Southern Athletic Association (SAA)
2014 Football Standings
Looking back: The Centre College (Ky.) Colonels cruised through the regular season undefeated, finishing at 10-0 overall, and 7-0 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) action en route to winning that league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Their run in the postseason, though, was stopped cold by John Carroll, as the Blue Streaks blew past the Colonels for a convincing 63-28 first round victory.
Looking ahead: The SAA will have two associate members playing football in its conference for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, as both the University of Chicago and Washington University of St. Louis recently signed a two-year agreement while both institutions hope to join more geographically-friendly leagues in the Midwest.
Predicted order of finish (2014 overall record in parentheses):
1. Centre (10-1): While the Colonels have tasted success during the regular season, winning 32 games dating back to 2011, they hope to finally get over the postseason hump, and win their first-ever NCAA Division III playoff game in 2015. First things first, though.
2. Rhodes (8-2): Meanwhile, the Lynx have their own hump to get over this fall, as they try to build on back-to-back eight-win seasons over the last years.
3. Hendrix (6-4): After posting their first winning record since restarting their football program in 2013, the Warriors are looking to accomplish even more in 2015.
4. Chicago (8-1): The Maroons will look to build on their second eight-win season in five years.
5. Birmingham Southern (3-7): An 0-4 start doomed the Panthers to a disappointing 2014 season. They enter the 2015 campaign hoping for a happier ending.
6. Millsaps (3-6): The Majors 2015 schedule includes a season-opening clash with D-III transition team Belhaven, as well as a home game against defending SAA champion Centre, followed by the season finale at Rhodes on November 14.
7. Washington (Mo.)--(4-6): The Bears will look to bounce back after finishing below .500 for the first time since 2009, when they also finished 4-6 overall.
8. Berry (2-8): A dramatic overtime win over Washington University-St. Louis, as well as a rout over Hendrix, were the big bright spots for the Vikings in their second season of football. The faithful in Northwest Georgia--where their campus is located--hope that season number three finds their team posting its first-ever winning season.
9. Sewanee (2-8): The Tigers face a long uphill battle after sharing the SAA basement with Berry at 1-5 in conference play last season.
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