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In case anyone is wondering, here are the teams with first round byes: NCAA Division 3 (24 teams with first round byes) Alma (MI) 8-2 Berry (GA) 9-1 Bethel (MN) 10-0 Christopher Newport (VA) 10-0 DePauw (IN) 9-1 Eastern U. (PA) 9-1 Endicott (MA) 9-1 Franklin & Marshall (PA) 9-1 Hardin-Simmons (TX) 9-1 Hope (MI) 9-1 John Carroll (OH) 9-1 Johns Hopkins (MD) 9-1 La Crosse (WI) 7-2 Monmouth (IL) 9-1 Mount Union (10-0) (2024 Runner-UP) North Central (IL) 10-0 (Defending National Champion) Platteville (WI) 8-2 Randolph-Macon (VA) 9-1 River Falls (WI) 9-1 Salisbury (MD) 9-1 St John's (MN) 9-1 Trinity (TX) 9-1 Wartburg (IA) 10-0 Whitewater (WI) 8-2   NAIA (12 Teams with first round byes) Benedictine (KS) 10-1 Campbellsville (KY) 8-2 College of Idaho 9-1 Dordt (IA) 9-1 Friends KS) 11-0 Grand View (IA) 10-0 (Defending National Champion) Indiana Wesleyan 9-2 Keiser (FL) (2024 Runner-UP) Lindsey Wilson (KY) 9-1 Marian (IN) 10-1 Montana Tech 11-0 Morningside (IA) 9-2    

Got me crying all over again bro lol smh

I give you a lot of credit, Dillardboy.  I don’t think I’ve ever met someone that is as dedicated a fan of a high school team as you.     As you probably already know, I was at the game with Dillardboy.  He was getting the Dillard crowd to make noise to support the team throughout the game.  When things kind of slowed down in the second half a young lady turned around  and pleaded with him to get the Dillard crowd going again.  When it came apparent the Panthers were not going to win the game the Dillard fans filed out quickly. Not Dillardboy. He stayed to the very end and even watched the celebration. That was really hard to see as a Panther fan.    

The post season begins this week for D2, D3 and NAIA football teams. College can be a bit more unpredictable than high school. This year the index is 3029-909 .769 for all levels of four-year teams. Here is this week's season forecast for teams that many people never even heard of, let alone follow: NCAA Div 2 PLAYOFFS -32 Teams out of 161   No Byes - First Round 16 Games Albany St (GA)    over    Valdosta St (GA) +9 Ashland (OH)    over    Minnesota-Duluth +1 Central Washington    over    Western Colorado +8 Colorado St-Pueblo    over    UTPermian Basin +1 Ferris St (MI)    over    Northwood (MI) +13 Harding (AR)    over    NW Missouri St +9 Indiana (PA)    over    Assumption (MA) +9 Indianapolis (IN)    over    Truman St (MO) +11 Johnson C. Smith (NC)    over    Frostburg St (MD) +15 Kutztown (PA)    over    Bentley (MA) +24 Minnesota-Mankato    over    Findlay (OH) +1 Newberry (SC)    over    Kentucky St +3 Pittsburg St (KS)    over    Chadron St (NE) +11 Virginia Union    over    California (PA) +10 West Florida    over    North Greenville (SC) +14 NCAA Div 3 PLAYOFFS - 40 Teams out of 240 - 24 Byes First Round 8 Games Chapman (CA)    over    Whitworth (WA) +1 Coe (IA)    over    Concordia (WI) +21 Cortland St (NY)    over    Springfield (MA) +6 Hanover (IN)    over    Grove City (PA) +9 LaGrange (GA)    over    Framingham St (MA) +25 Muhlenberg (PA)    over    Union (NY) +11 Susquehanna (PA)    over    Washington & Jefferson (PA) +4 Wheaton (IL)    over    Crown (MN) +40   NCAA Div 3 Bowl Games - 13 Games All - This Week Brockport St (NY)    over    Geneva (PA) +16 Carnegie Mellon (PA)    over    Misericordia (PA) +15 Curry (MA)    over    Merchant Marine (NY) +1 Delaware Valley (PA)    over    Dickinson (PA) +2 Ohio Northern    over    Wabash (IN) +7 Rowan (NJ)    over    Utica (NY) +1 RPI (NY)    over    St John Fisher (NY) +7 Shenandoah (VA)    over    Wilkes (PA) +2 Maritime (NY)    over    Hobart (NY) +1 Ursinus (PA)    over    Lebanon Valley (PA) +4 Stout (WI)    over    Washington (MO) +3 Washington & Lee (VA)    over    Lycoming (PA) +3 Westminster (PA)    over    Mount St Joseph (OH) +1   NAIA PLAYOFFS - 20 Teams out of 94 - 12 Byes First Round 8 Games   Southeastern (FL)    over    Reinhardt (GA) +3 St Francis (IN)    over    Evangel (MO) +5 St Thomas (FL)    over    Carroll (MT) +3 William Penn (IA)    over    Texas Wesleyan +8