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Who are the "too-early" favorites to win the 2020 D3 National Championship?
I'm not sure why Oshkosh and Swarthmore wouldn't start next season ranked where they finished this one. I can't think of a contending team, off the top of my head, that isn't going to have significant losses. Maybe Wittenberg? I know most of their best players were underclassmen. Lots of teams will remain very good, but there will be questions all around.
Agree. UW-Oshkosh #1 and Swarthmore #2 seems like a no-brainer to me in the preseason poll.
Where does a team like Whitman or NWU stand, for their loss total might not decline due to the significant decline in the Conference team's strength? Are these two teams who will be top 5 all year? Top 10?
Whitman will be lower on talent, for sure, and definitely depth, but they're still going to be loaded with talent and perhaps having more defined roles will help the guys in them? I don't think they have anyone on the level of Hewitt or Butler, but they've got a lot of really good players. I think they'll be in the mix, but they'll have to prove themselves a bit. They host St. Thomas in November, I believe, so that should be a good test for both teams.
I will definitely be tuning into the Whitman vs. St. Thomas game. I know the 2019 season just ended but does anyone know of "big games" scheduled for the 2020 season? (Top 25 matchups)