Nov 18, 2022
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| DePauw brings the D, and so does Carnegie Mellon, which suggests a low-scoring game and, perhaps, a less predictable one where a defensive score or one big play could turn it. DePauw athletics photo |
Welcome to Quick Hits: Playoff Edition! Quick Hits operates a little differently in the postseason. Gone are games of the week, upset alerts, and off the radar games. This week, all of the tournament games deserve attention, and our panel will predict scores for each game. This Quick Hits (née Triiple Take) tradition gives you an idea of what to expect from this weekend's game. Do we expect a blowout? Low scoring game? Do we agree about who will win? These are all worth looking at in advance.
Our playoff panel will be our regular crew of Greg Thomas, Pat Coleman, Ryan Tipps, Frank Rossi, Logan Hansen, and Riley Zayas. We're excited to have Around The Nation originator and longtime Division III guru Keith McMillan joining us again this season on the Quick Hits panel throughout the playoffs.
— Greg Thomas
| St. John's bracket | |
| Keith’s take: St. John's 63, Northwestern 3 Ryan’s take: St. John's 56, Northwestern 3 Pat’s take: St. John's 56, Northwestern 6 Frank's take: St. John's 52, Northwestern 10 |
Logan's take: St. John's 56, Northwestern 0 Riley's take: St. John's 45, Northwestern 7 Greg’s take: St. John's 58, Northwestern 6 |
| Consensus: The top-seeded Johnnies advance comfortably. | |
| Keith’s take: UW-La Crosse 21, Wartburg 14 Ryan’s take: UW-La Crosse 28, Wartburg 20 Pat’s take: UW-La Crosse 34, Wartburg 27 Frank's take: UW-La Crosse 30, Wartburg 21 |
Logan's take: UW-La Crosse 28, Wartburg 27 Riley's take: UW-La Crosse 24, Wartburg 20 Greg’s take: UW-La Crosse 31, Wartburg 29 |
| Consensus: It's a sweep for UW-La Crosse, but most of the panel sees a one-score game. | |
| Keith’s take: Mount St. Joseph 23, Alma 20 Ryan’s take: Alma 28, Mount St. Joseph 27 Pat’s take: Alma 56, Mount St. Joseph 51 Frank's take: Alma 21, Mount St. Joseph 20 |
Logan's take: Alma 39, Mount St. Joseph 31 Riley's take: Alma 26, Mount St. Joseph 17 Greg’s take: Alma 41, Mount St. Joseph 28 |
| Consensus: A high scoring game favoring Alma slightly. | |
| Keith’s take: UW-Whitewater 45, Aurora 24 Ryan’s take: UW-Whitewater 45, Aurora 10 Pat’s take: UW-Whitewater 48, Aurora 15 Frank's take: UW-Whitewater 37, Aurora 6 |
Logan's take: UW-Whitewater 34, Aurora 17 Riley's take: UW-Whitewater 38, Aurora 14 Greg’s take: UW-Whitewater 49, Aurora 18 |
| Consensus: Aurora may score a little, but the Warhawks advance by multiple touchdowns. | |
| Mount Union bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Mount Union 35, Salisbury 20 Ryan’s take: Mount Union 42, Salisbury 13 Pat’s take: Mount Union 48, Salisbury 13 Frank's take: Mount Union 35, Salisbury 7 |
Logan's take: Mount Union 47, Salisbury 20 Riley's take: Mount Union 31, Salisbury 13 Greg’s take: Mount Union 41, Salisbury 7 |
| Consensus: The Purple Raiders ease through to the second round. | |
| Keith’s take: Susquehanna 27, Utica 13 Ryan’s take: Susquehanna 34, Utica 21 Pat’s take: Susquehanna 40, Utica 17 Frank's take: Susquehanna 17, Utica 13 |
Logan's take: Susquehanna 38, Utica 23 Riley's take: Susquehanna 33, Utica 24 Greg’s take: Susquehanna 31, Utica 17 |
| Consensus: The River Hawks advance, generally by two or three scores. | |
| Keith’s take: Randolph-Macon 28, Cortland 22 Ryan’s take: Cortland 28, Randolph-Macon 17 Pat’s take: Cortland 35, Randolph-Macon 20 Frank's take: Cortland 24, Randolph-Macon 17 |
Logan's take: Randolph-Macon 37, Cortland 33 Riley's take: Cortland 31 Randolph-Macon 23 Greg’s take: Cortland 37, Randolph-Macon 22 |
| Consensus: The panel favors Cortland, but not unanimously. | |
| Keith’s take: Delaware Valley 45, Gallaudet 7 Ryan’s take: Delaware Valley 38, Gallaudet 7 Pat’s take: Delaware Valley 50, Gallaudet 12 Frank's take: Delaware Valley 37, Gallaudet 7 |
Logan's take: Delaware Valley 42, Gallaudet 0 Riley's take: Delaware Valley 16, Gallaudet 3 Greg’s take: Delaware Valley 35, Gallaudet 7 |
| Consensus: Delaware Valley's defense dominates in a first round win. | |
| North Central bracket | |
| Keith’s take: North Central 65, Lake Forest 13 Ryan’s take: North Central 63, Lake Forest 6 Pat’s take: North Central 63, Lake Forest 12 Frank's take: North Central 49, Lake Forest 7 |
Logan's take: North Central 47, Lake Forest 3 Riley's take: North Central 34, Lake Forest 6 Greg’s take: North Central 64, Lake Forest 7 |
| Consensus: North Central overwhelms the Foresters and moves on. | |
| Keith’s take: Carnegie Mellon 14, DePauw 13 Ryan’s take: DePauw 20, Carnegie Mellon 13 Pat’s take: DePauw 18, Carnegie Mellon 13 Frank's take: Carnegie Mellon 17, DePauw 14 |
Logan's take: Carnegie Mellon 17, DePauw 13 Riley's take: DePauw 21, Carnegie Mellon 17 Greg’s take: Carnegie Mellon 12, DePauw 10 |
| Consensus: A 4-3 decision for the Tartans. This low scoring game is a toss-up. | |
| Keith’s take: Endicott 24, Springfield 21 Ryan’s take: Springfield 28, Endicott 27 Pat’s take: Springfield 27, Endicott 17 Frank's take: Endicott 24, Springfield 20 |
Logan's take: Endicott 24, Springfield 21 Riley's take: Endicott 23, Springfield 19 Greg’s take: Endicott 27, Springfield 10 |
| Consensus: Edge for Endicott, but it is not unanimous. Most panelists see a one-score game. | |
| Keith’s take: Ithaca 41, Mass-Dartmouth 17 Ryan’s take: Ithaca 42, Mass-Dartmouth 20 Pat’s take: Ithaca 34, Mass-Dartmouth 14 Frank's take: Ithaca 30, Mass-Dartmouth 17 |
Logan's take: Ithaca 41, Mass-Dartmouth 17 Riley's take: Ithaca 33, Mass-Dartmouth 10 Greg’s take: Ithaca 34, Mass-Dartmouth 28 |
| Consensus: Ithaca wins in a higher scoring game. | |
| Trinity bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Trinity 17, Hardin-Simmons 13 Ryan’s take: Trinity 24, Hardin-Simmons 23 Pat’s take: Trinity 24, Hardin-Simmons 23 Frank's take: Trinity 28, Hardin-Simmons 24 |
Logan's take: Hardin-Simmons 27, Trinity 21 Riley's take: Trinity 24, Hardin-Simmons 20 Greg’s take: Hardin-Simmons 28, Trinity 24 |
| Consensus: A majority for Trinity, but this is a toss-up with all margins predicted as less than a touchdown. | |
| Keith’s take: UMHB 44, Huntingdon 20 Ryan’s take: UMHB 34, Huntingdon 17 Pat’s take: UMHB 45, Huntingdon 16 Frank's take: UMHB 34, Huntingdon 17 |
Logan's take: UMHB 47, Huntingdon 17 Riley's take: UMHB 24, Huntingdon 13 Greg’s take: UMHB 41, Huntingdon 16 |
| Consensus: The defending champions advance with a multiple score win. | |
| Keith’s take: Wheaton 25, Bethel 22 Ryan’s take: Bethel 28, Wheaton 24 Pat’s take: Wheaton 31, Bethel 10 Frank's take: Wheaton 27, Bethel 20 |
Logan's take: Wheaton 33, Bethel 23 Riley's take: Bethel 28, Wheaton 22 Greg’s take: Wheaton 35, Bethel 17 |
| Consensus: The panel leans toward Wheaton by 7 or more points, but the Thunder are not unanimous picks. | |
| Keith’s take: Linfield 47, Pomona-Pitzer 10 Ryan’s take: Linfield 48, Pomona-Pitzer 10 Pat’s take: Linfield 52, Pomona-Pitzer 14 Frank's take: Linfield 44, Pomona-Pitzer 7 |
Logan's take: Linfield 44, Pomona-Pitzer 14 Riley's take: Linfield 41, Pomona-Pitzer 7 Greg’s take: Linfield 42, Pomona-Pitzer 14 |
| Consensus: Linfield defends their home field with a big win. | |
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