Wednesday, November 02, 2022

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 5, 2022-Part #2 (NCAA Division II/NCAA Division III/NAIA)

Editor's Note: For the remainder of the 2022 (regular) season (and likely beyond), future posts of the "RFC Weekly Predictions" column will be divided into multiple posts. The reason for this decision is to focus on more key games of interest across all of the divisions covered by RFC and to accommodate games involving the FBS Group Of Five that will be played midweek. With that said, on to this week's post (s).


For Part 1, please click here, or scroll down at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com.


KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.


Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division II

Regional Rankings as of Monday, October 31, 2022

Saturday, November 5

Virginia Union (8-1) at Virginia State (6-3)

(The day starts just outside of Petersburg, Virginia!!! That's when the previously undefeated Panthers hope to bounce back from an upset loss to Chowan last weekend to take on the Trojans this weekend!!!)

Davenport (8-0) at Ferris State (7-1)

(The defending national champion Bulldogs hope to knock the unbeaten Panthers from the ranks of the unbeaten in this key GLIAC contest!!!)

Tusculum (8-1) at Mars Hill (6-2)

(In the South Atlantic Conference, the Pioneers hope to make their case for postseason play when they play the surprising Lions on the road!!!)

Newberry (7-2) at Wingate (8-1)

(In another key SAC showdown, the Bulldogs from North Carolina will do battle with the Wolves from South Carolina!!!)

Fort Valley State (7-2) vs. Albany State (Ga.)-(7-2)

(The Golden Rams face the Wildcats at the annual Fountain City Classic in Columbus, Georgia, with the winner hoping to at least keep themselves in the playoff conversation!!! Airtime is at 2 pm EDT on ESPN+!!!)

Wayne State (Neb.)-(7-2) at Sioux Falls (7-2)

(The Wildcats hit the road to clash with the Cougars in a contest that could decide the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference [NSIC] South Division Championship!!!)

McKendree (5-4) at Truman State (7-1)

Northern State (6-3) at Bemidji State (7-2)

Minnesota-Duluth (6-3) at Augustana (S.D.)-(6-3)

Pittsburg State (9-0) at Washburn (6-3)

Ouachita Baptist (9-0) at Southeastern Oklahoma State (6-3)

Delta State (9-0) at West Georgia (6-2)

South Dakota Mines (6-3) at Colorado State-Pueblo (6-3)

Central Oklahoma (5-4) at Nebraska-Kearney (6-3)

Charleston (W. Va.)-(5-4) at Wheeling (6-3)

Central Washington (5-3) at Angelo State (9-0)

Midwestern State (5-4) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (7-2)

NCAA Division III

Saturday, November 5

Ithaca (8-0) at Union (N.Y.)-(6-2)

(The Bombers hit the road hoping to return home still unbeaten when they do battle with the Dutchmen in a critical Liberty League clash!!!)

John Carroll (7-1) at Mount Union (8-0)

(The also undefeated Purple Raiders hope to send the visiting Blue Streaks home with their second loss with the OAC title on the line!!!)

Wheaton (6-2) at Washington (Mo.)-(7-1)

(The Bears take on the Thunder in a critical CCIW contest!!!)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-1) at Howard Payne (6-2)

(The defending national champion Crusaders are also on the road this weekend, as they face the Yellow Jackets hoping to win another American Southwest Conference [ASC] championship!!!)

Bethel (Minn.)-(7-1) at Augsburg (6-2)

(The Royals are yet another top team that's hitting the road, as they face yet another surprising squad in the Auggies in a huge showdown for the MIAC Skyline Division crown!!!)

Salve Regina (5-3) at Endicott (8-0)

Belhaven (7-1) at Brevard (4-4)

Adrian (5-3) at Alma (8-0)

Olivet (5-3) at Albion (8-0)

Hope (5-4) at Trine (6-2)

Hampden Sydney (5-3) at Shenandoah (6-2)

Case Western Reserve (6-2) at Westminster (Pa.)-(5-3)

Grove City (6-2) at Washington & Jefferson (6-2)

Denison (6-2) at Wooster (5-3)

Wilkes (6-2) at Stevenson (7-2)

Mount St. Joseph (8-0) at Franklin (4-4)

Rose-Hulman (5-3) at Hanover (4-4)

Susquehanna (8-0) at Muhlenberg (5-3)

Baldwin Wallace (6-2) at Heidelberg (6-2)

Dubuque (5-3) at Loras (5-4)

Carleton (6-2) at St. John's (Minn.)-(7-1)

Washington & Lee (5-3) at Bridgewater (Va.)-(7-1)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (6-2) at Wisconsin-Stout (5-3)

Wisconsin-River Falls (5-3) at Wisconsin-LaCrosse (7-1)

Centre (5-3) at Birmingham-Southern (6-2)

Morrisville State (6-2) at Brockport (5-3)

Redlands (3-5) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-1)

Whitworth (5-3) at Pacific (Ore.)-(4-3)

Lewis & Clark (4-3) at George Fox (6-2)

Cal Lutheran (3-6) at Chapman (5-3)

NAIA

Saturday, November 5

Roosevelt (7-1) at St. Francis (Ill.)-(6-2)

(The Saints square off against the Lakers with at least a share of the Mid-States Football Association [MSFA] Midwest Division title on the line!!!)

Midland (8-1) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(7-1)

(Meanwhile, in the Great Plains Athletic Conference [GPAC], this is not a typical battle for second place, as the Red Raiders face the Warriors in a showdown of one-loss teams!!!)

Evangel (6-2) at Benedictine (Kan.)-(8-1)

(The Ravens play host to the Crusaders with the Heart of America Athletic Conference [HAAC] South Division championship at stake, as both squads come in unbeaten at 3-0 in division play!!!)

Langston (6-2) at Arizona Christian (6-2)

(And in the Sooner Athletic Conference, the Firestorm faces off vs. the Lions from Oklahoma, with the winner still hoping to claim a conference championship!!!)

Point (3-6) at Reinhardt (6-1)

Presentation (3-6) at Valley City State (3-5)

Iowa Wesleyan (4-6) at Waldorf (6-3)

Webber International (4-2) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(7-2)

Bethel (Kan.)-(7-1) at Tabor (5-4)

Grand View (9-0) at Culver-Stockton (5-4)

Lindsey Wilson (7-1) at Pikeville (5-3)

Union (Ky.)-(0-8) at Kentucky Christian (2-7)


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