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| Thr first playoff game has a big hurdle to overcome for Hope. Hope athletics photo by Lynne Powe |
Welcome to Round 2 of Playoff Quick Hits! Thanksgiving weekend brings us a fresh feast of postseason football with 24 teams kicking off their playoff journeys and eight first-round winners looking to keep their momentum rolling. As if opponents in this stacked second round were difficult enough, Old Man Winter is crashing the party across the Midwest, promising snow, wind, and plenty of opportunities for weather-related dramatics.
Once again this week, we’re all business- just winners and scores for all 16 second-round matchups.
Our playoff panel rolls in with the regular crew- Greg Thomas, Pat Coleman, Logan Hansen, Riley Zayas, Carlo Guadagnino, and Kobe Manzo- plus the return of UW-Eau Claire alum Mike Shoultz from the Voices in the Stands podcast and Around The Nation founder and longtime D-III sage Keith McMillan.
— Greg Thomas
Mount Union bracket
Muhlenberg at Mount Union
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| Greg's take: | 14 | 42 |
| Patrick's take: | 14 | 45 |
| Keith's take: | 14 | 35 |
| Logan's take: | 21 | 42 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 38 |
| Carlo's take | 21 | 41 |
| Kobe's take: | 28 | 38 |
| Mike's take: | 24 | 41 |
Consensus: The panel sees the tournament's top-seeded Purple Raiders sailing through to the round of 16.
Randolph-Macon at John Carroll
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| Greg's take: | 17 | 24 |
| Patrick's take: | 14 | 31 |
| Keith's take: | 14 | 17 |
| Logan's take: | 21 | 35 |
| Riley's take: | 17 | 34 |
| Carlo's take | 10 | 28 |
| Kobe's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Mike's take: | 10 | 27 |
Consensus: Unanimous picks for John Carroll, generally by more than one score.
Hardin-Simmons at Trinity(Texas)
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| Greg's take: | 28 | 20 |
| Patrick's take: | 31 | 21 |
| Keith's take: | 38 | 28 |
| Logan's take: | 31 | 24 |
| Riley's take: | 24 | 17 |
| Carlo's take | 30 | 20 |
| Kobe's take: | 42 | 21 |
| Mike's take: | 30 | 20 |
Consensus: Unbothered by a 25-year playoff drought, the panel picks the Cowboys to advance in a higher scoring contest.
LaGrange at Berry
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| Greg's take: | 17 | 41 |
| Patrick's take: | 7 | 38 |
| Keith's take: | 10 | 34 |
| Logan's take: | 10 | 41 |
| Riley's take: | 13 | 28 |
| Carlo's take | 7 | 42 |
| Kobe's take: | 7 | 28 |
| Mike's take: | 7 | 42 |
Consensus: It's an undivided panel picking a very good day for Berry.
North Central bracket
Hanover at North Central
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| Greg's take: | 10 | 52 |
| Patrick's take: | 6 | 48 |
| Keith's take: | 7 | 42 |
| Logan's take: | 10 | 49 |
| Riley's take: | 10 | 45 |
| Carlo's take | 0 | 42 |
| Kobe's take: | 21 | 35 |
| Mike's take: | 0 | 42 |
Consensus: The defending champions are heavy favorites in this round.
UW-La Crosse at Hope
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| Greg's take: | 28 | 24 |
| Patrick's take: | 21 | 20 |
| Keith's take: | 33 | 28 |
| Logan's take: | 27 | 24 |
| Riley's take: | 31 | 27 |
| Carlo's take | 24 | 26 |
| Kobe's take: | 21 | 30 |
| Mike's take: | 24 | 26 |
Consensus: Our first divided panel. There's a lean toward UW-La Crosse, in a close game.
Alma at UW-Platteville
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| Greg's take: | 19 | 27 |
| Patrick's take: | 31 | 35 |
| Keith's take: | 15 | 22 |
| Logan's take: | 27 | 35 |
| Riley's take: | 23 | 30 |
| Carlo's take | 28 | 21 |
| Kobe's take: | 21 | 28 |
| Mike's take: | 21 | 24 |
Consensus: We predict another close game for a WIAC representative with more, but not quite unanimous, support for UW-Platteville.
Coe at Bethel
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| Greg's take: | 17 | 20 |
| Patrick's take: | 21 | 31 |
| Keith's take: | 19 | 29 |
| Logan's take: | 17 | 34 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 23 |
| Carlo's take | 27 | 35 |
| Kobe's take: | 14 | 21 |
| Mike's take: | 27 | 35 |
Consensus: The panel likes the Royals to take out Coe for the second consecutive tournament.
Wartburg bracket
Wheaton at Wartburg
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| Greg's take: | 22 | 19 |
| Patrick's take: | 15 | 21 |
| Keith's take: | 12 | 13 |
| Logan's take: | 20 | 24 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 24 |
| Carlo's take | 14 | 21 |
| Kobe's take: | 17 | 20 |
| Mike's take: | 14 | 17 |
Consensus: One of the closest games of the round, the panel predicts the homestanding Knights to eek by in a low scoring game.
DePauw at UW-Whitewater
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| Greg's take: | 13 | 23 |
| Patrick's take: | 14 | 20 |
| Keith's take: | 17 | 27 |
| Logan's take: | 21 | 28 |
| Riley's take: | 20 | 17 |
| Carlo's take | 21 | 28 |
| Kobe's take: | 28 | 21 |
| Mike's take: | 16 | 20 |
Consensus: A 6-2 split for the Warhawks in another low scoring game in the top right quadrant.
Monmouth at St. John's
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| Greg's take: | 16 | 29 |
| Patrick's take: | 21 | 38 |
| Keith's take: | 21 | 23 |
| Logan's take: | 28 | 41 |
| Riley's take: | 27 | 41 |
| Carlo's take | 14 | 28 |
| Kobe's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Mike's take: | 14 | 28 |
Consensus: Much closer than the playoff matchup between these two 20 years ago, but a unanimous pick for the Johnnies.
Chapman at UW-River Falls
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| Greg's take: | 9 | 37 |
| Patrick's take: | 13 | 54 |
| Keith's take: | 13 | 45 |
| Logan's take: | 7 | 49 |
| Riley's take: | 14 | 49 |
| Carlo's take | 7 | 45 |
| Kobe's take: | 10 | 35 |
| Mike's take: | 7 | 45 |
Consensus: The panel doesn't see weather or Chapman being able to ground the Top Gun offense.
Christopher Newport bracket
Susquehanna at Christopher Newport
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| Greg's take: | 32 | 35 |
| Patrick's take: | 31 | 28 |
| Keith's take: | 24 | 23 |
| Logan's take: | 36 | 35 |
| Riley's take: | 34 | 28 |
| Carlo's take | 38 | 35 |
| Kobe's take: | 27 | 30 |
| Mike's take: | 38 | 35 |
Consensus: A tight contest in a high scoring game, the panel leans toward Susquehanna avenging the Week 4 loss at CNU.
Eastern at Franklin & Marshall
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| Greg's take: | 19 | 28 |
| Patrick's take: | 10 | 35 |
| Keith's take: | 14 | 24 |
| Logan's take: | 10 | 31 |
| Riley's take: | 13 | 35 |
| Carlo's take | 17 | 27 |
| Kobe's take: | 14 | 42 |
| Mike's take: | 17 | 27 |
Consensus: All picks have the Centennial champion Diplomats advancing by multiple scores.
Endicott at Salisbury
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| Greg's take: | 29 | 27 |
| Patrick's take: | 24 | 31 |
| Keith's take: | 25 | 35 |
| Logan's take: | 28 | 38 |
| Riley's take: | 31 | 42 |
| Carlo's take | 31 | 44 |
| Kobe's take: | 14 | 35 |
| Mike's take: | 31 | 44 |
Consensus: One outlier, but generally the pick is for Salisbury to win a high scoring affair.
Springfield at Johns Hopkins
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| Greg's take: | 13 | 28 |
| Patrick's take: | 17 | 27 |
| Keith's take: | 21 | 38 |
| Logan's take: | 14 | 28 |
| Riley's take: | 13 | 28 |
| Carlo's take | 10 | 24 |
| Kobe's take: | 20 | 21 |
| Mike's take: | 14 | 24 |
Consensus: A clean sweep for the Blue Jays to advance to the round of 16.
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