The DIII playoffs start this weekend. Eight first round games are scheduled. #2 North Central (IL) is looking to defend it’s title. We have five undefeated teams in the tournament: #1 Bethel (MN), #2 North Central (IL), #8 Wartburg, #9 Mount Union and #17 Christopher Newport.
Here are the first round matchups with their seedings and my rankings.
| School | Rank | School | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union NY (8-2) | 74 | @ | Muhlenberg (8-2) | 38 |
| LaGrange (9-1) | 40 | @ | Framingham State (7-3) | 196 |
| Grove City (8-2) | 60 | @ | Hanover (8-2) | 31 |
| Coe (8-2) | 24 | @ | Concordia Wisconsin (9-1) | 89 |
| Crown (7-3) | 170 | @ | Wheaton IL (8-2) | 22 |
| Chapman (8-2) | 52 | @ | Whitworth (8-2) | 49 |
| Washington & Jefferson (8-2) | 65 | @ | Susquehanna (8-2) | 32 |
| Cortland (8-2) | 56 | @ | Springfield (8-2) | 58 |
The complete bracket can be found here
DIII Top 25
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BETHEL (MN) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 65 | 109.437 | 89.706 |
| 2 | NORTH CENTRAL (IL) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 542 | 66 | 108.249 | 88.563 |
| 3 | UW-RIVER FALLS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 464 | 190 | 106.037 | 97.638 |
| 4 | SAINT JOHN’S (MN) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 505 | 88 | 104.241 | 89.894 |
| 5 | TRINITY (CT) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 275 | 135 | 104.241 | 99.529 |
| 6 | WESLEYAN (CT) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 169 | 103.991 | 99.557 |
| 7 | WIS.-WHITEWATER | 8 | 2 | 0 | 325 | 147 | 103.937 | 96.997 |
| 8 | WARTBURG | 10 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 100 | 103.276 | 88.870 |
| 9 | MOUNT UNION | 10 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 129 | 102.680 | 88.990 |
| 10 | WIS.-PLATTEVILLE | 8 | 2 | 0 | 355 | 185 | 102.672 | 96.153 |
| 11 | WIS.-LA CROSSE | 7 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 183 | 102.469 | 97.029 |
| 12 | COLBY | 6 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 132 | 101.932 | 99.785 |
| 13 | WILLIAMS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 247 | 204 | 101.087 | 99.879 |
| 14 | AMHERST | 5 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 148 | 101.006 | 99.888 |
| 15 | MIDDLEBURY | 5 | 4 | 0 | 226 | 204 | 100.797 | 99.911 |
| 16 | JOHNS HOPKINS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 183 | 100.178 | 91.144 |
| 17 | CHRIS. NEWPORT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 468 | 194 | 100.068 | 87.323 |
| 18 | BERRY | 9 | 1 | 0 | 401 | 119 | 99.811 | 90.197 |
| 19 | ALMA | 8 | 2 | 0 | 424 | 241 | 99.291 | 92.518 |
| 20 | HOPE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 464 | 150 | 99.188 | 89.685 |
| 21 | TUFTS | 4 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 240 | 99.138 | 100.096 |
| 22 | WHEATON (IL) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 458 | 178 | 98.793 | 89.923 |
| 23 | WIS.-OSHKOSH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 223 | 249 | 98.541 | 98.991 |
| 24 | COE | 8 | 2 | 0 | 386 | 155 | 98.526 | 87.933 |
| 25 | ADRIAN | 8 | 2 | 0 | 407 | 140 | 98.065 | 87.635 |
All rankings can be found here: