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| UW-Whitewater is high in the West Region rankings entering its Week 11 game against UW-Oshkosh. d3photography.com file photo |
The second official regional rankings are due from the NCAA on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Regional rankings primarily take Division III games into account.
Teams are listed with their Division III record only. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.
A plus sign signifies that the team also has a non-Division III win, while a minus sign signifies a non-Division III loss. Teams in bold have clinched automatic bids. The numbers listed are a team's Division III record and their D-III strength of schedule. (The committee will dive even further into that and consider the specifics of a team's results against regionally ranked opponents, or RROs.)
| East Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 Salisbury 8-0 2 Wesley 7-1 + 3 Delaware Valley 8-1 4 Union 9-0 5 Brockport 8-1 6 Western New England 8-0 - 7 Cortland 8-1 8 Hobart 7-2 9 Stevenson 7-2 10 Endicott 7-2 |
.501 .560 .528 .496 .540 .500 .466 .600 .542 .508 |
Wesley remains the top at-large contender, with a comfortable advantage in SOS over Cortland. Wesley's will fall and Cortland's will rise in Week 11. Stevenson's presence helps solidify Bridgewater's spot in the South and Endicott's presence bolsters Wesley and WNEU. The NEWMAC is yet to be decided. Also clinched but not ranked: Framingham State, SUNY-Maritime |
| North Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 Mount Union 9-0 2 Wheaton 9-0 3 North Central 8-1 4 Hope 8-1 5 John Carroll 8-1 6 Aurora 8-1 7 Wabash 7-2 8 Olivet 8-1 9 Hanover 8-1 10 Baldwin Wallace 7-2 |
.527 .583 .498 .525 .489 .520 .475 .510 .457 .492 |
NOTE: The NCAA issued corrected North Region rankings on Wednesday afternoon, with Hope ahead of John Carroll. Seems like the North committee is positioning John Carroll to be in position to leap over North Central if they can beat Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, which is interesting. BW would fall out of the rankings with a loss. Also clinched but not ranked: None |
| South Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 9-0 2 Muhlenberg 9-0 3 Bridgewater 9-0 4 Susquehanna 8-1 5 Case Western Reserve 9-0 6 Berry 8-1 7 Randolph-Macon 7-2 8 Texas Lutheran 7-2 9 Hardin-Simmons 7-2 10 Trinity (Texas) 7-2 |
.487 .516 .539 .548 .440 .486 .580 .555 .532 .526 |
The SAA and USAC automatic bids are still yet to be decided. Bridgewater right as expected, with a potential first-round home game if they win in Week 11. Susquehanna the best at-large in this region and that should not change. Also clinched but not ranked: Nobody |
| West Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 UW-Whitewater 8-0 + 2 Chapman 8-0 3 Redlands 8-1 4 St. John's 8-1 5 Central 8-1 6 Wartburg 8-1 7 Linfield 7-1 8 Bethel 8-1 9 UW-Oshkosh 7-2 10 Monmouth 6-2 |
.559 .532 .596 .527 .515 .576 .511 .494 .570 .611 |
WIAC, ARC and MWC still up in the air. Bethel with a big dive this week (their SOS went down 45 points) and will need to beat St. Thomas just to be in reasonable consideration. This region will be a mess if Whitewater loses, and if Central and Wartburg don't lose. Also clinched but not ranked: Martin Luther |
How to use regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.
There are 27 automatic bids, zero Pool B bid (teams not in the 27 automatic bid conferences) and five Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 17.