Top Seeds, Mostly, Advance in Great Midwest
The Great Midwest is down to four teams now and things worked out basically how we expected in last weekend’s quarterfinals.
The home teams, meaning the higher-seeded teams, won three of the four games. The #1 seeds Northern Iowa and University of Chicago won fairly comfortably.
Chicago beat Wisconsin-Whitewater 43-22.
Sparkling Semi Sees Memphis Past UNI
In one of the most exciting and competitive DII semifinals you’d ever want to see, Memphis defeated Northern Iowa 43-39 to advance to NCR’s DII national final.
The lead changed eight times in this game, which featured some thrilling attacking rugby and, despite the final score, some tough defense as well.
IUP Holds On in Blistering DII Semi
In a game that really didn’t go to plan for either team, IUP weathered a tenacious University of Vermont side 19-6 to advance to the Men’s DII national championship game.
The Story of This Year's Men's DII Semifinallists
The men's DII college championships, regardless of who has run them, have been fraught with caveats over the last several years.
Who Won What D2 Conference Finals
We have conference champions decided in men's D2.
Great Midwest
Northern Iowa continued its astonishing run of results, beating Wisconsin-Whitewater 93-5 in the Great Midwest final.
