THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11

Last Week--24-14 (.632)
Year-To-Date--228-121 (.653)

Well, here it is! The final week of the regular season at the NCAA Division II, Division III, and NAIA levels, while two weeks remain for the vast majority of NCAA Division I-AA programs. What will this weekend bring for teams that need to beef up their postseason resumes? The answer is anybody's guess. Anyway, let's move on this week's predictions.

Projected winners highlighted in RED

Key games highlighted in BOLD type.

Showcase games highlighted in italics.

DIVISION I-AA

Maine (6-3) at Massachusetts (8-1)

Cal Poly (6-3) at North Dakota State (8-1)

(Share of first place at stake in the Great West Football Conference!)

Northern Iowa (6-3) at Southern Illinois (6-3)

Coastal Carolina (7-2) at Gardner-Webb (6-3)

Hampton (9-1) vs. Florida A&M (5-3)

Princeton (7-1) at Yale (7-1)

(Big-time Ivy League showdown!)

Monmouth (N.J.)--(9-1) at Albany (N.Y.)--(7-3)

Stony Brook (5-5) at Central Connecticut State (7-3)

DIVISION II

North Alabama (9-0) at West Alabama (6-4)

Chadron State (10-0) at Adams State (6-4)

Midwestern State (Tex.)--(8-2) at Abilene Christian (8-1)

(How about a Texas shootout on the final weekend of the regular season for size?)

Central Washington (6-4) at Nebraska-Omaha (7-2)

Indiana (Pa.)--(7-2) at California (Pa.)--(8-2)

Wayne State (Mich.)--(6-4) at Ferris State (7-3)

West Chester (7-3) at Slippery Rock (7-3)

Western Oregon (6-3) at Humboldt State (8-1)

Tiffin (10-0) at St. Joseph's (7-3)

DIVISION III

Mount Union (9-0) at Marietta (6-3)

Bethel (Minn.)--(8-1) at St. John's (Minn.)--(9-0)

(It's the Royals versus the Johnnies for all of the marbles in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference!)

Capital (8-1) at Baldwin-Wallace (7-2)

(The Crusaders take on the Yellow Jackets in a contest with potential postseason implications.)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (7-1) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (5-4)

Puget Sound (7-2) at Whitworth (9-0)

Wilkes (9-0) at King's (6-3)

Ithaca (7-2) at Cortland State (8-1)

(It's the Bombers battling the Red Dragons for the Cortaca Jug!)

St. John Fisher (8-1) at Alfred (7-2)

(Share of Empire 8 Conference crown at stake!)

Union (N.Y.)--(7-1) at RPI (5-3)*

*--Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game

Trinity (Tex.)--(8-1) at Millsaps (6-3)

Thomas More (5-4) at Mount St. Joseph (9-0)

Dubuque (5-4) at Wartburg (8-1)

St. Olaf (7-2) at St. Thomas (6-3)

Williams (7-0) at Amherst (5-2)

Curry (10-0) at Coast Guard (8-1)**

**--New England Football Conference Championship Game at New London, Conn.

DePauw (6-3) at Wabash (7-2)^

^--Monon Bell Game

Dickinson (8-1) at Ursinus (7-2)

Greenville (6-3) at Washington (Mo.)--(5-4)

Rochester (7-2) at Hobart (7-1)

NAIA

William Jewell (5-4) at Missouri Valley (10-0)

Cumberlands (Ky.)--(6-3) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(8-1)

Malone (6-3) at Walsh (8-1)

Montana Tech (6-4) at Montana State-Northern (8-2)

Morningside (7-2) at Dana (5-4)

Graceland (6-3) at Mid-America Nazarene (6-3)

Friends (8-1) at Sterling (6-3)