For example, Furman University (an NCAA Division I institution) is a perennial Division III rugby powerhouse, yet they have consistently declined promotion to Division II.

In the playoffs, his 4-3 defense held Mount Union, a perennial Division III power, to minus 27 yards in 16 rushes and Buffalo to minus 32 yards in 32 rushes.

The winning streak was the longest of the season and included a 41-35 win over perennial Division II power, Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Both Brown and Delaware have beaten Virginia, the second-ranked team in the nation last season, while the Cavaliers have defeated Hobart, the perennial Division III champion.

When the College of New Jersey, the perennial Division III champion, beat Swarthmore by 19-3 last Thursday, it was its 100th straight regular-season victory over nine seasons.

"We'll get as many as 200 people when we play a school like Hartford," said Bill Holowaty, the baseball coach and athletic director at Eastern Connecticut State University, a perennial Division III powerhouse.

The Division III championship game took place on May 30, as a doubleheader with the Division II final, and pitted perennial Division III powerhouse Salisbury against final newcomer Tufts University.

A perennial Division Two loser, the team ascended to Division One in Holden's second season with the club.

Coach Built Up Northeastern In 14 seasons at Northeastern, Calhoun, who compiled a 250-137 record there, took the program from Division II status to become a perennial Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament team.

New York and New Jersey Adelphi has rebounded marvelously with five consecutive victories after losing its opener, to Southern Connecticut State, a perennial Division II powerhouse.