THE RFC MYC: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)-(NCAA Division III)

2017 MIAC Final Standings (Courtesy of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)

Overview: The University of St. Thomas Tommies had yet another good season on the field, finishing unbeaten in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play at 8-0 en route to a final regular season record of 9-1 overall, with their lone regular-season loss coming to Wisconsin-Stout on the road on September 9. The Tommies advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III playoffs, where they fell to then-defending national champion turned eventual national runner-up Mary Hardin-Baylor to finish the 2017 season at 11-2 overall. 

Two other teams finished the 2017 season with at least eight wins, with one of them of advancing to the D-III playoffs in the St. John's University Johnnies. The Johnnies lost to North Central 17-7 in the first round to end their season at 9-2 overall, while the Cobbers of Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) found themselves on the outside looking in when the playoff selections were made, finishing 8-2 overall.

Expect the battle for the 2018 MIAC title to be at least a two-team battle, with St. Thomas and St. John's squaring off at St. John's on October 13. But don't count Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) out of the mix either, as the Cobbers could pull off the upset over either of the "Saints".

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2018 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for preseason previews, schedules, schedule updates, and much more.

Augsburg

Bethel (Minn.)

Carleton

Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)

Gustavus Adolphus

Hamline

St. John's

St. Olaf

St. Thomas

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