Aug 28, 2025
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| The strong finish by Johns Hopkins, plus the promise of more Bay Harvey by the bay, have people high on the Blue Jays for 2025. 2024 photo by Mike Atherton, d3photography.com |
The 2025 Division III football season is upon us, and our crew is here to tell you who the playoff picks will be, who the best players will be and who will win some of the most hotly contested conferences in Division III.
The panel: Patrick Coleman, Greg Thomas and Keith McMillan of D3football.com; analytics guru extraordinaire and Wartburg graduate Logan Hansen; D3sports.com contributor Riley Zayas, founder of True to the Cru, a publication covering Mary Hardin-Baylor; Carlo Guadagnino, host of the Dingo Talk podcast; and Kobe Manzo, host/founder of D1 Rejects.
Let's get it started:
All about the playoffs ... |
Which will be the last team chosen in Pool C, and what will its record be? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| Brockport, 8-2 | WashU, 8-2 | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| UW-Whitewater, 7-3 | UW-River Falls, 8-2 | Alma, 8-2 |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| Westminster (Pa.), 8-2 | Wheaton, 7-3 |
Which team will be the most surprising playoff entry in 2025? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| Belhaven | Rowan | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| Franklin | Huntingdon | McMurry |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| Belhaven | Dubuque |
Which team that didn't make the 2024 playoffs will go furthest in 2025? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| UW-River Falls | UW-River Falls | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| Wheaton | UW-Whitewater | UW-Whitewater |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| UW-Whitewater | UW-River Falls |
Which team has the best chance to break up a North Central-Mount Union Stagg Bowl rematch? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| Susquehanna | UW-River Falls | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| UW-River Falls | St. John's | Johns Hopkins |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| Johns Hopkins | Susquehanna |
Who will reach the national semifinals in 2025? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| North Central, Mount Union, Johns Hopkins, UW-River Falls | North Central, UW-River Falls, UMHB, Johns Hopkins | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| Johns Hopkins, Hardin-Simmons, North Central, UW-River Falls | North Central, Mount Union, St. John's, Hardin-Simmons | North Central, Mount Union, Johns Hopkins, St. John's |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| North Central, Mount Union, Johns Hopkins, UMHB | Mount Union, North Central, Linfield, Susquehanna |
Who will win the 2025 national title? |
Patrick | Greg |
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| Mount Union | North Central | |
| Keith | Logan | Riley |
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| North Central | North Central | North Central |
| Carlo | Kobe | |
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| North Central | North Central |