RFC Summer Semester--North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)--(NCAA Division III)

Looking back: Wittenberg posted an undefeated record in NCAC play in 2010, going 6-0 (10-0 overall) en route to winning their conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.  The Tigers were ousted after just one round of postseason play, though, as Ohio Northern won big, 37-14.

Looking ahead: DePauw University from Indiana officially joins the NCAC fold in 2011, although the Tigers won't play a full conference schedule in football until 2012.

Website: http://www.northcoast.org/

Predicted order of finish (2010 overall record in parentheses)

1. Wittenberg (10-1):  Tigers need just one more win to join a rare but elite club: the 700-win club.  They're also looking for an unprecedented 20th regular season in program history.  Still, they hope to go deeper in the postseason, should they get there, in 2011.

2. Wabash (8-2):  The Little Giants road schedule includes games against defending University Athletic Association (UAA) Chicago, as well as a season-ending road game against DePauw in the annual Monon Bell game, on November 12.  The week before that, Wabash plays host to Wittenberg in a game that could decide the NCAC title.

3. Wooster (5-5):  In their six NCAC games last season, the Scots scored at least 30 points in three of the four such contests they won.


4. Allegheny (7-3):  Had it not been for two close losses, the Gators could have least finished the regular season with a mark of 9-1.


5. Denison (4-6):  The Big Red hope to turn the corner under second year head coach Jack Hatem. 


6. Oberlin (4-6):  The Yeomen hope to get off to a rare 3-0 start, as their first three games of 2011 will all be played at home.


7. Ohio Wesleyan (2-8):  The Battling Bishops hope to put another season of misery of behind them.  


8. Hiram (1-9):  The Terriers surrendered at least 30 or more points in eight of nine games, all losses, last season.

9. Kenyon (0-10):  The Lords last win came on October 17, 2009, when they defeated Oberlin, 21-9.  They've lost 13 straight games since then.  It's a streak they finally hope to end in 2011.