It was a sluggish, rainy, snowy, cold day of DII football on the final weekend of the 2022 season. That didn’t stop some fantastic — and extremely impactful — play with a wild finish as we head into the selection show Sunday evening. You can watch it right here at 5:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
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Between conference championships and meaningful matchups with huge implications for the bracket, let’s get right to it. (NOTE: As a reminder, any references to bracket rankings/seedings are MY predictions and mine alone.)
PSAC Championship: Upset City — IUP beats Shepherd
This wasn’t just a big game for the PSAC, but it was huge for Super Region One. The Rams came into the game undefeated and No. 1 in the Super Region while IUP was No. 3. It wasn’t the prettiest game in wet conditions, but the Crimson Hawks were able to fend off a Shepherd come back and win the PSAC 24-21.
IUP built up a 10-7 lead at the half and looked as if it was about to put it away, winning the third quarter 14-0. But Shepherd came firing back with 14 of its own in the final stanza. With less than two minutes remaining and no time-outs, Adam Houser broke free and instead of scoring, wisely went down all but killing the final seconds of the game. Houser finished with 142 yards rushing while Mak Sexton threw for three scores. The IUP win certainly mixes things up atop the Super Region and leads to a new-look Power 10 rankings.
Ouachita Baptist sneaks by in 95th Battle of the Ravine
It’s DII football’s most unique rivalry. A five-minute walk or well-hit 3-iron separates Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State in distance, but on the field, there isn’t much that separates the two. The two teams did indeed battle, putting on a show for the fans in a 40-37 overtime win in favor of the Tigers.
A Henderson State win would have flipped Super Region Three, and late in the game, it looked to be heading that way. The…
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