New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)
2014 NESCAC Football Standings
Looking back: The Amherst College Lord Jeffs have had three undefeated seasons dating back to 2009, with their latest coming in 2014, where they five of their eight games by eight points or less.
Looking ahead: Amherst will be hard pressed to make back-to-back 8-0 seasons in 2015.
Predicted order of finish (2014 overall record in parentheses):
1. Amherst (8-0): With no NCAA Division III playoff berth to play for, all the Lord Jeffs have to play for is yet another undefeated season in 2015.
2. Wesleyan (7-1): But the Cardinals will look to wrest the crown from the Lord Jeffs, who are looking to win at least seven games for the third straight season this fall. Their lone loss last year came against Amherst, by the way.
3. Middlebury (6-2): After back-to-back 7-1 seasons, the Panthers took a slight step back in 2014, but hope to bounce back in 2015.
4. Trinity (Conn.)--(5-3): Since their most recent unbeaten season of 2012 (8-0), the Bantams have compiled a modest combined record of 11-5 over the last two seasons. They hope that 2015 will mark a return to the top of the NESCAC mountain.
5. Tufts (4-4): After three straight winless seasons, the Jumbos had their season in many years, finishing at .500 for the first time since 2008. The goal for this fall, of course, will be for them to post winning record since 2007, when they finished 5-3 overall.
6. Bates (4-4): The Bobcats will look to build on three straight finishes of .500 or better, as well as winning their third outright "CBB" title in four years this fall.
7. Bowdoin (2-6): New head coach J.B. Wells was brought in during the offseason to help turn around a struggling Polar Bears program that's had just one winning season since 2000. Their last campaign that ended with a winning record came in 2005, when they finished 6-2 overall.
8. Colby (2-6): The Mules will also be looking to clinch their first winning season in a decade, when they finished 7-1 at the end of 2005.
9. Williams (2-6): Since their last outright NESCAC title in 2010, when they finished 8-0, the Ephs have fallen on hard times. That has included back-to-back two-win seasons within the last two years. They'll face a long, uphill battle on the road back to respectability in 2015.
10. Hamilton (0-8): The Continentals will go into 2015 looking to snap a 20-game losing streak. Their last win came on October 13, 2012, when they edged Bowdoin, 14-13.
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