If UNI wins the title, the Panthers would finish off possibly the best two- month stretch in the history of the sub-classification. UNI was meddling at 4-3 before knocking off Youngstown State, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois to make the postseason, and continued the march against powerful teams with three- point wins over Eastern Washington, New Hampshire and Texas State. That gives UNI a seven-game win streak, six wins against top 15 teams, and three victories over teams that held the No. 1 overall ranking this season going into the matchup with Appalachian State

