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ATN Podcast: Pat and Keith discuss the bracket

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Adrian was already in the NCAA playoff field, but as we said last week, the Bulldogs had a lot to play for.
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Yeah, lots to talk about. We’ve already heard Pat Coleman a lot on this bracket in an interview with Brad Bankston, the football committee chair, so it’s Keith McMillan’s turn to weigh in on the Field of 32 in the Around the Nation Podcast.

And for all involved, where are the great first-round games in this bracket? Who is likely to pull off an upset? Who could give Hobart fits? Or Concordia-Chicago? Or Linfield? What are some of the great stories from Week 11 that led to teams getting into the playoffs, or getting better seeding? Plus, what were the great rivalry games?

Keith and Pat talk about that and more in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast, sponsored by the City of Salem, hosts of Stagg Bowl XL. Tickets on sale now!

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Postgame show

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ATN Podcast: Guest Brad Bankston, committee chair

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Mike McCarthy
How exactly did Bridgewater State get into the field? We get as much info for you as we can.
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We know you have plenty of questions about how teams were chosen for the Division III playoffs and why. While we’re always glad to answer them to the best of our knowledge, it’s good to hear something a little more authoritative, so we’re glad to be joined by Brad Bankston, the chair of the NCAA Division III football championships committee.

Bankston and Pat Coleman talk about everything from those invisible final regional rankings, the at-large decision-making process, and as much detail as possible about how Bridgewater State got in and how Concordia-Moorhead (and others) didn’t. Will the trend of two-loss teams getting at-large bids continue? Why don’t all four regions rank their teams the same way? How has the committee’s conference call changed technologically, and how might that affect the actual decision-making process?

It’s a good conversation, and Bankston is about as frank as any national committee chair has been in the past decade. This is not just the party line. Listen in.

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Although Keith McMillan participated in putting the questions together, he was unable to take part in the interview because of scheduling. However, there will also be a full Around the Nation Podcast with Pat and Keith for Monday morning.

Second 2012 NCAA regional rankings

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The second NCAA regional rankings have been released. We will not see another ranking before the selections are made, although the NCAA committee will put one together for its use on Selection Sunday.

Remember that regional rankings primarily take regional games into account. Teams are listed with their regional record first, followed by their overall record. For more information about the playoff format and how participants are determined, check out our FAQ.

Teams which have clinched automatic bids are in bold.
East
1 Hobart 9-0 9-0
2 Widener 8-0 8-0
3 Cortland State 7-1 7-1
4 Salisbury 6-2 7-2
5 Rowan 6-1 6-2
6 Salve Regina 9-1 9-1
7 Lycoming 7-2 7-2
8 Framingham St. 9-1 9-1
9 Bridgewater St. 9-1 9-1
10 Endicott 8-2 8-2

North
1 Mount Union 9-0 9-0
2 Concordia-Chicago 9-0 9-0
3 Elmhurst 8-1 8-1
4 Heidelberg 8-1 8-1
5 Wittenberg 8-1 8-1
6 Ohio Wesleyan 7-1 8-1
7 Adrian 8-1 8-1
8 Franklin 7-1 7-2
9 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-2 7-2
10 North Central (Ill.) 7-2 7-2

South
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-0 9-0
2 Wesley 5-1 8-1
3 Johns Hopkins 8-1 8-1
4 Waynesburg 9-0 9-0
5 Huntingdon 4-2 6-2
5 Washington and Lee 7-2 7-2
7 Louisiana College 5-2 7-2
8 Muhlenberg 6-2 7-2
9 Franklin and Marshall 7-2 7-2
10 Hardin-Simmons 5-3 6-3

West
1 Linfield 7-0 8-0
2 UW-Oshkosh 8-0 9-0
3 St. Thomas 9-0 9-0
4 Cal Lutheran 7-1 7-1
5 Coe 9-0 9-0
6 Pacific Lutheran 6-2 6-2
7 Bethel (Minn.) 7-2 7-2
8 Concordia-Moorhead 6-2 7-2
9 UW-Platteville 7-2 7-2
10 Lake Forest 8-1 8-1

How to use these 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 24 automatic bids, one Pool B bid and seven Pool C (true national at-large) bids. Selection Sunday is Nov. 11.

Being listed in these rankings is not a guarantee of selection to the playoffs. There is no guarantee an at-large team will be taken from each region.