Tournament pairings
Franklin-Waynesburg with the winner meeting Manchester
Defiance-Thomas More with the winner meeting Transylvania
Bluffton-Mt. St. Joe with the winner meeting Westminster
Anderson-Phil. Biblical with the winner getting Hanover.
Westminster and Transylvania should be locks for the NT. Heartland has had at least 3 teams in the NT for many seasons. Will we get a third this time? We have several bubble teams.
The winner of Frankin-Waynesburg still has a chance for a PIT bid. The loser is likely eliminated. The Franklin Grizzlies may need 2 wins to get the PIT invitation.
Manchester, RPI 46, can't afford to look past always competitive Franklin and Waynesburg
The only ranked teams, Transy and Defiance, could meet in the 2nd round. Defiance may need to win that match in order to make the NT. But, first, they have to get by dangerous Thomas More. In his inaugural season, bmatthe1 only won 2 conference games but they were over Westminster and Transylvania.
Bluffton, squarely on the bubble, needs to beat MSJ and, probably, Westminster to get an at-large bid.
Can Hanover make the NT with a .500 record? They'll need to win 2 games to avoid the suspense.
Anderson, Mt. St. Joseph, Philadelphia Biblical and Thomas More can only make post-season by winning the CT.