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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 423580, member: 289"] 2nd round pairings: HOBART of New York (11-0, 427-168). No Losses. Rank: #7 All-Time 5-8. No titles. Vs. WITTENBERG of Ohio (10-1, 442-190) Lost to Wabash 24-27 on 10/6. Rank: #24. All-Time: 20-12. Titles: Poll 1964, NCAA Division III 1973, 1975. The Tigers have the greater history but it’s ancient history to the players on these teams. This should be a close one. FRANKLIN of Indiana (8-2, 459-196). Lost to Mount Union 7-45 on 9/1 and Butler 13-42 on 9/8, (and then won 8 in a row). Rank: #16 All-time: 4-5. No Titles. Vs. MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR of Texas (11-0, 555-200). No losses. Rank: #2 All-Time: 19-10. No titles. The “Cru” has had more success in the national playoffs and will certainly be favored but Franklin overcame those two early blow-outs to go 9-0 (439-109) since. They will be a formidable opponent. 　 CORTLAND STATE of New York (9-1, 357-199), Lost to Buffalo State 31-49 on 9/1, (and then won 8 in a row). Rank: #18. All-time 5-7. No titles. Vs. WESLEY of Delaware, (9-1, 332-147). Lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor 32-35 on 9/15. Rank: #6. All-Time: 19-8. No titles. Wesley has had a lot of success in the playoffs in recent years and have won their last two games by 120-14. They will be a tough opponent for the Red Dragons. WIDENER of Pennsylvania, (10-0, 505-169). No losses. Rank: #9. All-Time 16-10. Titles: NCAA DIII 1977, 1981. Vs. SALISBURY of Maryland (9-2, 367-136) Lost to Wesley 7-17 on 10/8 and Ithaca 14-21 on 10/27. Rank: #11 All-Time: 7-8. No titles. Salisbury beat Rowan in part due to an injury to their quarterback. A fully healthy Widener should be a more formidable opponent. JOHNS HOPKINS of Maryland (10-1, 379-152). Lost to Franklin & Marshall 12-14 on 11/3. Rank: #19 All-time: 3-3. No titles. Vs. MOUNT UNION of Ohio (11-0, 589-59- that’s right, 59!) No losses. They had a streak of 6 consecutive shut-outs from 9/15-10/20. Rank: #1 All-Time 74-13. Titles: NCAA Division III: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 (10). Nobody in this division is going to do anything with Mount Union. Book title #11. ST. THOMAS of Minnesota (11-0, 410-160). No losses. Rank: #4 All-Time: 9-5-1. No titles. Vs. ELMHURST of Illinois (10-1, 355-235). Lost to North Central 10-44 on 9/29. Rank: #17. All-Time: 1-0. No titles. The Blue Jays are a newbie to the post season and were not as strong a team in the regular season so pray to the Saint. BETHEL of Minnesota (9-2, 330-203). Lost to St. Thomas 0-37 on 10/13 and St. Olaf 17-24 on 11/3. Rank: #21 All-time: 7-6. No titles. Vs. WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (11-0, 443-138). No losses. Rank: #5. All-Time: 1-0. No titles. Oshkosh is another newbie but they are from the conference that produced Whitewater and thus command respect. LINFIELD of Oregon (10-0, 430-170). No losses. Rank: #3 All-Time: 31-19 Titles: NAIA DII 1982, 1984, 1986, NCAA DIII 2004 (4) Vs. NORTH CENTRAL of Illinois (9-2, 433-168). Lost to Wisconsin-Lacrosse 17-21 on 9/1 and Wheaton 21-35 on 11/3. Rank: #13 All-Time 7-7. No titles. Linfield has the better predigree and the better team. North Central was impressive vs. Cal Lutheran. They’ve won their last five playoff openers- and lost in the next round each time. [/QUOTE]

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