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| Monmouth was at the table in the end of the at-large selection process, as was Stevenson, Albion, George Fox and likely either Johns Hopkins or Bridgewater, but not both. If Utica was the last team in, then Johns Hopkins never got considered. Monmouth athletics photo |
This is the regional ranking used to select and pair up the teams in the 2022 Division III football postseason.
Regional rankings primarily take Division III games into account.
- Alphabetical listing (Nov. 2)
- NCAA regional ranking (Nov. 9)
- Podcast from 2021: You'll see a change in regional rankings
Teams are listed with their Division III record only. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.
Teams in bold received clinched automatic bids. The numbers listed are a team's Division III record and overall record. (The committee dives even further into that and consider the specifics of a team's results against regionally ranked opponents, or RROs.)
| Region 1 | |||||
| Rk | School | vs. D-III | Overall | SOS | |
| 1 | Delaware Valley | 10-0 | 10-0 | .572 | |
| 2 | Endicott | 10-0 | 10-0 | .483 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 3 | Stevenson | 8-2 | 8-2 | .586 | |
| 4 | Springfield | 8-2 | 8-2 | .515 | |
| 5 | King's | 8-2 | 8-2 | .518 | |
| 6 | Mass-Dartmouth | 9-1 | 9-1 | .472 | |
| 7 | Wilkes | 7-3 | 7-3 | .502 | |
| Region 2 | |||||
| 1 | Susquehanna | 10-0 | 10-0 | .488 | |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon | 10-0 | 10-0 | .572 | |
| 3 | Ithaca | 10-0 | 10-0 | .562 | |
| 4 | Cortland | 9-1 | 9-1 | .545 | |
| 5 | Utica | 9-1 | 9-1 | .528 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | 9-1 | 9-1 | .503 | |
| 7 | Salisbury | 8-1 | 9-1 | .507 | |
| Region 3 | |||||
| 1 | Trinty (Texas) | 10-0 | 10-0 | .534 | |
| 2 | Randolph-Macon | 10-0 | 10-0 | .499 | |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 9-1 | 9-1 | .509 | |
| 4 | Huntingdon | 9-1 | 9-1 | .478 | |
| 5 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-1 | 9-1 | .509 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 6 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 9-1 | 9-1 | .463 | |
| 7 | Shenandoah | 8-2 | 8-2 | .519 | |
| Region 4 | |||||
| 1 | Mount Union | 10-0 | 10-0 | .498 | |
| 2 | Alma | 10-0 | 10-0 | .508 | |
| 3 | Mount St. Joseph | 10-0 | 10-0 | .450 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 4 | Albion | 9-1 | 9-1 | .546 | |
| 5 | John Carroll | 8-2 | 8-2 | .537 | |
| 6 | DePauw | 9-1 | 9-1 | .480 | |
| 7 | Baldwin Wallace | 7-3 | 7-3 | .547 | |
| Region 5 | |||||
| 1 | North Central | 10-0 | 10-0 | .530 | |
| 2 | Wartburg | 10-0 | 10-0 | .519 | |
| 3 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-2 | 8-2 | .550 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 4 | Aurora | 9-1 | 9-1 | .494 | |
| 5 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 8-2 | 8-2 | .542 | |
| 6 | WashU | 8-2 | 8-2 | .501 | |
| 7 | Ripon | 9-1 | 9-1 | .519 | |
| Region 6 | |||||
| 1 | St. John's | 9-1 | 9-1 | .637 | |
| 2 | Linfield | 9-0 | 9-0 | .561 | |
| 3 | UW-Whitewater | 8-2 | 8-2 | .619 | |
| 4 | Bethel | 8-2 | 8-2 | .604 | |
| 5 | UW-La Crosse | 7-1 | 9-1 | .557 | |
| No at-large teams selected below here | |||||
| 6 | George Fox | 8-2 | 8-2 | .553 | |
| 7 | UW-Oshkosh | 6-3 | 6-4 | .521 | |
How to use regional rankings: If you are an at-large candidate, you want to be sure you are the top at-large candidate in your region. That will ensure you get discussed by the national committee and have a chance to be put in the field.
There are 27 automatic bids, zero Pool B bids (teams not in the 27 automatic bid conferences) and five Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 13.