Since some of us openly talk about the divisions below us and the smaller-school association rival of the NCAA (thanks Laker for inspiring me all along and throughout the years), I think it's about time to start a unified thread regarding those teams, not only those who play against the FCS.

UChicago is coming off a second-place Midwest Conference North Division finish last season; we will be competing in the MWC South Division this year though (we switched places with Lake Forest), giving us a slightly higher chance to compete for our first ever Road to Stagg Bowl (this year is in Shenandoah, TX) berth. We will get the berth if we win both the South Division and the MWC Championship game. Monmouth (there is also one in downstate Illinois aside from the one in NJ) will become our fiercest rivals throughout the season (mutual game is on November 2). First game is against WashU on September 7 at the Stagg Field.

Johns Hopkins, OTOH, is coming off the death of their head coach over the offseason as well as their first-ever semifinal berth last season, will open on the road at Randolph-Macon on September 5 (first D-III game day this year).