Saturday, July 16, 2011

RFC Summer Semester--Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)--(NCAA Division III)

Looking back: Greenville ruled the roost in 2010, as the Illinois-based Panthers won the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) title with an unbeaten mark of 6-0 in conference play.  In an unusual development, a season-ending contest between Crown and Minnesota-Morris was cancelled due to heavy snow.

Looking ahead: Presentation College, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, makes its debut on the football field in 2011, and will play in the UMAC.

Website: http://www.umacathletics.com/

Predicted order of finish (2010 overall record in parentheses)

1. Greenville (7-3):  Panthers enter 2011 campaign as the team to beat in the UMAC.

2. St. Scholastica (7-3):  A season-ending four game winning streak gave the Saints a second place finish in the UMAC at 5-2.  They hope to carry last year's momentum to the top of the league summit in only their fourth season of football.


3. Crown (6-3):  The Storm finished in a three-way tie for third place in the UMAC at 4-2 last season.


4. Martin Luther (5-4):  The Knights were 3-2 in games decided by 14 points or less last year.


5. Minnesota-Morris (5-4):  A season-ending rout of Trinity Bible gave the Cougars their first winning season since 2006.  They won the UMAC that season, finishing undefeated in conference play at 7-0.

6. Westminster (Mo.)--(5-5):  The Blue Jays hope to soar in the standings after a 3-4 finish in conference play a year ago.

7. Northwestern (Minn.)--(1-8):  Eagles lone win of 2010 came against MacMurray, 37-34, for Homecoming.  


8. Eureka (1-8):  Red Devils look forward to 2011 after winning just one game in 2010.


9. MacMurray (0-9):  The Highlanders last win came on October 30, 2009, a wild 68-62 victory over Crown.


10. Presentation (n/a): Saints are set to go on their maiden voyage in football for 2011.

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