NCAA Bracket | Lake Forest Football

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 5 Saint John's University (10-0, 8-0 MIAC) earned one of the four No. 1 seeds and plays host to No. 24 Lake Forest College (10-0, 9-0 Midwest) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs this Saturday, Nov. 20. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville.

The NCAA's 32-team field was announced this afternoon.

The postseason appearance is the 31st (27th at the Division III level) and seventh consecutive for SJU, which earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs with its MIAC-record 35th league title. 

SJU has a 47-25 (.653) all-time postseason record, including a 24-5 record in Collegeville (15-1 in first-round games).

The Foresters (10-0 overall) are making their second NCAA appearance and first since 2002 after winning the Midwest Conference with a perfect 9-0 record. The 10 wins are a program record and the conference title was Lake Forest's sixth in school history (1952, 1958, 1983, 2002, 2012, 2021).

Saturday's meeting will be the first for SJU against Lake Forest on the football field. 

Ticket Information
A ticket must be purchased by each patron to gain admittance to the game. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for ages 5-college (w/college ID). SJU season-ticket holders own the rights to the reserved seat/s, but must purchase a ticket to the game. SJU (game/season) or MIAC passes are invalid for NCAA games. Gates open at 10 a.m., two hours prior to kickoff. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.gojohnnies.com/tickets (starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15).