{"id":1667,"date":"2012-09-20T16:42:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T21:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonfmorse.com\/tog\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2012-09-20T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T21:43:18","slug":"naia-week-three-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jonfmorse.com\/tog\/2012\/09\/20\/naia-week-three-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"NAIA: Week Three Recap."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spreadsheet<\/strong>: (Excel2003, 151 kb<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Short and Sweet<\/strong>: Despite four games pitting ranked teams against one another, there was not a single upset in the top 25 this week, making for a pretty boring recap.\u00a0 So, we’ll just get on with it, in somewhat abbreviated form.<\/p>\n

NAIA Game of the Week<\/strong>:
\nMontana-Western hosted #20 Montana Tech last Saturday in Dillon in what wasn’t expected to be too exciting a contest.\u00a0 Indeed, Tech led 17-7 going into the fourth quarter before Western popped off for ten points in a little over six minutes to pull even.\u00a0 The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime before Joe Mitzel picked off Western’s Jeff Logan in the second overtime; on the ensuing possession, Nick Baker hit James Roberts from five yards out to seal the win for the Orediggers.<\/p>\n

It Only Took Three Weeks<\/strong>:
\nWayland Baptist, most well-known for its tenure in the 70s as home of one of the nation’s best women’s basketball programs (and I do not mean in the NAIA, I mean period), picked up their first win ever in football last weekend with a 27-23 win at home over D-III Howard Payne.<\/p>\n

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The New Top 25<\/strong><\/span>:
\nat #1 Saint Xavier 37, Langston 7<\/strong>
\n– Langston got the stomping they signed up for.\u00a0 Saint Xavier visits Trinity International this weekend, and will roll.
\n#2 Marian (IN)<\/strong> idle
\n– The Knights host #15 Grand View on Saturday.\u00a0 They should win.
\n#3 Georgetown (KY) 33, XX Lindsey Wilson 7<\/strong><\/span>
\n– As expected, the Tigers rolled, and formerly #24 Lindsey Wilson was ousted from the top 25.\u00a0 Georgetown hosts Kentucky Christian this week while the Blue Raiders visit Faulkner.\u00a0 The former will be a cakewalk; the latter will not, though LWC should prevail.
\n#4 Morningside 35, at Nebraska Wesleyan 10<\/strong>
\n– Morningside hosts 2-0 Midland on Saturday.\u00a0 They’re up to the challenge.
\nat #5 Missouri Valley 55, Avila 6<\/strong>
\n– That was easy.\u00a0 This week’s task, beating #9 Baker on the road, won’t be.\u00a0 Upset alert activated, but I do expect Valley to hang on.
\n#6 Benedictine (KS) 48, at Graceland 0<\/strong>
\n– After a laugher, the Ravens will host Peru State this Saturday.\u00a0 Peru isn’t awful, but they’re not good enough to get past Benedictine.
\n#7 William Penn 48, at Waldorf 14<\/strong>
\n– In and out.\u00a0 The Statesmen are idle this week before hosting Olivet Nazarene on the 29th.
\n#8 Eastern Oregon<\/strong> idle
\n– And they’re still idle Saturday, finally getting back into action on the 29th when they host Montana-Western.
\n#9 Baker 24, at Central Methodist 14<\/strong>
\n– Not Baker’s best performance of the year, but enough to remain unblemished.\u00a0 They host #5 Missouri Valley this week, as noted.
\nat #10 Saint Ambrose 24, XX Taylor 14<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Saint Ambrose “drops” a place (they were tied for 9th last week), while Taylor drops out from #23.\u00a0 The Bees are off Saturday ahead of a visit from Grand View on the 29th; Taylor visits D-III Trine, and will probably win.
\nat #11 Carroll (MT) 19, #22 Rocky Mountain 6<\/strong><\/span>
\n– The Saints get back to level and move up one spot.\u00a0 They’re idle this week, and visit Dickinson State on the 29th.\u00a0 Rocky Mountain drops three lines and goes on to host #17 Montana Tech; call that one a toss-up.
\n#12 Saint Francis (IN)<\/strong> idle
\n– The Cougars swap places with Carroll, and they’ll entertain Concordia (MI) on Saturday.\u00a0 Mark it down as a W.
\n#13 MidAmerica Nazarene<\/strong> idle
\n– The Pioneers visit winless Avila this week, so count on a win.
\n#14 Cumberlands (KY) 48, at Union (KY) 14<\/strong>
\n– A comprehensive beatdown failed to cause Cumberlands to move in the poll at all.\u00a0 Saturday, they’ll host Pikeville, and it’s kind of a crapshoot.
\nat #15 Grand View 27, Trinity International 15<\/strong>
\n– That’s three wins against NAIA teams for Grand View without any of them being particularly impressive.\u00a0 They stay at #15, and will visit #2 Marian (IN) this week.
\nat #16 Northwestern (IA) 28, #23 Doane 14<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Northwestern only moved up one place, taking Doane’s old spot at #16.\u00a0 They’ll host winless Dakota State on Saturday, and they have nothing to worry about.\u00a0 Doane slides seven spots; they host Nebraska Wesleyan in a should-win contest.
\n#17 Montana Tech 30, at Montana-Western 24 (2OT)<\/strong>
\n– Tech jumps three places in the poll.\u00a0 They’ll visit #22 Rocky Mountain this weekend.
\n#18 Saint Francis (IL) 19, Olivet Nazarene 16 (2OT)<\/strong>
\n– That’s not how you move up in the poll, Saints.\u00a0 They slip a place, and will host Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday.\u00a0 They’ll win that one.\u00a0 Presumably.
\nat #19 Dakota Wesleyan 24, Briar Cliff 13<\/strong>
\n– The Tigers climb three notches with the win.\u00a0 They’re off this week, waiting to visit Hastings on the 29th.
\n#20 Valley City State 41, at Dakota State 31<\/strong>
\n– The Vikings, who climbed a notch, should complete the sweep of their former Dakota Athletic Conference brethren as they visit Jamestown on Saturday.
\nat #21 Cumberland (TN) 36, Belhaven 30 (OT)<\/strong>
\n– In contrast to the other Cumberland, here we had a heartstopper which resulted in a four-spot jump in the rankings.\u00a0 Cumberland will travel to Virginia-Wise this week, and they’ll win.
\n#24 Kansas Wesleyan 14, at Sterling 11<\/strong>
\n– This wasn’t impressive, but it was enough to get KWU into (and the KCAC back into) the top 25.\u00a0 They’ll visit Bethany (KS) on Saturday, and I think the two schools may well switch places after that one’s over.
\nat #25 Menlo 56, Occidental<\/strong> [D-III] 6<\/strong>
\n– Big win gets Menlo into the top 25 for the first time this year.\u00a0 They host D-III La Verne this week, and should probably pound them too.<\/p>\n

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A few more notable finals<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

Nail-Biters<\/strong>:
\nat Dickinson State 21, Montana State-Northern 20
\nat Jamestown 17, South Dakota Mines [D-II] 14
\nat Robert Morris (IL) 40, Saint Joseph’s (IN) [D-II] 35<\/p>\n

Lesser Blowouts<\/strong>:
\nat Tabor 56, Haskell 7
\nFaulkner 52, at Bluefield 10<\/p>\n

Defense Is an Optional Package<\/strong>:
\nat Ottawa 50, Saint Mary (KS) 42<\/p>\n

No Offense, But No Offense<\/strong>:
\nBethany (KS) 16, at Bethel (KS) 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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