Harrison Wellmann and Johns Hopkins will thank you not to forget about them after that one lousy eight-win season. Johns Hopkins athletics photo

Every year this time of year, our crew gets itching to make some predictions, and even though we didn't publish a Kickoff this year, our crew is here to tell you who the playoff picks will be, who the best players will be and who will win some of the most hotly contested conferences in Division III.

The panel: Pat Coleman, Greg Thomas, Ryan Tipps and Adam Turer of D3football.com, along with contributor Frank Rossi of In The Huddle.

Let's dive right in:

Which will be the last team chosen in Pool C, and what will its record be?

Adam	Frank	Greg	Pat	Ryan
Johns Hopkins, 9-1	Bethel, 8-2	Heidelberg, 9-1	UW-Oshkosh, 8-1	Wartburg, 9-1

Which team will be the most surprising playoff entry?

Adam	Frank	Greg	Pat	Ryan
Rowan	Whitworth	Stevenson	Western Connecticut	Westminster (Pa.)

Which team that didn't make the 2019 playoffs will go furthest in 2021?

Adam	Frank	Greg	Pat	Ryan
Hardin-Simmons	Bethel	Hardin-Simmons	John Carroll	Hardin-Simmons

Will a non-purple team play in the Stagg Bowl?

Who will reach the national semifinals?

Adam	Frank	Greg	Pat	Ryan
Muhlenberg UW-Whitewater North Central Mary Hardin-Baylor	Mount Union UW-Whitewater North Central Mary Hardin-Baylor	Mount Union UW-Whitewater Wheaton Hardin-Simmons	Mount Union UW-Whitewater Wheaton Mary Hardin-Baylor	Mount Union UW-Whitewater Wheaton Mary Hardin-Baylor

Who will win the national title?

Adam	Frank	Greg	Pat	Ryan
Mary Hardin-Baylor	Mount Union	Wheaton	Wheaton	Mary Hardin-Baylor

Next question: Teams rising and falling