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With an expanded playoffs, we still have 16 teams remaining now as we enter December. Will home teams continue to dominate? Will Mary Hardin-Baylor's barnstorming tour through these playoffs continue? Can Springfield or Hope prevent a rematch of last year's Stagg Bowl next weekend? Our Quick Hits playoff panel is back to give you scores for all eight games, and give you an idea about whether or not a game will be close, high or low scoring, and who we expect to advance to the national quarterfinals.
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 UW-Eau Claire football alum Mike Shoultz joining the panel for the playoffs as well. We also welcome Around The Nation originator and longtime Division III guru Keith McMillan back to the panel.
— Greg Thomas
St. John's bracket
Susquehanna at St. John's
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| Greg's take: | 34 | 37 |
| Patrick's take: | 31 | 42 |
| Frank's take: | 20 | 37 |
| Logan's take: | 28 | 42 |
| Riley's take: | 24 | 38 |
| Mike's take: | 27 | 38 |
| Keith's take: | 27 | 43 |
Consensus: Expect a lot of points and another home game for St. John's next weekend.
Bethel at Wartburg
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| Greg's take: | 19 | 21 |
| Patrick's take: | 24 | 28 |
| Frank's take: | 27 | 17 |
| Logan's take: | 24 | 27 |
| Riley's take: | 27 | 23 |
| Mike's take: | 20 | 32 |
| Keith's take: | 16 | 23 |
Consensus: The panel picks Wartburg in a split decision in a game that we think will be close.
Cortland bracket
Springfield at Cortland
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| Greg's take: | 30 | 42 |
| Patrick's take: | 28 | 42 |
| Frank's take: | 21 | 30 |
| Logan's take: | 27 | 40 |
| Riley's take: | 31 | 27 |
| Mike's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Keith's take: | 24 | 38 |
Consensus: Not quite unanimous, but our crew picks Cortland to advance, generally by more than one score.
Hope at North Central
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| Greg's take: | 17 | 49 |
| Patrick's take: | 20 | 41 |
| Frank's take: | 17 | 34 |
| Logan's take: | 24 | 49 |
| Riley's take: | 23 | 42 |
| Mike's take: | 23 | 42 |
| Keith's take: | 14 | 35 |
Consensus: All seven panelists agree that North Central will cruise into the quarterfinals.
Hardin-Simmons bracket
Mary Hardin-Baylor at Linfield
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| Greg's take: | 14 | 24 |
| Patrick's take: | 17 | 28 |
| Frank's take: | 28 | 20 |
| Logan's take: | 21 | 24 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 17 |
| Mike's take: | 24 | 27 |
| Keith's take: | 21 | 44 |
Consensus: The panel is split in just about every way. Linfield has the most picks to advance, but the margins vary widely.
Johns Hopkins at DePauw
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| Greg's take: | 16 | 31 |
| Patrick's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Frank's take: | 27 | 20 |
| Logan's take: | 17 | 27 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 24 |
| Mike's take: | 20 | 26 |
| Keith's take: | 28 | 29 (OT) |
Consensus: Not quite a sweep for DePauw, but six panelists see the Tigers' season carry on to next weekend.
Salisbury bracket
Randolph-Macon at Salisbury
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| Greg's take: | 37 | 35 |
| Patrick's take: | 28 | 33 |
| Frank's take: | 21 | 24 |
| Logan's take: | 38 | 35 |
| Riley's take: | 34 | 38 |
| Mike's take: | 28 | 32 |
| Keith's take: | 38 | 28 |
Consensus: Salisbury is the slight favorite with four picks to win, but the panel sees a high-scoring and close contest in this one.
Carnegie Mellon at Mount Union
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| Greg's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Patrick's take: | 14 | 31 |
| Frank's take: | 20 | 37 |
| Logan's take: | 17 | 34 |
| Riley's take: | 27 | 35 |
| Mike's take: | 17 | 30 |
| Keith's take: | 20 | 27 |
Consensus: It's a sweep for Mount Union, almost all by more than one touchdown.
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