If the predictions hold, we are in for a great second round of games. The consensus of our group isn’t that any game will be out of hand. Both rematches should be closer than the first meeting, we think. A minority opinion, but still a present one, suggests the defending champion could lose this week, as well as the No. 1 team.
If any of this comes true, well, you saw it here first. And if something happens that isn’t represented here, then it’s a surprise.
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— Pat Coleman
| Mary Hardin-Baylor bracket | |
| Keith’s take: UMHB 38, Linfield 31 Ryan’s take: UMHB 45, Linfield 33 Pat’s take: UMHB 34, Linfield 28 |
Adam’s take: UMHB 41, Linfield 38 Frank’s take: Linfield 31, UMHB 24 Josh’s take: UMHB 35, Linfield 27 |
| Consensus: Definite hope for Linfield fans, even in the close margins on the other side. | |
| Keith’s take: North Central 27, Wheaton 21 Ryan’s take: North Central 28, Wheaton 24 Pat’s take: North Central 31, Wheaton 27 |
Adam’s take: North Central 31, Wheaton 27 Frank’s take: North Central 30, Wheaton 27 Josh’s take: North Central 28, Wheaton 14 |
| Consensus: Almost everyone thinks the rematch will be closer. | |
| Alfred bracket | |
| Keith’s take: Alfred 24, W. New England 17 Ryan’s take: Alfred 35, W. New England 21 Pat’s take: Alfred 29, W. New England 28 |
Adam’s take: Alfred 38, W. New England 21 Frank’s take: Alfred 34, W. New England 31 Josh’s take: Alfred 31, W. New England 28 |
| Consensus: Bunch of close scores after Alfred’s first-round scare. | |
| Keith’s take: Johns Hopkins 34, Mount Union 31 Ryan’s take: Mount Union 42, Johns Hopkins 17 Pat’s take: Mount Union 38, Johns Hopkins 35 |
Adam’s take: Johns Hopkins 40, Mount Union 38 Frank’s take: Mount Union 40, Johns Hopkins 24 Josh’s take: Mount Union 42, Johns Hopkins 28 |
| Consensus: Not a straight sweep for Mount Union here. | |
| St. Thomas bracket | |
| Keith’s take: St. Thomas 47, Coe 21 Ryan’s take: St. Thomas 35, Coe 14 Pat’s take: St. Thomas 31, Coe 20 |
Adam’s take: St. Thomas 42, Coe 20 Frank’s take: St. Thomas 40, Coe 20 Josh’s take: St. Thomas 38, Coe 17 |
| Consensus: This is the only game that the group all feels will be more than one score. | |
| Keith’s take: UW-Oshkosh 45, St. John’s 28 Ryan’s take: UW-Oshkosh 24, St. John’s 17 Pat’s take: UW-Oshkosh 30, St. John’s 21 |
Adam’s take: UW-Oshkosh 42, St. John’s 31 Frank’s take: UW-Oshkosh 24, St. John’s 14 Josh’s take: UW-Oshkosh 41, St. John’s 31 |
| Consensus: Could be a low-scoring game. Could be a higher-scoring one. | |
| UW-Whitewater bracket | |
| Keith’s take: John Carroll 30, Wesley 20 Ryan’s take: John Carroll 33, Wesley 27 Pat’s take: Wesley 30, John Carroll 24 |
Adam’s take: John Carroll 35, Wesley 34 Frank’s take: Wesley 30, John Carroll 21 Josh’s take: Wesley 24, John Carroll 21 |
| Consensus: Our most even split decision of the week, 3-3. | |
| Keith’s take: UW-Whitewater 28, Wittenberg 13 Ryan’s take: UW-Whitewater 34, Wittenberg 17 Pat’s take: UW-Whitewater 31, Wittenberg 27 |
Adam’s take: UW-Whitewater 28, Wittenberg 27 Frank’s take: UW-Whitewater 34, Wittenberg 17 Josh’s take: UW-Whitewater 31, Wittenberg 21 |
| Consensus: UW-Whitewater sweeps the table, but with one one-point margin and a four-point margin. | |
