Eagles Not Heading to 2006 NCAA Playoffs
Once the bracket was released by ESPNews on Sunday, Bridgewater (8-2) received final word that they in fact where not earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Their six-year streak of playing in the NCAA postseason comes to an end, as did a couple of other national powers.
Linfield (6-3), the 2004 National Champion, had their four-year run come to an end, while Trinity (8-2) had been in the playoffs every year since 1997 (nine years).
Bridgewater, Linfield and Trinity lost their de facto conference championship games to Washington & Lee (7-3), Whitworth (10-0) and Millsaps (7-3), respectively.
To view the 32-team Division III playoff field, click here.
Bridgewater, along with Linfield and Trinity, were among a group of seven or eight teams with two regional losses being considered for at-large bids. The only problem was that there were 13 teams with one or no regional losses also bidding for the 11 at-large berths. Cortland State (9-1) and Franklin (9-1) were the two one-loss teams that didn't get an invite, and obviously no two-loss schools received one either.
posted by kid @ 2:33 PM
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3 Comments:
Not much you can complain about, we had two loses and didn't really deserve a playoff spot(looking at other one loss teams that did). However I'm glad to say our program is at the point that 8-2 is a ''bad year''.
Hang tough, you guys are such a class act! Just remember, "It's a wonderful world if you don't weaken"
We enjoyed being a part of the BC Football fans. Use those 2 losses as motivation next year.
This is a great team and a great program.
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