Voices Thoughts on Round 1 nationally and the power at the top

- The Top-10 teams in Division III took care of business in a big way in 1st round playoff action Saturday:

(No. 1) Whitewater 52, (No. 24) Franklin 21
(No. 2) Mount Union 59, St. Lawrence 0
(No. 3) Wesley 53, Muhlenberg 10
(No. 4) St. Thomas 57, Benedictine 14
(No. 5) North Central (Ill.), St. Norbert 7
(No. 6) Mary Hardin-Baylor, Christopher Newport 7
(No. 7) Ohio Northern 37, (No. 9) Wittenberg 14
(No. 8) Linfield 42, (16) Cal Lutheran 26
(No. 10) Thomas More 42, Washington & Lee 14

- The winning teams among the Top 10 outscored its opponents in Saturday’s 1st Round by a 406 to 113 margin.

- Coming next Saturday in Round 2 action in the North Central Bracket: (No. 7) Ohio Northern 37 at (No. 5) North Central (Ill.)
(No. 12) Trine at (No. 1) Whitewater 52 ** a Whitewater win and North Central loss next Saturday would give the Warhawks the home field for Round 3

- Congratulations to University of Mount Union head coach Larry Kehres. The No. 2-ranked Purple Raiders defeated St. Lawrence, 49-0, in an NCAA Tournament first-round matchup at Mount Union Stadium on Saturday. With the victory, Kehres improves his career record to 300-22-3. He became the 11th college football coach in all divisions -- and the fastest -- to reach the 300-win mark, doing it in just 325 games. He's recorded a .928 winning percentage.

- I read somewhere last night that Mary Harden-Baylor head coach Pete Fredenburg reportedly sent Louisiana College's head coach a dozen 32 oz. steaks for Louisiana College's win over Hardin-Simmons knocking HSU out of playoff consideration on the final day of the regular season.