Around the Nation: A great week for D-III football
Let’s see — the No. 1 Division III team beat the NAIA’s No. 1 team, SportsCenter spent significant time on two Division III campuses and we had a great, gutsy schedule of a non-conference game turn...
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Triple Take, Week 5: October is here, and so are conference rumbles
Believe it or not, the first month of the season has gone by. And as the calendar flips from September to October, the Dubuque at Pacific and Wesley at North Central matchups turn to the more familar:...
View ArticleAround the Nation: Crazy endings, big showdowns and lots of sacks
Impressive midseason matchups lead to some readjustment, not just in the Top 25 poll but in playoff positioning. No, it’s not too early to talk about some conference races. Plus there was a Division...
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Triple Take, Week 6: Crossing the halfway point
When Bridgewater State and Mass-Dartmouth kick off on Friday night, it will mark the beginning of Week 6 in Division III, the first of 106 games. In our traditional 11-week season, it also means we’ll...
View ArticleA crack in the purple armor
Well, there you go — a crack in the purple armor favored by UW-Whitewater. This gives hope to a lot of people around Division III, but should it? What have we really learned from this weekend’s games?...
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Triple Take, Week 7: Time for some new teams to shine
Some weeks stand out because of stadium-filling rivalries and top-25 games that attract interest across the nation. This isn’t one of those weeks. That, however, opens the door for the middle class of...
View ArticleATN Podcast: One big shakeup
There was one huge upset this week, but that left a lot of room to talk about other games as well. So in addition to Dubuque-Wartburg, let’s take a few minutes to focus on the “middle class” of...
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Triple Take, Week 8: The biggest week so far
Everything that Week 7 was not, in terms of big matchups, Week 8 is. There are no fewer than five nationally significant major clashes, plus several more games that will greatly impact conference...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Let the speculation begin
Lots of good showdowns this weekend to talk about, and we hit on a bunch, but that’s just the beginning. What we’re really here to do is talk about the playoffs! Where do we know more about automatic...
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Triple Take, Week 9: Several down and three to go
Week 9 isn’t quite the week of marquee games that Week 8 was, but there are three clashes that pit top-20 teams against one another. And besides, with three weeks left in the regular season, we’ve hit...
View ArticleATN Podcast: About those locks for at-large bids
There are lots of teams looking for at-large bids to the playoffs. Problem is, there’s only six of them. If you are new to Division III, or new to playoff contention and don’t know how the D-III...
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Week 10: The clock ticks down on the 2015 season
Week 10. Here’s where the fun really begins. And for four-fifths of Division III, it’s 10 days from ending. We won’t forget about all the teams who won’t make the field of 32 or participate in an ECAC...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Two results throw it wide open
Wesley and Hardin-Simmons could have made it easy on the committee and on all the bracketologists in Division III who are trying to figure out where they’ll go in the playoffs. Instead, Salisbury upset...
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Triple Take Week 11: This is what it’s all about
It’s Week 11. Do we even need an intro? Everyone’s got a big game this week, either playing for the final time this season or competing for the opportunity to play on. There are rivalry games; Williams...
View ArticleATN Podcast: There won’t be a rematch
So, one thing we know is there won’t be a rematch, a 10th game in the Stagg Bowl series in which UW-Whitewater leads Mount Union 6-3. We’ll talk about the committee’s choice to place the two teams on...
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Division III playoffs: Triple Take sets the expectations for the Round of 32
Welcome to the most exciting Saturday of the postseason. Thirty-two of the nation’s best teams meet in 16 first-round playoff games. Eight kick off at noon Eastern Time, and seven more at noon Central,...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Let’s wipe our hands of that first round
Phew, that was ugly. UG-ly, with a capital U. And a G. In this case, we’re talking about most of the first round of the playoffs we have a coach talking about winning ugly, and another talking about...
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Triple Take: Our guesses at the Round 2 scores
The road to Salem gets a little more rugged in Round 2. Photo by Jamie Wilson, d3photography.com Here are the matchups by Top 25 ranking: No. 10 St. Johns at No. 4 St. Thomas No. 9 Thomas More at No. 7...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Now those were some playoffs!
After a disappointing first round, this was exactly what Division III football needed, including competitive games, a big play for the ages and more. Pat and Keith talk about each second round game,...
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Quarterfinals: The road to Salem gets much more difficult
Wesley will bring some offense to Alliance. Will that be enough?Photo by Mike Wilson, d3photography.comThe 2015 playoff bracket | Bracket challenge leaders | Playoff feature stories So let’s make...
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