All Things 2025 College Football D2 and D3 Thread

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Scores and standings from the weekend:

NSIC
  • No. 15 Minnesota Duluth defeated U of Mary, 54-32
  • Bemidji State took down Jamestown, 47-25
  • Sioux Falls won versus Minot State, 24-17
  • No. 5 Augustana ran past SW Minnesota State, 57-29
  • Wayne State upset No. 9 Minnesota State-Mankato, 33-20
  • Winona State knocked off Concordia-St. Paul, 24-14
  • Northern State edged Minnesota State-Moorhead, 49-48
MIAC
  • Concordia defeated Augsburg, 26-7
  • Gustavus crushed Hamline, 63-9
  • Bethel shutout Macalester, 53-0
  • Saint John’s routed Carleton, 49-10
  • St. Olaf edged St. Scholastica, 44-41
UMAC
  • Greenville (IL) outlasted Minnesota Morris, 27-20
  • Martin Luther defeated Westminster (MO), 38-28
  • Northwestern took down Crown, 24-16
MCAC Quarterfinals
  • Minnesota West CTC routed Minnesota State CTC, 63-7
  • Central Lakes College edged Minnesota North-Mesabi, 25-19
  • North Dakota State CS shutout Vermilion CC, 59-0
NSIC
  • Augustana, 8-0 (7-0)
  • Minnesota Duluth, 7-1 (6-1)
  • Minnesota State-Mankato, 6-2 (5-2)
  • Northern State, 6-2 (5-2)
  • Minnesota State-Moorhead, 5-3 (4-3)
  • Sioux Falls, 5-3 (4-3)
  • Wayne State, 4-4 (4-3)
  • Winona State, 4-4 (4-3)
  • Bemidji State, 3-5 (3-4)
  • Mary, 3-5 (2-5)
  • Minot State, 2-6 (2-5)
  • Jamestown, 1-6 (1-6)
  • Concordia-St. Paul, 1-7 (1-6)
  • SW Minnesota State, 1-7 (1-6)
MIAC
  • Bethel, 7-0 (6-0)
  • Saint John’s, 6-1 (5-1)
  • Carleton, 5-2 (5-1)
  • Concordia, 5-2 (4-2)
  • Augsburg, 3-4 (3-3)
  • Gustavus, 3-4 (3-3)
  • St. Olaf, 3-4 (2-4)
  • Macalester, 2-5 (1-5)
  • St. Scholastica, 2-5 (1-5)
  • Hamline, 1-6 (0-6)
UMAC
  • Greenville, 4-2 (3-1)
  • Crown, 4-3 (3-1)
  • Martin Luther, 4-3 (2-2)
  • Minnesota Morris, 2-5 (2-2)
  • Northwestern, 2-5 (2-2)
  • Westminster, 2-5 (0-4)
 
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Augustana having a nice season. They looking to follow in St Thomas footsteps (Summit + NCHC) in the future?
 


GopherGrit said:
Augustana having a nice season. They looking to follow in St Thomas footsteps (Summit + NCHC) in the future?
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The Augustana to D1/FCS thing seems like a stretch. It would be one of the smallest D1 schools in the country at 1,750 undergrads/2,000 total students. On the plus side, the school has avoided bleeding at least a third of its enrollment over the years unlike most ELCA affiliates.
 

Panthadad2 said:
The Augustana to D1/FCS thing seems like a stretch. It would be one of the smallest D1 schools in the country at 1,750 undergrads/2,000 total students. On the plus side, the school has avoided bleeding at least a third of its enrollment over the years unlike most ELCA affiliates.
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The Summit rejected them back in 2020. I haven't heard anything that they've tried to get in since.

Mankato obviously makes the most sense, but as a state school, I don't see the funding there now, if ever.
 


disco said:
The Summit rejected them back in 2020. I haven't heard anything that they've tried to get in since.

Mankato obviously makes the most sense, but as a state school, I don't see the funding there now, if ever.
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What funding is needed to jump from NSIC to Summit League (low-major)? I'm honestly asking. I don't feel like it should be a massive jump.

Also think Mankato recently announced an upgrade in athletic facilitiess?


Other than travel, Pioneer League football might actually be cheaper to run than Northern Sun, because no scholarships?
 

GopherGrit said:
What funding is needed to jump from NSIC to Summit League (low-major)? I'm honestly asking. I don't feel like it should be a massive jump.

Also think Mankato recently announced an upgrade in athletic facilitiess?


Other than travel, Pioneer League football might actually be cheaper to run than Northern Sun, because no scholarships?
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Obviously it was a bigger jump, but I'm friends with someone who was pretty close to the UST athletic department during the transition. Both his daughters were varsity athletes there and he was a booster. I can't recall the exact numbers, but he told me how much the volleyball budget alone had to increase when they moved to the Summit. It was a LOT.

I do wonder about saving that money via Pioneer League football as well.
 

Rankings following the last weekend. First up D2

DII Media Poll
  1. Ferris State (MI), 8-0
  2. Harding (AR), 8-0
  3. Kutztown (PA), 8-0
  4. West Florida, 8-0
  5. Western Colorado, 8-0
  6. Pittsburg State (KS), 6-2
  7. Central Washington, 7-1
  8. Colorado State-Pueblo, 7-1
  9. Augustana (SD), 8-0
  10. Minnesota Duluth, 7-1
  11. Northwest Missouri State, 7-1
  12. Indianapolis, 7-1
  13. Virginia Union, 7-1
  14. Findlay (OH), 8-0
  15. Ashland (OH), 7-1
  16. Delta State (MS), 7-1
  17. Texas Permian Basin, 6-2
  18. Angelo State (TX), 6-2
  19. Johnson C. Smith (NC), 7-1
  20. Newberry (SC), 7-1
  21. Minnesota State-Mankato, 6-2
  22. Albany State (GA), 7-1
  23. West Alabama, 5-2
  24. Northwood (MI), 7-1
  25. Frostburg State (MD), 7-1
DII Coaches Poll
  1. Ferris State (MI), 8-0
  2. Harding (AR), 8-0
  3. West Florida, 8-0
  4. Kutztown (PA), 8-0
  5. Augustana (SD), 8-0
  6. Western Colorado, 8-0
  7. Colorado State-Pueblo, 7-1
  8. Central Washington, 7-1
  9. Pittsburg State (KS), 6-2
  10. Virginia Union, 7-1
  11. Findlay (OH), 8-0
  12. Indianapolis, 7-1
  13. Minnesota Duluth, 7-1
  14. NW Missouri State, 7-1
  15. Delta State (MS), 7-1
  16. Angelo State (TX), 6-2
  17. Ashland (OH), 7-1
  18. Minnesota State-Mankato, 6-2
  19. Johnson C. Smith (NC), 7-1
  20. Texas Permian Basin, 6-2
  21. West Alabama, 5-2
  22. Slippery Rock (PA), 5-2
  23. Albany State (GA), 7-1
  24. Frostburg State (MD), 7-1
  25. Grand Valley State (MI), 4-3
Other Midwest Programs Receiving Votes: Chadron State (NE), Northern State (SD), Indiana (PA), Saginaw Valley State (MI), Michigan Tech, Upper Iowa

DII Super Region 4 Rankings
  • Ashland (OH), 7-1
  • Augustana (SD), 8-0
  • Ferris State (MI), 7-0
  • Findlay, 8-0
  • Minnesota Duluth, 7-1
  • Minnesota State-Mankato, 6-2
  • Northwood (MI),, 7-1
  • Truman State (MO), 5-2
  • Indianapolis, 6-1
  • Upper Iowa, 6-1
DIII Media Poll
  1. North Central (IL), 7-0
  2. Mount Union (OH), 7-0
  3. Johns Hopkins (MD), 7-0
  4. Bethel (MN), 7-0
  5. Salisbury (MD), 7-0
  6. Hardin-Simmons (TX), 7-0
  7. Wartburg (IA), 8-0
  8. Wisconsin Whitewater, 6-1
  9. Wisconsin River Falls, 6-1
  10. Wisconsin La Crosse, 5-1
  11. Saint John's (MN), 6-1
  12. John Carroll (OH), 7-1
  13. Wisconsin Platteville, 5-2
  14. Christopher Newport (VA), 7-0
  15. DePauw (IN), 6-1
  16. Hope (MI), 6-1
  17. Berry (GA), 6-1
  18. Central (IA), 6-1
  19. Wheaton (IL), 5-2
  20. Cortland (NY), 6-1
  21. Randolph-Macon (VA), 7-1
  22. Baldwin Wallace (OH), 6-1
  23. Wisconsin Stout, 5-2
  24. Muhlenberg (PA), 6-1
  25. Wisconsin Oshkosh, 4-3
Other Midwest Programs Receiving Votes: Susquehanna (PA), Wabash (IN), Carnegie Mellon (PA), Alma (MI), Monmouth (IL), Franklin & Marshall (PA), Adrian (MI), Maryville (MO), Hanover (IN)

DIII Coaches Poll
  1. North Central (IL), 7-0
  2. Mount Union (OH), 7-0
  3. Johns Hopkins (MD), 7-0
  4. Salisbury (MD), 7-0
  5. Hardin-Simmons (TX), 7-0
  6. Bethel (MN), 7-0
  7. Wartburg (IA), 8-0
  8. Wisconsin Whitewater, 6-1
  9. Wisconsin River Falls, 6-1
  10. Saint John's (MN), 6-1
  11. Wisconsin La Crosse, 5-1
  12. John Carroll (OH), 7-1
  13. Christopher Newport (VA), 7-0
  14. DePauw (IN), 6-1
  15. Wisconsin Platteville, 5-2
  16. Cortland (NY), 6-1
  17. Hope (MI), 6-1
  18. Randolph-Macon (VA), 7-1
  19. Central (IA), 6-1
  20. Berry (GA), 6-1
  21. Wheaton 5-2
  22. Trinity (Tex.) 6-1
  23. Wabash (IL), 6-1
  24. Baldwin Wallace (OH), 6-1
  25. Muhlenberg (PA), 6-1
Other Midwest Programs Receiving Votes: Wisconsin Oshkosh, Wisconsin Stout, Carnegie Mellon (PA), Alma (MI), Adrian (MI), Hanover (IN), Coe (IA), Monmouth (IL), Concordia (WI),

NJCAA Rankings
  • College of DuPage (IL), 6-2
  • Rochester CTC, 7-1
  • North Dakota State CS, 8-1
  • Minnesota West CTC, 5-3
  • Erie CC (NY), 8-1
Also receiving votes: Louisburg (NC)
 

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