Kings Of The Gridiron

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Congrats to those cross country and football teams moving onto the DIII championships. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Does your conference need some scheduling assistance? Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Kings Of The Gridiron The 32-team bracket for the NCAA Division III Football Championship is out. Twenty-seven teams received automatic berths as conference champions, while five others - Bethel, Hardin-Simmons, Utica, Wheaton, UW-La Crosse,  - were selected at-large. Northwestern at No. 4 Saint John's No. 7 UW-La Crosse at No. 12 Wartburg No. 25 Mount St. Joseph at No. 23 Alma Aurora at No. 8 UW-Whitewater Salisbury at No. 2 Mount Union Utica at No. 11 Susquehanna No. 17 Cortland at No. 16 Randolph-Macon Gallaudet at No. 14 Delaware Valley Lake Forest at No. 1 North Central (Ill.) DePauw at No. 19 Carnegie Mellon Springfield at No. 22 Endicott UMass Dartmouth at No. 10 Ithaca No. 9 Hardin-Simmons at No. 6 Trinity (Texas) No. 20 Huntingdon at No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor No. 13 Bethel at No. 15 Wheaton (Ill.) Pomona-Pitzer at No. 5 Linfield >> Bracket Here is our compilation of the teams that received their conference's automatic berth to the NCAA football this fall. * the NESCAC does not participate in the DIII football championship A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW   2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free.   Check it out! Powered by Swapstack FIELD HOCKEY 2.  The Fabulous Four Williams upset undefeated and top-ranked Salisbury, 2-0, to advance to the national semifinals. The other three quarterfinal results were chalk, as Nos. 2-3-4 also reached the final four. Quarterfinals No. 8 Williams d. No. 1 Salisbury, 2-0 No. 4 Johns Hopkins d. No. 7 Babson, 1-0 No. 2 Middlebury d. No. 9 Trinity (Conn.), 3-0 No. 3 Rowan d. No. 5 Messiah, 3-1 Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 18 No. 8 Williams vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins No. 2 Middlebury vs. No. 3 Rowan Final - Sunday, Nov. 20 semifinal winners >> Complete Bracket VOLLEYBALL (W) 3. The Elite Eight The eight teams bound for Pittsburgh are set for this weekend. But only even-numbered ranked teams are among them. Sweet 16 No. 6 Trinity (Texas) d. No. 1 Claremont-M-S, 3-2 No. 16 Transylvania d. No. 7 Berry, 3-1 No. 8 NYU d. Williams, 3-1 No. 20 Hope d. No. 3 Calvin, 3-2 Johns Hopkins d. Mary Washington, 3-0 No. 4 Northwestern d. No. 11 UW-Whitewater, 3-1 No. 2 Juniata d. Christopher Newport, 3-0 No. 18 MIT d. No. 19 Tufts, 3-0 Quarterfinals Juniata vs. Hope Johns Hopkins vs. Northwestern NYU vs. Transylvania Trinity (Texas) vs. MIT >> Complete Bracket A MESSAGE FROM 1440     News Without Motives   1440 is the daily newsletter helping 2M+ Americans stay informed—it’s news without motives, edited to be unbiased as humanly possible. The team at 1440 scours over 100+ sources so you don't have to. Culture, science, sports, politics, business, and everything in between - in a five-minute read each morning, 100% free.   Sign up now! Powered by Swapstack CROSS COUNTRY 4. Headed to Nationals The field is set for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship on Saturday in Lansing, Mich. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. ET, while the men's race will start at noon. Men - AQ MIT, John Carroll, Haverford, Carnegie Mellon, Williams, North Central (Ill.), Geneseo, UW-Whitewater, Emory, Pomona-Pitzer At-Large Bates, Calvin, Case Western Reserve, Chicago, Claremont-M-S, Colby, Connecticut College, George Fox, Johns Hopkins, Loras, Lynchburg, Middlebury, Mount Union, Otterbein, RPI, St. Olaf, Tufts, UC Santa Cruz, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stout, Wartburg, Washington (Mo.) Women - AQ MIT, John Carroll, Widener, Johns Hopkins, Williams, Wartburg, Geneseo, Carleton, Lynchburg, Claremont-M-S At-Large Amherst, Bates, Calvin, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Colorado College, Emory, George Fox, Hope, Loras, Mount Union, NYU, Pomona-Pitzer, RPI, Smith, St. Lawrence, St. Olaf, UC Santa Crus, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point, Washington (Mo.) >> Individual Qualifiers >> Regional Championship Recaps SOCCER (M/W) 5. How Sweet It Is We are down to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III Soccer Championships without top-ranked men's team Messiah, who fell to Williams in penalties. Nine of the top 10 women's teams move onto the round of 16. Women No. 1 Misercordia vs. Scranton No. 2 Johns Hopkins vs. No. 25 Williams No. 8 Carnegie Mellon vs. Washington (Mo.) No. 4 Messiah vs. No. 15 Emory No. 5 Case Western Reserve vs. No. 10 Loras No. 7 Amherst vs. No. 11 William Smith No. 3 Christopher Newport vs. No. 6 Trinity (Texas) No. 12 UW-La Crosse vs. No. 16 Virginia Wesleyan >> Conference Call: UAA (4), NESCAC (2),A-R-C (1), C2C (1), Centennial (1), Landmark (1), Liberty (1), MACC (1), MACF (1), ODAC (1), SCAC (1), WIAC (1) >> Complete Bracket Men No. 2 Chicago vs. No. 18 St. Thomas No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus vs. St. Olaf No. 4 Stevens vs. Cortland Catholic vs. No. 13 Johns Hopkins Williams vs. Ohio Northern No. 9 Washington and Lee vs. No. 5 Kenyon No. 3 Amherst vs. Mary Washington No. 19 Oneonta vs. No. 8 Bowdoin >> Conference Call: NESCAC (3), MIAC (2), SUNYAC (2), C2C (1), Centennial (1), Landmark (1), MACF (1), NCAC (1), OAC (1), ODAC (1), SCAC (1), UAA (1) >> Complete Bracket NEWS  6.  Lightning Round    News Alma College President Jeff Abernathy announced this month plans for a new indoor athletic facility — the hallmark building of what will be known as the Greg Hatcher Athletics Campus — also housing the Scots’ baseball field, Klenk Park, and soccer field, Scotland Yard.     Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Andrew Mindeman, associate AD, LeTourneau Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   BEREA - Cheryl L. Nixon named president ELMHURST - Paul Webster stepped down as head women's soccer coach KEAN - Therese Doyle named associate athletic director NEW PALTZ - Dylan Neisler named head men's lacrosse coach PRESIDENTS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Brian Rose named named associate commissioner for communications SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Delvin Wilson named director of new media WESTMINSTER (Pa.) - Kevin Fenstermacher named deputy AD for communications and administration    Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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