The NCAA releases its second 2014 Division III football regional rankings on Nov. 12.
Remember that regional rankings primarily take Division III games into account. Teams are listed with their Division III record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.
| East Region | SOS | Notes |
|
1 Delaware Valley 9-0 9-0 |
.482 .498 .480 .521 .553 .582 .425 .578 .584 .386 |
Hobart gets a bump
thanks to beating St. Lawrence. ... The regional advisory committee
appears to be positioning Framingham to have a viable chance at a
Pool B bid. ... St. John Fisher will be on the board with other
two-loss teams. |
| North Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 Mount Union
9-0 9-0 2 John Carroll 9-0 9-0 3 Wheaton (Ill.) 9-0 9-0 4 Wittenberg 8-0 8-1 5 Wabash 8-1 8-1 6 North Central (Ill.) 7-2 7-2 7 Franklin 7-2 7-2 8 Heidelberg 7-2 7-2 9 Chicago 7-1 7-1 10 Adrian 7-2 7-2 |
.500 .470 .465 .542 .512 .543 .505 .497 .498 .484 |
If the OAC runner-up is among the first at-large teams put into the field, then Wabash will likely get in. But any of the two-loss teams might be a stretch, because that would mean the region gets three at-large teams. That is definitely possible but not likely. |
| South Region | SOS | Notes |
| 1 Wesley 5-0
9-0 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 9-0 9-0 3 Johns Hopkins 9-0 9-0 4 Washington and Jefferson 9-0 9-0 T5 Texas Lutheran 7-1 8-1 T5 Muhlenberg 8-1 8-1 7 Centre 9-0 9-0 8 Thomas More 8-2 8-2 9 Hampden-Sydney 7-2 7-2 10 Hardin-Simmons 4-2 6-2 |
.605 .514 .553 .470 .544 .502 .441 .481 .576 .539 |
Wesley moves up
because Rowan made it into the East Region rankings. ... Centre
seems unlikely to get a Pool B bid at this rate but how can they be
behind Muhlenberg? This would make it possible for an unbeaten team
to be left home. |
| West Region | SOS | Notes |
|
1 UW-Whitewater 8-0 9-0 |
.537 .541 .535 .539 .524 .625 .533 .488 .494 .476 |
Bethel should be
higher than Platteville because it has a win against a regionally
ranked team. Bethel lost to the No. 2 and No. 3 in the region,
while Platteville lost to No. 1 and the North No. 6. Bethel also
has the second-highest SOS in all of Division III. There's nothing
in the criteria that supports this ranking. ... Figuring matchups
here will be more influenced by geography than seeding. |
How to use these 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 24 automatic bids, two Pool B bids and six Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 16.
Being listed in these rankings is not a guarantee of selection to the playoffs. There is no guarantee an at-large team will be taken from each region.