Northwestern is one of two Iowa colleges to play in the N-A-I-A national playoffs beginning this weekend. The Red Raiders will visit Benedictine of Kansas after finishing the regular season with a 7-3 mark after a 48-0 win over Lindenwood.Northwestern coach Orv Otten, whose team is in the playoffs for the first time since 1996, says third-ranked Benedictine will be a tough opponent.It is the 13th time Northwestern has been involved in the national playoffs.

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