Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC)
2014 Middle Atlantic Conference Football Standings
Looking back: Widener and Delaware Valley both headed into the final week of the 2014 regular season unbeaten at 9-0, with the Pride outlasting the Aggies 44-28 to win the Middle Atlantic Conference crown. Both teams advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, with the Aggies being ousted in the first round by Christopher Newport, while the Pride advanced to the quarterfinals, only to be crushed by Linfield. A third team, Stevenson, capped a historic season with a win over Bethany (W. Va.) in the ECAC Southeast Bowl. Yet another squad, Albright, fell to Salisbury in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl.
Looking ahead: Will Widener make another deep postseason run? Or will Delaware Valley step up and knock the Pride off of its perch? Or could another team rise to the challenge, and take charge? Those are the many questions that are still to be answered within the D-III version of the MAC this fall.
Predicted order of finish (2014 overall record in parentheses):
1. Widener (12-1): With a preseason ranking of No. 21 by The Sporting News, the Pride look poised to stay on top of the MAC pack in 2015.
2. Delaware Valley (9-2): But the Aggies hope to use their late-season meltdown, which included a stunning upset loss to Christopher Newport in the first round, as motivation for the upcoming 2015 campaign.
3. Lycoming (8-2): The Warriors will look to make another run at postseason play this year after missing out last year despite finishing third in the MAC at 7-2.
4. Stevenson (8-3): After the best season in their brief four-year history, the Mustangs will look to build on last year's success.
5. Albright (6-5): The Lions will look to clinch their eighth winning season in nine tries under head coach John Marzka this fall.
6. King's (4-6): The Monarchs hope to bounce back after struggling to a 4-5 mark in MAC action last season.
7. Lebanon Valley (3-7): The Dutchmen will look to rebound after seeing their streak of six straight winning seasons snapped last season.
8. Wilkes (2-8): The Colonels face an uphill battle after suffering seven straight setbacks to end the 2014 season.
9. Misercordia (1-9): As they head into their fourth season of football, the Cougars will look to defeat a team other than FDU-Florham, whose Devils have provided the fledgling program's only two wins over the past two years.
10. FDU-Florham (0-10): Speaking of the Devils, they'll enter the 2015 season looking for their first win since the start of the 2013 season, when they defeated The College of New Jersey, 18-12.
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