All but five of the Division III automatic bids have now been secured, as 14 schools earned their way into the playoffs this Saturday, and a 15th stumbled backward into the field. This week, the remainder of the field will be settled, and next week: playoffs! All the scoop after the jump.<\/p>\n
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Automatic bids claimed:<\/strong><\/span> An administrative note: this week, I actually got most of these posts prepped and ready to go by dinner time on Sunday, only holding things until I could get the new poll results and collect tidbits from conference releases. If there isn’t at least some nugget of information for a given conference beyond the game scores this week… it’s because it’s now Thursday, and the conference still hasn’t gotten around to its weekly release. Make of that what you will.<\/p>\n NESCAC<\/strong>: In addition to rushing for 81 yards, Colby’s Nick Kmetz threw for 392 yards and three TDs, including a one-yard toss to Spencer Merwin with no time left on the clock to knock off Tufts. … Amherst QB Alex Vetras ended his streak of 221 passes without an interception in the Lord Jeff’s loss to Trinity. The Bantams won the game by dominating TOP, holding the ball for nearly 43 minutes. … Wesleyan’s Shea Dwyer recorded his sixth 100-yard game of the season, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the rout at the hands of Williams. It was the first time a Cardinal running back had gained 100 yards against Williams since 1999 (which, not coincidentally, was the last time Wesleyan defeated the Ephs).<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Williams (7-0) at Amherst (6-1) Empire 8<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> This week features several of D-III’s most storied rivalries; the Cortaca Cup between Cortland and Ithaca is definitely among that number.<\/p>\n Alfred (7-2, 4-0) at Utica (5-4, 0-4) CCIW<\/strong>: Elmhurst beat Augustana for the first time since 1979, and only the fourth time ever (51-4-1). Excluding those series in which North Park is the whipping boy, it’s the most lopsided series in the CCIW, so it was a definite upset. In the loss, Augustana QB David Lee threw for 272 yards, pushing his season total to 2,282 yards and breaking the school season record previously held by Ken Anderson (yes, the same Ken Anderson who led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in 1982).<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> North Park (2-7, 0-6) at #6 North Central (9-0, 6-0) Wisconsin<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> La Crosse (3-6, 3-3) at #1 Whitewater (9-0, 6-0) American Southwest<\/strong>: UMHB curbstomped Sul Ross, forcing five turnovers and scoring 76 points despite only holding the ball for 19:21. It was a school record for points scored. Terrance Young “only” threw for 224 yards and Quincy Daniels “only” rushed for 118 yards… and that was just in the first 21 minutes, at which point the starters took a seat. … An interception in the end zone with five ticks to go saved the win for Louisiana College over McMurry (who, in case you didn’t know, is coached by Hal Mumme). … ETBU recorded their first shutout since 2003.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Texas Lutheran (4-5, 3-4) at #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-0, 7-0) Northwest<\/strong>: Lewis & Clark and Willamette were tied at 21 at the half. In a span of 10 minutes in the third quarter and first minute of the fourth, Scott Schoettgen hauled in four TD passes from Brian Widing, and Willamette was off to the races. It was Schoettgen’s second career four-TD game. … Pacific hung in there, but Pac Lutheran reeled off 19 points in the fourth to ice their contest. … Linfield had to work to secure the playoff spot, trailing Whitworth by a field goal at the half. Three third-quarter touchdowns solved the problem.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> #14 Linfield (7-1, 5-0) at Lewis & Clark (4-4, 2-3) Minnesota<\/strong>: Bethel outgained Hamline 584-18, and held Hamline to -19 yards rushing and only two first downs on the afternoon. … After some serious concern as to whether they’d accomplish the feat, St. John’s finally did secure their 24th straight winning season, picking up coach John Gagliardi’s 477th career win. St. John’s has, by far, the largest combined experience between their football and men’s basketball coaches; Gagliardi is in his 62nd year (58th with SJU), and Jim Smith begins his 47th season on the Johnnies’ sideline when the basketball team offically begins play next week. … St. Thomas concluded a perfect regular season and won their first outright MIAC title since 1983.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Augsburg (4-5, 2-5) at #16 Bethel (MN) (8-1, 6-1) Ohio<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> Muskingum (3-6, 2-6) at #1 Mount Union (9-0, 8-0) Middle Atlantic<\/strong>: Delaware Valley had a good weekend. They won their fifth conference title in the last seven years, secured a playoff berth, and someone gave them thirty million dollars. (It’s a general contribution, not an athletic one, but a one-shot donation like that is still a huge windfall for a small college.) … The MAC and the NJAC announced today that in 2012 and 2013 the two conferences will compete in the MAC-NJAC Challenge. Each team in each league will face a team from the other league in non-conference play in 2012, then play the same team again in 2013 at the opposite site. The games will take place the first Saturday of September, with the exception of the New Jersey\/FDU-Florham tilts, which continue an already-established rivalry which takes place on the second Saturday. Other pairings include Brockport-Lycoming, Morrisville State-Wilkes, William Paterson-Kings, Montclair State-Lebanon Valley, Rowan-Delaware Valley, Kean-Albright, and Western Connecticut-Widener.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Widener (4-5, 3-3) at #11 Delaware Valley (8-1, 6-0) Atlantic Central<\/strong>: Anthony Young hauled in 15 passes for 248 yards, including the go-ahead score with 3:15 left, as Frostburg took down the Builders.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Kean (5-4) at #3 Wesley (8-0, 3-0) (non-conference) Southern California<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> Occidental (4-4, 3-2) at #17 Cal Lutheran (7-1, 5-0) Centennial<\/strong>: McDaniel’s Joe Rollins ran for 294 yards in the Green Terror’s triple-overtime win over Gettysburg. … Muhlenberg QB Dan Deighan threw two TD passes, and ran for two more scores, lifting the Mules past Ursinus and into the playoffs. The Bears were held to 33 yards rushing on 32 attempts. … Winless Juniata trailed only 10-7 at the half, but Dickinson turned on the jets in the second half and cruised to victory. … Johns Hopkins played the school’s 1000th football game Saturday.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Dickinson (3-6, 3-5) at Ursinus (7-2, 6-2) New Jersey<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> So: Cortland wins the auto-bid unless Rowan wins and Montclair loses, in which case Rowan gets it. Montclair cannot claim the auto-bid. All three teams are still alive for possible Pool C consideration should they fail to get the Pool A nod. Important factor for Cortland, however: they’re going to have to play to win this week, as the Cortaca Jug game kicks off earlier than the other two contests, and Cortland’s going to need a win to stay alive in Pool C in the event Rowan steals the automatic bid from them.<\/p>\n Ithaca (6-3) at #20 Cortland State (8-1, 8-1) (non-conference) Iowa<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> #12 Wartburg (9-0, 7-0) at Simpson (2-7, 2-5) Southern<\/strong>: Surprisingly, this is the first time DePauw has ever been 9-0.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> #18 DePauw (9-0, 6-0) at Wabash (7-2) (non-conference) University<\/strong>: Dee Brizzolara was responsible for over half of Chicago’s scoring output on the day, with an 83-yard kickoff return, an 86-yard punt return, and three TD receptions including one for 87 yards. Maroons QB Marshall Oium threw for 410 yards, a good chunk of them to Brizzolara. … Case’s senior class has amassed the most wins in school history, with 38. A win over Carnegie-Mellon would also give them the highest winning percentage (a loss would drop them below the class of 1986).<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Washington (MO) (7-2, 2-0) at Chicago (7-2, 2-0) Old Dominion<\/strong>: The winning score for Catholic came on a 94-yard Andrew Ouellette kickoff return with just over four minutes to play after the Cardinals had traded field goals with Guilford.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Randolph-Macon (7-2, 3-2) at Hampden-Sydney (8-1, 4-1) Liberty League<\/strong>: Peter Nilson punched through a 34-yard field goal as time expired to win the game for RPI. … A pair of 200-yard runners were the stars of the Merchant Marine-Union contest. Mariner RB John-Leon Gosselin ran for 201 yards and three scores, while his counterpart Chris Coney had 232 yards and a score for Union.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Worcester Tech (3-6, 1-4) at St. Lawrence (4-5, 4-1) Presidents’<\/strong>: Waynesburg kept Thomas More on the ropes, carrying a 10-7 lead into the closing minute of the game before Robert Kues hit Mercier Doucette for a four-yard TD pass with 49 seconds left to give TMC the victory, a share of the conference title, and the automatic bid.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Mount St. Joseph (5-4) at #9 Thomas More (9-0, 7-0) (non-conference, the “Bridge Bowl”) Heartland<\/strong>: Defiance sealed their win over Manchester courtesy of a Kyle Longsdorf interception in the end zone which ended Manchester’s final drive with 18 ticks left.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Hanover (7-2, 6-1) at #21 Franklin (8-1, 7-0) Michigan<\/strong>: Jared Edwards rushed for 248 yards and two scores to help lead Adrian past Hope.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> Albion (5-4, 4-1) at #8 Trine (9-0, 5-0) North Coast<\/strong>: Oberlin won consecutive games for the first time in four years by knocking off Ohio Wesleyan.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> #7 Wittenberg (9-0, 5-0) at Wooster (5-4, 4-1) USA South<\/strong>: Saturday:<\/span> Saturday’s game against Maryville will be the final game of Ferrum head coach Dave Davis’s career. Davis has been in charge at Ferrum since 1993, and was an assistant at the school for 10 years prior to taking over the top spot. In that time, he’s put together an 87-78 record, and took Ferrum to the 2005 D-III playoffs. He had announced his retirement prior to the season.<\/p>\n Methodist (2-7, 1-5) at Christopher Newport (5-4, 5-1) Midwest<\/strong>: Chris Casper flung six TD passes to lead Carroll over Grinnell. … Dan Sjoquist was all over the place in St. Norbert’s conference-clinching win over Lake Forest. He had two sacks, a red zone interception, and a blocked punt. … The Bronze Turkey went back to Monmouth for the 12th consecutive year as the Scots handled Knox.<\/p>\n Final Regular Season Standings:<\/span><\/p>\n New England FC<\/strong>: Kevin McCarthy made a game-saving tackle on fourth-and-goal at the one to halt Plymouth in overtime and save a win for Curry. … Jim Bower ran for 218 yards in Maine Maritime’s win over Coast Guard.<\/p>\n Saturday:<\/span> NEFC Championship Game: Endicott (8-2, 6-1) at Maine Maritime (8-1, 6-1)<\/p>\n Final Regular Season Standings:<\/span><\/p>\n Eastern CFC<\/strong>:
\nMary Hardin-Baylor (American Southwest Conference)<\/em>
\nMuhlenberg (Centennial Conference)<\/em>
\nNorth Central (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)<\/em>
\nAlfred (Empire 8 Conference)<\/em>
\nWartburg (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nSt. Lawrence (Liberty League)<\/em>
\nDelaware Valley (Middle Atlantic Conference)<\/em>
\nSt. Norbert (Midwest Conference)<\/em>
\nSt. Thomas (MN) (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nBenedictine (IL) (Northern Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nLinfield (Northwest Conference)<\/em>
\nMount Union (Ohio Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nWashington & Lee (Old Dominion Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nThomas More (Presidents’ Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nCalifornia Lutheran (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nDePauw (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)<\/em>
\nWisconsin-Whitewater (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nat Trinity (CT) 28, Amherst 13
\nat Williams 45, Wesleyan 7
\nColby 42, at Tufts 41
\nMiddlebury 30, at Hamilton 26
\nat Bowdoin 21, Bates 20<\/p>\n
\nWilliams will claim the conference title outright with a win next week. Should Amherst win, they’ll share the crown, and should Trinity also win, it’s a three-way split. The NESCAC has no tiebreakers.<\/p>\n
\nTrinity (CT) (6-1) at Wesleyan (4-3)
\nBowdoin (2-5) at Colby (4-3)
\nTufts (1-6) at Middlebury (3-4)
\nHamilton (1-6) at Bates (1-6)<\/p>\n
\nat Alfred 31, Ithaca 17
\nSpringfield 55, at #25 St. John Fisher 49
\nat Hartwick 24, Utica 21<\/p>\n
\nAlfred claimed the conference title outright (their first ever outright title) and the automatic bid with their win over Ithaca. St. John Fisher had been in line for a Pool C bid had they won, but their season probably just ended.<\/p>\n
\nIthaca (6-3, 3-2) at Cortland State (8-1) (non-conference)
\nUnion (NY) (2-6) at Springfield (7-2, 3-2) (non-conference)
\nMount Ida (6-3) at Hartwick (3-5, 1-4) (non-conference)
\nSt. John Fisher (8-2, 3-2) idle<\/p>\n
\n#6 North Central 28, at #12 Wheaton (IL) 6
\nat Illinois Wesleyan 49, Carthage 42
\nat Elmhurst 35, Augustana (IL) 21
\nMillikin 16, at North Park 7<\/p>\n
\nThe battle of unbeatens for the conference title wasn’t particularly close, as North Central snagged the CCIW’s auto-bid. Wheaton is probably still in position for an at-large, but does need to get past Millikin Saturday.<\/p>\n
\n#19 Wheaton (IL) (8-1, 5-1) at Millikin (4-5, 1-5)
\nIllinois Wesleyan (7-2, 4-2) at Augustana (IL) (5-4, 3-3)
\nCarthage (5-4, 2-4) at Elmhurst (6-3, 3-3)<\/p>\n
\n#1 Whitewater 48, at Oshkosh 21
\nStevens Point 58, at River Falls 13
\nStout 28, at Platteville 23
\nat La Crosse 49, Eau Claire 14<\/p>\n
\nWhitewater claims the auto-bid and the outright conference championship.<\/p>\n
\nPlatteville (5-4, 3-3) at Stevens Point (6-3, 4-2)
\nOshkosh (4-5, 3-3) at Stout (5-4, 3-3)
\nRiver Falls (0-9, 0-6) at Eau Claire (4-5, 2-4)<\/p>\n
\n#4 Mary Hardin-Baylor 76, at Sul Ross State 12
\nLouisiana College 35, at McMurry 32
\nat Texas Lutheran 42, Mississippi College 23
\nEast Texas Baptist 24, at Howard Payne 0
\n#10 Hardin-Simmons idle<\/p>\n
\nMary Hardin-Baylor secured the conference title and auto-bid. Hardin-Simmons still has a shot at an at-large if they can get past Louisiana.<\/p>\n
\n#10 Hardin-Simmons (8-1, 6-1) at Louisiana College (6-3, 6-1)
\nMcMurry (5-4, 3-4) at Mississippi College (4-5, 2-5)
\nSul Ross State (2-7, 1-6) at East Texas Baptist (4-5, 3-4)
\nHoward Payne (2-8, 1-7) idle<\/p>\n
\nat #15 Linfield 42, Whitworth 17
\nPacific Lutheran 50, at Pacific (OR) 23
\nat Willamette 65, Lewis & Clark 24
\nPuget Sound idle<\/p>\n
\nLinfield is assured of at least a tie for the conference title, and has clinched the NWC auto-bid.<\/p>\n
\nWillamette (7-2, 4-1) at #25 Pacific Lutheran (7-1, 4-1)
\nPuget Sound (2-6, 1-4) at Whitworth (4-5, 2-3)
\nPacific (OR) (0-8, 0-6) at Menlo (3-7, NAIA) (non-conference)<\/p>\n
\nat #5 St. Thomas (MN) 38, Carleton 7
\n#19 Bethel (MN) 52, at Hamline 0
\nSt. John’s (MN) 42, at St. Olaf 17
\nat Augsburg 17, Gustavus Adolphus 14
\nConcordia-Moorhead idle<\/p>\n
\nSt. Thomas had won the conference title last week. This week, they secured the unbeaten regular season.<\/p>\n
\nHamline (1-8, 0-7) at St. John’s (MN) (6-3, 5-2)
\nSt. Olaf (6-3, 4-3) at Concordia-Moorhead (4-5, 3-4)
\nCarleton (3-6, 2-5) at Gustavus Adolphus (3-6, 2-5)
\n#5 St. Thomas (MN) (10-0, 8-0) idle<\/p>\n
\n#2 Mount Union 41, at Baldwin-Wallace 13
\nat #13t Ohio Northern 44, Wilmington 6
\nat Heidelberg 37, John Carroll 35
\nOtterbein 21, at Marietta 14
\nCapital 27, at Muskingum 24<\/p>\n
\nMount Union earned the automatic bid and a share of their 19th straight conference championship this week, and would win the conference title outright with a win next week or an Ohio Northern loss.<\/p>\n
\nHeidelberg (5-4, 4-4) at #13 Ohio Northern (8-1, 7-1)
\nBaldwin-Wallace (7-2, 6-2) at John Carroll (4-5, 4-4)
\nOtterbein (5-4, 4-4) at Wilmington (0-9, 0-8)
\nMarietta (2-7, 1-7) at Capital (4-5, 4-4)<\/p>\n
\n#11 Delaware Valley 42, at Albright 17
\nat Widener 41, Wilkes 21
\nLebanon Valley 28, at Lycoming 14
\nat Kings 45, FDU-Florham 14<\/p>\n
\nDelVal secured the outright conference title by beating Albright, combined with Widener’s win over Wilkes. All that was necessary for the auto-bid, however, was their win.<\/p>\n
\nKings (1-8, 1-5) at Wilkes (5-4, 4-2)
\nAlbright (5-4, 3-3) at Lebanon Valley (5-4, 4-2)
\nLycoming (5-4, 3-3) at FDU-Florham (3-6, 0-6)<\/p>\n
\nat Frostburg State 25, Newport News Apprentice 21
\n#3 Wesley and Salisbury idle<\/p>\n
\nWesley’s already won the conference title, and they’re awaiting the almost certain Pool B bid.<\/p>\n
\nSalisbury (6-2, 1-1) at Frostburg State (2-7, 1-1)
\nWebber International (6-4, NAIA) at Newport News Apprentice (2-7, 0-3) (non-conference)<\/p>\n
\nat #20 Cal Lutheran 27, Chapman 6 (non-conference)
\nRedlands 26, at Whittier 14
\nClaremont-M-S 33, at Occidental 17
\nPomona-Pitzer 28, at La Verne 26 (3OT)<\/p>\n
\nOccidental’s loss ensured that Cal Lutheran would clinch the conference title with a win, and they got the job done.<\/p>\n
\nChapman (4-4) at Redlands (7-1, 5-1) (non-conference)
\nLa Verne (0-8, 0-5) at Whittier (2-6, 1-4)
\nClaremont-M-S (5-3, 2-3) at Pomona-Pitzer (1-7, 1-4)<\/p>\n
\nat Muhlenberg 27, Ursinus 20
\nJohns Hopkins 24, at Franklin & Marshall 9
\nat McDaniel 36, Gettysburg 30 (2OT)
\nDickinson 41, at Juniata 14
\nSusquehanna 14, at Worcester Tech 7 (non-conference)
\nMoravian idle<\/p>\n
\nTwo weeks ago, Ursinus was in good shape. Now their season’s over, and Muhlenberg is going to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
\nMuhlenberg (7-2, 7-1) at Moravian (5-4, 5-3)
\nMcDaniel (5-4, 4-4) at Johns Hopkins (6-3, 6-2)
\nFranklin & Marshall (6-3, 5-3) at Gettysburg (5-4, 4-4)
\nWashington & Lee (7-2) at Juniata (0-9, 0-9) (non-conference)
\nSusquehanna (2-8, 1-8) idle<\/p>\n
\nat #22 Cortland State 38, William Paterson 7
\nat #24 Montclair State 27, Brockport State 22
\nat Rowan 57, Western Connecticut State 0
\nNew Jersey 7, at Kean 0
\nat Buffalo State 45, Morrisville State 21<\/p>\n
\nWhoo-boy. First, Cortland’s game against Ithaca is completely irrelevant to the conference title and auto-bid, even though the impact of that game does have an effect on the tiebreaker in the event of a three-way tie. That’s because no matter what happens, Cortland would win the sixth tiebreaker in the NJAC’s tiebreaking sequence (opponent’s opponent’s winning percentage).<\/p>\n
\n#22 Montclair State (8-1, 7-1) at William Paterson (4-5, 3-5)
\n#23 Rowan (8-1, 7-1) at New Jersey (5-4, 5-3)
\nKean (5-4, 5-4) at Wesley (8-0) (non-conference)
\nBuffalo State (3-6, 3-5) at Brockport State (2-7, 2-6)
\nWestern Connecticut State (0-9, 0-8) at Morrisville State (1-8, 1-7)<\/p>\n
\n#13t Wartburg 20, at #16 Central (IA) 17
\nat #18 Coe 44, Buena Vista 14
\nat Luther 30, Dubuque 23
\nat Loras 37, Cornell (IA) 12
\nSimpson idle<\/p>\n
\nWartburg claimed the auto-bid and at least a share of the conference title by knocking off Central. The loss probably costs Central a playoff spot; Coe is still very much alive for a Pool C invitation.<\/p>\n
\n#15 Coe (8-1, 6-1) at Cornell (IA) (0-9, 0-7)
\nLuther (5-4, 4-3) at Loras (4-5, 3-4)
\nBuena Vista (3-6, 2-5) at Dubuque (3-6, 2-5)
\n#24 Central (IA) (8-2, 6-2) idle<\/p>\n
\nat #21 DePauw 30, Austin 20
\nat Centre 26, Trinity (TX) 7
\nBirmingham-Southern 41, at Rhodes 19 (not a conference game yet)
\nMillsaps and Sewanee idle<\/p>\n
\nDePauw had already won the conference title and auto-bid last week. They’ve shared SCAC titles before, but this is their first outright championship. This week, it’s something more important than the playoffs: the Monon Bell game against arch-rival Wabash. Wabash leads the long-running series 54-53-9.<\/p>\n
\nMillsaps (6-3, 5-1) at Birmingham-Southern (6-3, n\/a) (not a conference game yet)
\nLaGrange (3-6) at Centre (5-4, 3-3) (non-conference)
\nAustin (4-4, 2-3) at Trinity (TX) (3-6, 1-4)
\nRhodes (3-6, 2-3) at Sewanee (1-8, 0-5)<\/p>\n
\nChicago 61, at Carnegie-Mellon 22
\nWashington (MO) 14, at Case Western 13<\/p>\n
\nWashington vs. Chicago for the outright conference title next week. The “let’s eat each other’s brains” of the conference season, however, may cost the conference a playoff representative, as they have no automatic bid.<\/p>\n
\nCarnegie-Mellon (4-5, 0-2) at Case Western (7-2, 0-2)<\/p>\n
\nat Washington & Lee 38, #17 Hampden-Sydney 27
\nBridgewater 31, at Randolph-Macon 26
\nCatholic 23, at Guilford 22
\nEmory & Henry idle<\/p>\n
\nWashington & Lee captured the auto-bid by knocking off previously undefeated Hampden-Sydney.<\/p>\n
\nWashington & Lee (7-2, 6-0) at Juniata (0-9) (non-conference)
\nBridgewater (7-2, 3-2) at Catholic (4-5, 2-3)
\nGuilford (0-9, 0-5) at Emory & Henry (4-5, 0-5)<\/p>\n
\nat Rochester 34, St. Lawrence 14
\nat Rensselaer 24, Hobart 21
\nMerchant Marine 28, at Union (NY) 21
\nSusquehanna 14, at Worcester Tech 7 (non-conference)<\/p>\n
\nWhat an absolutely ridiculous ending. St. Lawrence, who is now in danger of finishing under .500, backed into the automatic bid despite losing when RPI knocked off Hobart.<\/p>\n
\nRensselaer (5-3, 3-2) at Merchant Marine (4-5, 3-2)
\nRochester (3-5, 2-3) at Hobart (5-3, 3-2)
\nUnion (NY) (2-6, 2-4) at Springfield (7-2) (non-conference)<\/p>\n
\n#9 Thomas More 14, at Waynesburg 10
\nWashington & Jefferson 47, at Thiel 14
\nat Grove City 21, Bethany (WV) 7
\nSt. Vincent 21, at Westminster (PA) 14
\nGeneva idle<\/p>\n
\nAll five games involving conference teams are named rivalry games:<\/p>\n
\nWashington & Jefferson (7-2, 5-1) at Waynesburg (6-3, 4-2) (“Backyard Brawl”)
\nSaint Vincent (3-6, 2-4) at Bethany (WV) (4-5, 3-3) (the “Green Game”)
\nThiel (0-9, 0-6) at Grove City (4-5, 2-4) (“Mercer County Cup”)
\nWestminster (PA) (2-7, 1-6) at Geneva (4-5) (not a conference game yet, “The Game”)<\/p>\n
\nat #23 Franklin 60, Earlham 0
\nat Hanover 25, Mount St. Joseph 15
\nDefiance 10, at Manchester 7
\nat Rose-Hulman 48, Anderson 14
\nBluffton idle<\/p>\n
\nOkay. If Hanover and Defiance were to win, the HCAC tiebreaker would fall to opponent’s winning percentage. In that event, Hanover has an insurmountable edge. As such, the winner of the Victory Bell game between Hanover and Franklin wins the automatic bid.<\/p>\n
\nDefiance (6-3, 6-1) at Bluffton (3-6, 2-5)
\nEarlham (0-9, 0-7) at Rose-Hulman (5-4, 4-3)
\nMount St. Joseph (5-4, 4-4) at Thomas More (9-0) (non-conference)
\nManchester (2-7, 1-6) at Anderson (2-7, 2-5)<\/p>\n
\n#8 Trine 59, at Kalamazoo 17
\nat Adrian 33, Hope 7
\nAlma 35, at Olivet 21
\nAlbion idle<\/p>\n
\nTrine has clinched a share of the conference title, and would win the automatic bid with a victoy Saturday. Should Albion win, they go to the playoffs, the two teams share the title, and Trine waits to see if they grab a Pool C bid.<\/p>\n
\nOlivet (0-9, 0-5) at Hope (2-7, 2-3)
\nAdrian (4-5, 3-2) at Alma (3-6, 2-3)
\nKalamazoo (3-7, 2-4) idle<\/p>\n
\nat #7 Wittenberg 34, Wabash 17
\nat Wooster 31, Kenyon 6
\nAllegheny 43, at Hiram 21
\nat Oberlin 16, Ohio Wesleyan 12
\nDenison idle<\/p>\n
\nClear-cut: Wittenberg gets the outright conference title and secures the auto-bid with a win over Wooster. If Wooster wins, it’s a three-way tie and Wabash earns the automatic bid based on a tiebreaker involving the highest preseason power ranking (which is used to determine the NCAC conference schedule, and is thus a proxy for SOS). I’s mentioned this previously as something I was unsure of, but I have verified this is actually the case now.<\/p>\n
\nDePauw (9-0) at Wabash (7-2, 5-1) (non-conference)
\nAllegheny (6-3, 4-2) at Oberlin (4-5, 3-3) (not a conference game)
\nDenison (3-6, 1-4) at Kenyon (0-9, 0-5)
\nHiram (1-8, 1-4) at Ohio Wesleyan (1-8, 1-4)<\/p>\n
\nChristopher Newport 42, at Maryville (TN) 10
\nNorth Carolina Wesleyan 38, at Shenandoah 0
\nFerrum 34, at Averett 13
\nGreensboro 22, at Methodist 19<\/p>\n
\nNewport gets the auto-bid with a win or a NC Wesleyan loss. Ferrum could join them in a three-way tie at 4-2, but lost to both.<\/p>\n
\nAverett (5-4, 3-3) at North Carolina Wesleyan (6-3, 5-1)
\nMaryville (TN) (3-6, 2-4) at Ferrum (4-5, 4-2)
\nShenandoah (3-6, 3-3) at Greensboro (2-7, 1-5)<\/p>\n
\nat St. Norbert 28, Lake Forest 0
\nRipon 63, at Lawrence 7
\nat Carroll (WI) 40, Grinnell 7
\nat Beloit 42, Illinois College 27
\nMonmouth 42, at Knox 6<\/p>\nSt. Norbert 7-3 7-2\r\nRipon 7-3 6-3\r\nCarroll (WI) 7-3 6-3\r\nMonmouth 6-4 6-3\r\nGrinnell 6-4 5-4\r\nIllinois College 5-5 5-4\r\nBeloit 5-5 5-4\r\nLawrence 2-8 2-7\r\nLake Forest 2-8 2-7\r\nKnox 1-9 1-8<\/pre>\n
\nBoyd Division<\/em>
\nat Endicott 38, MIT 7
\nat Western New England 37, Mass-Dartmouth 14
\nCurry 24, at Plymouth State 21 (OT)
\nat Salve Regina 6, Nichols 0
\nBogan Division<\/em>
\nMaine Maritime 63, at Coast Guard 45
\nat Framingham State 42, Worcester State 21
\nat Mass Maritime 23, Bridgewater State 7
\nat Westfield State 17, Fitchburg State 14<\/p>\n
\nI got something wrong, or I just mistyped. Maine Maritime won the Bogan, not Framingham State. Next week, the automatic bid will be determined.<\/p>\nBogan Division\r\nMaine Maritime 8-1 6-1\r\nFramingham State 8-2 6-1\r\nMassachusetts Maritime 5-5 4-3\r\nWestfield State 5-5 4-3\r\nWorcester State 6-4 3-4\r\nBridgewater State 5-5 3-4\r\nCoast Guard 2-7 1-6\r\nFitchburg State 1-9 1-6\r\n\r\nBoyd Division\r\nEndicott 8-2 6-1\r\nWestern New England 8-2 6-1\r\nSalve Regina 6-4 5-2\r\nPlymouth State 6-4 4-3\r\nCurry 6-4 4-3\r\nMassachusetts-Dartmouth 3-7 2-5\r\nNichols 1-9 1-6\r\nMIT 1-8 0-7<\/pre>\n
\nSUNY-Maritime 21, at Gallaudet 14
\nat Norwich 50, Castleton State 41
\nat Mount Ida 69, Anna Maria 18
\nat Becker 27, Husson 23<\/p>\n