Mountain East Conference (MEC)-(NCAA Division II)
Overview: Despite having three teams combine for 26 wins overall, the Mountain East Conference (MEC) sent only one team to postseason play in 2022, in the form of the Notre Dame College (NDC) Falcons from South Euclid, Ohio.
After losing 31-14 at Ashland in their season opener on September 1, the Falcons responded by winning nine of their final 10 regular season contests, all in MEC play, to win the conference championship at 9-1. In the NCAA Division II playoffs, NDC again fell to Ashland in the first round, only this time by a much-closer final score of 20-13. The Falcons ended their season at 9-3 overall after losing to the Golden Eagles for the second time in as many tries.
As for the two teams that found themselves on the outside looking in when the postseason arrived, the Concord University Mountain Lions were left out of the D-II playoff field despite the finishing the 2022 season at 9-2. Both of CU's losses came to Fairmont State, 10-9, on October 1, and West Virginia State, 56-38, on October 22.
Meanwhile, in Frostburg, Maryland, the Frostburg State University Bobcats finished far short of postseason play at 8-3 overall, and 7-3 in MEC action. However, all three of the Bobcats losses came by a combined six points, losing 23-22 to Concord, 10-9 to UNC Pembroke, and 31-27 to Wheeling. Still, FSU finished 2022 with four straight wins.
Looking ahead to 2023, expect another competitive campaign in the MEC, with the usual suspects of NDC, FSU, and CU looking to contend for another conference championship, while four teams that finished in a four-way tie for fourth place at 6-4 in Glenville State, West Virginia State, and Wheeling-all of whom finished at 7-4 overall-as well as Charleston at 6-5 overall, to play a potential spoiler's role, and then some, down the stretch.
2023 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 2023 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.
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