The votes are all in for the 3rd edition of Balladeer’s Bowl in which my readers get to vote on who would win if the NAIA college football champs played the NCAA Division 3 football champs. D3 needed a Joe Namath moment for this 3rd go-round but none materialized as the NAIA champs made it 3 Balladeer’s Bowl victories in a row.
The MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS came in as the NAIA title holders with the storied MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS carrying the banner of D3 football. 263 voters felt the Knights would defeat the Purple Raiders with just 212 voting for Mt Union. D3 can take solace from the fact that this was the most votes their team has gotten thus far in this hypothetical matchup.
Here’s a look at the winners and losers of all 3 Balladeer’s Bowl games:
Balladeer’s Bowl 3: MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS defeated the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Balladeer’s Bowl 2: SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS defeated the Whitewater Warhawks
Balladeer’s Bowl 1: CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS defeated the Whitewater Warhawks
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Butt-kicking logo for Marian U.
I agree!
Three in a row for the NAIA!
Yep!
Fantastic! You make it so much fun to follow these divisions!
THank you! I appreciate it!
Really fantastic! NAIA football rules!
Thanks! A lot of people certainly think so!
Way to go NAIA fans! Keep the love spreading!
Thanks for commenting! ^^
The NAIA kicked butt in all 3 of these bowls I guess.
Yep. The NAIA fans did a much better job of getting out the vote.