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20 questions about the 2022 season

St. Norbert struggled unexpectedly in moving from the Midwest Conference to the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference last year, but the Green Knights could be in for a return to form in 2022.
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Not every program can maintain its success, but not every program is stuck in the basement forever, either, and some programs can turn a 2021 bowl game win into 2022 playoff success. Here's who we think will do those things.

Rising and falling ...

Which 2021 playoff team will have the worst fall-off, record-wise?

Pat Greg Ryan Logan Riley
 
Central Cortland RPI Anna Maria Endicott

 

Which team will have the best improvement over its 2021 record?

Pat Greg Ryan Logan Riley
Allegheny Rowan UW-Stevens Point St. Norbert SUNY-Maritime

 

Which team that won a bowl game in 2021 will win a playoff game in 2022?

Pat Greg Ryan Logan Riley
Susquehanna Brockport Hobart None Brockport

 

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Jan. 4: All times Eastern
Final
UW-River Falls 24, at North Central (Ill.) 14
@ Canton, Ohio
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Dec. 20: All times Eastern
Final
at North Central (Ill.) 41, John Carroll 21
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Final
at UW-River Falls 48, Johns Hopkins 41
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