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| Randolph-Macon moved ahead of Hardin-Simmons and Hardin-Simmons never got into the discussion for an at-large bid. |
The final official regional rankings are here from the NCAA.
Regional rankings primarily take Division III games into account.
- Podcast: You'll see a change in regional rankings
- 2021 first regional ranking (alphabetical)
- 2021 second regional ranking
Teams are listed with their Division III record only. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.
A plus sign signifies that the team also has a non-Division III win, while a minus sign signifies a non-Division III loss. Teams in bold received automatic bids. The numbers listed are a team's Division III record and their D-III strength of schedule. (The committee will dive even further into that and consider the specifics of a team's results against regionally ranked opponents, or RROs.)
| Region 1 | School | D-III record |
SOS |
| 1 | Delaware Valley | 10-0 | .562 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine | 8-1 | .488 |
| 3 | Endicott | 8-2 | .519 |
| 4 | Salve Regina | 8-2 | .497 |
| 5 | Framingham State | 8-2 | .458 |
| 6 | Mass-Dartmouth | 8-2 | .442 |
| 7 | Springfield | 7-3 | .536 |
| 8 | Lycoming | 7-3 | .531 |
| Region 2 | |||
| 1 | Cortland | 10-0 | .517 |
| 2 | Muhlenberg | 9-1 | .479 |
| 3 | Salisbury | 8-1 | .510 |
| 4 | RPI | 9-1 | .531 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins (at-large) | 9-1 | .494 |
| 6 | Ithaca | 8-2 | .613 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon | 8-2 | .500 |
| 8 | Susquehanna | 8-2 | .505 |
| Region 3 | |||
| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 10-0 | .481 |
| 2 | Trinity (Texas) | 9-0 | .477 |
| 3 | Birmingham-Southern (at-large) | 8-1 | .505 |
| 4 | Randolph-Macon ++ | 7-1 | .556 |
| 5 | Hardin-Simmons + | 8-1 | .511 |
| 6 | Washington & Lee ++ | 6-2 | .500 |
| 7 | Huntingdon | 8-2 | .485 |
| Region 4 | |||
| 1 | Mount Union | 10-0 | .535 |
| 2 | Albion | 9-1 | .516 |
| 3 | DePauw - | 8-1 | .503 |
| 4 | Baldwin Wallace | 8-2 | .519 |
| 5 | Heidelberg | 7-2 | .537 |
| 6 | Hope | 8-2 | .551 |
| 7 | Rose-Hulman | 8-2 | .497 |
| Region 5 | |||
| 1 | North Central | 10-0 | .521 |
| 2 | Central | 10-0 | .476 |
| 3 | Wheaton (at-large) | 9-1 | .481 |
| 4 | Lake Forest | 10-0 | .481 |
| 5 | Aurora | 8-2 | .573 |
| 6 | Wartburg | 7-3 | .546 |
| 7 | Coe | 8-2 | .517 |
| 8 | Washington U. | 7-3 | .518 |
| Region 6 | |||
| 1 | St. John's | 10-0 | .635 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater | 10-0 | .573 |
| 3 | Linfield | 8-0 + | .527 |
| 4 | UW-La Crosse (at-large) | 7-1 +- | .573 |
| 5 | Bethel (at-large) | 8-2 | .570 |
| 6 | Redlands | 8-1 | .536 |
| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | 8-2 | .591 |
| 8 | UW-River Falls | 8-2 | .491 |
How to use regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.
There are 27 automatic bids, zero Pool B bid (teams not in the 27 automatic bid conferences) and five Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 14.