Not happy with the way things went last year? No problem.

Nobody wants to be left in the hands of the selection committee, especially not this year, where it's apparent from the regional rankings that winning percentage alone is more important than playing a strong schedule. Just take control of your own destiny.

Illinois Wesleyan did just that, with a win against North Central this past weekend, and Clyde Hughes wrote about it in Around the Midwest.

In the MIAC, St. Thomas no longer controls its own destiny, but one thing the Tommies do appear to control is the return game. That's because of Fritz Waldvogel, who accomplished the rare feat of returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown for a second consecutive week. Adam Johnson tells his story in Around the West.

When the season started, Christopher Newport was coming off a playoff season, had big hopes, and had Tunde Ogun in the backfield.

Only problem, Ogun "tweaked" something in his knee in the season opener against Wesley. And it looked like an ACL tear, another in a long line of injuries that detailed his D-I career. Ryan Tipps has more in this week's Around the Mid-Atlantic.

Sometimes a prolonged stint as a backup can be the best way to learn. And Kurt Rocco couldn't have spent much more time as a backup -- three years and three Stagg Bowl runs for Mount Union. After a slow start, he's finally coming into his own for the Purple Raiders, and Matt Florjancic tells the story in this week's Around the Great Lakes.

Around the South tackles the turnaround at McMurry, while Around the East looks at Susquehanna and its Liberty League chances. And the second-longest winning streak in Division III went by the boards this past weekend, as Middlebury ended the 15-game run by Trinity (Conn.). Tom Haley tells all in Around the Northeast.

That and more in this week's Around the Region columns.