Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011: New England

Editor's Note: This post marks the first of the multiple posts on the "Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011.  The first installment will cover the teams in the New England region.

Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (NCAA Division III): Norwich at Maritime (N.Y.)--(November 5).  Defending ECFC champion Privateers play host to the Cadets the next-to-last week of the regular season.

Ivy League (FCS):  Harvard at Yale (November 19). The 128th edition of "The Game" could have more than just bragging rights at stake, as the Crimson held off the Bulldogs, 28-21, in last year's contest at Harvard.  The Crimson finished in a second place tie in the Ivy League with the Bulldogs as a result.

New England Football Conference (NCAA Division III):  Can anybody say "toss-up", in what's sure to be a tight race in the NEFC for 2011?

New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)--(NCAA Division III):  Williams at Trinity (Conn.)--(October 1).  Week 2 showdown at Hartford could decide the early bragging rights in the NESCAC.

Northeast 10 Conference (NCAA Division II):  With four teams finishing in a four-way tie for the conference title in 2010 (New Haven won the tiebreaker), the race for the 2011 title can also be put in the "toss-up" category.