CAMARILLO, Calif. – After finishing the 2007 campaign with an overall record of 8-2 and improving its win total by a game and rating by 14.85 points, Millsaps has been named the 18th most improved team in Division III football by Somis Sports.
Millsaps went from 2-8 in 2005 to 7-4 back in 2006, earning them the 5th most improved team by the same website. In Mike DuBose's first year as head coach, the Majors made their first NCAA Tournament berth in 31 years before losing to Carnegie Mellon, 21-0, in the opening round on the road.
In the same release from the 50 most improved football teams in all of college football, Millsaps was also included on the list and landed at the No. 46 spot.
Somis compared each team's final 2007 rating to its final 2006 rating and also made additional adjustments to slightly favor teams that had better 2006 ratings. A team's rating roughly equates to net points (pts scored minus pts against). Here are the most improved Division III teams during the 2007 and 2006 seasons.