The at-large cutline falls at #13 as the NAIA playoff field is set. Details on the final week of regular season play, and all the playoff matchups, after the bounce.
Mid-States:
at #10 St. Francis (IN) 33, Taylor 21
at #11 Marian 38, #20 Walsh 14
at #12 McKendree 20, Grand View 17
at #13 William Penn 24, #21t St. Francis (IL) 7
at Malone 56, Olivet Nazarene 21
St. Ambrose 49, at Iowa Wesleyan 10
Waldorf 21, at Quincy 10
#3 St. Xavier and Trinity International idle
St. Xavier and McKendree captured their respective league titles, and received automatic bids to the NAIA Playoffs. St. Francis (IN) and Marian received at-large bids; William Penn’s bid came up short as they were deprived of an at-large essentially due to a total of 21 votes in the NAIA Coaches’ poll.
Saturday:
#20 Cumberlands (KY) at #3 St. Xavier
#10 St. Francis (IN) at #5 Lindenwood
#11 Marian at #8 Ottawa
#12 McKendree at #6 McPherson
Final Standings:
Mideast League #3 St. Xavier 11-0 7-0 #10 St. Francis (IN) 9-1 6-1 #11 Marian 9-2 5-2 Taylor 6-5 4-3 Walsh 7-4 3-4 Malone 3-7 2-5 Trinity International 3-8 1-6 Olivet Nazarene 0-11 0-7 Midwest League: #12 McKendree 8-2 6-1 #13 William Penn 10-1 6-1 St. Francis (IL) 7-4 5-2 Grand View 6-4 4-3 St. Ambrose 5-5 3-4 Iowa Wesleyan 3-8 3-4 Waldorf 3-8 1-6 Quincy 0-11 0-7
Heart of America:
#5 Lindenwood 29, at William Jewell 18
at #14 Missouri Valley 42, Avila 7
Baker 34, at Central Methodist 0
Benedictine (KS) 24, at Graceland 6
at Evangel 45, Culver-Stockton 31
#4 MidAmerica Nazarene idle
MidAmerica Nazarene had already clinched the conference title and, essentially, the automatic bid. Lindenwood received an at-large, but Missouri Valley came up just short.
Saturday:
#17 Georgetown (KY) at #4 MidAmerica Nazarene
#10 St. Francis (IN) at #5 Lindenwood
Final Standings:
#4 MidAmerica Nazarene 10-0 10-0 #5 Lindenwood 9-1 9-1 #14 Missouri Valley 8-2 8-2 Baker 7-4 7-3 Benedictine (KS) 7-4 6-4 Evangel 4-6 4-6 William Jewell 4-7 4-6 Central Methodist 3-7 3-7 Avila 2-8 2-8 Culver-Stockton 1-10 1-9 Graceland 1-10 1-9
Great Plains:
at #1 Sioux Falls 44, Concordia (NE) 7
#7 Morningside 45, at Dakota Wesleyan 8
#15 Northwestern (IA) 24, at #19 Midland Lutheran 6
Doane 42, at Briar Cliff 14
at Hastings 17, Nebraska Wesleyan 14
Sioux Falls had already captured the conference title and the automatic bid. Morningside received an at-large invitation.
Saturday:
#16 Northwestern Oklahoma State at #1 Sioux Falls
#9 Dickinson State at #7 Morningside
Final Standings:
#1 Sioux Falls 10-0 10-0 #7 Morningside 9-1 9-1 #15 Northwestern (IA) 8-2 8-2 #22 Midland Lutheran 8-3 7-3 Dakota Wesleyan 5-5 5-5 Hastings 5-5 5-5 Nebraska Wesleyan 4-6 4-6 Concordia (NE) 4-7 3-7 Doane 3-7 3-7 Briar Cliff 2-9 1-9 Dordt 0-10 0-10
Kansas:
#6 McPherson 52, at Bethany (KS) 35
at #8 Ottawa 54, Friends 21
#25 Kansas Wesleyan 72, at Southwestern (KS) 48
at Sterling 62, Bethel (KS) 14
at Tabor 17, St. Mary 0
Saturday:
#11 Marian at #8 Ottawa
#12 McKendree at #6 McPherson
Final Standings:
#6 McPherson 10-0 9-0 #8 Ottawa 9-1 8-1 #21 Kansas Wesleyan 7-3 6-3 Sterling 7-3 6-3 Friends 6-4 5-4 Tabor 4-6 4-5 Bethany (KS) 4-6 3-6 Southwestern (KS) 2-8 2-7 St. Mary 2-8 2-7 Bethel (KS) 0-10 0-9
Dakota:
Dickinson State had already clinched the conference title and the automatic bid, as the conference season ended last week. No conference teams earned at-large invites. South Dakota Mines finished ranked #19 in the final poll.
Saturday:
#9 Dickinson State at #7 Morningside
Frontier:
at #2 Carroll (MT) 35, Montana State-Northern 10
Rocky Mountain 34, at Eastern Oregon 28
Montana Tech 27, at Montana Western 21
Carroll had already clinched the conference title and the automatic bid. No conference teams earned at-large bids.
Saturday:
#18 Azusa Pacific at #2 Carroll (MT)
Final Standings:
#2 Carroll (MT) 10-0 10-0 Rocky Mountain 6-5 6-4 Eastern Oregon 5-6 5-5 Montana Tech 5-6 5-5 Montana State-Northern 3-7 3-7 Montana Western 1-10 1-9
Mid-South:
at Cumberlands (KY) 52, #17 Cumberland (TN) 27
at #18 Georgetown (KY) 24, Belhaven 13
Campbellsville 56, at West Virginia Tech 35
Lindsey Wilson 51, at Virginia-Wise 22
at Bethel (TN) 36, Shorter 26
at Union (KY) 47, Faulkner 33
at Pikeville 44, Kentucky Christian 11
Cumberlands (KY) upset Cumberland (TN) to steal the West Division title, and climbed high enough in the rankings to seal an automatic bid. Georgetown, meanwhile, held off Belhaven to claim the East, and remained in the top 20 to also grab an automatic berth. No conference teams received at-large invitations.
Saturday:
#17 Georgetown (KY) at #4 MidAmerica Nazarene
#20 Cumberlands (KY) at #3 St. Xavier
Final Standings:
East Division: #17 Georgetown (KY) 8-2 6-0 Campbellsville 7-4 5-1 Lindsey Wilson 5-6 4-2 Virginia-Wise 3-8 3-3 Pikeville 2-8 1-4 West Virginia Tech 2-9 1-5 Kentucky Christian 0-11 0-5 West Division: #20 Cumberlands (KY) 7-3 5-1 #23 Cumberland (TN) 8-3 4-2 Union (KY) 7-4 4-2 Bethel (TN) 5-5 3-3 Shorter 5-6 2-4 Faulkner 3-7 2-4 Belhaven 4-7 1-5
Central States:
at #16 Northwestern Oklahoma State 31, Southern Oregon 26 (non-conference)
at Southern Nazarene 30, #23 Langston 27
at Oklahoma Panhandle State 21, Bacone 20 (not a conference game)
Texas College 27, at Southwestern Assemblies of God 13
Northwestern Oklahoma had claimed the conference title weeks ago, and hung onto their ranking to grab an automatic bid. No CSFL team warranted an at-large bid.
Saturday:
#16 Northwestern Oklahoma State at #1 Sioux Falls
Final Standings:
#16 Northwestern Oklahoma State 8-2 5-0 #24 Southern Nazarene 7-4 4-1 Langston 6-4 3-2 Bacone 3-8 2-3 Texas College 1-9 1-4 Southwestern Assemblies of God 2-8 0-5
Independents:
Webber International 40, at Newport News Apprentice 7
Delta State 41, at Lambuth 17
at Menlo 44, Pacific (OR) 42
at Peru State 20, Haskell 3
at Northwestern Oklahoma State 31, Southern Oregon 26
Urbana 32, at Notre Dame (OH) 0
at Edward Waters 64, Columbus State 0
#21t Azusa Pacific idle
Southern Virginia idle
Azusa Pacific managed to work their way up to #18 in the final poll, thus securing the Independent autobid. No other independent received an invitation.
Saturday:
#18 Azusa Pacific at #2 Carroll (MT)
Final Standings:
#18 Azusa Pacific 6-3 #25 Webber International 7-4 Lambuth 4-6 Menlo 4-7 Peru State 4-7 Southern Virginia 3-6 Southern Oregon 3-7 Notre Dame (OH) 2-9 Edward Waters 1-8 Haskell 1-9