THE RFC MYC: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-(NCAA Division II)

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-(NCAA Division II)

Overview: Both division champions, West Chester (10-1 overall, 6-0 in the PSAC) in the East and Slippery Rock (11-3, 7-0), finished undefeated in their respective divisions en route to advancing to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship game in 2018. The Golden Rams completed an unbeaten regular season with a 33-10 win over The Rock to claim the conference crown. 

However, West Chester's postseason run was cut short in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, with New Haven pulling off the 35-28 upset win over the Golden Rams, while fellow East Division rival Kutztown (9-2) fell to Hillsdale, also in the opening round. Still, Slippery Rock represented the PSAC well in postseason play, pulling off upset wins over LIU Post and New Haven before succumbing to Notre Dame (Ohio) in the quarterfinals.

The PSAC will be one of many conferences at the Division II level to experience a change in membership for 2019, as Shepherd University from West Virginia joins the mix after spending the past six seasons in the Mountain East Conference, as well as a founding member of the now-defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) many years before that. The addition of Shepherd gives the PSAC 16 member schools, with eight teams each in both the East and West Divisions.

2019 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2019 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 schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

Final 2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Football Standings

East Division

Bloomsburg

East Stroudsburg

Kutztown

Lock Haven

Millersville

Shepherd

Shippensburg

West Chester

West Division

California (Pa.)

Clarion

Edinboro

Gannon

Indiana (Pa.)

Mercyhurst

Seton Hill

Slippery Rock

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