13 Key Games In a Packed DII College Schedule
13 Key Games In a Packed DII College Schedule
Playoff ramifications are already on some teams’ minds as we enter the meat of the Men’s DII college season.
Leagues have about 50 games going on this week, about 100 teams in action, and a huge percentage of these teams are thinking they are in a position to make a conference playoff, or better.
But some matchups are more equal than others. Here's a look at some:
Great Midwest
If Northern Iowa is serious, then UNI has to beat a pretty strong Loyola-Chicago this weekend. Illinois State, like UNI 3-0 in the Great Midwest South, has an important date with 1-1 DePaul.
Great MW: UNI Winning, Platteville Surging
In the North, UW-Milwaukee has an important game if they want to stay in the top four. Marquette is 2-1 and in good shape for the playoffs. At 1-1, Milwaukee could overtake Marquette and leave Northern Michigan further behind.
Northern Lights
This is all about St. Thomas and North Dakota State. Both are playing well and both have competitive opponents in MSU Mankato and Winona State.
MARC
Plenty to play for here and while there's no head-turning matchup this weekend, every team is still in it.
Southern
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We don't have a lot of games here, but in the Challenge League Lander (3-0) takes on 2-1 Wake Forest.
Cardinals
We're curious to see how Southern Virginia, the new varsity program, will show.
NEWCRC
Vermont vs Quinnipiac is a big one, because Quinnipiac can make a statement with a victory.
Rugby Northeast
This is a tight conference anyway, but Bentley and UMass-Lowell is the game to wonder about. Both teams are 2-0 and could take control of the league with a win.
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Rocky Mountain
We talked about the surprise from Colorado Mesa Colorado Mesa Shakes Up Rocky Mountain Conference but it's still Northern Colorado and Montana State at the top. UNC plays winless Idaho State.
Great Lakes
The top two teams, Grand Valley State, and Bethel, meet up, and that's likely to decide who's the top dog in the conference.
Gateway
UMS&T and Pitt State lead the Western Division with two wins each, and they face off this weekend, so watch that one. Southern Illinois leads the Eastern, with SLU right behind.
Tri-State
All six teams make the playoffs so whatever, except the top two get a bye to the semis, and that's important. Kings Point's win over RPI last week was very important in that regard. Now, 2-0 Kings Point plays William Paterson this weekend. The winner likely has a bye sewn up. The loser will still have to worry about the winner of RPI and Marist this weekend.
Men's DII College Game This Weekend
10/5/19 | Loyola - Chicago | vs | Northern Iowa | Great Midwest |
10/5/19 | DePaul | vs | Illinois State | Great Midwest |
10/5/19 | Marquette | vs | UW Milwaukee | Great Midwest |
10/5/19 | Minnesota - Duluth | vs | UW Platteville | Great Midwest |
10/5/19 | UW Whitewater | vs | Northern Michigan | Great Midwest |
10/5/19 | Mankato | at | NDSU | Northern Lights |
10/5/19 | St. Johns | at | UND | Northern Lights |
10/5/19 | Winona | at | St. Thomas | Northern Lights |
10/5/19 | SCSU | at | SDSU | Northern Lights |
10/5/19 | Lehigh | at | Drexel | MARC |
10/5/19 | Villanova | at | TCNJ | MARC |
10/5/19 | York | at | Millersville | MARC |
10/5/19 | Scranton | at | Bloomsburg | MARC |
10/5/19 | UNCW | at | Appalachian State | Southern PL |
10/5/19 | Elon | at | College of Charleston | Southern CL |
10/5/19 | WCU | at | UNCG | Southern CL |
10/5/19 | Lander | at | Wake Forest | Southern CL |
10/5/19 | George Mason | vs | Radford | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Christopher Newport | vs | Old Dominion | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Emory and Henry | vs | Roanoke | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Northern Va Griffins | vs | Queens | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Washington and Lee | vs | Christendom | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | VCU | vs | VMI | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Richmond | vs | Madison Dev | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Southern Virginia | vs | William and Mary | Cardinals |
10/5/19 | Sacred Heart | vs | Boston | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | Coast Guard | vs | Hartford | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | Springfield | vs | WPI | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | Western Connecticut | vs | Saint Michael's | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | New Hampshire | vs | Westfield State | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | Vermont | vs | Quinnipiac | NEWCRC |
10/5/19 | Norwich | vs | New England College | Rugby Northeast |
10/5/19 | Middlebury | vs | Providence | Rugby Northeast |
10/5/19 | Bentley | vs | UMass Lowell | Rugby Northeast |
10/5/19 | CSU Pueblo | vs | Colorado Mesa | Rocky Mountain |
10/5/19 | Northern Colorado | vs | Idaho State | Rocky Mountain |
10/5/19 | Montana State | vs | Weber State | Rocky Mountain |
10/5/19 | Bridgewater State | vs | Endicott | Colonial Coast |
10/5/19 | UMass Dartmouth | vs | Roger Williams | Colonial Coast |
10/5/19 | Stonehill | vs | Salve Regina | Colonial Coast |
10/5/19 | Wheaton | vs | Wentworth | Colonial Coast |
10/5/19 | Mass Maritime | vs | Johnson & Wales | Colonial Coast |
10/5/19 | Bethel College | at | GVSU | Great Lakes |
10/5/19 | Washington University | at | St. Louis U. | Gateway |
10/5/19 | Principia | at | Maryville | Gateway |
10/5/19 | UMKC | at | Central Missouri | Gateway |
10/5/19 | Pitt State | at | UMS&T | Gateway |
10/6/19 | Monroe | at | Seton Hall | Tri-State |
10/6/19 | WPU | at | USMMA | Tri-State |
10/6/19 | RPI | at | Marist | Tri-State |