We've broken Division III football down into seven regions to enhance our coverage of regional stories. Our regional columnists will file weekly columns covering their part of the country. Here's how they break down:
Northeast: NEFC, NESCAC
East: ACFC, E8, LL, NJAC
Mid-Atlantic: Centennial, MAC, ODAC, USAC
Great Lakes: MIAA, NCAC, OAC, PAC
South: ASC, SCAC
Midwest: CCIW, HCAC, IBC, MWC
West: IIAC, MIAC, NWC, SCIAC, WIAC
Each column will also cover independents in their part of the country, as well as teams from multi-region conferences. The most recent submission from each columnist is below:
| Northeast | Middlebury caps first outright NESCAC title (Nov 13) It was a memorable weekend in the New England Small College Athletic Conference with Williams getting to showcase the excitement and purity of Division III football on the division's biggest stage ever and Middlebury College claiming its first outright NESCAC championship at Tufts. A frenzied gathering... Click here for the whole column |
| Midwest | Mt. St. Joseph's wait rewarded with bid (Nov 13) Maybe the reason why Mount St. Joseph coach Rod Huber likes telling the bus story is that it came to symbolize the Lions’ faith in hard work and that things will happen the way they are suppose to happen. The bus story? Mount St. Joseph (9-1) was... Click here for the whole column |
| West | Flannery showing he can with cancer (Nov 13) For those of you impressed by Bethel freshman running back Logan Flannery scoring the winning touchdown in the MIAC championship game against St. John’s -- contain your amazement. You will need it for when you hear about what he overcame to even be in a position... Click here for the whole column |
| East | Taking a moment to defend the East (Nov 13) Merely two days after the NCAA playoff bracket were revealed, and with the committee moving the defending national champion Mount Union into the East bracket, many feel that because MUC dominated to a level this season that hasn’t been seen in college football for a... Click here for the whole column |
| South | Texas twosome meets again (Nov 13) For the fifth time in seven years, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Trinity do battle in the first round of the playoffs. Once we saw Trinity beat Millsaps, we all knew this was coming. No real surprises here. What does surprise me, though, is... Click here for the whole column |
| Great Lakes | Case linebacker helps brew turnaround (Nov 13) Just one spark is needed to start a fire. In terms of athletics, a touchdown-saving tackle, big special teams play or effort and intensity to improve can give a team more energy in competition. For the Case Western Reserve Spartans, a decision made by one player... Click here for the whole column |
| Mid-Atlantic | Can our four stay afloat? (Nov 13) I suppose it’s appropriate to put them to rest -- our expectations, that is. Because from here to Salem, our notions of how games should play out are going to be just as challenged as they were in the regular season. The Centennial Conference emerged as... Click here for the whole column |