Wesley returned a Ferrum fumble on the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the rout was on as the No. 24 Wolverines thrashed the Panthers 59-14. Thiel got three long touchdown catches from wide receiver Brandon Chambers to put Johns Hopkins away 28-3. Rocky Pentello threw a touchdown pass and ran for another and Capital survived a 52-yard game-winning field goal attempt to beat North Central 21-19.

It was the first playoff win for all three schools, two of which were playing their first playoff game. Check out the scoreboard and game stories.

Union running back Tom Arcidiacono picked up a career-high 264 yards in a 55-41 win against Ithaca, advancing to host Rowan next week. Mount Union advanced past Mt. St. Joseph and will host Augustana.

No. 8 Mary Hardin-Baylor won the Texas D-III championship, rolling past No. 8 Trinity (Texas) on the road 35-6. The Crusaders will host Wesley next week. Bridgewater intercepted Chris Edwards four times, the last one leading to an 84-yard Winston Young touchdown run to put Washington and Jefferson away 30-21.

For the second consecutive season No. 1 Linfield ended No. 6 Occidental's playoff run, dumping the Tigers 63-21. Next up for the defending champs is Concordia-Moorhead, who beat Coe 27-14. In the other half of that region, No. 3 St. John's dominated Monmouth to the tune of 62-3. Check out the photos from the Johnnies' stellar defensive performance in our photo gallery.

Be sure to check out our bracket to see how you're doing on yours for the pick 'em contest. You can also review our predictions in Around the Nation and get the jump on next week's games with the team-by-team capsules.