NCAA NAMES DIVISION III FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FIELD;
LYCOMING LEFT OUT

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The NCAA released the 28-team field for the 2001 Division III Football Playoffs earlier this afternoon. Despite a record of 8-1, Lycoming was not one of the teams chosen.

The Warriors only loss came in week four versus Widener University - a semifinalist in last season's NCAA Championships and a number two seed this season in the South Region. The Pioneers went on to finish the season undefeated and claim the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and the automatic birth in the playoffs that comes with the conference title. That moved Lycoming into Pool C of the selection process, competing with a number of teams from across the country for one of three at-large bids. For more information on the selection process click here.

The three teams receiving the Pool C bids are: Bethel College from Saint Paul, Minnesota; Montclair State University from Upper Montclair, New Jersey; and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor from Belton, Texas. Bethel and Montclair St. each had 9-1 records during the regular season, and UMHB went 8-1 during the 2001 campaign. Each team's only loss came against an their conference champion who went on the receive an automatic bid.

The Warriors finish their season with a record of 8-1 - their 27th consecutive winning season.