Something that many of us didn’t even know was possible will happen on Sunday. The NCAA will release its Division III bracket, and Mount Union’s name almost certainly won’t be on it.
If and when that comes to pass, this will be the first time Mount misses the playoffs since 1989, back when D3 staged a 16-team tournament. The bracket has grown to 40 since then, but 29 spots are reserved for conference champions. Baldwin Wallace’s 27-21 win in Alliance, Ohio, last weekend snapped that program’s 30-game losing streak to Mount and handed them their first Ohio Athletic Conference title since 1995.
If the OAC lands an at-large team, it’s likely to be Heidelberg, who scored a 37-34 upset of Mount, again in Alliance, back in September. The Purple Raiders also lost their opener, 24-23 to No. 1 Wheaton, which puts them at 6-3 heading into the regular season finale Saturday at Otterbein…