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The only two teams to beat Messiah this year played each other tonight and Penn State Harrisburg (NPI #71) upsets Rowan (NPI #21) 1-0 scoring the lone goal with less than two minutes left in the game.

I would like to see an NPI iteration for UMHB with wins over a 5-5 McMurry, a 6-4 TLU and a 2-7 Austin College, giving UMHB an 8-2 record.

The CMS 5-0 win over LaVerne may be the most significant.

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Quote from: y_jack_lok on Today at 03:06:33 PM^^^ What convinces you?

The part about the decreased quality over the short run.

Okay. Got it. Kind of like imposing tariffs that raise prices, then reducing tariffs to lower prices.

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  This has been an interesting discussion, and I understand the frustration, but without knowing the details of every D3 conference isn't it safe to say that most of them have their own Hilbert who will drag down their NPI.

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Quote from: Nitzermania on Today at 05:21:35 PMAs a Wheaton fan, I hoped for but did not expect to receive a first round game against the UMAC champion, Crown.  I sense the bracket creators gave that as an offering with the downside of playing the #2 team in the NPI, Wartburg, the following week.  I'm hoping that Wheaton on a good day, healing up from some injuries, can compete with the Knights!

Tough road for Wheaton. One game at a time.

https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2025/bracket

Yep.  Can't even look past Crown

Wheaton will obliterate Crown. Hamline's lone win on the season was 28-21 over Crown. Their line play is atrocious and their QB's stats are inflated by the UMAC. It will be a blood bath. If it's within 35 points Wheaton is in for a world of hurt against Wartburg.

Here's the condensed game on Youtube: about 6 more minutes of game action than the highlight video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsM9HD6yteI

Great chance for the MIAC to show how we stack up. There are some really fun matchups in this bracket.

@Usee, no one is looking past NCC. The quad has been called "pain." Another acknowledges NCC looks like the clear team to beat. A one poster says Mount looks like a decent matchup, if we can even manage to get there. You're working really hard to find disrespect for NCC on this board. Go back and read how people interpreted the JHU fallout and then jumping UWRF. No one wants to be in NCC's quad or having to go through Mount in the Semi's (if we get there). But we can still acknowledge how we think we'd pair with teams at each stage.

Yes NPI is broken and NCC is a joke as the lowest 1 seed. But so is Bethel as a 2 seed. It's a disservice to both to have them as the 4th and 5th overall seeds and matching up this early. 

In the first game at The Shirk today, the Big Blue of Millikin got a nice win over Trinity (TX), with the score, 61-54. 

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