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

Overview: The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) proved once again why it's one of the toughest conferences at the NCAA Division II level, year in and year out, as seven of the league's 16 squads finished the 2022 season with a winning record. Of those seven teams, all of them won at least six games, followed by six teams with seven wins, four with eight wins, and three with double-digit wins.

But once again, the one squad that had the best season in the PSAC by far last fall didn't come from Pennsylvania, as the Shepherd University Rams from Shepherdstown, West Virginia made another excellent run in the D-II playoffs. 

After losing to Indiana (Pa.), 23-21, in the PSAC title game, the Rams held off New Haven, 16-13, in the first round, slipped past Slippery Rock, 37-27, in the second round, and then avenged that title game loss to IUP in the quarterfinals with a 48-13 rout. Shepherd's season ended in the national semifinals on December 10, with the Rams falling to eventual national runner-up Colorado School of Mines, 44-13, to finish with a 13-2 overall record.

As for other two PSAC teams that had double-digit wins in 2022, IUP got by Ashland in the second round before losing to Shepherd in the quarterfinals to finish its' season at 10-2, while Slippery Rock grabbed a 17-14 win over Assumption in the first round before succumbing to Shepherd in the second round for a 10-3 finish.

A quick look ahead to 2023 sees the PSAC having multiple teams in both the conference championship and playoff conversations, respectively, yet again. In addition to the teams mentioned above, expect the likes of Kutztown (8-3 overall, 5-2 in the PSAC in 2022), Gannon (8-3, 6-1), West Chester (7-4, 4-3), California (Pa.)-(6-5, 4-3) and even Millersville (5-6, 4-3) to have a potential say in who wins the PSAC crown this fall.

2022 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 2022 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 2022 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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