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: E8, LL, MAC, NJAC
Mid-Atlantic: Centennial, ACFC, ODAC, USAC
Great Lakes: MIAA, NCAC, OAC, PAC
South: ASC, SCAC, SLIAC
Midwest: CCIW, HCAC, NATHC, 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:
| East | This time hope, not indignation (Nov 18) Last year, I was miffed that the selection committee would have the gall to send the hallowed Mount Union College into “our” region of East teams. But then, I said, I’m going to defend the teams. Any team has a chance when you get into... Click here for the whole column |
| West | David hosts Goliath for all the marbles (Nov 11) In 1996, senior Kurt Ramler led a high powered St. John’s football team as its savvy gun-slinging quarterback, to an MIAC championship. Twelve years later, Ramler welcomes the Johnnies to his new home field at Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where he’ll put a school’s conference... Click here for the whole column |
| South | Two playoff games; two different stories (Nov 19) All the conjecture is over and the 32-team tournament field is set. If you are a Division III football fan the first round of the playoffs is one of the best days of the year. I know it’s my favorite. Sixteen games from coast to... Click here for the whole column |
| Midwest | Sticking it out helped Rupp, Franklin rise (Nov 18) Mike Leonard confessed that he saw the signs of Chad Rupp's greatness in high school at Evansville Memorial when he ran a football camp to teach that coaching staff his offensive schemes. Rupp was a junior-to-be at Memorial, but Leonard said he liked what he saw... Click here for the whole column |
| Mid-Atlantic | Macon faces a tall task (Nov 18) Everybody talks about expectations when they talk about their football teams – expectations for the players, the game and the season. Over the weekend, I traveled hundreds of miles to see my then-No. 3 ranked alma mater challenge DePauw in one of college football's great rivalries,... Click here for the whole column |
| Great Lakes | Whalen is on history's rewrite desk (Nov 18) Since the start of his sophomore year, Case Western Reserve quarterback Dan Whalen has been rewriting Spartan football history. For the second straight season, Case finds itself in the NCAA tournament after running the table during the regular season. At 10-0, the Spartans earned the No.... Click here for the whole column |
| Northeast | Curry's prayers answered on Sunday (Nov 18) The Plymouth State Panthers were watching the Selection Show to find out who they would be playing. They knew they would be going against someone in the first round of the playoffs, thanks to Saturday’s impressive 46-16 victory over Maine Maritime in the New England... Click here for the whole column |