the regular season ranked No. 8 in the nation and continues on in post-season play. #25 Kansas Wesleyan at Southwestern Two teams combined for 120 points in the final conference match-up between #25-ranked Kansas Wesleyan and Southwestern College. Southwestern stayed with Wesleyan in the first quarter to keep the score tied 14–14, and scored a touchdown with 33 seconds left in the second quarter to pull the game within 8 points. Kansas Wesleyan broke free in the third quarter to outscore their opponents 24–7 and Southwestern could not recover from there. Kansas Wesleyan put up a whopping 710 yards of total offense with 36 first downs and Southwestern managed to post 563 yards and 34 first downs. Kansas Wesleyan went 6 for 10 on third down attempts and Southwestern achieved 17 for 25 in the same are. Both teams were 1–2 on fourth down attempts. The final score ended 72–48 in favor of Kansas Wesleyan. Bethel at Sterling The Bethel Threshers concluded their 2010 season without a single victory on record. For the final game they traveled to Sterling College and were soundly beaten 62–14. Sterling scored 35 points in the second quarter alone and managed 593 yards in total offense. Bethel did manage to achieve 248 yards in passing and kept penalties under control, only giving up 3 penalties for 34 yards (Sterling had 13 penalties for 110 yards). The KCAC regular season ended with Bethel's record at 0–10 and Sterling's record at 7–3. Saint Mary at Tabor Tabor College completed its 2010 season with a home-field victory over University of Saint Mary. Tabor ended its season at the 4–6 mark, posting more victories than the previous three seasons combined. Saint Mary concluded with a 2–8 record, its worst finish since 2003. Tabor got off to an early lead when James Monroe completed a 10-yard run for a touchdown. Saint Mary's only score was a touchdown late in the second quarter to pull within ten points. Tabor managed to score in every quarter, successfully converted 10 of 18 third downs, and achieved 409 yards of total offense. The game concluded 27–7. Post-season Two teams from the conference qualified to compete in the 2010 NAIA Football National Championship. Undefeated McPherson made its second trip to the tournament and Ottawa (whose only loss was to McPherson) also was selected. Both teams claimed home-field advantage in the first round. Each was defeated