace 28
Otterbein 37, at Wilmington 14
at Capital 34, Marietta 31
Otterbein’s Dominic Jones had a 91-yard interception return which basically put a fork in Wilmington’s day. At Capital, Nick VanMeter kicked a 38-yarder in the final minute to give the home team a win over Marietta.
Mount Union secured the autobid last week, then claimed the outright conference title with their shutout win over Muskingum. Ohio Northern received a Pool C bid.
Saturday:
East Region: (8)St. Lawrence at (1)Mount Union
North Region: (5)Wittenberg at (4)Ohio Northern
Final Standings:
#2 Mount Union 10-0 9-0 #11 Ohio Northern 9-1 8-1 Baldwin-Wallace 7-3 6-3 Otterbein 6-4 5-4 John Carroll 5-5 5-4 Capital 5-5 5-4 Heidelberg 5-5 4-5 Muskingum 3-7 2-7 Marietta 2-8 1-8 Wilmington 0-10 0-9
Middle Atlantic:
Widener 28, at #11 Delaware Valley 27
at Wilkes 21, Kings 17
at Lebanon Valley 28, Albright 13
Lycoming 17, at FDU-Florham 10
One of the neatest small-college traditions: Monday afternoon, after having beaten their arch-rival Albright, Lebanon Valley students marched to the home of the college president to request the day before Thanksgiving off from classes. They get another reward for their win; an ECAC Bowl invite.
Good thing Delaware Valley had already sealed the outright title and autobid last week. Trailing 27-20, on fourth-and-six from the DVC 11 with only 3 seconds to go, Widener scored to pull within a point. Rather than send it into overtime, Widener went for two and converted with no time left to score the upset.
Saturday:
East Region: (5)Salisbury at (4)Delaware Valley
ECAC South Atlantic Bowl: Lebanon Valley at Johns Hopkins
ECAC Southeast Bowl: Moravian at Wilkes
Final Standings:
#18 Delaware Valley 8-2 6-1 Wilkes 6-4 5-2 Lebanon Valley 6-4 5-2 Lycoming 6-4 4-3 Widener 5-5 4-3 Albright 5-5 3-4 Kings 1-9 1-6 Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham 3-7 0-7
Atlantic Central:
at #3 Wesley 48, Kean 10 (non-conference)
Salisbury 37, at Frostburg State 6
Webber International 40, at Newport News Apprentice 7 (non-conference)
Wesley clinched the conference title weeks ago. Both Wesley and Salisbury received Pool B invitations.
Saturday:
South Region: (8)Muhlenberg at (1)Wesley
East Region: (5)Salisbury at (4)Delaware Valley
Final Standings:
#3 Wesley 9-0 3-0 Salisbury 7-2 2-1 Frostburg State 2-8 1-2 Newport News Apprentice 2-8 0-3
Southern California:
at #17 Cal Lutheran 24, Occidental 0
at Redlands 21, Chapman 17 (non-conference)
La Verne 49, at Whittier 23
Claremont-M-S 31, at Pomona-Pitzer 30
Cal Lutheran won the conference title and autobid last week.
Saturday:
West Region: (4)Cal Lutheran at (5)Linfield
(Cal Lutheran’s home field does not meet Division III post-season requirements.)
Final Standings:
#15 Cal Lutheran 8-1 6-0 Redlands 8-1 5-1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 7-2 4-2 Occidental 4-5 3-3 Whittier 2-7 1-5 Pomona-Pitzer 1-8 1-5 La Verne 1-8 1-5
Centennial:
at Ursinus 41, Dickinson 21
at Moravian 14, Muhlenberg 13
at Johns Hopkins 34, McDaniel 10
at Gettysburg 57, Franklin & Marshall 35
Washington & Lee 45, at Juniata 3 (non-conference)
Susquehanna idle
Gettysburg sophomore Kody Smith made his first career start, and uncorked 281 yards and three TD passes to lead the Bullets past F&M. Johns Hopkins knocked off arch-rival McDaniel for the 10th consecutive season. Muhlenberg had a chance to tie the game after a touchdown with 1:05 to go, but the PAT was blocked, costing the Mules the opportunity to claim the outright conference title.
Apparently, the last thing you want in this conference is to be all alone in first place. Muhlenberg clinched the autobid and a share of the conference title last week, but their loss this week, along with wins by Ursinus and Johns Hopkins, leaves the final result as a three-way tie for the championship.
Saturday:
South Region: (8)Muhlenberg at (1)Wesley
ECAC South Atlantic Bowl: Lebanon Valley at Johns Hopkins
ECAC Southeast Bowl: Moravian at Wilkes
ECAC Southwest Bowl: Franklin & Marshall at Washington & Jefferson
Final Standings:
Muhlenberg 7-3 7-2 Ursinus 8-2 7-2 Johns Hopkins 7-3 7-2 Moravian 6-4 6-3 Franklin & Marshall 6-4 5-4 Gettysburg 6-4 5-4 McDaniel 5-5 4-5 Dickinson 3-7 3-6 Susquehanna 2-8 1-8 Juniata 0-10 0-9
New Jersey:
at #20 Cortland State 20, Ithaca 17 (non-conference, the “Cortaca Jug”)
#22 Montclair State 21, at William Paterson 8
#23 Rowan 27, at New Jersey 7
at Wesley 48, Kean 10 (non-conference)
Buffalo State 56, at Brockport State 45
at Morrisville State 48, Western Connecticut State 25
Cortland win the Cortaca Jug for the first time since 2006, helped along by 232 rushing yards from sophomore Justin Autera. Ithaca led 17-3 midway through the third quarter before the Dragons rallied for the win.
Montclair head coach Rick Giancola joined an exclusive club including St. John’s John Gagliardi, Mount Union’s Larry Kehres, and conference colleague Eric Hamilton at New Jersey; the four head coaches are the only active Division III coaches with 200 career wins following Montclair’s victory over Paterson.
As mostly expected, the three-way tie at the top did in fact occur, and Cortland won the opponent’s opponent’s winning percentage tiebreaker, thus gaining the autobid. Montclair snagged a Pool C bid.
Saturday:
East Region: (7)Endicott at (2)Cortland State
South Region: (5)Montclair State at (4)Hampden-Sydney
Final Standings:
#17 Cortland State 9-1 8-1 #20 Montclair State 9-1 8-1 #21 Rowan 9-1 8-1 College of New Jersey 5-5 5-4 Kean 5-5 5-4 Buffalo State 4-6 4-5 William Paterson 4-6 3-6 Brockport State 2-8 2-7 Morrisville State 2-8 1-8 Western Connecticut State 0-10 0-9
Iowa:
#12 Wartburg 27, at Simpson 14
#15 Coe 47, at Cornell (IA) 7
at Loras 24, Luther 10
at Dubuque 21, Buena Vista 14
#24 Central (IA) idle
Wartburg had already secured the autobid last week; they claimed the outright conference title with the win over Simpson. Coe received a Pool C invite.
Saturday:
West Region: (6)Bethel (MN) at (3)Wartburg
West Region: (7)Coe at (2)Wheaton (IL)
Final Standings:
#10 Wartburg 10-0 8-0 #13 Coe 9-1 7-1 #24 Central (IA) 8-2 6-2 Loras 5-5 4-4 Luther 5-5 4-4 Dubuque 4-6 3-5 Buena Vista 3-7 2-6 Simpson 2-8 2-6 Cornell (IA) 0-10 0-8
Southern:
at Wabash 47, #18 DePauw 0 (non-conference, the “Monon Bell”)
Millsaps 28, at Birmingham-Southern 17 (not a conference game yet)
at Centre 48, LaGrange 7 (non-conference)
at Trinity (TX) 28, Austin 24
Rhodes 20, at Sewanee 16
Rhodes scored with a minute to go and knocked off Sewanee in the Orgill Trophy game. Following the win, Rhodes head coach Joe White stepped down from his position after fourteen years on the job — the longest tenure in school history.
DePauw won the outright conference title and autobid two weeks ago.
Saturday:
North Region: (6)Trine at (3)DePauw
Final Standings:
DePauw 9-1 6-0 Millsaps 7-3 5-1 Centre 6-4 3-3 Rhodes 4-6 3-3 Austin 4-5 2-4 Trinity (TX) 4-6 2-4 Sewanee 1-9 0-6 Birmingham-Southern 6-4 ---
University:
at Chicago 13, Washington (MO) 10
at Case Western 28, Carnegie-Mellon 0
Chicago wins the outright conference title with their win over Washington. Alas, their season ends, as they did not receive a Pool B nod.
Final Standings:
Chicago 8-2 3-0 Washington (MO) 7-3 2-1 Case Western Reserve 8-2 1-2 Carnegie-Mellon 4-6 0-3
Old Dominion:
at Hampden-Sydney 31, Randolph-Macon 28
Washington & Lee 45, at Juniata 3 (non-conference)
Bridgewater 38, at Catholic 28
at Emory & Henry 27, Guilford 3
The 116th meeting between Hampden-Sydney and Randolph-Macon was a good one. RMC jumped out to a 14-0 lead on a fumbled punt return and a blocked punt recovery before HSC reeled off 28 unanswered points. RMC then fought back themselves, but came up short, scoring with under a minute to go and recovering the onside kick, but failing to capitalize from there.
Washington & Lee won their seventh straight, the longest winning streak for the school since 1982. A win in the opening round against Thomas More would result in the team’s longest streak since 1963.
Washington & Lee won the autobid and outright conference title last week. Hampden-Sydney was awared a Pool C bid.
Saturday:
South Region: (6)Washington & Lee at (3)Thomas More
South Region: (5)Montclair State at (4)Hampden-Sydney
Final Standings:
Washington & Lee 8-2 6-0 #25 Hampden-Sydney 9-1 5-1 Bridgewater 8-2 4-2 Randolph-Macon 7-3 3-3 Catholic 4-6 2-4 Emory & Henry 5-5 1-5 Guilford 0-10 0-6
Liberty League:
at St. Lawrence 27, Worcester Tech 7
Rensselaer 29, at Merchant Marine 27
Rochester 35, at Hobart 34 (2OT)
at Springfield 26, Union (NY) 15 (non-conference)
Rensselaer’s Peter Nilson popped a 29-yard field goal with no time remaining to give RPI the win over Merchant Marine. Hobart missed the point-after following a score in the second overtime, giving Rochester’s Zachary White-Stellato the chance to win the game when Rochester answered on their possession.
St. Lawrence claimed the autobid last week, and sealed the outright conference title by knocking off WPI. Marcus Washington ran for 256 yards, breaking the school’s single game rushing record.
Saturday:
East Region: (8)St. Lawrence at (1)Mount Union
ECAC Northwest Bowl: Rensselaer at St. John Fisher
Final Standings:
St. Lawrence 5-5 5-1 Rensselaer Polytechnic 6-3 4-2 Hobart 5-4 3-3 Merchant Marine 4-6 3-3 Rochester 4-5 3-3 Union (NY) 2-7 2-4 Worcester Polytechnic 3-7 1-5
Presidents’:
at #9 Thomas More 33, Mount St. Joseph 0 (non-conference, the “Bridge Bowl”)
Washington & Jefferson 31, at Waynesburg 30 (OT, “Backyard Brawl”)
at Bethany (WV) 35, Saint Vincent 28 (the “Green Game”)
at Grove City 35, Thiel 21 (“Mercer County Cup”)
at Geneva 30, Westminster (PA) 24 (3OT, not a conference game yet, “The Game”)
Waynesburg went for two in overtime and failed, handing W&J the victory in the Backyard Brawl.
Thomas More earned the outright conference title and autobid last week.
Saturday:
South Region: (6)Washington & Lee at (3)Thomas More
ECAC Southwest Bowl: Franklin & Marshall at Washington & Jefferson
Final Standings:
#9 Thomas More 10-0 8-0 Washington & Jefferson 8-2 6-1 Waynesburg 6-4 4-3 Bethany (WV) 5-5 4-3 Grove City 5-5 3-4 Saint Vincent 3-7 3-4 Westminster (PA) 2-8 1-6 Thiel 0-10 0-7 Geneva 5-5 ---
Heartland:
at #21 Franklin 48, Hanover 25 (the “Victory Bell”)
at Bluffton 21, Defiance 16
at Rose-Hulman 40, Earlham 15
at #9 Thomas More 33, Mount St. Joseph 0 (non-conference, the “Bridge Bowl”)
at Anderson 37, Manchester 34 (OT)
Franklin won the conference title outright, and the automatic bid, by beating Hanover.
Saturday:
North Region: (7)Franklin at (2)Wisconsin-Whitewater
Final Standings:
#19 Franklin 9-1 8-0 Hanover 7-3 6-2 Defiance 6-4 6-2 Rose-Hulman 6-4 5-3 Mount St. Joseph 5-5 4-4 Bluffton 4-6 3-5 Anderson 3-7 3-5 Manchester 2-8 1-7 Earlham 0-10 0-8
Michigan:
at #8 Trine 58, Albion 16
at Hope 14, Olivet 7
Adrian 24, at Alma 13
Kalamazoo idle
Trine took care of business with a major contribution from Aaron Selking. Selking had three interceptions and forced two fumbles to help knock off Albion and secure the outright conference title and the autobid.
Saturday:
North Region: (6)Trine at (3)DePauw
Final Standings:
#8 Trine 10-0 6-0 Albion 5-5 4-2 Adrian 5-5 4-2 Hope 3-7 3-3 Alma 3-7 2-4 Kalamazoo 3-7 2-4 Olivet 0-10 0-6
North Coast:
#7 Wittenberg 22, at Wooster 17
at Wabash 47, #18 DePauw 0 (non-conference, the “Monon Bell”)
Allegheny 17, at Oberlin 14 (not a conference game)
Denison 27, at Kenyon 7
at Ohio Wesleyan 47, Hiram 24
Allegheny led Oberlin 17-0 with 1:29 to play when Oberlin decided to make things interesting, although their effort ultimately came up short. Ohio Wesleyan freshman QB Mason Espinosa threw for 471 yards and six TDs as the Bishops, tied at 21-21 in the third quarter, turned on the afterburners and throttled Hiram. And Wabash took DePauw behind the woodshed in the Monon Bell, preventing the Tigers from both a perfect regular season and from evening the all-time series between the schools.
Wittenberg avoided the ridiculous tiebreaking procedure in the NCAC by beating Wooster and claiming the undisputed conference championship and autobid.
Saturday:
North Region: (5)Wittenberg at (4)Ohio Northern
Final Standings:
#7 Wittenberg 10-0 6-0 Wabash 8-2 5-1 Wooster 5-5 4-2 Allegheny 7-3 4-2 Oberlin 4-6 3-3 Denison 4-6 2-4 Ohio Wesleyan 2-8 2-4 Hiram 1-9 1-5 Kenyon 0-10 0-6
USA South:
at Christopher Newport 49, Methodist 10
at North Carolina Wesleyan 28, Averett 13
Maryville (TN) 23, at Ferrum 21
Shenandoah 44, at Greensboro 16
Methodist’s loss to CNU ended the career of Monarch head coach Jim Sypult, who’s retiring after 18 years in charge. After the game, CNU head coach Matt Kelchner approached Sypult and his team and presented his counterpart the game ball, signed by Kelchner and all the CNU players.
Christopher Newport grabbed the autobid with the win over Methodist; NC Wesleyan’s win ensured a shared conference title.
Saturday:
South Region: (7)Christopher Newport at (2)Mary Hardin-Baylor
Final Standings:
Christopher Newport 6-4 6-1 North Carolina Wesleyan 7-3 6-1 Ferrum 4-6 4-3 Shenandoah 4-6 4-3 Averett 5-5 3-4 Maryville (TN) 4-6 3-4 Methodist 2-8 1-6 Greensboro 2-8 1-6
Midwest:
St. Norbert clinched the outright conference title and autobid last week, in the last weekend of play for all conference teams.
Saturday:
North Region: (8)Saint Norbert at (1)North Central
New England FC:
NEFC Championship Game: Endicott 38, at Maine Maritime 35
Mike Lane scored on a five-yard run with 58 seconds left to life Endicott past Maine Maritime in a contest in which the Gulls twice responded after being down by 11. Naturally, with the win Endicott earned the conference title and autobid.
Saturday:
East Region: (7)Endicott at (2)Cortland State
ECAC Northeast Bowl: Framingham State at Norwich
ECAC North Central Bowl: Maine Maritime at Western New England
Eastern CFC:
at Hartwick 27, Mount Ida 12 (non-conference)
Husson named current Associate Head Coach Sean Murphy as their new head coach, replacing Niles Nelson, who was let go last week.
SUNY-Maritime clinched the outright conference title and autobid two weeks ago. They were rewarded with a Pool B invitation.
Saturday:
East Region: (3)SUNY-Maritime at (6)Alfred
(SUNY-Maritime’s home field does not meet Division III post-season requirements.)
ECAC North Atlantic Bowl: Mount Ida at Springfield
ECAC Northeast Bowl: Framingham State at Norwich
Final Standings:
SUNY-Maritime 10-0 6-0 Norwich 8-2 5-2 Mount Ida 6-4 5-2 Castleton State 5-4 5-2 Gallaudet 5-5 3-4 Becker 2-8 2-5 Husson 1-9 1-6 Anna Maria 0-10 0-7
Northern:
Benedictine (IL) 35, at Wisconsin Lutheran 14
at Concordia (IL) 52, Aurora 45
at Lakeland 29, Concordia (WI) 7
Maranatha Baptist 14, at Rockford 6
Benedictine had already clinched the autobid last week; by beating WLU, they claimed the outright conference title.
Saturday:
West Region: (8)Benedictine (IL) at (1)St. Thomas (MN)
Final Standings:
Benedictine (IL) 8-2 7-0 Concordia (IL 8-2 6-1 Aurora 7-3 5-2 Wisconsin Lutheran 6-4 4-3 Lakeland 4-6 3-4 Concordia (WI) 2-8 2-5 Maranatha Baptist 1-9 1-6 Rockford 0-10 0-7
Upper Midwest:
Martin Luther 35, at Northwestern (MN) 33
St. Scholastica 34, at Westminster (MO) 28
at Eureka 42, MacMurray 21
Minnesota-Morris at Crown (cancelled due to weather conditions)
Greenville idle
Greenville had already won the conference title outright. They were not awarded a playoff berth.
Final Standings:
Greenville 7-3 6-0 St. Scholastica 7-3 5-2 Martin Luther 6-4 5-2 Crown 6-3 4-2 Minnesota-Morris 5-4 4-2 Westminster (MO) 5-5 3-4 Eureka 2-8 2-5 Northwestern (MN) 1-9 1-6 MacMurray 0-10 0-7
Independents:
at Redlands 21, Chapman 17
at Centre 48, LaGrange 7
Macalester idle
Huntingdon idle
Final Standings:
Macalester 6-3 Huntingdon 6-4 Chapman 4-5 LaGrange 3-7