2013 playoffs: UW-Whitewater bracket
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UW-Whitewater Warhawks
Seed: | No. 1, Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 5, Week 11 2013 |
Location: | Whitewater, WI |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 9790 |
Stadium: | Perkins Stadium (13500) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | WIAC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 9 |
Head coach: | Lance Leipold (UW-Whitewater '87) |
Career record: | 89-6 (.937) |
Base offense: | Multiple pro set |
Base defense: | 4-3 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 33-6 (1988, 1990, 1997, 2005-11) |
NCAA D-III championships: | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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How they got here: | Pool A, WIAC champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | Jordan Ratliffe and Booker Ross each outrush the opposition and the opposition punts seven or more times. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | Matt Behrendt throws an interception (it's happened just once) and the Warhawks need a defensive score to get on the board. |
This season's turning point: | Scoring the final 17 points of the game in the final 10 minutes to defeat Wash U in the season opener. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 188.6/225.2 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 75.4/146.2 |
How far can they go? | They're familiar with the road, having traveled it seven times before. |
Linfield Wildcats
Seed: | Likely No. 2, Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 2, Week 11 2013 |
Location: | McMinnville, OR |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 1589 |
Stadium: | Maxwell Field (2250) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | NWC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 4 |
Head coach: | Joe Smith (Linfield '93) |
Career record: | 60-14 (.810) |
Base offense: | Spread |
Base defense: | 4-2-5 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 16-8 (2000, 2002-05, 2009-12) |
NCAA D-III championships: | 2004 |
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How they got here: | Pool A, NWC champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | If the Wildcat run game (yes, run game) is clicking and the defense is stout against the run. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | The 'Cats offense stalls by giving up negative plays (allowed 61 tackles for loss and 18 sacks). |
This season's turning point: | None needed, really. This team faced very little on-field adversity this season before losing Tyler Steele to another season ending injury in Week 11. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 274.2/226.1 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 57.0/181/2 |
How far can they go? | Teams built on defense have a tendency to go far, but the Wildcats must avoid making the crucial mistake at the crucial time. |
Pacific Lutheran Lutes
Seed: | Likely No. 3, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 13, Week 11 2013 |
Location: | Tacoma, WA |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 3109 |
Stadium: | Sparks Stadium (3500) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | NWC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 13 |
Head coach: | Scott Westering (Pacific Lutheran '81) |
Career record: | 47-34 |
Base offense: | Pro set |
Base defense: | 3-4 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 8-4 (1998-2001, 2012) |
NCAA D-III championships: | 1999 |
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How they got here: | Pool C |
You'll know they're playing well if: | PLU's defensive front and linebackers are causing havoc and the Lutes offense can maintain a balanced attack. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | Turnovers. The Lutes have turned it over 29 times this season (14 picks, lost 15 of 33 fumbles). |
This season's turning point: | Stuffing UW-Eau Claire running back Joel Sweeney on a two-point conversion attempt with 41 seconds left that would have tied the game back in Week 4. PLU held on to win 21-19. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 178.2/212.6 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 92.6/210.8 |
How far can they go? | Because of the "landlocked" Pacific Northwest, they can't go anywhere if they can't beat Linfield. |
Washington U. Bears
Seed: | Likely No. 4, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | Never ranked |
Location: | St. Louis, MO |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 6322 |
Stadium: | Francis Field (3500) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | UAA |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 101 |
Head coach: | Larry Kindbom (Kalamazoo '79) |
Career record: | 184-124-1 (.597) |
Base offense: | Multiple/spread |
Base defense: | 4-2-5 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 0-1 (1999) |
NCAA D-III championships: | None |
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How they got here: | Pool B |
You'll know they're playing well if: | The defensive line is getting up and knocking down passes and the offense is solid, if not flashy. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | No matter what the defense does, it can't set up the offense in good enough position to score and the lack of depth at running back is an issue. |
This season's turning point: | Seeing their name come up on the bracket on Selection Sunday. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 166.8/159.3 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 111.7/167.9 |
How far can they go? | Their defense could carry them into the holiday weekend but they would not be leading a Whitewater rematch in the fourth quarter. |
Franklin Grizzlies
Seed: | Likely No. 5, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 20, Week 11 2013 |
Location: | Franklin, IN |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 996 |
Stadium: | Faught Stadium (2500) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | HCAC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 19 |
Head coach: | Mike Leonard (Hanover '84) |
Career record: | 82-36 (.695) |
Base offense: | Multiple spread |
Base defense: | 3-4 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 3-5 (2007-08, 2010-12) |
NCAA D-III championships: | None |
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How they got here: | Pool A, HCAC champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | Jonny West is flinging the ball all over the lot and the running back tandem is approaching 100 yards combined. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | Their speed is negated and it doesn't matter that the opponent can't run the ball very well. |
This season's turning point: | It'll have to be yet to come. Right now the last turning point went in a negative direction. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 137.4/360.5 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 69.7/214.6 |
How far can they go? | Depends on whether Week 1 Franklin or Week 10 Franklin shows up. |
Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Seed: | Likely No. 6, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 25, Week 10 2011 |
Location: | Hampden-Sydney, VA |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 1120 |
Stadium: | Everett Stadium (1850) |
Playing surface: | Grass |
Conference: | ODAC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 48 |
Head coach: | Marty Favret (Catholic '84) |
Career record: | 103-41 (.715) |
Base offense: | Very multiple |
Base defense: | 3-3 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 0-5 (1977, 2007, 2009-11) |
NCAA D-III championships: | None |
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How they got here: | Pool A, ODAC champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | They score, score, score -- the Tigers have scored 50 or more 26 times in Favret's 14 seasons. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | They go more vanilla on offense in the second half and struggle and the defense, which started only three seniors in Week 11, shows its vulnerability to the run. |
This season's turning point: | Stuffing the two-point conversion attempt by Randolph-Macon in the closing minutes of The Game to secure a 28-26 win and the conference's automatic bid. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 169.9/280.5 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 124.7/136.4 |
How far can they go? | How's that flight to Oregon/Washington looking? |
Maryville (Tenn.) Scots
Seed: | Likely No. 7, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 24, Week 10 2013 |
Location: | Maryville, TN |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 1097 |
Stadium: | Lloyd Thornton Stadium (5500) |
Playing surface: | Grass |
Conference: | USAC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 93 |
Head coach: | Mike Rader |
Career record: | 8-2 (.800) |
Base offense: | Multiple |
Base defense: | 3-4 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | First trip |
NCAA D-III championships: | None |
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How they got here: | Pool A, USA South champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | They're running more than passing and linemen Jamie Owen and Zach Capehart have consistent pressure on the quarterback. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | The quarterback has time to throw and hit the secondary gives up big plays and the offense ends up in a lot of second-and-long situations. |
This season's turning point: | A strong first half vs. Methodst back in September that allowed the Scots to weather the Monarchs' second-half comeback. When Maryville later lost to Huntingdon, it was that win that gave Maryville the automatic bid via tiebreaker. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 289.1/184.9 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 134.2/203.6 |
How far can they go? | Kindly refer back to previous statement as regards Hampden-Sydney. |
St. Norbert Green Knights
Seed: | Likely No. 8, UW-Whitewater bracket |
Last Top 25 ranking: | No. 24, Week 11 2007 |
Location: | De Pere, WI |
Enrollment (FT undergrads): | 2019 |
Stadium: | Donald J. Schneider Stadium (2500) |
Playing surface: | Turf |
Conference: | MWC |
Preseason ranking from Kickoff: | 91 |
Head coach: | Jim Purtill (Miami, Ohio '78) |
Career record: | 130-43-1 (.750) |
Base offense: | Pro I |
Base defense: | 4-3 |
Record in NCAA playoffs: | 1-10 (1989, 1999, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2010, 2012) |
NCAA D-III championships: | None |
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How they got here: | Pool A, MWC champ |
You'll know they're playing well if: | The ballhawking defense gets the methodical Green Knights offense a couple of extra possessions and better field position to work with. |
You'll know they're playing poorly if: | They can't come up with the big play or move the chains on offense and, in fact, they just can't score (total of three points in two losses). |
This season's turning point: | When Carroll held on against Illinois College, putting the Green Knights, who had already lost that afternoon, in the playoffs. |
Rushing/passing yards per game: | 134.1/172.3 |
Rushing/passing yards allowed: | 99.7/197.7 |
How far can they go? | About as far as usual. |