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20 questions about the 2025 season

This is not always a page you want to be on in 20 Questions, and UW-Platteville has a lot of holes to fill from last year's 9-2 team.
Photo by Doug Sasse, d3photography.com
 

Not every program can maintain its success, but not every program is stuck in the basement forever, either, and teams that experience postseason bowl success could parlay that into continued improvement. Here's some places we think that could happen.

Rising and falling ...

 

Which 2024 playoff team will have the worst drop-off in 2025?

Patrick Greg
   
King's Ursinus
   
Keith Logan Riley
      
Wartburg King's King's
     
Carlo Kobe  
     
UW-Platteville UW-Platteville  

 

Which team will have the best improvement over its 2024 win total?

Patrick Greg
   
St. John Fisher Franklin
   
Keith Logan Riley
      
Franklin Norwich Huntingdon
     
Carlo Kobe  
     
Bethany Mary Hardin-Baylor  

 

 

 

Which 2024 bowl winner will win its conference in 2025?

Patrick Greg
   
Hanover Hanover
   
Keith Logan Riley
      
Brockport Hanover Hanover
     
Carlo Kobe  
     
Brockport Hanover  

 

Up next: Questions about players and teams

 

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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